Need help finding portraits

Thanlan · 01-19-2002, 01:51 PM

I am kinda new to icewind dale but i was quick to recognize that thre is a lack of portriats. so my question is where can i find some good ones and how to i get them do i have to have some program to use them in the game thanks

J'aran · 01-19-2002, 02:11 PM

Allright, first of all, welcome to Ironworks!
[img]graemlins/thewave.gif[/img]

You can download some cool portraits from Havak's Portraits and Sounds.

To use them, just create a folder named 'portraits' in your IWD main folder and copy the portraits there. Then in the game, when you create a character, select 'custom' from the portrait menu and select the port you want.

To change an existing character's port, go to the record-screen, click customize, and then appearance.

Thanlan · 01-19-2002, 04:35 PM

i went to the website it had realy cool pics i downloaded them but i dont know how to get them to work im not familiar with how to do this..im a real noob. so i quees my question is what do you mean when you say go to your icewind files? im just confused

01-19-2002, 07:57 PM

I'll try to explain this as best I can.

Go to 'my computer' and then 'program files'. Click 'black isle' and then make a new folder in this directory (by right clicking in this screen). Name this 'portraits'. Next, move the downloaded pictures into this folder.

The next time you start up Icewind Dale, you can change your portrait in the normal way, except this time selecting 'custom portrait' in the menu. Hope this helps [img]smile.gif[/img]

Greadius · 01-19-2002, 08:15 PM

I'm having difficulty downloading from that Havak website you listed. It sends me to 3ddownloads.com, whic sends me to an error display when I try to download the .zip files. Is there any other way to get the portraits from there?

Darkman · 01-20-2002, 06:49 AM

I was having the same problem when I was trying to download from Havak's. Maybe you're supposed to be a registered member... Yet you could always just right click on the picture and select Save As, then bmp format.

Darkman · 01-20-2002, 06:51 AM

Oh and I almost forgot, http://www.kirith.com/ also has some really nice portraits.

J'aran · 01-20-2002, 08:55 AM

I don't think you need to be a registered member to download from Havak's. I'm not, and I never have any trouble. No idea why you get that error. But there are loads of websites with cool portraits for BG and IWD. As Darkman said, Kirith has some, and you can also go to the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale sections of the main Ironworks website.

Greadius · 01-20-2002, 10:57 AM

I got it to work. The website Havlak sets downloads through has a cap on the number of users. I must have been trying to download at prime time. When I tried again this morning I got them all on the first try.

Warboss · 01-22-2002, 06:40 PM

You can always make your own from any picture you happen to find. The proper size is listed in the instructions. I use a picture of Arnold as Conan for my fighter, among the others.

01-20-2002, 06:49 AM	#6
Darkman Avatar Join Date: July 11, 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 42 Posts: 525	I was having the same problem when I was trying to download from Havak's. Maybe you're supposed to be a registered member... Yet you could always just right click on the picture and select Save As, then bmp format. __________________ There more of it there is,<br />The less you see.

01-20-2002, 06:51 AM	#7
Darkman Avatar Join Date: July 11, 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 42 Posts: 525	Oh and I almost forgot, http://www.kirith.com/ also has some really nice portraits. __________________ There more of it there is,<br />The less you see.

01-22-2002, 06:40 PM	#10
Warboss Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: December 6, 2001 Location: San Francisco Posts: 38	You can always make your own from any picture you happen to find. The proper size is listed in the instructions. I use a picture of Arnold as Conan for my fighter, among the others. __________________ just my 2 cp

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01-19-2002, 01:51 PM	#1
Thanlan Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 19, 2002 Location: hotmail Posts: 6	I am kinda new to icewind dale but i was quick to recognize that thre is a lack of portriats. so my question is where can i find some good ones and how to i get them do i have to have some program to use them in the game thanks

01-19-2002, 02:11 PM	#2
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 44 Posts: 1,493	Allright, first of all, welcome to Ironworks! [img]graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] You can download some cool portraits from Havak's Portraits and Sounds. To use them, just create a folder named 'portraits' in your IWD main folder and copy the portraits there. Then in the game, when you create a character, select 'custom' from the portrait menu and select the port you want. To change an existing character's port, go to the record-screen, click customize, and then appearance.

01-19-2002, 04:35 PM	#3
Thanlan Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 19, 2002 Location: hotmail Posts: 6	i went to the website it had realy cool pics i downloaded them but i dont know how to get them to work im not familiar with how to do this..im a real noob. so i quees my question is what do you mean when you say go to your icewind files? im just confused

01-19-2002, 07:57 PM	#4
Sorcerer Alex Guest Posts: n/a	I'll try to explain this as best I can. Go to 'my computer' and then 'program files'. Click 'black isle' and then make a new folder in this directory (by right clicking in this screen). Name this 'portraits'. Next, move the downloaded pictures into this folder. The next time you start up Icewind Dale, you can change your portrait in the normal way, except this time selecting 'custom portrait' in the menu. Hope this helps [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-19-2002, 08:15 PM	#5
Greadius The Magister Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 126	I'm having difficulty downloading from that Havak website you listed. It sends me to 3ddownloads.com, whic sends me to an error display when I try to download the .zip files. Is there any other way to get the portraits from there?

01-20-2002, 08:55 AM	#8
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 44 Posts: 1,493	I don't think you need to be a registered member to download from Havak's. I'm not, and I never have any trouble. No idea why you get that error. But there are loads of websites with cool portraits for BG and IWD. As Darkman said, Kirith has some, and you can also go to the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale sections of the main Ironworks website.

01-20-2002, 10:57 AM	#9
Greadius The Magister Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 126	I got it to work. The website Havlak sets downloads through has a cap on the number of users. I must have been trying to download at prime time. When I tried again this morning I got them all on the first try.

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