How to Enable Lighting in "NBA Live '08"
Lighting effects in "NBA Live '08" for the PC can be activated through the game's option menu. However, even gamers with the proper graphics card cannot activate this option without the use of a patch. If the game has grayed out the "Lighting" option and you have a compatible graphics card, you can download a patch released in May 2008 that allows you to enable the option to add shadows and reflections into your game. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Click "Start" from the bottom left of your computer screen. Click "Run" if you are using an operating system prior to Windows 7 or click the text box on Windows 7.
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Type "dxdiag" without quotation marks and click "Ok." Click the "Display" tab.
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Write down the name listed in the "Device" box. Compare your graphics card with the required cards for the game which are an NVIDIA GeForce 3 or greater, ATI Radeon 8500 or greater or Intel 915/950/965.
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Download the "Lighting Patch" files from the File Front gaming website to your computer's desktop if you have the required graphics card. As of October, 2010, File Front is the only location where the patch is available.
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Navigate to the "Settings" folder of "NBA Live '08." The default location is found in Program Files, then EA Sports, NBA Live '08 and then Settings.
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Open the "Lighting Patch" folder from your desktop. Click and drag the "settings.dat" file into the Settings folder for "NBA Live '08." Confirm the overwrite.
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Close the folders. Launch NBA Live '08.
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Click " Options" from the main menu. Select "Detail Settings" from the bottom of the options menu.
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Highlight "Lighting" and click the right arrow on the screen to enable the option. This will cause dynamic lighting changes in the game.
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Tips & Warnings
If the "Lighting" option is not grayed out before downloading the patch, you can enable lighting by clicking the right arrow and turning the option to "On."
If your graphics card does not meet the requirements, you cannot enable lighting within the game.
