NBA 2K19 - CelticLG's Attention to detail port to SWITCH

[col2k3]

Hey guys!

As some of you may know I was working on porting CelticLG's amazing work to NBA 2K19 switch, and even though it's not 100% done (more on that later), it's as done as It'll ever be, it has almost all of the features he released for us on other platforms to add for our own versions, plus a couple of small things (like more updated transfers & Da Czar's latest playbooks) and it's finally released to download on Switch:

Filename: CelticLG Attention to detail OS



How can this roster exist on Switch?

100% of the credit is split between CelticLG, who not only took the time to research, find, test and curate the best available features and edits from different roster creators across the map and different consoles, but he even went as far as to record most of this work on spreadsheets and youtube videos, so those of us in other consoles could transfer most of those features into our very own rosters. I really can't thank him enough for the time he spent so others outside PS4 could enjoy his work and easily bring it to life.

The rest of the credit obviously goes to all those smart, hard-working roster creators whose work he chose to be part of this project. Just like him (but actually including him as well since many of the features were created by him!) they shared their work selflessly for all of us to enjoy.

All credit to them (of course creators will be mentioned next to the roster features below).

All I did was try to incorporate as many of CelticLG's roster features as I could into my very own file, and once I saw no one else was working on a roster for Switch, decided to release it so others could enjoy and maybe (hopefully) someone could even take it as their own and improve it even further.



So why releasing if it's 90ish percent done instead of 100%?

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Many reasons actually:

Mostly I don't have time anymore to keep updating it as more new features get released, more trades made, and etc.

I intended for this to be a season start roster (as is his) but I haven't made much progress over the last 3 weeks, so by the time I finally can get back to spending hours on it, it will probably be so out to date that I would have to start again and be on a never-ending loop.

It's also more time consuming for me than it should be!

I'm not really as fast as I wish I were when it comes to manually changing all those numbers.

There are also a couple of issues on Switch that aren't present in other consoles. Like a couple of the player edit tabs don't allow for quick edit like they do on other consoles!!!

And a handful of times even though I was editing offline, I had an error message of lost connection, or software error bringing me back to the home menu and losing hours of work

Also, even though CelticLG completely selflessly recorded most of his work on spreadsheets and youtube for us to enjoy; for obvious reasons not every single one of the changes he made is detailed at the moment, and he has kept on tinkering and updating some of the changes he made.

So If it wasn't available on youtube or spreadsheet at the moment, there was sadly no way for me to incorporate something.

And finally, the fact that the Switch scene is mostly dead and there's really not even a proper thread/discussion also brought my motivation down a little bit, plus my 2K19 Switch has over 100 hours of "play time" but I honestly haven't even played more than 10-20 quick match games plus the time it took to bring a "My player" to 70 rating. Everything else has been spent editing and I've decided it's time for me to enjoy a season and I consider this roster to be ready for that

Fear not, however, as most of the work is done, here's the feature list, taking direct quotes from CelticLG's own feature list (in green), and detailing what's missing/was added (if anything):

Real life signature shots:

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I imported every single realistic jump shot from woody's list for all the 30 teams and a good amount of Free Agents (here's the link of his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/woodytraore/videos), a lot of players also have their realistic dribble moves, layups and dunk packages. New jumpshots for Markelle Fultz (credit fc155) and Lonzo Ball (credit DellyTrelly) are also included.


Every single jump shot from his spreadsheet is done!

I didn't, however, add the dribble/layup and dunk packages he recommended for some of the players since I found some of the animations woody chose have been renamed/renumbered in 2k19 and aren't up to date anymore. If someone wants to finish this or if there's a more up to date source for 2k19 it would be wonderful!

- Real life Coaching staff and Front Office:

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all 30 teams have their real-life assistant coaches and GMs, with real names and most accurate head preset possible. Head coaches, assistant coaches, GMs, CFO, scouts, and trainers have their grades, badges, and potential based on SimWorld doc from last year (here's the link for their work from last year: https://forums.operationsports.com/f...-xbox-one.html), and update by me after the start of the season (for example Budenholzer and Nurse have been upgraded)


All done from his spreadsheet!


Also updated a little bit, (ie Hoiberg fired and replaced by his Ast. coach)

Coaching playstyles update

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all 30 coaches (and 30 assistants) have received an update about their system proficiency, system adaptation and play-style. Now HC will run their real-life style of play instead of using a balanced offense and defense.


