The Ultimate Base Roster for NBA 2K12 PC by HAWK23 and company is still going strong as it nears its fiftieth update. V49 has just been released, featuring 35 full season mods, various roster updates and fixes, updated Draft Classes and new art files. Here is an overview of the key features of UBR V49:

• We now have 35 full season mods from 1979 – Present
• Added brand new rosters: “1979 Roster V1″ & “2013 Roster V1″
• Added new versions of all ten 1980′s rosters with updated biographical data (names, birthdays, colleges, drafts, experience, hands, positions etc), updated play styles, adjusted player ratings for better accuracy, updated shooting attributes, and player skin color tweaks
• Includes a “UBRV49 Association.ros” roster file which strips out all of the retro teams for those of you who just want the updated roster with flawless Season/Franchise mode. Don’t worry the normal Ultimate Base Roster V48 with all the retros is still there too.
• Did major player ratings updates to the current teams/players om the UBR, UBRAssociation, and 2013 Mods for better accuracy to reflect this past season; including correct minute rotations in the 2013 Mod
• All players on current teams have real portraits
• Added 3 new Retro courts to supplement appropriate Season Mods
• Added 20 new and year-specific cyberfaces for players throughout the Season Mods
• Added new/updated draft classes for 1988 & 1989
• Tweaked ALL Season Mods for updates such as skin color, ratings, player additions, cyberface assignments, and age updates. We now have 35 full season mods, the ABA mod, the All-Legends mod, All-Star mod, the 60s, 70s, and 80s Ultimate Basketball mods, and the Ultimate Base Roster (UBR) all compatible without affecting regular NBA2K12 files and they all work in season/association.
• Current NBA Teams Rosters/Rotations up to date as of May 5th, 2013.

Pick it up here in our Downloads section. For more previews, information and support, be sure to stop by the release thread here in the NLSC Forum.

It’s a four man panel once again this week as Leftos, Arcane, JaoSming and I get together to talk about some of our favourite topics in Episode #28 of the NLSC Podcast. Join us as we chat about the latest happenings in the community, news and results from the 2013 NBA Playoffs and of course, basketball video games. A brief overview of the show is as follows:

• After the introductions, Leftos tips off the show with a piece of trivia that caught his eye, courtesy of the NBA Stats Tracker.
• JaoSming provides us with a rundown of the NBA Stats Tracker, as well as the recently released RED Modding Center for NBA 2K13.
• We talk about some of the mods that have already been created with the new REDitor, as well as a few upcoming projects.
• Moving on to this week’s NBA discussion, Arcane provides a rundown of the latest news and results.
• We give our thoughts on LeBron James winning the MVP, Damian Lillard winning Rookie of the Year and the first round of the Playoffs.
• In another round of predictions, we go all the way through to the 2013 NBA Finals.
• We go over a couple of tidbits concerning NBA Live 14, speculating a little on last week’s developments.
• As the show draws to a close, JaoSming brings up a topic that we’re eager to discuss on next week’s episode.

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As always, we welcome your thoughts on the show and all of the topics that we discussed, so by all means leave a comment below or in this thread. Feel free to weigh in on next week’s topic and we’ll read out some of your thoughts after we’ve provided our own perspective.

johnbuckeyefan and the rest of the team that have been working on College Hoops 2K13 for the PC version of NBA 2K13 have released the initial version of the mod! It includes 68 NCAA teams with accurate uniforms, accurate courts for around 30 teams, logos for most of the teams and some cyberfaces. Forthcoming updates will add more artwork and other enhancements.

You can download College Hoops 2K13 here in our database. For more previews, information and support, check out the release thread here in the Forum.

The Ultimate Base Roster for NBA 2K12 PC has arrived at another milestone, as it has now reached its fiftieth version! The latest release by HAWK23 and company not only includes up to date rosters in addition to over 30 retro season mods, but also adds 2013/2014 Draft prospects. The key features of V50 are as follows:

