NBA Jam: 2020s On Fire Edition Mod V2.0 Released

You may recall that back in February, johnz1 released a new mod for NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, bringing the 2020s to the game. V2.0 of the project is now available!

The new version of NBA Jam: 2020s On Fire Edition adds three new teams to the lineup: Detroit, Houston, and Toronto. A couple of players have been removed from teams where they’re no longer a good fit, and the final game in Road Trip is now USA vs. France. Player appearances and ratings have also been updated, along with some team uniforms. Please note that V2.0 essentially functions as a new game, so save files from V1.0 unfortunately won’t work with the new release. Check out the readme for more information on installation.

Key features of V2.0 can be found below. As previously noted, this mod isn’t an update for the 2025 season. Rather, it adds squads from on the recent past with a couple of current lineups, making the selection more of a “best teams of 2020” scenario. To that end, some franchises have multiple teams to choose from. Once again, more information can be found in the release notes below.

Download the new version of NBA Jam: 2020s On Fire Edition here! For more information and previews, check out the release topic here. johnz1 has done some amazing work updating an all-time classic, so shout out to him as always for the awesome mod, and for making it available to one and all free of charge. Stay tuned for more of his projects for NBA Jam: On Fire Edition!

NBA Jam: 2020s On Fire Edition V2.0 Release Notes

• Added 3 new teams:
  • DET Mid 2020’s (Cunningham, Duren, Harris)
  • HOU Mid 2020’s (Sengun, Green, VanVleet)
  • TOR Early 2020’s (Siakam, VanVleet)
• Removed DAL Mid 2020’s (Davis, Irving, Thompson)
• Removed players (after shuffling around player models, they no longer fit):
  • DEN Jeff Green
  • PHI Paul George
• Changed the final Road Trip matchup to USA vs. France
• Updated GSW’s uniforms.  I wanted to do this before v1.0 but ran out of time.
• Adjusted player ratings:
  • DEN Jamal Murray
  • IND Tyrese Haliburton
  • ORL Paolo Banchero
• OKC Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – changed to long shorts
• SAS De’Aaron Fox – changed to skinny body type
• In-game player head improvements:
  • Russell Westbrook – replaced one in-game dunk head (because it didn’t look good)
  • Tobias Harris – replaced on in-game head and adjusted others
  • LAC James Harden – fixed all heads that were too small
• Remastered in-game head textures:
  • DEN Nikola Jokic
  • DEN Jamal Murray
  • MEM Desmond Bane
  • PHI Joel Embiid
• Uniform improvements:
  • DEN (added thin outside rings to jerseys)
  • OKC (moved jersey NBA logo to rear)
  • FRA (replaced the solid color side parts)
  • USA (replaced the solid color side parts)
• Remastered uniforms:
  • LAC (and darkened red parts)
  • MEM
  • NOP
• DEN Michael Porter Jr. – changed shot package to Larry Bird
• LAC Kawhi Leonard – changed away shoes to white/light blue
• NYK Karl Anthony-Towns – updated accessories (white/black full leg wraps)
• SAS Victor Wembanyama – updated accessories (full leg wraps)
• SAS Chris Paul – updated accessories (compression shirt, full leg wraps)
• SAS – changed coach to Mitch Johnson
• NYK – updated media table logos
• MEM Jaren Jackson Jr. – moved to a different Player ID so that nametags could be changed from “Jackson” to “Jackson Jr.”
• Player model migrations. Many shoes and head sizes have changed:
  • DEN
  • LAC Paul George
  • MEM
  • OKC
  • PHI
  • SAS
  • WAS
  • FRA Victor Wembanyama

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