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[darthsabe]

In the the Baldur?s Gate 2 ? Throne of Bhaal modification ?The Longer Road? (http://www.onlinefic...LongerRoad.html) Irenicus (as NPC) has a custom Inventar Paperdoll.

I do work on a mod which has the goal to restore the Original Sarevok as NPC in the addon. That means that I want to give him his classic outfit, his big mighty armor. It is easy to create items and change his ingame animation, but I have problems to give him an own paperdoll graphic (like in The Longer Road). The graphic work is not the problem, I have done a BAM-graphic and named it to ?usarinv.bam?. I have used ?The Longer Road? as demonstration material and think, that the Paperdoll of Irenicus was in some way linked to his ingame animation.

Can someone help me to link the paperdoll-BAM to Sarevok?s animation? Perhaps someone could write a short tutorial to do this?

The second question: I have used BAM-Workshop to create the paperdoll graphic. BAM-Workshop does reduce the graphic quality to a very low level (low color level), lesser than the original graphics from Bioware, I think. Is there any way to make it better, more color detail or however?

Perhaps someone could find the time for an answer,
Thanks!

Greetings from Germany, Niedersachsen/Wildeshausen, 09.09.2008
darthsabe

Links:
- Paperdoll of Irenicus from ?The Longer Road?: http://www.onlinefiction.net/Imask.jpg

- Paperdoll for Sarevok (Preview of my work/ Adobe Photoshop work): http://img292.images...aperdollmu6.jpg

[vilkacis]

EDIT: No, wait, I'm dumb.

EDIT EDIT: The link is the file name. Since his avatar begins with USAR, placing that USARINV bam in the override folder should give anyone using Sarevok's avatar that paper doll. If it's not showing up, it may be a faulty bam.

As for the image quality, it's supposed to be 256 colours. Try reducing the colour depth before importing into BW, Photoshop (or whatever you're using) is probably better at that part of it.


(...wait, "eine spielpause beginnt..."? That's a lot more elaborate than the English version's plain "PAUSE". XD)

Edited by vilkacis, 09 September 2008 - 02:03 PM.

[darthsabe]

At first, thank you for your help, vilkacis!

Here are a summary of my efforts:

• First I copied my "usarinv.bam" into the override-folder. I gave my charakter the ingame animation of Sarevok, but there was not been showed up my custom paperdoll in inventar menu.
  
• Another try: Experimental I took the "ireninv.bam" from "The Longer Road" and renamed the data name to "usarinv.bam". Then I repeated 1) and copied it into the override-folder. The same result: No paperdoll is showing up.
  
• At next I took my original "usarinv.bam" and renamed the data name to "ireinv.bam". With the other data's from "The Longer Road" I copied it into the override-folder again. Then I gave my charakter the ingame animation of Irenicus to find out if my *.bam is valid - and it works. Every charakter with the ingame animation of Irenicus has my custom paperdoll.

Result:
My *.bam seem to be valid but the "linking" to Sarevok's ingame animation doesn't work.

Do you have other ideas to get it to work?

[Sam.]

The graphic work is not the problem, I have done a BAM-graphic and named it to ?usarinv.bam?.

Have you seen this? From what I have seen, the Infinity Engine will not use an inventory paperdoll with any animation that starts with a "u".

[darthsabe]

The graphic work is not the problem, I have done a BAM-graphic and named it to ?usarinv.bam?.

Have you seen this? From what I have seen, the Infinity Engine will not use an inventory paperdoll with any animation that starts with a "u".

I had not seen this thread before. That the IE do not use any inventory paperdoll with starts with a "u" is bad. I have read that you had had a similar goal like me and that the adding of new animations (overwriting an existing animation without the startletter "u") might be the solution of this problem. Do you had succeeded with that?

[Sam.]

The graphic work is not the problem, I have done a BAM-graphic and named it to ?usarinv.bam?.

Have you seen this? From what I have seen, the Infinity Engine will not use an inventory paperdoll with any animation that starts with a "u".

I had not seen this thread before. That the IE do not use any inventory paperdoll with starts with a "u" is bad. I have read that you had had a similar goal like me and that the adding of new animations (overwriting an existing animation without the startletter "u") might be the solution of this problem. Do you had succeeded with that?

No, I never tried it because of the widespread compatibility issues (a list) one would inevitably encounter (and because I am absolutely terrible at WeiDU coding). However, I think that theoretically, using one of the built-in extra animation slot would work, but I don?t guarantee it. You would probably have a better chance of success replacing one of the standard animations. For instance, you could replace every groundhog in the game with a rabbit and then add your animation to the groundhog slot.

