Football Manager 2006
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| Developers | |
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| Sports Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| Sega | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 21, 2005 |
| macOS (OS X) | October 21, 2005 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 89 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | Text-based, Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Menu-based |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Business |
| Sports | Football (Soccer) |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary |
| Series | Football Manager |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Football Manager 2005 | 2004 |
| Football Manager 2006 | 2005 |
| Football Manager 2007 | 2006 |
| Football Manager 2008 | 2007 |
| Football Manager 2009 | 2008 |
| Football Manager Live | 2009 |
| Football Manager 2010 | 2009 |
| Football Manager 2011 | 2010 |
| Football Manager 2012 | 2011 |
| Football Manager 2013 | 2012 |
| Football Manager 2014 | 2013 |
| Football Manager 2015 | 2014 |
| Football Manager 2016 | 2015 |
| Football Manager Touch (series) | |
| Football Manager 2017 | 2016 |
| Football Manager 2018 | 2017 |
| Football Manager 2019 | 2018 |
| Football Manager 2020 | 2019 |
| Football Manager 2021 | 2020 |
| Football Manager 2022 | 2021 |
| Football Manager 2023 | 2022 |
| Football Manager 2024 | 2023 |
Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
General information
- Released in North America as Worldwide Soccer Manager 2006.
- The PC and OS X versions come on the same disc.
- Official Forums
- FM Base - Fan Site
- FM Scout - Fan Site
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Official patches can be found here.
- Safedisc patch needed to run under Win10 or newer; see Issues fixed.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 1024x768 only. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Text based game. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Mouse and keyboard are required to play the game. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Text based game. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | No music present. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Finnish | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | Versus |
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| LAN play | 32 | Versus |
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| Online play | 32 | Versus |
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| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
Issues fixed
Safedisc patch for Windows 10
- Safedisc is blocked on Windows 10 and later, and prevents the game from booting.
| Use paokkerkir's unofficial 6.0.2 patch for Windows 10[1] |
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Black screen on launch
| Install DirectPlay |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 8.1 |
| Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | ||||
| macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, SE, ME, 2000, XP | XP SP2 |
| Processor (CPU) | 800 MHz | 2 Ghz |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card | |
| Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | 8x CD-ROM drive |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.2 (Jaguar) | |
| Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G4 600 MHz | 1.8 Ghz G5 |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | |
References
- ↑ FM 2005/2006/2007/2008 Windows 10 fix - last accessed on May 2023