TUTORIAL : CHANGING THE NUMBER OF MATCHES IN UNIVERSE MODE SHOWS AND PPV's

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This tutorial will show how to change the number of matches in Universe mode Shows and PPV's.

By default the  number of matches set for major shows and PPV's is 7. This was increased to 9 in 2k20 with the possibility of adding more matches.

sadly the 2k19 menu hasn't got options for adding more matches.

The misc05_save.pac file in the 2k19\pac\root  folder  contains the data the game reads to load default attributes for Universe mode.

lets move on

Tools you will need :

HxD

Pac Editor

1. Locate the misc05_save.pac file and open in Pac Editor. 

Please take note wrestleminus can't read the data for Universe mode in the file as it's not coded to do so. 

2. Double click the file 4A6C0E11872A6378.pac in the program window.

3. Double click on the 0004.pac in the program window. You will be presented with the following as shown in the screenshot below.

The dat files to be edited are the 0002.dat file and 0003.dat files. Extract both using the EXTRACT function . Open each in Hxd.

The 0002.dat file contains data for Major and minor shows

The 0003.dat file contains data for PPV's.

Here is a screenshot of the 0002.dat file open in HxD.

The first entry is AD3F (3FAD) is the  Hexref ID for RAW in the string-win.pac file

A041 is the next entry (41A0) is the HexRef ID for Smackdown

The next is AF3F (3FAF) is the HexRef ID for NXT

The other two are used for 205 live , main event and minor shows

You will see I have highlighted the number 7, 5 and 3. These are the number of matches set for these shows.

The number of matches set on Raw will also be set in all custom major shows.

If I changed the 7 in the block of bytes for raw to 8 , save and inject back into the misc05_save file, the Raw show will be allocated 8 matches if you create a new Universe mode.

If you are playing a current Universe mode, the value will not change as the game will only read the file to load default values when the mode is reset.

In this case, what you want to do is delete the current show and create it . 

You can increase the number to 16 matches or even more but the game only allows you edit the first 9 matches. This might be a menu limitation . I will say 9 is best option.

PPV'S.

The 0003 file contains data for PPV's.Here is a screenshot

The first entry ID 0D 42 (42 0D) is the Hexref ID for NXT Takeover : Philadelphia which is set to hold in January.

The next one 94 40 (40 94) is the HexRef for the Royal Rumble. You will see in both cases they are set to 7 matches . You can change these just like we did for the shows.

I have also highlighted the calendar entry. 

The first 01 03 highlighted is the month and week the PPV holds. (1 is 1st month, 3 is third week. )

The next one is 01 04 . This is 1st month 4th week for the Royal Rumble.

If you want to change the default month and week each PPV holds, the calendar data will need to be edited.

 

The string ID's for the other PPV's in the file are

95 40 (40 95) Elimination Chamber

C4 40 (40 C4 ) Fastlane

12 42 (42 12) NXT TAKEOVER: NEW ORLEANS

75 40 (40 75) WRESTLEMANIA

AE40 (40 AE) Backlash

96 40 ( 40 96) EXTREME RULES

07 42 (42 07) NXT TAKEOVER: CHICAGO

99 40 (40 99)MONEY IN THE BANK

05 42 (4205) NXT TAKEOVER: BROOKLYN III

9A40 (40 9A) Summerslam

9C40 (40 9C) HELL IN A CELL

9E40 (40 9E) TLC

9D 40 (40 9D)  SURVIVOR SERIES.

C540 (40 C5) CLASH OF CHAMPIONS

if you want to change the number of matches for each PPV, the default values of 7 you see in each block will need to be changed.

When the changes have been made, save and inject the 0002.dat and 0003.dat files back into the pac file using pac editor. You will use the INJECT function in Pac Editor.

Place the file back in the  pac\root folder and launch your game.