All done from his spreadsheet!

POE update:

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all 30 teams have points of emphasis updated, you'll see how good sim stats look. This year pace has been replicated, correct teams will finish in the PO spots instead of the Hawks that will also make it to the 2nd round in default roster simulations. Teams that lead the NBA in offensive or defensive rebounds will also be in the first places of their respective categories during simulations. Teams that shoot a lot of threes IRL have been replicated as well. You'll notice for sure the difference between default roster sim stats and my roster sim stats.



All done from his spreadsheet!

Position Changes update:

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over 120 players have received a correction regarding their positions, so you'll see real-life lineups during every single game. I used Rashidi's guide as a base and made my personal edits, here's his site:http://thereal2kinsider.blogspot.com/


All done from his spreadsheet, hope no lawyers are needed!

- Transaction update:

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all transactions have been updated to opening night (and a couple days after for some teams that have signed a two-way player later, like Lakers o Pacers). All two-way players have been included, retired players have been removed from the roster (Manu Ginobili, David West, Nick Collison, Mirza Teletovic) and players who are currently playing overseason (Brandon Jennings, Al Jefferson, Trevor Booker and others) have been suspended for one season in order to avoid teams to sign them.


All done from his spreadsheet!

PLUS! I made all transactions up to this week, everything from Jimmy Butler, to Kyle Korver, to Isiah Canaan waved.

Keep in mind, however, that picks haven't been updated and will have to be manually updated once you start a season, since there's no way for me to make trades involving picks, only players have been updated.

- Tendencies update:
- 3pt tendency and attributes update:

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over 120 players have all of their tendencies update in order to replicate their real-life style of play, guys like Ben Simmons and Nikola Jokic will finally play like themselves (credit to Vannwolfhawk for his great edits, his YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0h...X7Qp7MQ/videos)

Over 500 players have received an update on drive right and dish to the open man tendency (in order to see more drive-and-kick from the CPU), shot contest (more closeouts), no-setup dribble and no-dribble moves (players will no longer keep the ball for a lot of time, ball-sharing and fast passing have been increased) and transition spot up/cut (in transition shooters will finally wait for the ball behind the 3 point line instead of attacking the basket every single time).

Play passing lanes, steal and block tendencies have been revised for all the teams. Alley oop dunk and take charge tendencies have been also overhauled with a personal scale based on lobs and charges per 36 minutes, very similar to the 2K one (but updated, Blake Griffin sadly never dunked a lob in the entire 2017-2018 season). ISO tendencies have been adjusted as well for all the players in the league.



This is the tricky one and the one were I failed due to a couple of different reasons

I added all of CelticLG's shot tendecies displayed on his youtube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOQU7DWpS5Y

I don't, however, have access to any of the other tendency changes he mentioned doing on top of Vann's original tendencies from last year, including drive right, dish to the open man, shot contests, no setup dribbles, no dribble moves, ball sharing, fast passing, transition spot up/cut, play passing lanes, steal, block, dunk, iso, or 3pt tendencies and anything else.

So what I started doing was copying ALL of Vannwolfhawk's 2018 tendencies edits for all players, but I ended up reading that the formulas and engine changed from 2k18 to 2k19, and realizing some players play completely different than they did last year (Brook Lopez? Jokic?) so even if I went through all of the trouble it wouldn't be fully up to date or accurate to the 2k19 engine (or even with CelticLG's roster since he mentions doing so many changes on top of Vann's!).
This, combined with the fact that it was easily the most time-consuming part of the whole process made me give up and abandon this feature after doing 100% of Vann's tendencies from 76ers to Grizzlies.

As I mentioned, this is the part where I think the roster could benefit the most from someone else offering to take the file and bringing it to the finish line. If someone else can take it and finish adding of all of VWH tendencies (or even CelticLG's if he releases his full tendencies video once he's done with it) it would be amazing and would really bring the file to completion for all Switch users.

- Attributes update:

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offensive consistency update for the players in the league. I edited all the players from the 1st roster update (with the exception of some players like Irving or Anunoby that i don't think deserved a downgrade). I've also updated others players ratings (like Rose or Embiid, that deserved an upgrade) and attributes (Ojeleye's defensive attributes, Oladipo stamina, DeAndre FT rating, Embiid mid-range and post game and others).


