portraits....

Gabriel Engel · 11-28-2001, 05:16 PM

Can somebody please tell me how to add new portraits to an existing game. I've downloaded some nice ones but do not know how to get them in to the game. I've tried everything i can think of. help please

Micah Foehammer · 11-29-2001, 10:00 AM

Simple enough .....

Create a new folder called Portraits in your main IWD/HOW directory and simply copy the portraits there.

When you create a new character and are prompted for a character portrait simply hit "CUSTOM" and that will take you to a screen where you can select the portrait you wish to use.

Make sure that you have both a large and small version of each portrait and that they are labelled properly.

Elif Godson · 11-29-2001, 10:38 AM

Yup just as Foehammer has said, and Welcome to IW. [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]

Morgan_Corbesant · 11-29-2001, 02:43 PM

the names cannot be more than seven letters long. it will look somehting similar to this. femthi.L for large and femthi.S for small portraits. also, they have to be a certain size, but in not sure as to what size that is.

Micah Foehammer · 11-29-2001, 02:55 PM

A small correction -

The correct format is xxxxxxxL.bmp and xxxxxxxS.bmp - The name for the file (including the descriptive L and S, but excluding the file type ) has to be 8 characters or less

The portrait sizes are different for IWD/HOW and for BG/BG2 - here's the sizes

IWD -
Small = 36W x 58H
Large = 110W x 173H

BG -
Small = 36W x 60H
Large = 110W x 170H

I'm not sure that it matters actually, as I have been able to use portraits interchangeably between IWD and BG without any problem.

Gabriel Engel · 11-29-2001, 04:42 PM

Thanks for the info gang...that helps however,i'm curious as to whether or not you can alter an existing portrait as well.
Everytime I try to go to the "custom" window that "Micah Foehammer"
referred to...I get nothing. None of the portraits I saved show at all. I am guessing this only works on new characters. Anyway, Thanks again for the help. I do appreciate it and I also appreciate the welcome I received. It's nice to be on-board.

Micah Foehammer · 11-29-2001, 07:28 PM

You should be able to alter the portrait for an existing character as well as create a new character using custom portraits. There should be an option at the bottom of the inventory screen that will allow you to go in and alter the characters appearance (clothing color, hair, skin AND to select a new portrait). I don't know WHY its not allowing you to do that. Its never given me any trouble at all.

Email me both the large and small version of one of the portraits you want to use and let me try it out. It might be something simple in the file naming for the portraits.

One last thing; the portraits MUST be in .bmp format, not jpg. Some of the sites that allow you to download only download jpg format pics and those have to be reformatted.

Micah Foehammer · 11-29-2001, 07:31 PM

BTW, double check the size of the portrait files. The large one should be 56k and the smaller one should be 7k.

11-28-2001, 05:16 PM	#1
Gabriel Engel Welcomed New User Join Date: November 28, 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 2	Can somebody please tell me how to add new portraits to an existing game. I've downloaded some nice ones but do not know how to get them in to the game. I've tried everything i can think of. help please __________________ G.Engel

11-29-2001, 10:00 AM	#2
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Simple enough ..... Create a new folder called Portraits in your main IWD/HOW directory and simply copy the portraits there. When you create a new character and are prompted for a character portrait simply hit "CUSTOM" and that will take you to a screen where you can select the portrait you wish to use. Make sure that you have both a large and small version of each portrait and that they are labelled properly. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

11-29-2001, 10:38 AM	#3
Elif Godson Dracolich Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Hurricane Valley Age: 51 Posts: 3,089	Yup just as Foehammer has said, and Welcome to IW. [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] __________________ Children get Arthritis too! http://awtampa.kintera.org/jaaware

11-29-2001, 02:43 PM	#4
Morgan_Corbesant Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 19, 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 45 Posts: 1,224	the names cannot be more than seven letters long. it will look somehting similar to this. femthi.L for large and femthi.S for small portraits. also, they have to be a certain size, but in not sure as to what size that is. __________________ Morgan Corbesant, Elven BladeSinger, Captain of the army of the Seldarine<br /><br /> [img]\"http://www.rleeermey.com/images/linkbanners/usmcredwhiteblue.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Protector of Elves<br />Slayer of Orcs<br /><br />ALL YOUR BASE, ARE BELONG TO US!!!<br />I DON\'T FIGHT FOR HONOR, I FIGHT TO WIN!<br />\"One who is a samurai must before all things keep constantly in mind, by day and by night...the fact that he has to die\". <br />-Daidoji Yuzan-<br />16th Century

11-29-2001, 02:55 PM	#5
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	A small correction - The correct format is xxxxxxxL.bmp and xxxxxxxS.bmp - The name for the file (including the descriptive L and S, but excluding the file type ) has to be 8 characters or less The portrait sizes are different for IWD/HOW and for BG/BG2 - here's the sizes IWD - Small = 36W x 58H Large = 110W x 173H BG - Small = 36W x 60H Large = 110W x 170H I'm not sure that it matters actually, as I have been able to use portraits interchangeably between IWD and BG without any problem. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

11-29-2001, 04:42 PM	#6
Gabriel Engel Welcomed New User Join Date: November 28, 2001 Location: new jersey Posts: 2	Thanks for the info gang...that helps however,i'm curious as to whether or not you can alter an existing portrait as well. Everytime I try to go to the "custom" window that "Micah Foehammer" referred to...I get nothing. None of the portraits I saved show at all. I am guessing this only works on new characters. Anyway, Thanks again for the help. I do appreciate it and I also appreciate the welcome I received. It's nice to be on-board. __________________ G.Engel

11-29-2001, 07:28 PM	#7
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	You should be able to alter the portrait for an existing character as well as create a new character using custom portraits. There should be an option at the bottom of the inventory screen that will allow you to go in and alter the characters appearance (clothing color, hair, skin AND to select a new portrait). I don't know WHY its not allowing you to do that. Its never given me any trouble at all. Email me both the large and small version of one of the portraits you want to use and let me try it out. It might be something simple in the file naming for the portraits. One last thing; the portraits MUST be in .bmp format, not jpg. Some of the sites that allow you to download only download jpg format pics and those have to be reformatted. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

11-29-2001, 07:31 PM	#8
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	BTW, double check the size of the portrait files. The large one should be 56k and the smaller one should be 7k. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

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