2K and "colours": Courts etc...

[Walt Frazier]

Just out of curiosity, is there a known reason why 2K is always "off" for colors?


I mean, their artists are obviously very good with some outstanding work to prove it...and yet they have never been able to nail court colours, jersey colours etc. There must be a legitimate reason as their artists are too good to simply "get it wrong".


Example: most courts in the game are completely wrong in terms of colour ad textures.


So, why can a modder fix it easily enough and yet 2K's artists have not been able to get most courts anywhere near realistic in years?


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[Chargers_Are_The_Bes]

The Knicks And the Magics blue is off also. I don't think 2K is allowed to use the TD Garden for the Celtics that's probably why it just says Boston Celtics


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[Walt Frazier]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chargers_Are_The_Bes

The Knicks And the Magics blue is off also. I don't think 2K is allowed to use the TD Garden for the Celtics that's probably why it just says Boston Celtics Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, they cannot say "TD Garden" or MSG in New York etc for licensing reasons...


I am mainly talking about the colours/textures...and, especially, the floorboards. They are way, way off with most courts. Boston looks terrible compared to what a modder was able to do with the colours.

[alexbrg]

Agreed, these are not small details by any means in my opinion. Sometimes this game's graphics blow my mind, but you've got to admit there's a pretty striking contrast between the incredible attention to detail in terms of player likeness etc. (plus the thousands of "little things" that are deservedly discussed and lauded in another thread) and the way some courts are represented (Celtics, Knicks, Bucks, Magic are probably the ones most in need of an overhaul).

[KingMansaMusa]

Quote: Originally Posted by Walt Frazier

Yeah, they cannot say "TD Garden" or MSG in New York etc for licensing reasons... I am mainly talking about the colours/textures...and, especially, the floorboards. They are way, way off with most courts. Boston looks terrible compared to what a modder was able to do with the colours.

Look likes a lighting issue, can u put a pic of NBA Live 16 TD Garden to see how it compares. Also I always thought had a generic approach to arenas and colors as Live has fuller colors and the lighting is top notch in the certain pics I saw.

[Goffs]

Quote: Originally Posted by KingMansaMusa

Look likes a lighting issue, can u put a pic of NBA Live 16 TD Garden to see how it compares. Also I always thought had a generic approach to arenas and colors as Live has fuller colors and the lighting is top notch in the certain pics I saw.

It could also be what the NBA sent to 2k...I'm curious if it's color codes they send out or just a high res pics and 2k just uses eye dropper tool for the courts and jerseys.

[Da_Czar]

Just out of curiosity does anyone have ref pics of all the incorrect floors along with accurate floors as the OP does ?

[d23x]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

Just out of curiosity does anyone have ref pics of all the incorrect floors along with accurate floors as the OP does ?

These are the two I know of its just the paint color that's off for the Knicks and 76ers should be darker. This 76ers pic is from last year only thing not shown in the pic is the ribbion things they have inside the arc.