Interesting Manifest Files (possible resource for cyberface modders)

Was exporting Kelly Oubre and I came across something interesting that I don't think was in previous games. Oubre himself has 14 iff. files including multiple hairstyles. I know players who wear headbands occasionally have extra files to make their hairstyles compatible but this looks more like the next gen multiple styles thing is present in the manifest.

1. If someone who knows scene files and configurations well enough to make these accessible that would be pretty cool.

2. But for us simpletons who just make mods there's good news here: a lot of players who had different hair styles in previous games have files in the manifest. One example is DeMar Derozan. He had an afro in Toronto, which is now "gone" with his braids. In the manifest he has that extra hairstyle called "png1605_hair_afro.iff" and you don't have to go searching for a similar style. Just figured I'd share


Oubre files:

This option is available since nba 2k21. In the png ****.iff file you find the appearance_info.RDAT file in it at the bottom of the, find "configurations" and then we just swap the contents. I'll try to explain with the example of Kyle Kuzma. Find his png7535.iff file. Open appearance_info.RDAT. Find the "configurations" at the bottom.
"configurations": [
{
"name": "DEFAULT",
"items": [ "hair_01" ]
}, {
"name": "BLOND",
"items": [ "hair_blond" ]
}
]
Change the contents of "items" in "DEFAULT" and "BLOND" between ourselves
"configurations": [
{
"name": "DEFAULT",
"items": [ "hair_blond" ]
}, {
"name": "BLOND",
"items": [ "hair_01" ]
}
]
Save files. Place png7535.iff in your Mods in NBA 2k22. Now in the game he will have blond hair.

This option is available since nba 2k21. In the png ****.iff file you find the appearance_info.RDAT file in it at the bottom of the, find "configurations" and then we just swap the contents. I'll try to explain with the example of Kyle Kuzma. Find his png7535.iff file. Open appearance_info.RDAT. Find the "configurations" at the bottom.
"configurations": [
{
"name": "DEFAULT",
"items": [ "hair_01" ]
}, {
"name": "BLOND",
"items": [ "hair_blond" ]
}
]
Change the contents of "items" in "DEFAULT" and "BLOND" between ourselves
"configurations": [
{
"name": "DEFAULT",
"items": [ "hair_blond" ]
}, {
"name": "BLOND",
"items": [ "hair_01" ]
}
]
Save files. Place png7535.iff in your Mods in NBA 2k22. Now in the game he will have blond hair.

Wow thanks, this is exactly the info i needed. Assuming that works the same with "DEFAULT_HEADBAND" etc this could be really cool for multiple hairstyle mods.

I wonder, is there a way to make it select the styles randomly?