• We now have 35 full season mods from 1979 – Present
• Includes a “UBRV50 Association.ros” roster file which strips out all of the retro teams for those of you who just want the updated roster with flawless Season/Franchise mode. Don’t worry the normal Ultimate Base Roster V50 with all the retros is still there too.
• All players on current teams have real portraits
• Added 2013-2014 Draft Prospects Team #1, Team #2, Team #3, and Team #4. These teams are carrying approximately 68 players. All players have real portraits and most have realistic / look-a-like cyberfaces. All player data and bio data (college, age, etc) is accurate.
• Increased all player’s ages by 1 year in the Ultimate Base Roster and UBR Association files
• Increased all coach’s years experience by 1 in the Ultimate Base Roster and UBR Association files
• Replaced the Hornets logo, jerseys, and court with the Pelicans in preparation for next season
• Added 1 new Retro court to supplement appropriate Season Mods
• Added 12+ new and year-specific cyberfaces for players throughout the Season Mods
• Added 68 new portraits for all of the 2013-2014 Draft Prospects
• Added new/updated draft classes for 2013, 1990, and 1996
• Tweaked ALL Season Mods for updates such as skin color, ratings, player additions, cyberface assignments, and age updates. We now have 35 full season mods, the ABA mod, the All-Legends mod, All-Star mod, the 60s, 70s, and 80s Ultimate Basketball mods, and the Ultimate Base Roster (UBR) all compatible without affecting regular NBA2K12 files and they all work in season/association.
• Current NBA Teams Rosters/Rotations up to date as of May 11th, 2013.

Download V50 of the Ultimate Base Roster here! You can also find more information, previews and support in the mod’s release thread.

With Leftos joining the NBA 2K Development Team, he unfortunately will not be able to develop or update any tools for modifying the game. However, since all of his tools are open source, he has made the code available for any other programmers who would like to continue developing his tools and release them in his stead.

For anyone who would like to give that a shot, Leftos has posted some resources that provide an overview of the necessary steps and software to compile the source code. If you’re a programmer who would like to help the community out with some modding tools, be sure to check out the thread and by all means feel free to upload anything you create to our Downloads section!

It’s our biggest panel in our biggest podcast to date, as six of us get together with a special guest for an in-depth discussion on basketball video games. Join Leftos, Arcane, JaoSming, Pdub, Qballer and myself as we’re joined by special guest Da_Czar in Episode #29 of the NLSC Podcast! On the show this week:

• We welcome a couple of people back to the Podcast and keep our fingers crossed that everything will work out fine with a larger panel.
• Before we get to the main topic of discussion, we run down a few noteworthy news items, beginning with an exciting new discovery in court modding for NBA 2K.
• Also in the news this week: NBA Live 14 has unofficially been announced, the Kings are staying put and 2K are seeking playtesters in the Bay Area.
• With the news out of the way, we launch into our main discussion: realism in basketball video games compared to what we see on TV.
• We’re joined by Da_Czar, President of the Sim Nation, who certainly has a few thoughts on the matter at hand.
• Following a discussion on what constitutes cheese, Czar makes a believer out of arcade enthusiast JaoSming.
• After tossing around ideas for how basketball games can become more realistic, we reflect on the current product and speculate on what the near future holds.

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We hope you enjoy listening to this week’s episode as much as we enjoyed recording it; as always, feel free to give us your thoughts on the show and everything we discussed in the comments below, as well as in this thread. A huge thanks once again to Da_Czar for joining us, don’t forget to check out SimNation Radio every Friday, follow Czar on Twitter @Da_Czar and read more of his insights on the Sim Citi blog. Also be sure to check out our interview with Czar here.

As mentioned in Episode #29 of the NLSC Podcast, R4zoR has recently developed an exciting new technique for creating custom courts for the NBA 2K series. In short, if you can draw or import an image in Photoshop or GIMP, you can add it to a court in the game. He’s very kindly put together a tutorial and pack of resources for anyone who would like to try their hand at modding courts, in a package that you can download at the link below.

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NBA 2K Court Creating Tutorial

NBA 2K12 PC gamers, V51 of the Ultimate Base Roster is here! The latest release from HAWK23 and company features 36 full season mods including up to date 2012/2013 season rosters, an assortment of new art files and several other updates, tweaks and fixes. A full rundown of the key features of UBR V51 is as follows:

