Official NBA Live 2004 Patch Info

[Andrew]

Thanks for all the bug reports, but again I have to stress the purpose of this thread isn't simply to collect bug reports - EA needs some more information so that they can develop a fix that works for everybody.

Again, this is some of the info that they need. This is really important, just as important as listing the bugs. EA needs some information so that they can fix these errors. If you'd like to report a bug, that's OK, but please try and provide some additional information.

In an effort to help EA develop an official patch for NBA Live 2004, we'll need to provide them with some information. In particular, if you've been experiencing the problem with the jerseys where "AAAAAAAAAAA" is displayed instead of the player's name, info about your system and what you were doing when you experienced the error would be very helpful to developing a fix.

The following information would be most appreciated:

• Your PC's Setup (DXDiag would be very useful)
• What you were doing before entering gameplay and noticing the error (ie did you go straight from loading the game to Play Now)
• If the error isn't evident from the time you start the game, does it occur after entering the pause menu?

If anyone who is experiencing this problem can provide some information, I'll pass it on to EA Sports. You may post the info here or email me at andrew@nba-live.com.

Once more: the bug reports are useful, but this extra information can help EA develop a fix for these issues that works for everyone. Even if you only provide your PC's specs (video card, RAM, processor, etc) and a brief description of what you were doing when you encountered the error/crash, it will be very helpful.

[idiot]

my live 2004 won't start at all, but then, my computer is really REALLY crappy so

duron 950mhz
256 SD!!! ram!!
32mb TNT2

i deserve to not be able to play the game

[RandomSurge]

this has nothing to do with my hardware or anything...simply a design flaw in gameplay

I find it curious that there is a dunk button and a shoot button, yet on offensive rebounding, if you have a player that can dunk decently, any time there's any space between him and the basket and your press the rebound button, he'll go for the put back dunk

and most of the time, he'll completely miss the ball...this is annoying in 1 on 1, on 5 on 5 is kills...a sure fired rebound is ruined cause the player goes for the dunk

it would make complete sense to have this set up the same way they do shooting....if you simply want to grab the board, you press the rebound button...if you want to try a put back, press the dunk/layup button

[RandomSurge]

my live 2004 won't start at all, but then, my computer is really REALLY crappy so

duron 950mhz
256 SD!!! ram!!
32mb TNT2

i deserve to not be able to play the game

this comp is a 900mhz, 128mb ram with a radeon 9000...and it plays fine...detail settings reduced permitting obviously

make sure you have all the latest drivers for your hardware and the latest version of direct x

[RandomSurge]

you also should be able to queue substitutions at any time by pausing...then have those guys come in at the next dead ball.

There's no reason why I shouldn't be able to access the subs option at any time...you have to wait till someone has the ball in their hands and all.

there are tons of little things in this game, that have never been fixed thoroghout the years...

how about the cpu remembers what last controller you used so you don't have to look for your config every time you start the game...that's just annoying

[Andrew]

RandomSurge, those posts belong in the Wishlist forum. This is not for gameplay ideas or issues; this is for a patch that fixes technical issues. Please, this is important. Please keep off-topic posts out of this thread. Thanks.

[RandomSurge]

RandomSurge, those posts belong in the Wishlist forum. This is not for gameplay ideas or issues; this is for a patch that fixes technical issues. Please, this is important. Please keep off-topic posts out of this thread. Thanks.

Didn't realize it was simply for technical problems.

Though my complaints aren't "wishes"

These are things EA should fix...they are bugs that affect gameplay greatly and most have not been fixed even though they've been there for as long as I can remember.

If you keep making the same mistakes year after year, that says you don't really care that much. The only reason I see them concerned about the pc version now is because the game has some really bad technical issues that may keep people from buying the game once the initial runs sell out

[Andrew]

These are things EA should fix...they are bugs that affect gameplay greatly and most have not been fixed even though they've been there for as long as I can remember.

No, they are not bugs. A lack of a feature or a feature that isn't designed exactly how you want is not a bug. A bug is an error in a program.

For example, the problem some people experience where "AAAAAAAAA" is displayed on the back of the jersey instead of the player's name seems to be a bug. Not everyone has been able to get rid of the problem by installing updated drivers; some people don't experience at all.

This on the other hand:

you also should be able to queue substitutions at any time by pausing...then have those guys come in at the next dead ball.

