Mike Lowe NBA 2K24 Sliders

[Mike Lowe]

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Quick Overview

Version: 1.2
Numbers in ( ) indicate + or - of most recent update
2KShare: Mike Lowe Official
2kShare Scenario: Mike Lowe Official
Superstar base with many sliders left at default
12 Minute Quarters
Real Player %
Aim to have User vs CPU or CPU vs CPU game stats match simmed games

Welcome

This set was built from 2K's default Superstar sliders in a MyNBA setting.

What I prefer is listed below, as I like to be more of a GM than a coach. This allows me to evaluate my actual coach based on his performance. If you prefer to control more, adjust as you see fit.

Many of the sliders are at default as the game plays well and doesn't need a massive overhaul. The changes I've made, however, are crucial, in my opinion.

Settings-->General-->Setup

* Autosave Off
* In-Season Tournament Enabled
* Quarter Length 12 Minutes
* Simulated Quarter Length 12 Minutes
* Normalize Played to Sim Minutes Off
* Normalize Played to Sim Stats Off
* Season Length 82 games
* Playoff Series: Best of 7 (or whatever Era you want)

Settings-->General-->Offseason Auto

* All set to off or whatever you want

Settings-->General-->Features

* Protected Players 8
* All On except:
* Playing Games Cost Action Off
* Actions Auto Simulate Off
* Autosave After Action Off
* Draft Class Quality 50 (or whatever you want)

Settings-->General-->Injuries

* Injuries On
* Career-Ending Injury Frequency 25
* Use Roster Injuries On
* Injury Severity 55 (only available during league creation?)
* Injury Duration 55 (only available during league creation?)
* Wear and Tear On

Settings-->General-->Difficulty

* Gameplay Difficulty Custom
* Simulator Difficulty 50
* Trade Negotiation Difficulty 80
* Contract Negotiation Difficulty 80
* CPU Re-Signing Aggressiveness 60
* Morale Difficulty 60
* Morale Effects 100
* Chemistry Difficulty 85
* Chemistry Effects 100
* CPU Injury Frequency 100
* User Injury Frequency 100
* User Injury Effects 40
* CPU Injury Effects 40

Settings-->General-->Simulation (very important for realistic stats across the league)

* Player Fatigue Rate 50
* Player Recovery Rate 50
* Team Pace 25
* Team FastBreak 50
* Possessions Per Game 25
* Shots 30
* Assists 50
* Steals 50
* Blocks 65
* Turnovers 20
* Fouls 20
* Injuries 100

* Dunk 50
* Layup 50
* Shot Close 50
* Shot Medium 50
* Shot Three 50

* Dunk Percentage 46
* Layup Percentage 46
* Close Range Shot Percentage 46
* Medium Range Shot Percentage 46
* Three Point Percentage 45
* Free Throw Percentage 49

* Stat Distribution all 50

Settings-->Team-->Team Feature Settings

* Actions Off
* Facilities Off (unfair advantage over CPU teams)
* Set Prices User preference
* Set Budget User preference
* Relationships: Morale On
* Relationships: Trust On
* Score Off
* Skills Off (unfair advantage over CPU teams)
* Tasks User preference

* Relationships - Can Be Fired On
* Relationships - Lock Menus Off
* Relationships - Randomize Governor Personality User preference
* Relationships - Staff Quit Off
* Relationships- Sponsors Cancel Contract On

Settings-->Team-->Team Automation Settings

* All set to off, but I let the AI handle lineup automation. These are really all user preference.

Settings-->Gameplay

* Difficulty Custom
* Quarter Length 12 Minutes
* Fatigue On
* Game Speed 55
* Foul Out 6
* On Court Shot Clock Off
* Shot Feedback Off
* Camera Shake Off
* Gameplay Indicators Off (I just can't stand the hot and cold zone halos)
*Perfect Release Animations Off
*Player Indicators Off
* Takeover Icon Off
* Injury & Fatigue Icon Off
* Action Replays Occasionally
* Highlight Play Camera Cuts Off
* After Basket Camera Cuts Often
* Arena Photo Strobe Flashes User preference
* Era Screen Effects On
* Ball Handler Text Off
* Ball Handler - Ability Icon Off
* Pick & Roll Overlay Off
*2K Smart Play Overlay On
* Comentary Language User preference
* Scene Subtitles User preference
* Motion Blur 50
* Short Press and Hold On
* Audio Presentation TV Broadcast

