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SMiTH wrote:

JKD32332 wrote:So, despite the NBA 2K series doing the rosters differently than the NFL 2K series, is there anyway to access the player character data in NBA 2K like you did for NFL 2K?

possibly?
so, if you searched the hex data of the files for nba 2k series games and you find data that looks similar to that of the character data in nfl2k series games then you might find it. (find hex data that looks similar in structure to what the nfl2k character data looks like etc)

i bet that the character data is similar for all of the 2k games on dc.
the only thing that seems to be different is roster and file formats.
but, i haven't tried to mod nba2k series games so this is all bs hypothetical theories.

nfl2k series character data is similar in structure to character data that i used to view in hex for pso. this is how i stumbled into finding the data (then after editing the data it caused the character proportions to change etc) <---so this proved what it was.
i'm not saying that this means it will be easy to find character data in other games, but it seems that the data is similar at least to me idk?

as for texture editing, outside of swapping textures... im not good at this at all.
(i.e patching files with correct header, crc or whatever it might be to make a modded texture load etc. idk) <---who knows?
unless some1 explains it or w/e then no i can't magically figure that out on my own.
idk any of these: asm, encryptions, coding.
all i can do is use a hex editor so anything else is way over my head.

i think in the past, i had spoken to you about modding 2k games for dc.
i don't remember what advice i gave you.
but basically anything can be done, its just whether or not you want to spend the time.

hope this helps?
good luck.

JKD32332 wrote:I just had some hope that we can change player positions and edit their gear numbers in case I want to trade them to another team.

dave_van_damn wrote:Any update on this?

SMiTH wrote:

dave_van_damn wrote:Any update on this?

thanks to megavolt showing howto make data/data iso.
i learned a few things
i guess its been a year lol.
posted @ a few football modding communities to get interest last year.
never got a response..

the character data and roster data is all there for some1 to mod.
for me its done.
need others to pick up the project.
its not a mod that i can do on my own.

there are issues with save editing due to crc not actually being fixed or something else.

if i did a mod for the game, it would be a character proportion edit.
all mini, or all huge.
but, idk if i will even bother.

AgentMomo wrote:Hey wow I would love to change all the players to being at least nameless players with just a number kinda like how genesis was.

SMiTH wrote:

AgentMomo wrote:Hey wow I would love to change all the players to being at least nameless players with just a number kinda like how genesis was.

The jersey numbers are in the character data along with character proportions and possibly more.
I was going to map out each value but kinda lost interest.
Some1 could map all of it in probably 5 minutes if they wanted to.
Here is what the character data looks like.





you can view the data in memory while running the game in an emulator.
just target the emulator exe and then find the character data and change values.
the examples above are the view using hex editor, not memory editor. (but the data looks the same in each)