[Jarno Mikkola]

For instance, you could replace every groundhog in the game with a rabbit and ...

Do you mean that, updating the groundhog creatures to use the rabbits animation... or otherwise you'll just loose everything and the game.

[Sam.]

For instance, you could replace every groundhog in the game with a rabbit and ...

Do you mean that, updating the groundhog creatures to use the rabbits animation... or otherwise you'll just loose everything and the game.

I mean that every groundhog in a given area would be replaced with a rabbit. So, unless smashing groundhogs gives you more pleasure than smashing rabbits, you wouldn't lose anything but gain everything related to the new animation. (unless I've forgotten something important [which happens more often than I would like])

[Icendoan]

You might wreck the Sendai's Enclave wood, assquirrels and groundhogs are drow.

Icen

[Sam.]

You might wreck the Sendai's Enclave wood, assquirrels and groundhogs are drow.

Icen

How about pheasants then? My point was it would probably be OK to replace a relatively unimportant animation.

[nam3l3ss]

Any progress with this mod? Is there a website for it, or maybe a thread somewhere?
(*casts raise dead on thread*)

[darthsabe]

Finally I have managed to create a functioning inventory paperdoll graphic for Sarevok and integrate it into the game.

To make it work the latest version of IA (Infinity Animations) core mod must be installed. My thanks at this point to Erephine and the team of IA, who have improved the paperdoll support for existing animations!

 

The BAM must be copied into the override folder. In the result all creatures with Sarevok's animation will have the paperdoll graphic.

I have found the original Sarevok graphic on the net and not created myself. Therefore, I do not own rights to it. I brought it only in the appropriate format.

I put the BAM for free. Everyone likes to use as he pleases, even for mods of any kind. Over a mention in the credits I'd still look forward to.

 

Preview (small):

 

Preview (big):

http://www.baldursga...evok_ingame.jpg

 

Download BAM:

http://www.baldursga...ads/usar1inv.7z

 

 

[Almateria]

i cant

[Almateria]

i need a moment here

[Almateria]

i don't even, i can't begin to

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someone help me i dont know where to start

[Almateria]

i am at a loss for words

[Almateria]

four years

[darthsabe]

Today I also have made inventory icons (BAM) for Sarevok's equipment (helmet and armor).

 

Preview-Link:

http://www.baldursga...evok_ingame.jpg

 

Download:

http://www.baldursga...s/armor_helm.7z

Edited by darthsabe, 02 April 2014 - 08:33 AM.

[Roxanne]

Finally I have managed to create a functioning inventory paperdoll graphic for Sarevok and integrate it into the game.

 

To make it work the latest version of IA (Infinity Animations) core mod must be installed. My thanks at this point to Erephine and the team of IA, who have improved the paperdoll support for existing animations!

 

The BAM must be copied into the override folder. In the result all creatures with Sarevok's animation will have the paperdoll graphic.

I have found the original Sarevok graphic on the net and not created myself. Therefore, I do not own rights to it. I brought it only in the appropriate format.

I put the BAM for free. Everyone likes to use as he pleases, even for mods of any kind. Over a mention in the credits I'd still look forward to.

 

Preview (small):

 

Preview (big):

http://www.baldursga...evok_ingame.jpg

 

Download BAM:

http://www.baldursga...ads/usar1inv.7z

Edited by Roxanne, 07 September 2013 - 11:07 AM.

[Roxanne]

Finally I have managed to create a functioning inventory paperdoll graphic for Sarevok and integrate it into the game.

 

To make it work the latest version of IA (Infinity Animations) core mod must be installed. My thanks at this point to Erephine and the team of IA, who have improved the paperdoll support for existing animations!

 

The BAM must be copied into the override folder. In the result all creatures with Sarevok's animation will have the paperdoll graphic.

I have found the original Sarevok graphic on the net and not created myself. Therefore, I do not own rights to it. I brought it only in the appropriate format.

I put the BAM for free. Everyone likes to use as he pleases, even for mods of any kind. Over a mention in the credits I'd still look forward to.

 

Preview (small):

 

Preview (big):

http://www.baldursga...evok_ingame.jpg

 

Download BAM:

http://www.baldursga...ads/usar1inv.7z

Edited by Roxanne, 07 September 2013 - 11:37 AM.