Some Progress Changing Arena Jumbtron

[OldMan40]

I've been working on changing the jumbotron in the current arenas to the retro style jumbotron. I've had some success with it and I watched some videos on it, but they are outdated and they were for 2K12. 2K23 is a different structure. I just need to know which files I'm looking for and what changes need to made if necessary. Any suggestions?

[vetmin]

I can’t remember offhand for jumbotrons (I’m away from my PC), but if you look at the assets from the arena builder (the in-game one, like when you make an expansion team), they divide all the arena components into their discrete parts. Very useful for getting a grip on what files relate to what. See the Hook’s file log to identify the relevant files.

Sidenote: I remember Psamyou’ll gauging interest in a possible arena builder tool. I suspect his idea was to build a utility that would assemble these discrete parts (including other customizations) much like the in-game builder does (which you’d have to do manually otherwise).

[OldMan40]

Thanks for the response Vetmin. Your help has been invaluable to me. When you say look at the in game arena builder, do you mean go into myLeague and build one or is there some way else to see it?

[Mahmood]

Thanks for the response Vetmin. Your help has been invaluable to me. When you say look at the in game arena builder, do you mean go into myLeague and build one or is there some way else to see it?

Precisely. Go to the in-game relocation arena creator, and cycle through each Jumbotron. After this, you can check the file load logs in hook, and there will be multiple "scorecube" iffs. These contain the preset jumbotrons. As Vetmin said, they are a good resource to check out if you're looking to identify the scorecube objects in existing stadiums.

[OldMan40]

Thanks for the response Vetmin. Your help has been invaluable to me. When you say look at the in game arena builder, do you mean go into myLeague and build one or is there some way else to see it?

Precisely. Go to the in-game relocation arena creator, and cycle through each Jumbotron. After this, you can check the file load logs in hook, and there will be multiple "scorecube" iffs. These contain the preset jumbotrons. As Vetmin said, they are a good resource to check out if you're looking to identify the scorecube objects in existing stadiums.

Awesome!! Thank you for your response Mahmood. I follow your work as well. I'm gonna check this out right now. I'll post screens of what I've done so far with the arenas soon.

[OldMan40]

Ok so I went to the arena creator and cycled through each jumbotron. The only hook log file I see is inside the hook folder called log.log, but there's nothing inside it except this:

2023-07-13 21:57:28,918 [18852] INFO :

_ ______ ___ ___ __ __ __ __ __
/ | / / __ )/ | |__ \ / //_/ / / / /___ ____ / /__
/ |/ / __ / /| | __/ // .< / /_/ / __ \/ __ \/ //_/
/ /| / /_/ / ___ |/ __// /| | / __ / /_/ / /_/ / .<
/_/ |_/_____/_/ |_/____/_/ |_| /_/ /_/\____/\____/_/|_|

2023-07-13 21:57:28,918 [18852] INFO : NBA2K23 Hook V0.0.21 Init
2023-07-13 21:57:29,129 [18852] INFO : Hooked [NBA2K::LoadBootUpResource]
2023-07-13 21:57:29,129 [23644] INFO : Renderer initialized
2023-07-13 21:57:29,185 [23644] INFO : Init ImGui Input hook
2023-07-13 21:57:29,209 [16000] INFO : Hooked [NBA2K::GetFileInfo]
2023-07-13 21:57:29,248 [16000] INFO : Hooked [NBA2K::LoadFile]
2023-07-13 21:57:29,272 [16000] INFO : Hooked [NBA2K::GetFileInfoFromSyncBin]
2023-07-13 21:57:29,272 [16000] INFO : Create archive cache
2023-07-13 21:57:29,642 [23644] INFO : Window Name: NBA 2K23
2023-07-13 21:57:29,642 [23644] INFO : ImGui Input hook attached
2023-07-13 21:57:29,643 [23644] INFO : GUI Core initialized
2023-07-13 21:57:29,878 [23644] INFO : Hooked [IDXGISwapChain::Present]
2023-07-13 21:57:29,878 [23644] INFO : Hooked [IDXGISwapChain::ResizeBuffers]
2023-07-13 21:57:29,878 [23644] INFO : Init input hook
2023-07-13 21:57:29,878 [23644] INFO : Hooked [PeekMessageW]
2023-07-13 21:57:29,878 [23644] INFO : Hooked [GetCursorPos]
2023-07-13 21:57:29,878 [23644] INFO : Input hook attached
2023-07-13 21:57:29,881 [23644] INFO : Failed to create direct device(unimportant)
2023-07-13 21:57:29,881 [23644] INFO : Hooked [XInput::GetState]
2023-07-13 21:57:29,918 [23644] INFO : Hooked [NBA2K::Tick]
2023-07-13 21:57:30,047 [23644] INFO : Hooked [NBA2K::LoadFileShared]
2023-07-13 21:57:30,047 [23644] INFO : Hooked [NBA2K::LoadFileNormal]
2023-07-13 21:57:30,092 [23644] INFO : Hooked [NBA2K::SetGameState]
2023-07-13 21:57:30,092 [23644] INFO : Hooked [NBA2K::QuitGame]
2023-07-13 21:57:30,195 [16000] INFO : Create SYNC.BIN cache
2023-07-13 21:57:30,196 [23644] INFO : PluginManager Init
2023-07-13 21:57:30,196 [23644] INFO : Load Lua Script: .\NBA2K_Hook\Scripts\FreeCamera.lua
2023-07-13 21:57:30,502 [23644] INFO : Plugin [FreeCamera.lua]<v1.0> register
2023-07-13 21:57:30,503 [23644] INFO : Load Lua Script: .\NBA2K_Hook\Scripts\RaisingTheHeadWhileShooting.lua
2023-07-13 21:57:30,552 [23644] INFO : Plugin [RaisingTheHeadWhileShooting.lua]<V1.1> register
2023-07-13 21:57:30,552 [23644] INFO : Load Lua Script: .\NBA2K_Hook\Scripts\RosterModding.lua
2023-07-13 21:57:30,638 [23644] INFO : Plugin [RosterModding.lua]<V1.0> register
2023-07-13 21:57:30,638 [23644] INFO : Hook Init Completed

