NBA 2K21 Next-Gen Settings/Sliders (Hall of Fame)

[H2UKNOW]

My goal is always to replicate what I see on tv as closely as possible while keeping things challenging. I didn't venture too far away from default Hall of Fame. I highly recommend bookmarking the SimWorld/SimStyle NBA 2K19 Spreadsheets and adjusting Coach Gameplans for both teams before every game to get better defensive rotations. I included all of my settings so that you could get a feel for exactly how I play. Give them a try and let me know what you think. All feedback is welcomed and greatly appreciated. User and CPU sliders are always the same.


Settings
Game Difficulty: Hall of Fame
Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
Fatigue: On
Injuries: On
Game Speed: 60
Foul Out: 6
On Court Shot Clock: Full 24 Seconds
Shot Feedback: Off
Camera Shake: Off
Gameplay Indicators: Off
Action Replays: Off
Highlight Play Camera Cuts: On
After Broadcast Camera Cuts: Often
Ball Handler Text: None
Pick & Roll Overlay: Off

Audio Presentation: Regular Season (Playoffs)
Motion Blur: 50
Commentary Vol: 80
PA Vol: 65 (95)
Sound Effects Vol: 100
Crowd Vol: 70 (100)
Player Chatter Vol: 100


CPU/User Sliders: (Pre-Season, Regular Season, All-Star Weekend, Post-Season)
Offense
Free Throw Difficulty: 50
Inside Shot Success: 54
Close Shot Success: 56
Mid-Range Shot Success: 58
3PT Success: 60
Layup Success: 56
Dunk In Traffic Frequency: 65, 65, 100, 65
Dunk In Traffic Success: 35, 35, 50, 35
Pass Accuracy: 35, 40, 50, 45
Alley-Oop Success: 65, 75, 100, 85
Contact Shot Success: 54
Ball Security: 0
Body-Up Sensitivity: 100
Pass Speed: 56

Defense
Driving Contact Shot Frequency: 75, 85, 50, 95/100
Inside Contact Shot Frequency: 75, 85, 50, 95/100
Layup Defense Strength (Takeoff): 50, 50, 25, 65/75
Layup Defense Strength (Release): 50, 50, 25, 65/75
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Gather): 10, 10, 0, 25/35
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Release): 10, 10, 0, 25/35
Help Defense Strength: 75, 85, 50, 95/100
Steal Success: 100

Attributes
Acceleration: 70
Vertical: 50
Strength: 50
Stamina: 50
Speed: 50
Durability: 45, 50, 65, 55
Hustle: 75, 85, 50, 95/100
Ball Handling: 55, 55, 75, 55
Hands: 45, 50, 35, 55
Dunking Ability: 35, 35, 65, 35
On-Ball Defense: 5, 5, 0, 10
Stealing: 35, 35, 10, 35
Blocking: 35, 35, 10, 35
Offensive Awareness: 100
Defensive Awareness: 100
Offensive Rebounding: 50
Defensive Rebounding: 50
Offensive Consistency: 85, 95, 100, 95
Defensive Consistency: 75, 75, 50, 85
Fatigue Rate: 52, 50, 50, 48
Lateral Quickness: 75

Tendencies
Take Inside Shots: 55
Take Close Shots: 45
Take Mid-Range Shots: 45, 45, 55, 40
Take 3PT Shots: 65, 65, 75, 60
Post Shots: 25, 25, 35, 30
Attack the Basket: 35, 35, 45, 40
Look for Post Players: 45
Throw Alley-Oops: 100
Attempt Dunks: 100
Attempt Putbacks: 100
Play Passing Lanes: 100, 100, 50, 100
Go for On-Ball Steals: 100, 100, 50, 100
Contest Shots: 75, 85, 50, 100
Backdoor Cuts: 35, 50, 0, 65

Fouls
Over the Back Foul Frequency: 100, 100, 90, 95
Charging Foul Frequency: 95, 95, 85, 90
Blocking Foul Frequency: 100, 100, 90, 95
Reaching Foul Frequency: 100, 100, 90, 95
Shooting Foul Frequency: 100, 100, 90, 95
Loose Ball Foul Frequency: 100, 100, 90, 95
Illegal Screen Frequency: 100, 100, 90, 95

Movement
Speed with Ball (Max rating): 70
Speed with Ball (Min rating): 25
Acceleration with Ball (Max rating): 70
Acceleration with Ball (Min rating): 25
Speed without Ball (Max rating): 75
Speed without Ball (Min rating): 30
Acceleration without Ball (Max rating): 75
Acceleration without Ball (Min rating): 30


Coach Settings
Adaptive Coach Engine: Off
Timeout: Auto
Player Minutes: Auto
Substitution: Auto
Substitution Method: Rotation
Offensive PlayVision: All Plays
PlayVision Display: Full
Playcalling Messages: Show All
Offensive Playcalling: Auto
Defensive Playcalling: Auto
Late-Game Fouling: Auto
Team Communication: Offense and Defense
Freelance Series Order: Dynamic
Freelance Series Repeat: Repeat on Success


Controller Settings
Vibration: On
Shot Meter: Off
Perfect Release: None
Shot Timing: Real Player %
Shot Aiming: Off
Free Throw Timing: Real Player %
Free Throw Aiming: Aiming Off
Pro Stick Function: Default
Pro Stick Orientation: Absolute
Off-Ball Offense Mode: Absolute
Double Team Reaction: Auto
Help Defense Button Function: Call For Help
Call For Pick And Roll Vs Fade: Auto
Player Icons: Off
Skip Pass: Enabled
Icon Lead Passing: Off
Pro Stick Pass Type: Normal
Icon Passing: Pass Type Control
Receiver Control: Handoff/Pitch Pass
Pro Stick Defense: Absolute
Who To Guard: Off
Defensive Assist With Intense-D: 100 (User Preference)
Boxout Assist Strength: 100 (User Preference)

Pass Target Profile: Custom
Pass Target Direction: 60
Pass Target Distance: 30
Pass Target Distance: 10

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Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

Nice sliders - thanks for posting.