• We now have 36 full season mods from 1978 – Present
• Added brand new 1977-1978 Roster
• Added new versions of the 1979, 1982, 1983, 1992, 2000, and 2002 Rosters
• Includes a “UBRV51 Association.ros” roster file which strips out all of the retro teams for those of you who just want the updated roster with flawless Season/Franchise mode. Don’t worry the normal Ultimate Base Roster V51 with all the retros is still there too.
• All players on current teams have real portraits
• Added 1 new jersey set to supplement appropriate Season Mods
• Added 12 new Retro court to supplement appropriate Season Mods
• Added generic dorna files for teams in the 1990-2002 Mods with NBC Sports Logo and real advertisements
• Added generic dorna files for teams in the 1970′s-1989 Mods with CBS Sports Logo and real advertisements
• Added 33+ new and year-specific cyberfaces for players throughout the Season Mods
• Added new/updated draft classes for 2013, 1997, and 1978
• Tweaked ALL Season Mods for updates such as skin color, ratings, player additions, cyberface assignments, and age updates. We now have 36 full season mods, the ABA mod, the All-Legends mod, All-Star mod, the 60s, 70s, and 80s Ultimate Basketball mods, and the Ultimate Base Roster (UBR) all compatible without affecting regular NBA2K12 files and they all work in season/association.
• Current NBA Teams Rosters/Rotations up to date as of May 19th, 2013.

Download the Ultimate Base Roster here. For support, previews or to just say thanks to everyone who has helped put the mod together, check out the release thread here.

johnbuckeyefan and the rest of his team have released v2.0 of the College Hoops 2K13 mod for the PC version of NBA 2K13. The latest release includes over 100 player faces, 23 new courts, 20 new uniforms, team.iff files for 54 teams, logos for all teams, a new title screen and portraits.

Get it here in our Downloads section! For more previews, information and support, be sure to check out the release thread here in the Forum.

HAWK23 and company have released V52 of the Ultimate Base Roster, which now includes 37 full season mods including up to date 2012/2013 season rosters accurate as of May 27th, 2013. The latest release also includes a variety of fixes and new art files, across several of the rosters. A full rundown of the key features is as follows:

• We now have 37 full season mods from 1977 – Present
• Added brand new 1976-1977 Roster
• Added new versions of the All-Star Mod and All-Time Legends Rosters
• Includes a “UBRV52 Association.ros” roster file which strips out all of the retro teams for those of you who just want the updated roster with flawless Season/Franchise mode. Don’t worry the normal Ultimate Base Roster V52 with all the retros is still there too.
• All players on current teams have real portraits
• Added 5 new jersey sets to supplement appropriate Season Mods
• Added 4 new Retro court to supplement appropriate Season Mods
• Added 5 new and year-specific cyberfaces for players throughout the Season Mods
• Added new/updated draft classes for 1998 and 1999
• Fixed all roster mods to enable importing/creating multiple custom teams
• Tweaked ALL Season Mods for updates such as skin color, ratings, player additions, cyberface assignments, and age updates. We now have 37 full season mods, the ABA mod, the All-Legends mod, All-Star mod, the 60s, 70s, and 80s Ultimate Basketball mods, and the Ultimate Base Roster (UBR) all compatible without affecting regular NBA2K12 files and they all work in season/association.
• Current NBA Teams Rosters/Rotations up to date as of May 27th, 2013.

Download V52 of the Ultimate Base Roster here. For previews, information, support or to just say thanks, check out the release thread here.

V53 of the incredible Ultimate Base Roster for NBA 2K12 PC has been released by HAWK23 and company. The latest version includes 37 full season mods, all-new all-time USA basketball rosters, new art files and an assortment of other updates and fixes. Here’s an overview of the key features of UBR V53:

• We now have 37 full season mods from 1977 – Present
• Added brand new All-Time USA Basketball Mod (ALL USA Teams from 1984-2012)
• Includes a “UBRV53 Association.ros” roster file which strips out all of the retro teams for those of you who just want the updated roster with flawless Season/Franchise mode. Don’t worry the normal Ultimate Base Roster V53 with all the retros is still there too.
• All players on current teams have real portraits
• Added 7 new jersey sets to supplement appropriate Season Mods
• Added 8 new Retro court to supplement appropriate Season Mods
• Added 4 new and year-specific cyberfaces for players throughout the Season Mods
• Fixed some issues with headless coaches and a logo issue with the Kings
• Tweaked ALL Season Mods for updates such as skin color, ratings, player additions, cyberface assignments, and age updates. We now have 37 full season mods, the ABA mod, the All-Legends mod, All-Star mod, All-Time USA Basketball mod, the 60s, 70s, and 80s Ultimate Basketball mods, and the Ultimate Base Roster (UBR) all compatible without affecting regular NBA2K12 files and they all work in season/association.
• Current NBA Teams Rosters/Rotations up to date as of June 2nd, 2013.

