res2 2K 2025 Superstar Next Gen Sliders (PC)

[res2]

After taking 2024 off since PC was old gen again, I'm happy to have taken the plunge with 2k 2025 Next Gen for PC. This year's game might be the best ever.

My usual caveats - I do not use the shot stick. I'm a button shooter using Real Player %. Your style may require adjustments. I play MyLeague with a completely custom team (Seattle Skyhawks - see the images above).

I recommend making certain roster attribute, tendency, and badge changes as some issues can only be addressed through roster updates. More on that later as I'm still playing with roster edits.

Remember that everyone's playstyle, preferences, and skill is different so your experience may vary.

Note: I play on PC (Next Gen).


User vs CPU Sliders
The Sliders are now updated after the most recent patch. Click the Spoiler button for the sliders.

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Version 1.0
Jan 1, 2025 (Happy New Year)

SETTINGS
Game Difficulty: Allstar, Superstar, or Hall of Fame (I'm using Superstar)
Game Speed: 52 (suggest 50 to 54)
Camera: Broadcast, Nosebleed, or Skybox

CONTROLLER SETTINGS
Shot Timing: Real Player %
Free Throw Timing: Real Player %
Box Assist Strength: 50


SLIDERS
USER/CPU (if only 1 number they are the same for both)

OFFENSE
Inside Shot Success – 54/56
Close Shot Success - 54/56
Mid-Range Shot Success – 52/54
3PT Success – 52/54
Layup Success – 54/56
Shot Coverage Impact - 35
Shot Timing Impact – 0
Free Throw Window Size - 50
Dunk in Traffic Frequency - 50
Dunk in Traffic Success - 50
Pass Accuracy - 25
Alley-Oop Success - 50
Contact Shot Success - 45
Ball Security - 0
Body-Up Sensitivity - 35
Pass Speed - 25

DEFENSE
Driving Contact Shot Frequency - 65
Inside Contact Shot Frequency - 85
Layup Defense Strength (Takeoff) - 65
Layup Defense Strength (Release) - 65
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Gather) – 50
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Release) - 50
Help Defense Strength - 75
Steal Success - 65

ATTRIBUTES
Agility – 50
Vertical – 35
Strength – 55
Stamina – 50
Speed – 45/40
Durability - 50
Hustle – 85/65
Ball Handling – 35
Hands – 75
Dunking Ability - 50
On-Ball Defense – 35
Stealing – 65
Blocking – 65/50
Offensive Awareness - 35
Defensive Awareness – 35
Offensive Rebounding - 65
Defensive Rebounding – 55
Offensive Consistency - 25/35
Defensive Consistency - 25/35
Fatigue Rate – 50

TENDENCIES
Take Inside Shots - 50
Take Close Shots - 35
Take Mid-Range Shots - 65
Take 3PT Shots - 50
Post Shots - 45
Attack the Basket - 55
Look for Post Players - 50
Throw Alley-Oops - 50
Attempt Dunks - 65
Attempt Putbacks - 65
Play Passing Lanes – 100/75
Go for On-Ball Steals – 85
Contest Shots – 85
Backdoor Cuts - 75

FOULS
Over the Back Foul Frequency - 100
Charging Foul Frequency - 100
Blocking Foul Frequency - 100
Reaching Foul Frequency - 65
Shooting Foul Frequency - 100
Loose Ball Foul Frequency – 100
Illegal Screen Frequency – 50

MOVEMENT
Speed (Max rating) - 75
Speed (Min rating) - 25
Acceleration (Max rating) - 75
Acceleration (Min rating) - 25

Roster Edits for Attributes, Tendencies, and Badges

There are aspects of gameplay that can only be adjusted by making key roster edits. I recommend these changes.

Shared Roster –

I have saved a baseline NBA Modern Era roster with no injuries for PC. The edits to attributes, tendencies, and badges described below have been made. Search for my username (resteele02) or savename (RES2 Baseline Roster).

Click the Spoiler button for the roster edits.

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Edit a Roster. Enter Quick Edit mode and switch to the All Player screen. Select All (A button) to make bulk adjustments.

Here is an example of the adjustments you can make quickly –
Manually reduce the individual top players until the max scores are 90. Then select the entire column (Press A to cycle through individual cell, row, and column options until you have the entire column selected) and flick the right stick down 35 (so the max score is now 55 since you started with a max score of 90) then flick the right stick up 5. All the scores that were just at 0 are now at 5 and the max up from 45 to 60. You will now have a range from 5 to 60 for all players.

