Hey there, so I did eventually get back to this mod and I'm happy to say I'm close to my next release. I've finished the remaining 2011 teams including the all-star team and some other extra artwork, like the infamous block of cheese Larry O'Brien trophy. I also went back to make some generic national TV dornas including the playoffs/conference finals/finals variants. When I started working on this mod, I wanted to upscale the crowds/cheerleaders/sideline characters but the workload was just getting to big for me so I left it on the backlog. In the end, I've decided to instead just convert the Retextured Crowd/Sideline Character mods made by TNeck from 2K11 to 2K14:
T-Neck's Retextured 2K14 CrowdT-Neck's Retextured 2K14 Sideline CharactersThose mods retexture a lot of the shading detail in those characters, especially the cheerleaders who got a big overhaul and were also remodelled. Even though the resolution of the textures isn't upscaled like the team uniforms, the detail is still much better. I have reworked pretty much every texture in the mod though, especially with fixing colors and including brand new fixes to the remaining 2011 mascots. I also had to make some new cheerleader/mop boy textures for the classic teams.
So the next question is what exactly would get this mod to a 1.0 release, and I can definitely think of things but I'm not entirely sure if I'll ever get them done or if they're possible. Here's a list of things I've thought of:
- Finish the remaining throwback/retro uniforms that I've hidden
- Finish the hidden artwork (teams unlocked via cheat codes)
- Start working on the D-League artwork
- Make an opening day roster
- More cyberface conversions, especially for the 2011 Draft Class
Then there's other things that are just pipe dreams of mine, of which I'd probably have to hire someone to get done. They'd require a lot more programming knowledge, especially in game design which is something I don't really have.
- Stop the now unnecessary use of the crowd/bench player LOD system
- Stop the hiding of socks when players wear calf sleeves
- Automatically use postseason variants of courts/dornas
- Extracting the higher quality commentary audio of 2K11's console versions
- Finishing the 2K11 portion of the 2K13 Audio Editor that Leftos never finished
When I first started this I was kind of hoping that it might inspire other people to do things like this, but I haven't done a very good job at harbouring a community effort. Regardless, everything is in a much more complete state now and I'm sorry to the few people who were expecting more from the mod when they tried it. In terms of what's left, I want to convert some more 2K12/2K13 cyberfaces before I release what I've done. Not sure how long it will take but it shouldn't be very long. Here's some previews of what I've done:
Pacers Uniforms/Court/Stadium:Pistons Uniforms/Court/Stadium:Raptors Uniforms/Court:Rockets Uniforms/Court/Stadium:Spurs Uniforms/Court/Stadium:Suns Uniforms/Court:Thunder Uniforms/Court/Stadium:Timberwolves Uniforms/Court/Stadium:Trail Blazers Uniforms/Court:Warriors Uniforms/Court/Stadium:Wizards Uniforms/Court/Stadium:All-Stars Uniforms/Court/Stadium:Misc Teams Uniforms/Court:2011 National TV Dornas:Example #1 (76ers):Example #2 (Bobcats):Example #3 (Bucks):Example #4 (Knicks):Example #5 (Lakers):Example #6 (Mavericks):Example #7 (Thunder):Example #8 (2011 All-Star Game):Updates to TNeck's Retextured Mods:'85-'98 Bulls - Mascot:Grizzlies - Mascot:Kings - Mascot:Mavericks - Mascot:Nets - Mascot:Nuggets - Mascot:Pacers - Mascot:Raptors - Mascot:Suns - Mascot:Thunder - Mascot:Timberwolves - Mascot:Wizards - Mascot:New Classic Team Cheerleaders #1:New Classic Team Cheerleaders #2:New Classic Team Cheerleaders #3:Additional Updates:Fixed Jersey Previews of V Necks w/ Logo or Detail:Fixed Texture Cut-off on Blacktop Spotlight:Updated Larry O'Brien Trophy:Updated Dunk Showdown Uniforms (only for available dunkers):