Don't have access to this sadly, so there's no way I could add them. If someone can/wants to take over and add them, it would be awesome.

- Playbooks and play-types update:

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over 60 real plays added around the league in order to replicate the real-life play-style of the players. Also over 400+ players received a play-types update, even rookies have been updated after the first games of the season. Denver will run more high post plays for Jokic, LeBron and Harden will use more often their lethal pick-and-roll ability.



All his play types done from the youtube!

I also added Da Czar's updated playbooks for all the teams he released up to 12/5/2018 (Dunno if Celtic plans to add his Knicks & Celtics playbook?)

If YAK+Vann's 2k19 updated playbooks get released eventually, I would probably add this since they aren't very time consuming yet they have a great impact on play experience.

- Coaching sliders update

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every coach has their coaching sliders update (run plays, off/def, guard/forward, ins/out). Run plays sliders are based on % of isolations run last year.



All done from his spreadsheet/youtube!

- Jersey numbers update:

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31 players got their jersey’s number corrected


All done from his spreadsheet!

- Height update:

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30 player’s height has been updated based on the new measures via nba.com, also Jayson Tatum (6’9), Kevin Durant (6’11) and Joel Embiid (7’1) heights have been corrected (even if their measures aren’t official)


All done from his spreadsheet!

- Badges overhaul:

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5 outdated badges (Dimer, Limitless range, Hustle rebounder, Defensive stopper, Charge card) have been completely rescaled and updated based on last year stats


All done from his spreadsheet/youtube!

- Personality badges update:

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ll the 21 personality badges have been updated for over 400 players around the league. No more Legendary Work Ethic for Andrew Wiggins. (credit: Barncore for the suggestions)


All done from his spreadsheet/youtube!

- Loyalty/Financial Security/Play for win update:

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all the players received an update on these 3 attributes, that play an important role during contract negotiations in Free agency. You will never see again Antetokuonmpo leave Milwaukee in 2021 in order to sign with the 20-62 Suns team. With this edits I also fixed the G-League morale bug for all the 2-way contracts that will no more be angry after being sendt to the G-League.



All done from the youtube!

- Peak start/end update:

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all the player's peak start and end have been edited to reflect real NBA progression and regression, too many players won’t start to downgrade until 34-35 (credit: Barncore for the suggestions)


All done from the youtube!

- Potentials update:

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after 5 years of simulation with default roster the league becomes full of 80+ players, due to the fact that a lot of guys have a very high potential. The new potentials (plus the peak start/end edits) have been studied in order to replicate a steady number of 80+ players through the years


All done from the youtube!

- Durability update:

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around 40 players have their body parts durability updated after last year injuries (ex: Jabari Parker after 2 ACL has still an 84 left knee durability. He’s got a 56 in my roster) based on injury type and duration



All done from his spreadsheet!

- Accessories update:

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over 100 players around the league have their accessories update, I also fixed the wrong accessories color for home or away jerseys for certain teams (Bulls, Cavs, Spurs). I’ve tried to do my best, especially for top-tier players, but I probably missed someone. If you notice some player who is wearing wrong accessories let me know and I’ll correct it as soon as possible.


Sorry, I honestly didn't even get started on this one, it wasn't a priority to me and there isn't a source easily detailing all the changes available.

If anyone can work on this, would be awesome.

- Athletic attributes update:

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around 100 players received an update in their athletic attributes (lat. quickness, speed, acceleration, vertical and strength), cause most of them were very outdated (Siakam finally has an 88 speed in my roster)


Sorry, no source to do it.

- Real life rotations:

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- revised rotations for all the teams based on the first games of the season, players should stay on the court the same amount of minutes as IRL, i've spent a lot of time on rotation and i'm really with the result and the CPU adjustments post-injury


All done from his youtube!

plus a couple of changes, since I went and updated transactions to a more recent date, some of this rotations got revised (Sixers for example) going by recent box scores and depth charts. If you see anything you disagree with, let me know!

- Real life injuries:

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all injuries have been updated to the opening night. The duration of the injuries has been calculated in order to make the player return the same exact day as he made his comeback IRL (for players like Cousins or Porzingis I used approximations based on various reports).


All done from his spreadsheet!