Settings-->Controller
* Vibration Function Off
* Trigger Effect Off
* Timing Real Player %
* Free Throw Timing Real Player %
* Shot/Layup/FT Meters Off
* Perfect Release Off
* Player Indicator Off
* Turbo/Fatigue Meter Off
* Turbo/Fatigue Meter Affiliation Icon Off
* Pro Stick Function Default
* Pro Stick Orientation Absolute
* Off-Ball Offense Mode Absolute
* Double Team Reaction Auto
* Help Defense button Function Double Team
* Call for Pick And Role Vs Fade Manual
* Player Icons On
* Skip Pass Enabled
* Icon Lead Passing On
* Pro Stick Pass Type Normal
* Icon Passing Pass Type Control
* Receiver Control Handoff/Pitch Pass
* Pro Stick Defense Absolute
* Shading Indicator Off
* Who To Guard On
* Defensive Assist Strength 75
* Boxout Assist Strength 50
* Pass Target Profile Default
* Pass Target Direction 44
* Pass Target Distance 50
* Pass Target Openness 6

Coach Settings

* Adaptive Coaching Engine Offense and Defense
* Timeout Auto
* Player Minutes Auto
* Substitution Auto
* Substitution Method ACE
* Offensive PlayVision All Plays
* PlayVision Display Full
* Playcalling Messages Show All
* Offense Playcalling Auto
* Defense Playcalling Auto
* Late Game Fouling Auto
* Team Communication Offense and Defense
* Freelance Series Order Dynamic
* Freelance Series Repeat Repeat On Success
* Teammate Cut To Basket Auto

Tuning Sliders-->Trades-->Trades

* Trade Frequency 50 (day before and day of trade deadline set to 100)
* Rest left On our at default numbers
* I leave trade override and approval Off

Tuning Sliders-->Trades-->Progression

* Default for all

Tuning Sliders-->Trades-->Attributes Progression

* Default for all

Tuning Sliders-->Trades-->Contracts

* Default for all

Tuning Sliders-->User/CPU

* Inside Shot Success 55/55
* Close Shot Success 52/52
* Mid-Range Success 59/59
* 3PT Success 58/58
* Layup Success 53/53
* Shot Coverage Impact 40/40
* Shot Timing Impact 50/50
* Free Throw Window Size 50
* Dunk In Traffic Frequency 50/50
* Dunk In Traffic Success 50/50
* Pass Accuracy 40/40
* Alley-Oop Success 50/50
* Contact Shot Success 53/53
* Ball Security 0/0
* Body-Up Sensitivity 75/75
* Pass Speed 52/52

* Driving Contact Shot Frequency 70/70
* Inside Contact Shot Frequency 70/70
* Layup Defense Strength (Takeoff) 50/50
* Layup Defense Strength (Release) 50/50
* Jump Shot Defense Strength (Gather) 50/50
* Jump Shot Defense Strength (Release) 50/50
* Help Defense Strength 50/50
* Steal Success 75/75

* Acceleration 60/60
* Vertical 50/50
* Strength 50/50
* Stamina 50/50
* Speed 50/50
* Durability 50/50
* Hustle 50/50
* Ball Handling 30/30
* Hands 60/60
* Dunking Ability 50/50
* On-Ball Defense 50/50
* Stealing 75/75
* Blocking 50/50
* Offensive Awareness 50/50
* Defensive Awareness 50/50
* Offensive Rebounding 50/50
* Defensive Rebounding 50/50
* Offensive Consistency 52/52
* Defensive Consistency 50/50
* Fatigue Rate 50/50
* Lateral Quickness 50/50

* Take Inside Shots 50/50
* Take Close Shots 50/50
* Take Mid-Range Shots 50/50
* Take 3PT Shots 50/50
* Post Shots 50/50
* Attack the Basket 50/55 (+5 for CPU)
* Look for Post Players 50/50
* Throw Alley-Oops 50/50
* Attempt Dunks 50/50
* Attempt Putbacks 50/50
* Play Passing Lanes 50/50
* Go for On-Ball Steals 75/75
* Contest Shots 45/45
* Backdoor Cuts 50/50

* Over the Back Foul Frequency 100/100
* Charging Foul Frequency 100/100
* Blocking Foul Frequency 100/100
* Reaching Foul Frequency 75/75
* Shooting Foul Frequency 93/93
* Loose Ball Foul Frequency 100/100
* Illegal Screen Frequency 100/100

