Downloading and using shoe patches! HELP!!!

So I am yet to get my game in the mail yet but I have been goin thru all the topics and posts trying to find out whether or not when i download a shoe patch how i will be able to assign the shoes to the players. Do I have to do the whole hidden shoe thing? How do I know which shoes are which, e.g. Kobe IV, Air Zoom Soldier III, etc. Just needing some step by step help so i wont be so behind when i get the game.

To clarify: Say i already downloaded the patch and i start the game. I go to the edit player section and i go to the shoes. Can I jus cycle through the shoes that the patch provides? of course this would be nice and easy...

Welcome to NBA-live forum.

I would like to know the link of what you downloaded...so I can teach you step by step. Free of charge.

To answer your question. I will provide you the LIST of the files that will enable you to determine which shoes is Kobe's, Lebron's etc.
And yes, you can make use of "shoes section" in Nba 2k9...in case you wanted to choose another shoes for your player.

by the way, the Matching Hidden Shoes is what I'm still learning. Do the basics first and I believe thats what you need.

Thanks for the welcome. I haven't actually downloaded one yet. but the one i was thinking about doin was the playoff shoe patch by xiaoju. i jus want to know if i can change the shoes in the actual game or do i have to use a program or somethin. cuz i was lookin at the pics and lebron had like 20 different shoes. do i have to alter file to change it or just go to edit player and do it? thanx for your help in advance.

You're welcome.

No, there is no program needed to use those shoes. Its a "copy and paste" action only. But you have to know which of the "downloaded files" be copied.... and where they must be pasted to.

However, you need a software to "extract" the files you downloaded. Worry no more coz I'll help you on this. See my tutorial on my next reply.

Ok. I have WinRAR on my computer. I downloaded it because i knew that patching would have to do with downloading and extracting files. So I jus would need to know which shoes are which in the files then?

Welcome to NBA-live forum.

First, backup your files.

Code:

Backup procedure:
a. Go to desktop and right click on NBA2k9 icon
b. choose "Properties"
c. choose "Find Target"
d. double click "Steamapps"
e. double click "common"
f. right click "nba 2k9 " and choose copy
g. press "CTRL + v " together. (wait for copy to end)
h. right click "nba 2k9"
i. choose "Create Shortcut"
j. right click "Shortcut to nba 2k9"
k. choose "cut"
l. paste in "Desktop"

NOTE: This will serve as a backup copy.

If you see that your game is not working, Simply delete "nba 2k9" folder and rename "Copy of nba 2k9" to "nba 2k9" folder again.
Repeat backup procedure always, for another backup copy of your game.

Required Download: "7 ZIP will open files around here"
link>>>http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?groupname=sevenzip&filename=7z465.exe&use_mirror=nchc


Suggested Downloads:
ROSTER + PLAYOFFS SHOES>>>http://www.sendspace.com/file/ggzzrj
(note: save in desktop for easy viewing later on)


Playing Procedure:
1. right click "ROSTER UPDATE+SHOES.rar"
2. highlight "7 zip"
3. choose "Extract files..."
4. a "ROSTER UPDATE+SHOES" folder will appear
5. open "ROSTER UPDATE+SHOES" folder
6. copy "RR7 DT 96.ROS"
7. paste in SAVES

XP>>C:\Documents and Settings\"USER NAME"\Application Data\2K Sports\NBA 2K9\Saves
VISTA>>Vista: C:\Users\(User Name)\AppData\Roaming\2K Sports\NBA 2K9\Saves

8. go back to "ROSTER UPDATE+SHOES" folder
9. copy the rest of the files except "RR7 DT 96.ROS"
10. open "shortcut to nba 2k9"
11. press "CTRL + v" or click "paste"
12. choose "yes to all"
13. Open "NBA 2k9" game icon (with Kevin Garnett Icon)
14. Load "RR7 DT 96.ROS"
15. Enjoy and play!

ok thanks rockstar123. but once the shoes are in the game can i change them as i please on the players? or do i have to know which exact file is a certain shoes and so on? i jus want to try and get an idea of jus what the hell im doin.

Winrar is awesome. You can use them.


Real Shoes 6.0 Playoffs Edition.rar:
link>>>http://www.mediafire.com/?no1wznymifd


After Download Procedure:
1. extract "Real Shoes 6[1].0 Playoffs Edition.rar"
2. a "Real Shoes 6[1].0 Playoffs Edition" folder will appear
3. open "Real Shoes 6[1].0 Playoffs Edition" folder
4. open "Real Shoes 6.0 Playoffs Edition" folder
5. copy all the files (or press CTRL+A)

6. go to NBA2k9 Directory

Code:

a. Go to desktop and right click on NBA2k9 icon
b. choose "Properties"
c. choose "Find Target"
d. double click "Steamapps"
e. double click "common"
f. open "nba 2k9 "

7. Paste all files in "nba2k9" folder (or press CTRL+A)
8. This will overwrite the "shoe files"
9. choose "yess to all"
10. exit "nba2k9" folder
11. Open "NBA 2k9" game icon (with Kevin Garnett Icon)
12. Enjoy and play with new shoes!

cool cool thanks man. i appreciate people like u who dont mind taking the time to help someone new such as myself. big ups to u my dude.

The ones I mentioned above have accurate numbers of the shoes of players in the playoffs.

However, yes, it will be very helpful to know which files are the "shoes of kobe" or the "shoes of lebron's"...because some "shoe patchers" do not provide the "correct" number on the shoes they made.

Example:
Kobe's shoes are "shoe_300_00.iff" for home.....add 09...."shoe_300_09.iff" for away shoes.
Lebron's shoes are "shoe_506_06.iff" for home.....add 09 ...."shoe_506_14.iff" for away shoes.

This will help you know which shoe is corresponds which player....

After you have downloaded and extracted the "Real Shoes 6[1].0 Playoffs Edition.rar" above:
1. open "Real Shoes 6[1].0 Playoffs Edition" folder
2. open Excel file "鞋补对应" file
3. Scroll down and explore.....

...and you will see the which player shoe corresponds your player. "506 00" means "shoe_506_00.iff"
Courtesy to Xiaoju