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GENERAL

- Addressed a hang that can occur when editing/applying tattoos in Edit Player.

- Resolved a bug where one or more users in a co-op game would lose control of their player at some point during the game.

- Fixed a disconnect issue that some users were seeing during online games.

- (PC) Fixed a corruption issue where some users were experiencing hangs, missing art assets, and infinite loads. Please ensure that your virus scanning software (e.g. Avast) whitelists your Steam folder/directory. This is required for new content to properly download and install.

- Closed a loophole where the pause timer would stop counting down when sitting in the ‘Report Image’ flow.

- Improved the user interface when applying contracts to players in MyTEAM by removing the display of how many contracts the player would have IF the current card was applied.

- Fixed a case where the user accepting an online invite would sometimes skip the position selection screen in the way into matchmaking.

- Headwear should now properly unequip when attempting to do so from within the MyPARK Apparel section of the store.

- The player portrait will now update when a new user is signed in on the main menu via the account picker.

- A number of other optimizations and enhancements have been made to improve the user experience.



GAMEPLAY

- Teammate free throw celebration/interaction behaviors have been corrected.

- Slightly tuned down the frequency of ball collisions.

- Fixed an issue that led to a temporary loss of user control on possession changes while in the 2K Cam.

- Tuned down the frequency of missed alley-oop and putback dunks when open.

- Fixed an issue that allowed high rated post players to shoot post fadeaway 3's at a high percentage.



MyCAREER/MyPARK/MyCOURT

- Fixed a rare issue where the game would hang when Doris Burke interviews your MyPLAYER at the end of the first half and/or at the end of the game.

- The correct records and rep levels will now be shown for the players on the MyPARK loading screen.

- Corrected the wall and floor art for the San Antonio Spurs theme in MyCOURT.

- Fixed a case where some purchased shoes were not properly appearing on the shoe racks in MyCOURT.



MyGM/MyLEAGUE

- Resolved a hang that could occur many, many years into MyGM when entering the offseason.

- Generated players will now wear the correct color socks for away games.

- Fixed an issue where generated players were getting their free throw animations randomized every offseason.

- The Strengths/Weaknesses screen in Team Comparison should now be functioning properly once again.


NOTE: All patch fixes will work in your existing game mode saves (unless specifically noted otherwise).

GENERAL

- Support added for custom keyboard configurations.

- Optimization improvements that increase performance across all configurations.

- Addressed an issue where some users would notice commentary cutting out during gameplay.

- Resolved frame rate stuttering at start of games/between quarters on moderate to high-end systems.

- Addressed an issue where some users would see a black screen in the Edit Arena and Edit Uniform menus when ‘Special Effects’ was turned off.

- New Video Settings option ‘Media People Detail Level’ added; reducing this will help performance on low-end and mid-range graphics cards.

- Corrected missing/incorrect player icons when using a non-Xbox 360 controller.

- Fixed a rare hang that could occur when attempting to fast-forward 2KTV.

- Fixed a rare driver crash on DirectX 10.0 and DirectX 10.1 graphics cards.

- Help text added to Video Settings menu.

- Additional detail setting now available for Shader Detail in the Video Settings menu.

- Fixed super sampling not working when Letterbox (formerly called Aspect Ratio Correction) was disabled.

- The following Video Settings options should now provide the expected results when modified: Color Correction, Depth of Field, Screen Space Ambient Occlusion, Bloom, and Volumetric Effects.

- Resolved a rare case where the game would hang when entering/exiting the Tattoo editor when customizing the tattoos on your MyPLAYER.

- Addressed an issue on the main menu where the title would freeze for a period of time before proceeding to the selected action (e.g. loading a MyCAREER save).

- Players will no longer slide/skate when pressing the block button during an inbound state. It was funny while it lasted.

- Tuned crowd excitement and intensity on made buzzer beaters.

- Resolved a case where certain players (e.g. Kristaps Porzingis) would have their hairstyle change slightly when zooming in the camera very close in replay.



MyPARK/2K PRO-AM

- Pro-Am Team Play has been added to the game! You can now play as a full team in your custom-built arenas.

- Addressed a number of matchmaking issues that inhibited users from playing in Pro-Am Walk-On games.

- Fixed an issue where your player would sometimes appear with the incorrect height (if you had more than one MyCAREER save file) when entering MyPARK/Pro-Am from within MyCAREER.

- Fixed a rare case where the ball would get stuck in the High Roller courts, thus preventing a game from concluding.

- Improved the animation of the skateboard in MyPARK. If you don’t have this, get it. You can move between courts faster than those that are on-foot!

- 2K Beats will now continue to play after finishing a game in MyPARK.



MyCAREER/MyCOURT

- Fixed an issue where some users were unable to join their friends’ MyCOURTs.

- Fixed an issue where the host user was unable to send MyCOURT invites after leaving MyPARK/Pro-Am with a squad.

- Addressed a number of issues with Accolades not unlocking at the appropriate time within MyCAREER.

- Pressing the back button will no longer cause the game to hang from the MyCAREER NEXT menu after being eliminated from the playoffs.



MyGM/MyLEAGUE

- Numerous tuning and code enhancements to improve simulated player stats.

- Playoff games (within a series) can no longer be played out of order in MyLEAGUE Online.

- Found and fixed a case where visiting certain submenus with no head coach would cause the game to hang.

- Fans of relocated/rebranded teams will no longer hold up signs referencing the previous identity of the team.

- Fixed a rare hang that could occur when the ticker referenced a previous game result where all of the players on the team have since been traded.

- Selecting to load a custom draft class will no longer cause a game hang in the MyGM offseason if you had previously been fired during that same offseason.



NOTE: All patch fixes will work in your existing game mode saves.

NBA 2K16 is free to play until Sunday at 1 PM EST. Enjoy the full game until then!

Hi guys,
The first PC patch has been released for NBA 2K16. Here are the list of changes:

- Added support for 21:9 UltraWide monitors, multiple monitor displays, and other non-16:9 aspect ratios.

- Fixed an issue where frame rate could stutter (even on higher end graphics cards) in either or both of gameplay and MyPARK.

- Fixed a bug where playcalling icons were not appearing for some users.

- Resolved a driver crash on below min spec DirectX 10.0 cards, such as the NVidia 9800 GT.

- Optimized crowd rendering, resulting in slightly improved performance on many configurations.

- Fixed ‘black rectangle’ artifact.

- Removed super sample configuration option due to driver instability.

Note: We are currently investigating reports of commentary dropping out during gameplay. We will look to address this in our next patch. Thanks!

- Ronnie2K