- New faces for bad CAPs

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thanks to a lot of talented CAP creators I was able to replace some of the worst created faces in the game with the most realistic CAP possible. Players with a new face: Allonzo Trier, Brad Wanamaker, Daniel Thies, Kostas Antetokounmpo, Jonathan Williams, Chimezie Metu, Duncan Robinson, Trevon Duval, Rawle Alkins, Shaquille Harrison, Tyrone Wallace, D.J. Stephens, Deonte Burton, Ryan Broekhoff and others (credit to CAP's thread guys: nummel, DaInfamous NY, cdk10, javov)



Sorry, I honestly didn't even get started on this one, it wasn't a priority to me and I couldn't find a source easily detailing all the changes.

If anyone can work on this, would be awesome.

- Shoe update:

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16 players have their shoes updated (keep in mind that this is an old roster, I couldn't have access to all the new shoes added those weeks, but if you start a new MyLeague with this roster you'll have all the new kicks in there)



Done from his spreadsheet! (Although I believe this one isn't on the final spreadsheet)

Contracts update:

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corrected over 100 contracts around the league. I've seen a lot of errors this year (missing team or player options, incorrect amount of annual money and even wrong numbers of contract duration)



Sorry, couldn't easily tell which one was missing or wrong, no source at the moment, but if one gets released, I'll consider quickly updating it.

- Play-initiator update:

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play-initiator has been revised for all the teams, making the correct adjustments after the start of the season



Done from his youtube!

So that's all folks

As I mentioned, I did my best and I consider my work on it done. I think it's ready and I'll use it for my own personal season.

But there's still a couple of things that could be added/improved.

So again, If someone (or a group of someones) on Switch could take this file as the base and work on it just a little more adding those last couple of missing things, plus whatever updates keep getting released, it would end up being the perfect and best available experience for all of us Switch users out there.

Tendencies, attributes, and playbooks could still use some work. As I mentioned I'll be on the lookout and add whatever updated 2019 playbook sets end up being the best whenever it gets released, but that could take a while.

Anyone on Switch, feel free to take the file and keep working on it as your own, just keep us updated on what are you doing with it so we can use it, and always remember to give credit to CelticLG and the creators since this is all their work.


Also I manually transcribed thousands of numbers from spreadsheets/youtube into the Switch's tiny screen, so if you spot a difference with CelticLG's work please let me know so I can fix it!

Thanks and enjoy!




Sources directly from CelticLG:

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For PC, XBox and Switch users here's everything you need to import what you want Final spreadsheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15J-...ew?usp=sharing Peak start/end by Barncore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlO8Ygw7KCI Play-types, injuries, play-initiator update: https://youtu.be/hlc-3dGBMjg Vann's tendencies: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0h...able_polymer=1 Coaching sliders and POEs: https://youtu.be/E8rQI9sd4Ew Rotations: https://youtu.be/I-ZvkfPPgyI Shot tendency (still working on 3pt tendencies): https://youtu.be/rOQU7DWpS5Y Plays added, accessories update, wrong contracts fixed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-EH...ew?usp=sharing

And the original thread of his amazing work so you can thank him!:


https://forums.operationsports.com/f...25&postcount=1

[col2k3]

And reserved just in case.

[LakersDestini]

Amazing, will test this out..thank you

[Mchi5]

Please excuse this noob question but where can we downloaded this file from? Thanks in advance

[col2k3]

In game.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mchi5

Please excuse this noob question but where can we downloaded this file from? Thanks in advance

Options features, create roster, user created roster. Search by name.


Then make sure when you play quick matches you're using that roster from the team select screen (I believe left stick button lets you select roster) and same when you're starting a season.

[LakersDestini]

what are some edits that still need to be done?

I want to take this project over.

Maybe some OVR boosts.

[pokcaihua]

Hey I am interested in this project mainly on the attributes and the tendencies part. But I'm a student atm so I might have limited contribution to this project, but i would like to have some conversation with people experienced on editing tendencies and attributes to make this project great. Cheers.

[Mchi5]

Quote: Originally Posted by col2k3

In game. Options features, create roster, user created roster. Search by name. Then make sure when you play quick matches you're using that roster from the team select screen (I believe left stick button lets you select roster) and same when you're starting a season.

Awesome. Thanks for the info!