Is not a bug. It's a nice feature, but it's not a problem with NBA Live 2004. It's simply a feature that isn't in the game. That belongs in the Wishlist, not this thread. I have mentioned once or twice that this thread is mainly for technical issues, which is why I've asked for information about people's systems and what they were doing when they experienced crashes.

I don't mean to single you out or ridicule you - I'm just trying to establish the purpose of this thread, as it seems it's unclear.

[GermanDarkSide]

My wishes have nothing to do with my system.

My wishes are only for online gaming.

There are so terrible things, for Example you must play with 6 Fouled out, but we play Online only 4x 8 Minutes - why i can't made the same things, whose are working in offline mode, or whose was working in NBA Live 2003 Online mode.

[math]

I'm in the firt to see this customart's bug.
What i do before ? Open the file put customart=1 and save.
motherboard : An78x-deluxe
CPU : 2400+
graphic card : Geforce 4 Ti 4200 128 Mo (leadtek)
Memory : 1024 MB (Elexir)
DD : 120 Gp (40 + 80)
OS : Windows Xp Pro
DIrectX : 9.0b
Drivers : detonator 45.13

Crash in One on One, retired jersey and more maybe.

[Andrew]

My wishes have nothing to do with my system.

My wishes are only for online gaming.

There are so terrible things, for Example you must play with 6 Fouled out, but we play Online only 4x 8 Minutes - why i can't made the same things, whose are working in offline mode, or whose was working in NBA Live 2003 Online mode.

Sorry, this thread isn't for Wishes. It's for technical problems that require a fix.

[RandomSurge]

One more thing that I haven't seen reported.

The CPU seems to go to the inbound play too quickly. Sometimes you don't even see the ball being inbounded.

There are 2 big problems with this.

1. It's very hard to call a time out when you have less than a second to react

2. If there is a charge or you get foul, your player will get called for being out of bounds trying to inbound the ball...this is absolutely retarted and very annoying since I make it a case to take to the hole and get fouled on a consistent basis and I also take lots of charges

This is a bug. So it's not a hardware related issue, it is still a bug. If I draw a charge, my player should not be called for being out of bounds when he's trying to inbound the ball

that's just plain retarded

[Andrew]

Yes, that is a bug; at least getting called for a foul or for being out of bounds when you're inbounding the ball. Quickly inbounding the ball after a cutscene/foul call is not a bug though; it's just the way the game was designed. But yes, the other issue is a bug.

But as I've explained, some of the most pressing issues are these technical problems that are preventing people from even playing the game.

EA needs some technical/hardware info to develop a fix that works for everybody. If we don't help them out when we have a chance, we can't complain if the patch they develop doesn't work for us when we had an opportunity to contribute to the development of such a fix.

[Repole]

ea shouold deff fiix the whole charlotte bobcats dynasty junk...

[Andrew]

OK guys, I'll say it once more:

This thread is not for issues you want to see fixed in the official patch, although it doesn't hurt to submit those too. It's for providing information that is vital for EA to make sure this patch works for everyone.

A common complaint is that we have no contact with EA and that they do not listen. Well, we have an opportunity to provide them with information that can help them develop a fix that solves our problems. If we don't provide them with that information, we cannot complain if the fix doesn't work for everybody.

This is simple as typing up your PC's specs and what you were doing when you noticed a crash. We've already got plenty of issues and bug reports; there are pressing issues regarding crashes and bugs, technical problems that do not allow some people to run the game properly.

So please, if you've been having technical problems that a patch could fix, don't just ask EA to fix it. We need to give them some information so they have a better idea how to fix it.

[xyser]

AMD 1300 MHz
GeForce2 MX400

I have the German version of NBA Live 2004 and my problem has to do with courts. The small (secondary) team logo on the side of the courts is always the same like the one in the middle of the court. For example, the NO Hornets main team logo (the hornet) is also shown on the side of the court in stead of the “H”-logo. This bug occurs with downloaded courts as well as with the original ones. I have already checked the **crt.-files in the xcourt.viv-data. Surprisingly, these files include a file called “tlgs” which shows the secondary team logo. But why is it not used in the game? Since I saw several screenshots of court downloads (www.nbalive.org) with the right logo on the court I guess that this problem only occurs in the German version.

[Andrew]

Thanks for all the input guys - hopefully the official patch will fix the most pressing issues.