Here is another example –
Select an entire row and flick the right stick up 20 times to raise the scores +20. Flick up 1 time so the minimum score is 46 (+20 goes from 25 to 45, then +1 to 46 for this example), then down 1 so the minimum score is 45. This up 1 and down 1 move will ensure the max score for the highest rated players is 99 (not 100).

In the suggestions below -10, +10 means while on the All Players screen, Press A to edit all players, flick the right stick down 10 times, then up 10 times. The instructions below are only approximate changes to get to the target min and max values.


Attributes -

Layup -10, +10 (Min 35)
Mid -10, +10 (Min 35)
Foul -10, +10 (Min 35)
Shot IQ -10, +10 (Min 35)
Hands -10, +10 (Min 35)
Pass IQ - 10, + 10 (Min 35)
Vision -10, +10 (Min 35)
ID -10, +10 (Min 35)
PD -10, +10 (Min 35)
PD for PGs, SGs, and SFs only -20, +20 (Min 45 for PGs, SGs, and SFs while C, PF will be Min 35)
Help Defense IQ -20, +20 (Min 45)
Pass Perception -25, +25 (Min 50)


Tendencies -

Touch -60, +35 (Max 75, Min 35)
Close -10, +10 (Min 10)
Under -10, +10 (Min 10)
Smid -25, +25 (Min 25)
Ossmid -10, +10 (Min 10)
Contmid -10, +10 (Min 10)
Glass -5, +5 (Min 5)
Finish +6, -1 (Min 10)
Dish -45, +40 (Min 40, Max 95)
Isovse -20 (Max 20)
Isovsg -15 (Max 40)
Isovsa -10 (Max 75)
Isovsp -14 (Max 85)
Plydisc -50, +20 (Min 20, Max 70)
Takec -45, +40 (Min 40, Max 95)
Foul -45, +40 (Min 40, Max 95)
Hfoul +6, -1 (Min 10)
Steal -45, +40 (Min 40, Max 95)
Pinterc -45, +40 (Min 40, Max 95)
Contest -40, +35 (Min 35, Max 95)
Block -30, +25 (Min 25, Max 95)


Optional Tendency Changes

Flashy Pass = 0 (avoid outdated animations)
All Dribble Tendencies = 0 (better fast breaks, CPU will still trigger dribble animations as appropriate)
All Post Moves Max = 35 (more deliberate CPU decisions in the post)


If any column adjustment has max scores of 100, I flick down once to set the max to 99. I'll also check the top ratings for any tendency to see if the top-rated players look right and adjust a few top players manually as needed.

Note: with the increases to fouls from the roster edits, you should adjust the Fouls slider on the Simulation setting (Settings, General) down to 0 otherwise fouls and free throws may be too high in simulated games. I find it's worth the risk to get in-game fouls to be more realistic.


Badges -

I have adjusted badges because I find overuse can be unrealistic. I mostly rely on roster Attributes and Tendencies for good gameplay. I use the global edit feature to edit badges. In your roster, use the quick edit feature, go to the All Players screen. Flick the right stick down twice for each badge column to eliminate the bronze and silver badges. Legendary becomes Silver, Gold becomes Bronze, and the original Silver and Bronze badges are eliminated. I leave the Blue personality badges unchanged.

Add Pick Dodger and Off Ball Pest to all players.
Flick the Right Stick down once to remove the bronze badge from anyone who has it already, then up once so all players have these at Bronze level. This down once then up once action will ensure anyone who already had the badge at a level above bronze still has the badge at the same level they started with.

Update: Set Pick Dodger to Silver for all players.

Reminder - Everyone's playstyle and skill is different. Use these suggestions as a starting point and adjust for your style and the outcomes you are looking for. I hope you enjoy the game.

[res2]

Here is my game vs. New Orleans using the v1 sliders.

Seattle won this back and forth game by pulling away in the 4th period. I made a point of driving more in the 2nd half and got to the line a lot. Zion was in foul trouble much of the game so he was limited. McCullum torched me for 40 but we contained the rest of the team enough to squeak out the win on free throws at the end when they had to resort to fouling.

Rotations were good with McCullum, Murray, and Ingram all having more than 35 minutes, and Zion with only about 25 due to foul trouble.

[res2]

As mentioned in the first post, roster edits are still a WIP but here are the highlights.

Attributes -
Increase Interior D (ID) + 10 and Perimeter D (PD) +20 as soooo many non-starters are way too low.

Increase Help D IQ +10

Tendencies -
Reduce the top end and increase the bottom end of Touch to get better distribution. I have the range on Touch from 75 to 35.

Increase Pass To Open Man +20

I like to increase midrange +20 to get more midrange shots. I'm old so grew up watching Jordan in college.

