Question about downloading a cyber face over a current cyber

[RJHNY1]

This may not be the exact forum to ask this question in, but it does say "general." Also, the patching issues forum is kinda dead.

I am aware that there are several ways to install a patch. The 2 ways I have done it is the cyberface patch where you run the .bat. The other way is in the render/xplayer folder where the name is like "kobryan" for Kobe Bryant.

Say if I install a Kenyon Martin cyberface using the .bat. And then there's a new cyberface for Martin using the xplayer folder, how do I install that method over the installed .bat?

If I install Kobe Bryant in the xplayer folder, and then there's a new Kobe cyberface installed through the .bat, then how do I install the .bat over the xplayer install?

Thanks for the help guys and I apologize in advance if this type of post is frowned upon in this forum.

[Ruff Ryder]

I don't get your question. If you are talking about overwriting a cyberface that was in the folder previous to running the .bat, the one with the .bat will overwrite the one in the xplayer folder.

[RJHNY1]

Ok, that pretty much answered my question. Basically, any cyberface download, I can install into the xplayer folder with the player's first and last name like "stmarbu"?

[Andrew]

That's right. Unless you're installing a patch for a created player, in which case you need to make some modifications to players.dbf for the patch to work properly.

[antwainbarbour]

That's right. Unless you're installing a patch for a created player, in which case you need to make some modifications to players.dbf for the patch to work properly.

Dear Andrew,

Can you please give me a step-by-step tutorial of how to install patches for rookie cyberfaces (like Dwight Howard, Luol Deng, etc.)? I have tried every method and can't seem to get it to work. I usually unzip the patches to my main NBA Live folder or the NBA Live/render/xplayer folder. I've tried just downloading it to render (there's 2 renders, not sure which one to use). I've changed all the "PLaykerkpg" and "iscreated" stuff in my dbf editor, have the official EA patch, but it still doesn't work. Am I missing an add-on or lack an editing program? When I install the patches (which don't have .bat files), all hell breaks lose....it's just the created players I am having problems with, not the normal Kobes and Shaqs and so on. I come up with invisible Jameer Nelsons and Shawn Livingstons with pitch black faces. Thanks in advance.

[[lob]-Shy]

make sure to fill in the ID7 field too, u can always reference normal players in the dbf file for what should be in those fields.

[Andrew]

That's right. Unless you're installing a patch for a created player, in which case you need to make some modifications to players.dbf for the patch to work properly.

Dear Andrew,

Can you please give me a step-by-step tutorial of how to install patches for rookie cyberfaces (like Dwight Howard, Luol Deng, etc.)? I have tried every method and can't seem to get it to work. I usually unzip the patches to my main NBA Live folder or the NBA Live/render/xplayer folder. I've tried just downloading it to render (there's 2 renders, not sure which one to use). I've changed all the "PLaykerkpg" and "iscreated" stuff in my dbf editor, have the official EA patch, but it still doesn't work. Am I missing an add-on or lack an editing program? When I install the patches (which don't have .bat files), all hell breaks lose....it's just the created players I am having problems with, not the normal Kobes and Shaqs and so on. I come up with invisible Jameer Nelsons and Shawn Livingstons with pitch black faces. Thanks in advance.

Make sure that you've made the following changes:

PLAYERPKG value (eg DWHOWAR)
ISCREATED to False
FACEPATCH to True

If the files are placed in the correct folder (eg C:\Program Files\EA Sports\NBA Live 2004\render\xplayer\dwhowar), the face should be displayed in the game.

[[lob]-Shy]

i never change facepatch to true. i found it best to just mimic normal players fields so that i can trust treat the rookies as normal players