HELP: questions about generated rookies

is there any possible way to make the socks of the generated rookies black when they are on their away game?

as we all know we cant edit CPU controlled team's player in the dynasty mode..
am i right?

You can't edit the players on CPU controlled teams through the database, but you can edit them through DBF editing...as long as you're playing the PC version.

im playing the PC version sir Andrew, is any tuto on how to edit the accessories of the CPU controlled team? I want to make their socks black during away games.

The file you need to edit is appearance.dbf. From there, you can edit a player's height, weight, shoes etc. However, you will need to open players.dbf first to locate the player you wish to edit, note his PLAYERID number, and search for this number under the APPEARID column in appearance.dbf.

oh it seems too complicated

That's why we've mapped the attributes. appearance.dbf remains unchanged from last year.

DELETED: All players should have False for this field.
APPEARID: Corresponds to PLAYERID in players.dbf
FACEID: Face ID. Original players must use -1 for this attribute.
HEIGHT: Player's height in inches
WEIGHT: Player's weight in pounds
COLOR: Player's skin colour. Number corresponds to a skin tone.
0: Pale White
1: White
2: Brown/Light Black
3: Black
4: Dark Black
BODYTYPE: The size of a player's body.
MUSCLETEXT: How toned a player's muscles are.
0: Muscular
1: Somewhat muscular
2: Not muscular
FACE: ?
HAIRTYPE: Used for players with special hairstyles.
0: None (Regular hairstyle)
1: Dan Dickau (Long Hair)
2: Mikki Moore (Braids)
EYECOLOR: Player's eye colour
EYEWEAR: Attribute for eyewear. 0 for None.
HEADWEAR: Attribute for headbands.
0: No headband
1: NBA Headband
HEADWCOL: Headwear Colour - Refer to Chart
HEADWCOL2: Second Headwear Colour - Refer to Chart
HEADWCOL3: Third Headwear Colour - Refer to Chart
HOMESHOE: Player's home shoe
AWAYSHOE: Player's away shoe
LOGO: NBA Logo appears on player's headband
0: False
1: True
SOCKS: Player's sock type
SOCKCOLOR: Player's sock colour - Refer to Chart
SOCKCOL2: Player's sock colour - Refer to Chart
SOCKCOL3: Player's sock colour - Refer to Chart
LNECKTAT: Left neck tattoo.
RNECKTAT: Right neck tattoo.
LFINGER: Left finger accessory. 0 for None.
LFINGCOL: Left finger accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
RFINGER: Right finger accessory. 0 for None.
RFINGCOL: Right finger accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
LWRISTBAND: Left wristband. 0 for None.
LWRISTCOL: Left wristband colour. - Refer to Chart
LWRISTCOL2: Second left wristband colour. - Refer to Chart
RWRISTBAND: Right wristband. 0 for None.
RWRISTCOL: Right wristband colour. - Refer to Chart
RWRISTCOL2: Second right wristband colour. - Refer to Chart
LFARMBAND: Left forearm accessory. 0 for None.
LFARMCOL: Left forearm accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
RFARMBAND: Right forearm accessory. 0 for None.
LFARMCOL: Right forearm accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
LELBOWBAND: Left elbow accessory. 0 for None.
LELBOWCOL: Left elbow accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
RELBOWBAND: Right elbow accessory. 0 for None.
RELBOWCOL: Right elbow accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
LBICEPBAND: Left bicep accessory. 0 for None.
LBICEPCOL: Left bicep accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
RBICEPBAND: Right bicep accessory. 0 for None.
RBICEPCOL: Right bicep accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
LFARMTAT: Left forearm tattoo.
RFARMTAT: Right forearm tattoo.
LBICEPTAT: Left bicep tattoo.
RBICEPTAT: Right bicep tattoo.
SHORTSHORT: Player wears short basketball shorts. TRUE/FALSE.
COMPSHORT: Compression shorts. 0 for None.
COMPCOL: Compression shorts colour. - Refer to Chart
LKNEEPAD: Left knee pad. 0 for None.
LKNEECOL: Left knee pad colour. - Refer to Chart
LKNEECOL2: Second left knee pad colour. - Refer to Chart
RKNEEPAD: Right knee pad. 0 for None.
RKNEECOL: Right knee pad colour. - Refer to Chart
RKNEECOL2: Second right knee pad colour. - Refer to Chart
LLOWLEGTAT: Left calf tattoo.
RLOWLEGTAT: Right calf tattoo.
LLOWLEG: Left calf accessory. 0 for None.
LLOWLOWCOL: Left calf accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
LLOWLOWCO2: Second left calf accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
RLOWLEG: Right calf accesory. 0 for None.
RLOWLEGCOL: Right calf accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
RLOWLEGCO2: Second right calf accessory colour. - Refer to Chart
AGE: Age field for created player appearance

sir andrew, what should i change if i want to make away socks color black?
SOCKS: Player's sock type
SOCKCOLOR: Player's sock colour
SOCKCOL2: Player's sock colour
SOCKCOL3: Player's sock colour

SOCKCOLOR is the field you want to change, 1644825 is the value for Black. SOCKCOL2 and SOCKCOL3 are for the second and third colours in the multi-banded style socks.

what dbf editor should i use?

edit: i am downloading DBC_2000 trial version

I recommend DB Commander over Excel or Access. Excel and Access can be safely enough if you're experienced in dbf editing but DB Commander tends to be a lot safer.

another question sir Andrew, can i change the name of the generated rookies?
for example i will change it to my name, is that possible?

i am a bit confuse in editing players.dbf in my dynasty.. i cant explain it in proper english.

i'll post the screenshots later so that you can guide me..

edit: this the same players.dbf in my wolves dynasty


if you scroll it down, you'll see this

You can change the names of players simply by changing them in the database (NAME is their surname, FNAME is their first name). In Dynasty Mode, players on your team will have two entries as the second is used for the development comparison in between seasons. If you're changing details such as the name, height or weight, you should make the changes to both entries.

look at the team id sir Andrew, why do the second entry have the no. 40 team id?, 40 is for the legends pool..

Yes, it normally designates a player as being part of the Legends pool but you don't need to worry about that when you're editing a Dynasty game. The important thing is that you edit both entries for players on your Dynasty team.

in the DELETED field, should i also make my second entry players in my dynasty False?

It shouldn't hurt but there's no reason to do that.

you can patch it with a tatoo patch too