Editing players gear in dbf commander

[youngkobe]

Editing players gear in DBf commander. I need help editing a players gear in NBA live 04 I am using modmanzzz roster I was trying to make these edits before I start my season and or dynasty. My question is:when i make a change in the dbf commander the changes do not reflect in the game is there a way to save the changes I made in the dB commander?? I tried to give Kent Bazemore short shorts. inserted "True" nothing change thx in advance

[Andrew]

Changes are saved automatically when you move to a new cell in the database. You need to be editing a saved roster, and then re-load the roster when you fire up the game.

[youngkobe]

I am editing a saved roster sorry kind of newbie "by new cell" you mean what exactly?

[Andrew]

A cell is a box in the database. Once you finish editing a value, just move to a different cell (box), and the changes are saved automatically.

[youngkobe]

I have tried that no luck loaded up the roster nothing changed at the very bottom of the Db commander it says "ready"if that helps with anyhing

[Andrew]

Are you closing DB Commander (or at least, closing the file within DB Commander) before you load the roster in-game? If not, that will cause problems with the file not loading properly. Similarly, if the file is open in DB Commander and you try to save any changes in-game, they won't be saved properly.

[youngkobe]

Got it Andrew thx alot man one more question. How can I put an already existing players tattoos (Allen Iverson for example) on a different player ? is that possible using the DB commander

[Andrew]

You'd have to manipulate the art files for that. Basically, extract his tattoo files, rename them to match the PLAYERPKG of the player you want to assign them to, and then place them in a CustomArt folder. More info in these articles:
http://www.nba-live.com/nbalivewiki/index.php?title=Guide_to_Installing_Patches_(NBA_Live_2003_%26_NBA_Live_2004)
http://www.nba-live.com/nbalivewiki/ind ... =CustomArt

[youngkobe]

Where do I extract these files from exactly? not seeing the details of it in the wiki tutorial sorry to be a bother

[Andrew]

From memory, they should be in the xplayer.viv file.

[youngkobe]

What I mean is how do I extract the files from the "xplayer.viv" do I use a paticular program?

[Andrew]

Oh, the easiest option is the EA Graphics Editor. EAGE can extract from and import to .viv files, though in this case you only need to use it to open the .viv file and extract the tattoo files, which you can then rename and place in the appropriate CustomArt folder.