So I have a lot to preview this time around. Finished '86 Boston Garden, '91 Forum, and '90-'92 Chicago Stadium with regular and Jordan challenge versions. Was really limited when it came to editing the models, and had to find a lot of workarounds to get stuff working, but in the end they came out quite well.
I will have 2 different roster files, one for regular play, another for the Jordan Challenges. The only difference it will have is the stadium/floor files they use. I've also finished the Heat artwork, and went back over all the completed 2011 teams to improve their baskets/stanchions/benches, and to create playoffs/finals versions of their arenas. I was thinking of creating some sort of script that would automatically transfer the files whenever the user wants, but I might be getting a bit ahead of myself.
I've created all the portraits for the classic teams, which honestly probably took the longest out of everything. The pure monotony that is involved with portrait editing is something else, but I won't ever have to touch it again so at least there's that. I also gave the classic teams their real coaches/assistant coaches with portraits. I'm not sure if the ratings they've been given are very accurate but I left most of them as 2K had them.
Lastly, I'm hoping to release v0.1 of this mod either today or tomorrow. It's been almost a year since I started this project and I still feel like I have so much to do with it. It's really starting to become toxic for me, so if I can get something out there, then at least I can say that it wasn't for nothing.
v0.1 will include:
- Completed uniforms (w/ warmups), team files, courts, stadiums, and logos for all the Classic Teams, 76ers, Bobcats, Bucks, Bulls, Cavaliers, Celtics, Hawks, Heat, and Knicks
- Alby's Realistic Roster v7 with filled out players for the classic teams, mostly with accurate cyberfaces, portraits, ratings, tendencies, and shoes
- Completed '85-'86 Boston Garden, '90-'91 Great Western Forum, '90-'92 Chicago Stadium with Regular/Jordan Challenge Versions
- Upscaled NBA Ball
- Converted 2K12 Classic Uniform Models
- Retextured Referee Uniform
- Playoffs / Conference Finals / Finals versions of the completed 2011 team's courts/stadiums
P.S Here's a nice addition to the mod that I think someone requested back when I first started. Took awhile but here they are: