Hey, I installed BGT and for some reason when I place my custom NPC portraits in the override folder it replaces the small portrait (to the right of the screen), but not the larger one in the main character window. Where do I need to place the larger portraits? thanks
Custom NPC portraits?
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, Apr 30 2010 09:38 AM
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Posted 30 April 2010 - 05:35 PM
Hey, I installed BGT and for some reason when I place my custom NPC portraits in the override folder it replaces the small portrait (to the right of the screen), but not the larger one in the main character window. Where do I need to place the larger portraits? thanks
You can place portraits in the override folder, or (even better) in the portraits folder
When it comes to the BioWare NPCs, make sure the .bmp files are named correctly, and they should show up the way you want on all game screens.Good luck!
Eric
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Posted 01 May 2010 - 10:08 PM
Hey, I installed BGT and for some reason when I place my custom NPC portraits in the override folder it replaces the small portrait (to the right of the screen), but not the larger one in the main character window. Where do I need to place the larger portraits? thanks
You can place portraits in the override folder, or (even better) in the portraits folder
Good luck!
Eric
Yea.. I did that and it doesn't work. It only works for the small portrait. I was wondering if the BMPs are named differently in BGT or if I need to put the images somewhere else. I tried putting the images in both the override and the portraits folder.
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 12:27 AM
If my memory is correct, the MEDIUM sized portrait is used and not so much the large one (until epilogue).
No difference that BGT makes to this.
No difference that BGT makes to this.
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 10:55 AM
I was naming them according to this: http://portraits.cho...ait_change.html
I know that Tutu has a special naming requirement (i.e. _MOENL.bmp for Imoen) and I assume there's something similar for BGT because I can't get the large portraits to change. IMOENS.bmp in override, however, does give me the small portrait. I just need to know what that special naming requirement it.
I know that Tutu has a special naming requirement (i.e. _MOENL.bmp for Imoen) and I assume there's something similar for BGT because I can't get the large portraits to change. IMOENS.bmp in override, however, does give me the small portrait. I just need to know what that special naming requirement it.
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Posted 02 May 2010 - 10:51 PM
So you suffixed the file with M.bmp? Just checking. Remember BG2 uses the M portrait and not the L one.
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Posted 03 May 2010 - 12:58 PM
Yea. Here's what I tried for Imoen (not listing IMOENS.bmp because this worked for the small pic).
IMOENL
IMOENM
NIMOENL
NIMOENM
_IMOENL
_IMOENM
IMOENL
IMOENM
NIMOENL
NIMOENM
_IMOENL
_IMOENM
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Posted 03 May 2010 - 12:59 PM
Yea. Here's what I tried for Imoen (not listing IMOENS.bmp because this worked for the small pic).
IMOENL
IMOENM
NIMOENL
NIMOENM
_IMOENL
_IMOENM
Forgot to add
_MOENL
_MOENM
I also tried this for Montaron, with the same (i.e. no) result.
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Posted 07 October 2012 - 10:09 AM
I am having this same problem. I have reached the Friendly Arm Inn, party consists of PC-Imoen-Khalid-Jaheira-Montaron-Xzar
NPC's with custom portraits are Imoen, Khalid, Jaheira, and Xzar
Initially none of their medium size portraits were showing up, but by playing with the names I was able to get Jaheira, Khalid, and Xzar's to show up. I named Jaheira based on her BG2 naming convention, and I changed KHALIDL and XZARL (the way Chosen of Mystra says to do it) to KHALIDM and XZARM. However no matter what I do Imoen does not show up. I tried putting it in the way BG2 does it, nothing. I tried IMOENM what worked for Khalid and Xzar, when I did that there was no portrait shown in the character screen, just the question mark. All the small sidebar portraits are working. Can someone please give me some advice?
NPC's with custom portraits are Imoen, Khalid, Jaheira, and Xzar
Initially none of their medium size portraits were showing up, but by playing with the names I was able to get Jaheira, Khalid, and Xzar's to show up. I named Jaheira based on her BG2 naming convention, and I changed KHALIDL and XZARL (the way Chosen of Mystra says to do it) to KHALIDM and XZARM. However no matter what I do Imoen does not show up. I tried putting it in the way BG2 does it, nothing. I tried IMOENM what worked for Khalid and Xzar, when I did that there was no portrait shown in the character screen, just the question mark. All the small sidebar portraits are working. Can someone please give me some advice?
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Posted 07 October 2012 - 10:56 AM
In case -anony- is still around, or anyone else has this problem, I found out that for some reason the portrait I made wasn't the right bit depth or something. I re-formatted my pic and now it is working. Thank you all for your time.