I deduce the ISO tendencies by 5 or 10 to get less ISO play.

I also still like to increase take charges, fouls, and hard fouls +10 to make getting to the line easier. The engine in 2025 is much better about fouls, but still not where I want it without some help.

Increase Contest Shots +10 for overall better action on contests and more fouls.

[res2]

Here is a game against Utah. Markkanen scored 30 with 11 boards and played 44 minutes (that's too high). But Seattle held on to win with a good run in the 4th including several big 3 pointers (increasing our 3PT% to 50% for the game) to secure the victory on the road.

[res2]

Minor tweak to the first post.

Speed – 50/45 (was 50 for both)
On-Ball Defense – 40/35 (was 35 for both)

[res2]

I have updated the first post with my roster edits and a baseline saved file. Here are the details.

Roster Edits for Attributes, Tendencies, and Badges

There are aspects of gameplay that can only be adjusted by making key roster edits. I recommend these changes.

Shared Roster –

I have saved a baseline NBA Modern Era roster with no injuries for PC. The edits to attributes, tendencies, and badges described below have been made. Search for my username (resteele02) or savename (RES2 Baseline Roster).

Click the Spoiler button for the roster edits.

Spoiler

Edit a Roster. Enter Quick Edit mode and switch to the All Player screen. Select All (A button) to make bulk adjustments.

Here is an example of the adjustments you can make quickly –
Manually reduce the individual top players until the max scores are 90. Then select the entire column (Press A to cycle through individual cell, row, and column options until you have the entire column selected) and flick the right stick down 35 (so the max score is now 55 since you started with a max score of 90) then flick the right stick up 5. All the scores that were just at 0 are now at 5 and the max up from 45 to 60. You will now have a range from 5 to 60 for all players.

Here is another example –
Select an entire row and flick the right stick up 20 times to raise the scores +20. Flick up 1 time so the minimum score is 46 (+20 goes from 25 to 45, then +1 to 46 for this example), then down 1 so the minimum score is 45. This up 1 and down 1 move will ensure the max score for the highest rated players is 99 (not 100).

In the suggestions below -10, +10 means while on the All Players screen, Press A to edit all players, flick the right stick down 10 times, then up 10 times.

Attributes -

Layup -10, +10 (Min 35)
Mid -10, +10 (Min 35)
Foul -10, +10 (Min 35)
Shot IQ -10, +10 (Min 35)
Hands -10, +10 (Min 35)
Vision -10, +10 (Min 35)
ID -10, +10 (Min 35)
PD -10, +10 (Min 35)
PD for PGs, SGs, and SFs only -20, +20 (Min 45 for PGs, SGs, and SFs while C, PF will be Min 35)
Help Defense IQ -20, +20 (Min 45)


Tendencies -

Touch -60, +35 (Max 75, Min 35)
Close -10, +10 (Min 10)
Under -10, +10 (Min 10)
Smid -25, +25 (Min 25)
Ossmid -10, +10 (Min 10)
Contmid -10, +10 (Min 10)
Glass -5, +5 (Min 5)
Finish +6, -1 (Min 10)
Dish -35, +35 (Min 35)
Isovse -20 (Max 20)
Isovsg -15 (Max 40)
Isovsa -10 (Max 75)
Isovsp -14 (Max 85)
Plydisc +11, -1 (Min 35)
Takec +11, -1 (Min 10)
Foul +11, -1 (Min 30)
Hfoul +6, -1 (Min 10)
Contest +21, -1 (Min 35)

If any column adjustment has max scores of 100, I flick down once to set the max to 99. I'll also check the top ratings for any tendency to see if the top-rated players look right and adjust a few top players manually as needed.

Badges -

I have adjusted badges because I find overuse can be unrealistic. I mostly rely on roster Attributes and Tendencies for good gameplay. I use the global edit feature to edit badges. In your roster, use the quick edit feature, go to the All Players screen. Flick the right stick down twice for each badge column to eliminate the bronze and silver badges. Legendary becomes Silver, Gold becomes Bronze, and the original Silver and Bronze badges are eliminated. I leave the Blue personality badges unchanged.

Add Pick Dodger and Off Ball Pest to all players.

Enjoy the game!

[res2]

Increased Defensive Awareness to 65 (was 35). First post is updated.

Needed to break old habits from the PC old gen days. I used to keep Def Awareness very low to help get fouls to work. In Next Gen this low Def Awareness is not needed. The defense benefits from higher Def Awareness, though issues on rotations and help D still exist.

I may set Def Awareness even higher.

[strosdood]

Curious as to if PC version is a different game? U specified that these were designed for PC so Jw


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