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IMPORTING CHARACTERS AND SAVED GAMES In Baldur's Gate II you are able to import characters and saved games from Baldur's Gate or from the expansion pack, Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast. Even if you have uninstalled Baldur's Gate 1, you will still be able to access your old save games and characters, UNLESS you have manually deleted these files. There will also be pre-made characters that you can use if you do not want to go through character generation. These represent a broad selection of popular character types that the newcomer to the genre will enjoy playing. Characters can be imported using either of the following methods: 1) by extracting characters from an existing save game OR 2) by importing the character files (CHR files) directly. To import a character from a saved game (either from Baldur's Gate, Tales of the Sword Coast, or Baldur's Gate II) copy the save directory into the directory entitled SAVE in the Baldur's Gate II root directory. Then, begin Baldur's Gate II, start a new game, choose the import option at the bottom of the screen and follow the instructions. To import a character from a character file (either from Baldur's Gate, Tales of the Sword Coast, or Baldur's Gate II) copy the character file (xxxxxxxx.CHR) into the directory entitled CHARACTERS in the Baldur's Gate II root directory. Then, begin Baldur's Gate II, start a new game, choose the import option at the bottom of the character generation screen and follow the instructions. Importing a character that uses a custom portrait requires that you either choose a portrait from among the existing portraits or re-import your custom portrait by placing the portraits in the directory entitled PORTRAITS found in the root directory of Baldur's Gate2. After you've chosen a portrait hit DONE to continue the character selection. You can import hacked characters into Baldur's Gate 2, however their experience will be capped to the maximum possible gained from Tales of the Sword coast.