Mon May 14, 2018 1:10 pm
theBirchman wrote:Hey guys. I know this thread has been dead for awhile, but I recently came back to it as a side project. I've been wanting to either a) update the rosters for 2018 or b) do a full conversion mod into something like NCAA JAM.
Anyway, the reason I'm bumping this is because I actually figured out how to edit and re-insert audio. It was a bit of a pain to figure out, but now that I've got it, it's actually really easy (if not a little time-consuming) to pull off. If anyone wants a how-to, let me know and I can write something up.
I know a lot of people have had questions about changing display names -- that's my next (and final) task before I could officially begin work on a mod (I wouldn't want to change everything BUT display names, that would bother me to no end).
What I've discovered so far is that the .btp file you used to be able to hex edit to change display names doesn't work anymore after the 4.0 update. During that update, they added some new players (which became HUGELY crucial to audio modding, so you win some you lose some) AND added some .vars files. I think those files, which seem to act as some sort of player/team database and reference sheet, are the key to unlocking display names.
I'll keep people updated as I continue to make progress.
Mon May 14, 2018 2:56 pm
Mon May 14, 2018 3:03 pm
Tue May 15, 2018 9:14 am
raidersbball20 wrote:Some nice advances here. This game deserves a total mod. Unfortunately I was just swamped to finish mine. Good to know the names can be changed but man that's alot of work unfortunately.
Tue May 15, 2018 9:18 am
Tue May 15, 2018 9:23 am
Wed May 16, 2018 8:15 am
Wed May 16, 2018 1:36 pm
theBirchman wrote:Thanks to miky's huge assist, I've finally figured out how to update display names in v4.
I'll give the basic overview, but feel free to respond if anything is unclear.
There are 4 major files you'll need to update in order to change the display name: 0, g, i & the Players Console csv. Here's some detail on what's necessary for each:
- NBAJAM_Players_Console.csv :
- First, pick a player to update who has the same number of letters in their last name as what you're going to be replacing it with. For instance, I could replace Ricky Rubio with Karl-Anthony Towns, but NOT Jimmy Butler.
- Secondly, update AttribKey to be firstname_lastname (karl_towns) and ReflectionKey to firstname_lastname_r (karl_towns_r).
- Finally, change the LastName column (TOWNS). [Note, you can change other columns, but it's unnecessary for name-changing specifically]
- g :
- Update the .pvr texture filenames to match the firstname_lastname used in the step above, plus the home or away designation.
- Example: ricky_rubio_home.pvr will become karl_towns_home.pvr (repeat for the away skin as well)
- i :
- Note the ID # of the player you're replacing (which can be found in the players csv file in column A
- Change the .png filename to [ID#]_LastName. In this case, 229_RUBIO.png becomes 229_TOWNS.png
- 0
- Open this file with a Hex Editor of your choice.
- Ctrl-F or scroll to find the .png file from step 3 of the player you're replacing
- OVERWRITE the filename (or just the last name, since that's all that should be different) with your update (again, this will be 229_TOWNS.png). Don't edit anything else!
- Save and exit.
Now you can import and replace these files in your res folder location. If you did everything right, you should see the updated name displayed.
Two things to note:
- In this case, Ricky Rubio didn't have an audio files, so we didn't have to do anything with the AudioManager.vars file. I'm certain we probably would have to going forward, but that seems a bit trickier. That's what I'm going to test next.
- You can add your own players and assign them to unused IDs, but it's a couple of extra steps. Once I do that successfully, I can answer questions/update this how-to with the details.
Let me know if you have any questions. Also, again, big ups to miky!
Wed May 16, 2018 2:16 pm
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Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:55 pm
Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:58 pm
JamCentral wrote:https://youtu.be/sB62h8-LqQQ New NCAA Jam video.
Mon Jun 11, 2018 3:04 pm
RetroFuture wrote:JamCentral wrote:https://youtu.be/sB62h8-LqQQ New NCAA Jam video.
Beautiful! What platform is this for?
Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:33 am
Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:33 pm
JamCentral wrote:Now that we've figured out textures does anyone know how to change the audio in the game this would be very helpful!
Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:53 am
jeter17 wrote:JamCentral wrote:Now that we've figured out textures does anyone know how to change the audio in the game this would be very helpful!
I got the same problem in audio moddingAnd anyone moded the lastest version jam?It seem to be locked by EA..
How about we make a google drive to share the updated rosters?to avoid adding the same one.
Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:05 am
Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:17 pm
JamCentral wrote:Yes I will upload some files which ones though also I have a problem I don't have full access to the to a computer and more so I need someone I can partner with to help me make and convert textures to produce this game!
Sun Jul 22, 2018 1:26 am
jeter17 wrote:JamCentral wrote:Yes I will upload some files which ones though also I have a problem I don't have full access to the to a computer and more so I need someone I can partner with to help me make and convert textures to produce this game!
Create a google drive and I'll upload the new players which I made like I.Thomas and J.Randle.Will anyone else share your player texture files?
Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:52 am
JamCentral wrote:jeter17 wrote:JamCentral wrote:Yes I will upload some files which ones though also I have a problem I don't have full access to the to a computer and more so I need someone I can partner with to help me make and convert textures to produce this game!
Create a google drive and I'll upload the new players which I made like I.Thomas and J.Randle.Will anyone else share your player texture files?
Absolutely will you link some of your files! I need some files to be converted if you will