You can download the Ultimate Base Roster here. For previews, information, support or to just say thanks, be sure to check out the release thread here.

HAWK23 and company have released V54 of the Ultimate Base Roster for the PC version of NBA 2K12. The latest release adds another full season mod, for a total of 38 seasons from 1976 to the present, along with an assortment of art updates, tweaks and fixes. A full rundown of the key features of UBR V54 is as follows:

• We now have 38 full season mods from 1976 – Present
• Added brand new 1975-1976 Roster and the 90s Ultimate Basketball Mod
• Added a new folder into Part 5 named “Sliders” for specific 1980′s and 1990′s sliders
• Includes a “UBRV54 Association.ros” roster file which strips out all of the retro teams for those of you who just want the updated roster with flawless Season/Franchise mode. Don’t worry the normal Ultimate Base Roster V54 with all the retros is still there too.
• All players on current teams have real portraits
• Added 66 brand new portraits to supplement the retro and season mods
• Added 6 new and year-specific cyberfaces for players throughout the Season Mods
• Added new/updated draft classes for 2000
• Tweaked ALL Season Mods for updates such as skin color, ratings, player additions, cyberface assignments, and age updates. We now have 38 full season mods, the ABA mod, the All-Legends mod, All-Star mod, the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s Ultimate Basketball mods, and the Ultimate Base Roster (UBR) all compatible without affecting regular NBA2K12 files and they all work in season/association.
• Current NBA Teams Rosters/Rotations up to date as of June 9th, 2013.

The Ultimate Base Roster is available here in our Downloads section. Additional previews, information and support can be found in the release thread.

In NBA 2K9 we were lucky enough to figure out how to import our own music into the game, but since then the format 2K has used in their games has eluded us. Thanks to nesa24‘s persistence and dedication in our Forum, he has figured out the format used in NBA 2K13 PC. Once we figure out how to easily import our own music, custom soundtracks will finally be available on NBA 2K’s most customizable version. Depending on whether or not this audio format is consistent between all files, we could potentially edit commentary and other sounds in the game as well.

For now, please head over to this Forum thread and tell nesa24 thank you, because this is a huge breakthrough for the community, four years in the making.

The day has finally come, we can now have custom soundtracks on the PC version of NBA 2K13. After all the work nesa24 has done, he provided Leftos with the needed information and just hours later a tool was created. The NBA 2K Audio Editor currently only supports NBA 2K13′s menu music file, but since NBA 2K11, 2K12 and other audio files such as commentary share the same format, it is possible to see an expanded usage of the tool. Below you will find a step-by-step video tutorial I created, which goes over the tool, how to select viable songs, how to shorten songs if need be and of course, how to import them into the file.

Please make your way over to the Forum Thread and say thank you to nesa24 and Leftos for this fantastic tool!

Our own JaoSming has provided some resources for creating your own custom street courts for NBA 2K13 and NBA 2K12. The pack, which you can download at the link below, includes a blank arena template and a beach court example. For more information on editing courts, please refer to JaoSming’s video tutorials, which can be found in this thread.

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Blank Slate Arena and Beach Court Example

It’s been a few weeks since the last release, but the Ultimate Base Roster for NBA 2K12 PC by HAWK23 and company is not done yet. V55 of UBR has been released, featuring updated offseason rosters, a new soundtrack, new art files and several fixes and tweaks across 38 full season mods. A rundown of the key features of V55 is as follows:

• We now have 38 full season mods from 1976 – Present
• Added brand new music jukebox file with 27 new soundtracks including famous songs like NBA on NBC, CBS, TNT, ABC etc.
• Added version 2 of the 1976 Roster
• Includes a “UBRV55 Association.ros” roster file which strips out all of the retro teams for those of you who just want the updated roster with flawless Season/Franchise mode. Don’t worry the normal Ultimate Base Roster V55 with all the retros is still there too.
• Updated ALL trades, transactions, free agent signings, coaching signings, and 2013 draftees to their correct teams
• Added 100+ brand new portraits to supplement the retro and season mods
• Added 15 new and year-specific cyberfaces for players throughout the Season Mods
• Tweaked ALL Season Mods for updates such as skin color, ratings, player additions, cyberface assignments, and age updates. We now have 38 full season mods, the ABA mod, the All-Legends mod, All-Star mod, the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s Ultimate Basketball mods, and the Ultimate Base Roster (UBR) all compatible without affecting regular NBA2K12 files and they all work in season/association.
• Current NBA Teams Rosters/Rotations up to date as of July 4, 2013.

