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Darkman · 09-01-2001, 03:56 PM

If you check the Readme file it will give you detailed instructions on how to use custom portraits. Here's a clip from that...

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The measurements for player portraits are 38X60 pixels for the
smaller portraits (8-bit color runs faster but it can be up to 24 bit
color), and 110X170 pixels for the larger portraits. To use a custom
portrait, place it in the Portraits directory (in the install
directory for the game) and add an S to the end of the small portrait
name and an L to the end of the large portrait - otherwise the two
names must be identical. The names must be 1-7 letters long, maximum
- so the filename with the S or L added to the end is no longer than
8 total characters. The portrait files must be in BMP format.

For example:
XXXXXXXS.bmp for small (38x60, 8-bit)
XXXXXXXL.bmp for large (110x170, 24-bit)

For multiplayer, each player must have a copy of the portraits,
otherwise they will see a blank icon instead of the other player's
custom portraits. You will need to manually send these portraits to
your friends as BG2 has no method of transferring them.
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So your pics have to be bmp's and have to fit the right dimensions. Then you put them in the Portraits folder in your BG2 directory and you're good to go. You can select the custom portraits when you choose your character's appearance.

Hope that helps.

09-01-2001, 03:56 PM	#2
Darkman Avatar Join Date: July 11, 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 44 Posts: 525	If you check the Readme file it will give you detailed instructions on how to use custom portraits. Here's a clip from that... ================================== The measurements for player portraits are 38X60 pixels for the smaller portraits (8-bit color runs faster but it can be up to 24 bit color), and 110X170 pixels for the larger portraits. To use a custom portrait, place it in the Portraits directory (in the install directory for the game) and add an S to the end of the small portrait name and an L to the end of the large portrait - otherwise the two names must be identical. The names must be 1-7 letters long, maximum - so the filename with the S or L added to the end is no longer than 8 total characters. The portrait files must be in BMP format. For example: XXXXXXXS.bmp for small (38x60, 8-bit) XXXXXXXL.bmp for large (110x170, 24-bit) For multiplayer, each player must have a copy of the portraits, otherwise they will see a blank icon instead of the other player's custom portraits. You will need to manually send these portraits to your friends as BG2 has no method of transferring them. ================================= So your pics have to be bmp's and have to fit the right dimensions. Then you put them in the Portraits folder in your BG2 directory and you're good to go. You can select the custom portraits when you choose your character's appearance. Hope that helps.