You might play with some of the tendencies section. I find the default 50s do not create enough midrange or 3pt attempts and creates too many drives to the basket. There are a few slider sets to compare if you are interested.

As a constructive comment, I find the center justification makes the data a little harder to read. But that's just me so take that comment with a big grain of salt.

Always glad to see more efforts to make the game better. :-)

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Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

And I totally agree with your note about the default rosters being a mess.

I have a roster I use for my season mode and have made these global updates (all players page so its actually not tedious).

Increase the foul attribute for everyone by about 20-30 points.
Increased fouls, hard fouls, and contest shots by about 20-30 points
Decreased drive and finish tendencies by about 20-30 points
Increased dish to open man by about 20 - 30 points

I also remove most of the badges as I really think these create bad behaviors.

These sort of roster changes can make a huge difference.

Note - the foul changes require updating the simulation settings. Set fouls to 0 to avoid the simulator creating way too many fouls. With these changes i average 20 - 35 free throws a game in both simmed and played games.

[H2UKNOW]

H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

Nice sliders - thanks for posting.



You might play with some of the tendencies section. I find the default 50s do not create enough midrange or 3pt attempts and creates too many drives to the basket. There are a few slider sets to compare if you are interested.



As a constructive comment, I find the center justification makes the data a little harder to read. But that's just me so take that comment with a big grain of salt.



Always glad to see more efforts to make the game better. :-)

I agree about shot distribution, but we're in a bad spot with default rosters being so bad. If I was to raise the 3PT Tendency slider to compensate for a shooter like Glen Rice having a 0 in the default roster, will it also led to Giannis shooting 5 per game since he had a 78 3PT rating and his shot tendency was too high as well? It's tough, but I'll play around with them before I release a final set this week. I also tried to make it easier to read. Thanks a lot!

[H2UKNOW]

Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

And I totally agree with your note about the default rosters being a mess.

I have a roster I use for my season mode and have made these global updates (all players page so its actually not tedious).

Increase the foul attribute for everyone by about 20-30 points.
Increased fouls, hard fouls, and contest shots by about 20-30 points
Decreased drive and finish tendencies by about 20-30 points
Increased dish to open man by about 20 - 30 points

I also remove most of the badges as I really think these create bad behaviors.

These sort of roster changes can make a huge difference.

Note - the foul changes require updating the simulation settings. Set fouls to 0 to avoid the simulator creating way too many fouls. With these changes i average 20 - 35 free throws a game in both simmed and played games.

Is your roster on Xbox Live?

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Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

Is your roster on Xbox Live?

Sorry - PC user here. And its customized for my Seattle Skyhawks created player team. I'm of no use to you.

[H2UKNOW]

Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

Streaming my final set now.

https://www.twitch.tv/h2uknow

[H2UKNOW]

Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

First post updated. I went 1-3 last night so I'll stream two games before work. Hopefully we can get back to .500. Tap in and leave a comment if you do. Thanks!

https://www.twitch.tv/h2uknow

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Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

First post updated. I went 1-3 last night so I'll stream two games before work. Hopefully we can get back to .500. Tap in and leave a comment if you do. Thanks!

https://www.twitch.tv/h2uknow

I will say starting from HOF includes more hidden CPU cheating. This is why I always start with Pro or Allstar to avoid some of the hard coded CPU advantages.

In my opinion (so take this with another grain of salt) HOF is good if you need more or a challenge but not if you are looking for good balance and fun gameplay.

[H2UKNOW]

Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

I will say starting from HOF includes more hidden CPU cheating. This is why I always start with Pro or Allstar to avoid some of the hard coded CPU advantages.

In my opinion (so take this with another grain of salt) HOF is good if you need more or a challenge but not if you are looking for good balance and fun gameplay.

I definitely agree. I mentioned on the stream a few times that I may drop down to Superstar, but my last two games were great. I'm gonna stream again in the morning to test some things out.

[TopSide83]

Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

These are some very nice looking sliders and very nicely presented. Thank you for sharing these. As soon as I get the game, I’ll plug these in.

Always nice to see a new slider maker because over the years we’ve lost some really good ones that no longer mess with nba 2k

[Chris_geechiano]

Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

Do you only use the help defense coaching sliders from sim world or you also use the POE’s as well for teams to have different playstyles


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[H2UKNOW]

Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

These are some very nice looking sliders and very nicely presented. Thank you for sharing these. As soon as I get the game, I’ll plug these in.



Always nice to see a new slider maker because over the years we’ve lost some really good ones that no longer mess with nba 2k

Thanks a lot! Let me know how they play for you.

[H2UKNOW]

Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

Do you only use the help defense coaching sliders from sim world or you also use the POE’s as well for teams to have different playstyles


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I just use the help defense slider and let ACE do it’s thing in Play Now, but once I start a MyLeague I turn ACE off and set POEs for both teams before every game.

[H2UKNOW]

Re: H2UKNOW's NBA 2K21 Current-Gen Settings/Sliders (Real Player %)

Posting an update in the morning along with two full games against the CPU so you guys can get a feel for my play style and see how the AI performs.