Court modding tutorial?

[KyotoCarl]

I'm trying to figure out how to mod courts this year but it seems to be different from earlier years.
I have the template court and that loads fine when I put in an arena iff file, but if I add a logo to it, or change anything, then the court is just black when it loads the game.

[sticky-fingers]

dds save format as mentionned here by InFaMouS ny

[KyotoCarl]

dds save format as mentionned here by InFaMouS ny

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Thank you! I use Paint.net though, with the Photoshop .psd plugin. I can save it as BC7, but not with the addition of "fine" though.

[bikerjimuk]

Get the nvidia texture Explorer and try that

[KyotoCarl]

Get the nvidia texture Explorer and try that

I didn't use that but I got it to work in Paint.net!
Thanks for the tip, it got me on the right track.

Now I just need to figure out floor id's for retro teams

[KyotoCarl]

If I extract a court for a team, how do I then go about modding it? It doesn't have the file "floor_clutchtime_court.32098eb5ced33ec2" in the .iff file.

[bikerjimuk]

Get the nvidia texture Explorer and try that

I didn't use that but I got it to work in Paint.net!
Thanks for the tip, it got me on the right track.

Now I just need to figure out floor id's for retro teams

Here's an old list, which will be a start
https://mega.nz/file/flkC2IZS#Oro2aKMRT ... PCY58zx8Vw

[bikerjimuk]

If I extract a court for a team, how do I then go about modding it? It doesn't have the file "floor_clutchtime_court.32098eb5ced33ec2" in the .iff file.

That is only the clutch floor, you need to replace the floor name of the iff you are changing

[KyotoCarl]

Get the nvidia texture Explorer and try that

I didn't use that but I got it to work in Paint.net!
Thanks for the tip, it got me on the right track.

Now I just need to figure out floor id's for retro teams

Here's an old list, which will be a start
https://mega.nz/file/flkC2IZS#Oro2aKMRT ... PCY58zx8Vw

Thank you! They don't seem to correspond with the Eras floors though. I suspect we will need a new list for this year.

[KyotoCarl]

If I extract a court for a team, how do I then go about modding it? It doesn't have the file "floor_clutchtime_court.32098eb5ced33ec2" in the .iff file.

That is only the clutch floor, you need to replace the floor name of the iff you are changing

I guess that's what I don't understand how to do. I can make a new floor from scratch and make it work, but is it possible to extract a floor, say a team from the Jordan era, and then open that floor up in Photoshop? This is what I don't really understand, how to edit an existing floor.

[bikerjimuk]

Yes it is.

[KyotoCarl]

Yes it is.

Any tips on how to do it?
I really want to contribute to the modding community. I've made a bunch of courts for myself to use for 2K23 but now I want to give back and make and release them here.

[Papernut]

Would anyone be so kind to create and post an updated tutorial for making courts? I would love to get involved with the retro court creation.

[bikerjimuk]

Is it not the same as previous years? Extract the iff, edit the bits you want and save and add back in.

[OldMan40]

Get the nvidia texture Explorer and try that

I didn't use that but I got it to work in Paint.net!
Thanks for the tip, it got me on the right track.

Now I just need to figure out floor id's for retro teams

Here's an old list, which will be a start
https://mega.nz/file/flkC2IZS#Oro2aKMRT ... PCY58zx8Vw

Thank you! They don't seem to correspond with the Eras floors though. I suspect we will need a new list for this year.

Most eras floors have different names from the modern floors. For example, the floor for the say modern clippers is arena_006_int_floor.iff. The eras clippers for the 80's floor is called floor_clippers1983_int_floor.iff. Most of the eras floors are named something like that.