photos not loading in OOTP26

swede61 · 05-17-2025, 03:41 PM

Just bought game, made new photos for 69 Expos- they are in photos folder of OOTP Baseball 26, but can't get them to show up, either with "auto-reload picture" or "import photo file"...not sure what I am messing up

Thanks
Swede

pstrickert · 05-17-2025, 08:13 PM

Choose the option to "search for photo first" on this screen. See if that helps.

swede61 · 05-17-2025, 09:20 PM

yep, thats selected

pstrickert · 05-17-2025, 09:45 PM

What shows up, if not the pictures?

swede61 · 05-18-2025, 05:01 PM

the prior photos I had remain, even though the photos folder in ootp 26 has only the new ones

pstrickert · 05-18-2025, 07:15 PM

"Load player picture files automatically" also checked on that same screen (shown above)?

LansdowneSt · 05-18-2025, 08:54 PM

I wrote this for facegens but the logic is the same for photos, I reckon. If you are seeing an old photo but have dropped in a new one, the game will not see it unless you auto-refresh that particular player... (which is tedious en masse) or clearing the cache and compelling the game to repopulate the cache by checking the folder again automatically whenever it first needs a player.

Try these steps to clear the cache, replacing "facegen" with "photo" as you read.

Updating In-game Facegens After Adding New Files to the fg_files Folder

OOTP creates a facegen for a player the first time it loads the player (and so has need to generate one). Thereafter it is saved in a cache file under the league save folder. To refresh a particular player, go to the Player Editor and halfway down the lefthand side, there will be an option for "Picture functions", which, when clicked, provides a drop-down menu. Select "auto-reload picture" and the new file should load.

If you wish to clear all the cached facegens in a particular save to force the game to recheck all the files in the fg_files folder, go to the saved games folder (go to Settings from the Start Screen, at the pop-up pick troubleshooting, open saved games folder). Once you open the .lg folder, go to news, html, images, profile pictures. You will see the cached facegen .png files there for that save. Select all and then unselect the “default_profile_picture” (to keep it) and delete those cached facegen .png files. Thereafter, the game will create new facegens as if it were its first time visiting that player's profile.

pstrickert · 05-18-2025, 09:34 PM

Thanks, Lans! I knew about the FG cache, but I didn't realize (though I should have figured) the game also creates a photo cache. I'll bet this solves the OP's problem.

swede61 · 05-20-2025, 07:23 PM

It did solve it! Weird that never came up before with switching games

Thanks so much both of your help!

Swede

swede61 · Yesterday, 07:52 PM

Hey, using the system above, I have been able to fix issues with jerseys, pants ballcaps and socks....what I cant figure out is, where is the folder with jersey fonts, so I can fix issues there as well? Didn't see them even under "images"....

Swede

05-17-2025, 03:41 PM	#1
swede61 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 140	photos not loading in OOTP26 Just bought game, made new photos for 69 Expos- they are in photos folder of OOTP Baseball 26, but can't get them to show up, either with "auto-reload picture" or "import photo file"...not sure what I am messing up Thanks Swede

05-17-2025, 08:13 PM	#2
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,396	Choose the option to "search for photo first" on this screen. See if that helps. Attached Images

05-18-2025, 08:54 PM	#7
LansdowneSt Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: From Duxbury, Mass residing Baltimore Posts: 7,133	I wrote this for facegens but the logic is the same for photos, I reckon. If you are seeing an old photo but have dropped in a new one, the game will not see it unless you auto-refresh that particular player... (which is tedious en masse) or clearing the cache and compelling the game to repopulate the cache by checking the folder again automatically whenever it first needs a player. Try these steps to clear the cache, replacing "facegen" with "photo" as you read. Updating In-game Facegens After Adding New Files to the fg_files Folder OOTP creates a facegen for a player the first time it loads the player (and so has need to generate one). Thereafter it is saved in a cache file under the league save folder. To refresh a particular player, go to the Player Editor and halfway down the lefthand side, there will be an option for "Picture functions", which, when clicked, provides a drop-down menu. Select "auto-reload picture" and the new file should load. If you wish to clear all the cached facegens in a particular save to force the game to recheck all the files in the fg_files folder, go to the saved games folder (go to Settings from the Start Screen, at the pop-up pick troubleshooting, open saved games folder). Once you open the .lg folder, go to news, html, images, profile pictures. You will see the cached facegen .png files there for that save. Select all and then unselect the “default_profile_picture” (to keep it) and delete those cached facegen .png files. Thereafter, the game will create new facegens as if it were its first time visiting that player's profile. __________________ Complete Universe Facegen Pack 2.0 (mine included) https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi...k_2.0.zip/file Just my Facegen Pack: https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi..._Pack.zip/file Last edited by LansdowneSt; 05-19-2025 at 12:48 AM.

05-17-2025, 09:20 PM	#3
swede61 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 140	yep, thats selected

05-17-2025, 09:45 PM	#4
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,396	What shows up, if not the pictures?

05-18-2025, 05:01 PM	#5
swede61 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 140	the prior photos I had remain, even though the photos folder in ootp 26 has only the new ones

05-18-2025, 07:15 PM	#6
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,396	"Load player picture files automatically" also checked on that same screen (shown above)?

05-18-2025, 09:34 PM	#8
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,396	Thanks, Lans! I knew about the FG cache, but I didn't realize (though I should have figured) the game also creates a photo cache. I'll bet this solves the OP's problem.

05-20-2025, 07:23 PM	#9
swede61 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 140	It did solve it! Weird that never came up before with switching games Thanks so much both of your help! Swede

Yesterday, 07:52 PM	#10
swede61 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 140	Hey, using the system above, I have been able to fix issues with jerseys, pants ballcaps and socks....what I cant figure out is, where is the folder with jersey fonts, so I can fix issues there as well? Didn't see them even under "images".... Swede