[OldMan40]

I figured it out. The logs are in game. Lol. Thanks guys!!

[OldMan40]

Ok so I extracted the scorecubes I want to use and then extracted the files from the .iff. I figured out that you can just place all the extracted files within the .iff into the stadium files. The scorecube works as designed. The problem now is that BOTH the original scorecube and the replacement scorecube show up in game and they both work. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to remove the original scorecube so that only the replacement remains. I think the issue is that the original scorecube file names are way different than the generic one and I have zero clue what those files are called. It also seems to have something to do with the ARENA.SCNE file.

[OldMan40]

Well my project has officially stalled. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to remove the jumbotron in the current arenas. As I stated before, I can get the retro jumbotrons into the current arenas and they work. Just need to remove the current one. To any modders who have done this before and knows what to do, any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[sticky-fingers]

Open arena.scne in blender move all the default jumbotron parts away (on top or bottom) on Z axis

[OldMan40]

Thanks Sticky-Fingers. Always a fan of your work. I have all your retro floors. Excellent!! Is there any specific version or Blender I should use or plug-ins I may need?

[sticky-fingers]

Thank man, appreciate.
I still use mostly 2.79 with 2k19plugin

[OldMan40]

Thanks again. I'll grab that version and find the plug-ins and give it a go. I'll post screens once I get a chance. Sorry for the late reply. Work life getting in the way.

[sticky-fingers]

Plugin is here on NLSC in download section

[OldMan40]

So I have Blender 2.79 and the plugin installed, but when I select the scne file and click import, it does absolutely nothing.

[sticky-fingers]

Arena.scne file ? Impossible
Change the lod to 10000 and dezoom

[cookiedot69]

I might be able to help? Anychance you can message me on discord or twitter?

@cookiedot69

Cookiedot#6061

[OldMan40]

Arena.scne file ? Impossible
Change the lod to 10000 and dezoom

Yes sir! The arena.scne file. I can select it, but when I click import, northing. Nada. Zilch.

[OldMan40]

I might be able to help? Anychance you can message me on discord or twitter?

@cookiedot69

Cookiedot#6061

I don't have Twitter or Discord unfortunately.

[cookiedot69]

Damn okay. If you could send me screenshots in DMs? Or you wanna keep it here, up to you. So you said both jumbotron are working? Can you show us a picture of it and ur game files?

[OldMan40]

Of course!! I'll post some shots when I get home from work. I'll also DM you. I appreciate everyone's help with this. I know I'm probably being a pain, but I just want to contribute to the community as I've been enjoying everyone's work for years and want to give back. I've figured out how to change seat colors, bench colors, remove banners, change the colors of the scorers table, change stanchions, dornas, arena ads. It's this damn jumbotron that's giving me fits lol, and it's the last step to making arenas look retro.

[cookiedot69]

Yeah mate. Im excited on what u got cooking too. It should be straight forward to get rid of one. How many scorecube u got in iff file? Just one scorecube.scene?

[OldMan40]

Yes. Vetmin and Mahmood showed me how to extract the scorecubes. I extracted 6 of them and then extracted the files inside the iff. It's one scorecube.scne in each file. So I've found that if I take all the extracted files from one scorecube and just drop them in the stadium iff, that's all that is needed for it to work. Just have to get rid of the one that's already there. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the arena.scne file. I'm currently working on the Cavs Gund Arena from 2002 and the Bradley Center for the Bucks. I'm finishing up with the Fleet Center for the Celtics. Their scorecube from the 2008 stadium is the same they used in 2002 so I don't need to change that one.

[cookiedot69]

okay mate, just dm me. im off to bed soon, just done a night shift

[OldMan40]

Ummm, how do you upload and post screenshots here? I don't see an option for it.