* Speed (Max rating) 75/75
* Speed (Min rating) 35/35
* Acceleration (Max rating) 75/75
* Acceleration (Min rating) 35/35

[Mike Lowe]

5-minute highlight reel from my Knicks franchise
https://youtu.be/XslmpLIlCHw

Full Gameplay Video
https://youtu.be/k16o6kf9B-k

Other Notes

Right now, I'm honing in on getting injuries and total played games over the course of a season more accurate. Admittedly, we're way too low on injuries and seeing way too many guys play in 82 games.

Like Madden, etc, I won't be subscribing to slider myths without actual testing. From what I've seen, ALL sliders act as they're intended to do so.

[polyduster]

Excited to try these out as I'm wanting to start up a MyNBA soon.

Thanks!

Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

[trulove32]

Try this for injuries and tell me what you think. My opinion it’s a solid balance.

User/CPU
injury frequency 65/65
Injury effects 35/35
Career ending injuries 5/5

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Lowe

Other Notes Right now, I'm honing in on getting injuries and total played games over the course of a season more accurate. Admittedly, we're way too low on injuries and seeing way too many guys play in 82 games. Like Madden, etc, I won't be subscribing to slider myths without actual testing. From what I've seen, ALL sliders act as they're intended to do so.

[Mike Lowe]

Giving this a try right now to combat the number of *82 games played* players we see in a simulated season.

* CPU Injury Frequency 100 (+45)
* User Injury Frequency 100 (+45)
* User Injury Effects 40 (-15)
* CPU Injury Effects 40 (-15)

Simulation Injuries 100 (+45)

[Mike Lowe]

Quote: Originally Posted by trulove32

Try this for injuries and tell me what you think. My opinion it’s a solid balance. User/CPU injury frequency 65/65 Injury effects 35/35 Career ending injuries 5/5

Sorry I missed this post. We're thinking alike. I'm finding we need to go further than that, even. Happy to report, I'm very pleased so far.

Also, I'm going to turn off Game Indicators. Once you get used to who you're controlling on D, it's so much better than having hot and cold halos everywhere.

[polyduster]

Tried my first game after downloading the scenario (thanks again for this).

I was the Kings and played at the Jazz.

I lost 121-118.

We shot 54% from the field including 43% from 3 point range. The Jazz shot 49% from the field and 34% from 3 point range.

We shot 17/21 from the line and the Jazz were 23/27.

We had 52 points in the paint to the Jazz's 58.

Total Rebounds were 49-43 in the Kings favor.

We forced 10 turnovers which led to 11 points. The Jazz forced 19 which led to 24 points. (Most of these were caused by my bad passing, but I will get better lol)

Now with the main stats out of the way, I want to say I really enjoyed how everything played.

I love..love...love not having the player indicators on. It does taking getting used to but once you do, it is wonderful.

The game speed at 55 seems quick at first but I think this was due to me playing a lot at 50 previously.

It was very refreshing to see actual fast breaks after turnovers (17 fast break points for Jazz to my 15).

I know it's only one game but great job so far and I will report anything that seems off going forward.

Thanks!

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[Mike Lowe]

Quote: Originally Posted by polyduster

Tried my first game after downloading the scenario (thanks again for this). I was the Kings and played at the Jazz. I lost 121-118. We shot 54% from the field including 43% from 3 point range. The Jazz shot 49% from the field and 34% from 3 point range. We shot 17/21 from the line and the Jazz were 23/27. We had 52 points in the paint to the Jazz's 58. Total Rebounds were 49-43 in the Kings favor. We forced 10 turnovers which led to 11 points. The Jazz forced 19 which led to 24 points. (Most of these were caused by my bad passing, but I will get better lol) Now with the main stats out of the way, I want to say I really enjoyed how everything played. I love..love...love not having the player indicators on. It does taking getting used to but once you do, it is wonderful. The game speed at 55 seems quick at first but I think this was due to me playing a lot at 50 previously. It was very refreshing to see actual fast breaks after turnovers (17 fast break points for Jazz to my 15). I know it's only one game but great job so far and I will report anything that seems off going forward. Thanks! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Great stuff! Yeah game speed at 55 is just to generate more possessions to try and keep up with simulated games (which also has possessions nerfed).