Download Ultimate Base Roster V55 here! For further information, previews and support, or just to say thanks, check out the official release thread in the NLSC Forum.

Thanks to Mazzochi for getting this started again, but I spent some time today creating profiles for Hex on Steroids, which effectively acts as a roster editor for NBA Street Vol. 2. Both the Gamecube and PlayStation 2 versions of the players and teams database files are supported, so we can edit the files and play them on PC emulators such as Dolphin and PCSX2. There is hope that this may eventually turn into a fan-made HD remake of this classic game, but there is still plenty of planning, organizing and texture making to do before that.

In the meantime, check out this Forum thread for more information. If you are interested in helping out, or editing the files yourself, you can get the profiles from the NLSC Download Database and watch the tutorial video below on how to use them.

HAWK23 and company have released V56 of the Ultimate Base Roster for NBA 2K12 PC. The latest release includes up to date offseason rosters, 39 full season mods from 1975 to the present and an assortment of updates and fixes. A full rundown of the key features is as follows:

• We now have 39 full season mods from 1975 – Present
• Added version 1 of the 1975 Roster
• Includes a “UBRV56 Association.ros” roster file which strips out all of the retro teams for those of you who just want the updated roster with flawless Season/Franchise mode. Don’t worry the normal Ultimate Base Roster V56 with all the retros is still there too.
• Updated ALL trades, transactions, free agent signings, coaching signings, and 2013 draftees to their correct teams
• Added 45+ new and year-specific cyberfaces for players throughout the Season Mods
• Tweaked ALL Season Mods for updates such as skin color, ratings, player additions, cyberface assignments, and age updates. We now have 39 full season mods, the ABA mod, the All-Legends mod, All-Star mod, the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s Ultimate Basketball mods, and the Ultimate Base Roster (UBR) all compatible without affecting regular NBA2K12 files and they all work in season/association.
• Current NBA Teams Rosters/Rotations up to date as of July 12, 2013.

Get the Ultimate Base Roster V56 here in our Downloads section! For further information, previews and support, or just to say thanks, check out the official release thread in the NLSC Forum.

HAWK23 and the rest of the guys behind the Ultimate Base Roster are far from done, as they have just released V57 of the amazing mod for NBA 2K12 PC. The latest release contains 39 full season mods, up to date 2013 offseason rosters, new art files and an assortment of further tweaks and fixes. A full rundown of the key features of V57 is as follows:

• We now have 39 full season mods from 1975 – Present
• Added version 2 of the 1975 Roster
• Includes a “UBRV57 Association.ros” roster file which strips out all of the retro teams for those of you who just want the updated roster with flawless Season/Franchise mode. Don’t worry the normal Ultimate Base Roster V57 with all the retros is still there too.
• Added two new team logos (Memphis Sounds & San Diego Conquistadors) for retro mods
• Added 12 new portraits for players throughout the Season Mods
• Added updated 1980′s and early 1990′s USA courts with trapezoid shaped free throw lanes
• Tweaked ALL Season Mods for updates such as skin color, ratings, player additions, cyberface assignments, and age updates. We now have 39 full season mods, the ABA mod, the All-Legends mod, All-Star mod, the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s Ultimate Basketball mods, and the Ultimate Base Roster (UBR) all compatible without affecting regular NBA2K12 files and they all work in season/association.
• Current NBA Teams Rosters/Rotations up to date as of July 20, 2013.

Download V57 of the Ultimate Base Roster here! For more information, previews and support, or just to say thanks and check out what’s coming in future updates, visit the release thread here in the NLSC Forum.

With the ability to create custom rosters for the Gamecube and PlayStation 2 versions of NBA Street Vol. 2, the possibility of an HD fan remake got much better. While we have not yet begun updating the game just yet, we do need to figure out what players should represent each team in the game. With the five player limitation, it can be tough to weed out certain players in favor of others.

Rather than chose the rosters ourselves, we are looking for input and feedback on which players should make the final cut. Please take a look at the current rosters in this Forum Post. For additional information and progress on the update, please check out the video below and the NLSC Virtual Hardwood Forum.