Please note that new user registrations disabled at this time.

Major Portrait Problems

This forum is to be used for all discussions pertaining to BioWare's Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast expansion pack.
Post Reply
User avatar
CopperWater
Posts: 120
Joined: Thu Jul 17, 2003 3:26 pm
Location: A broken home.
Contact:

Major Portrait Problems

Post by CopperWater »

I just installed Baldurs Gate again and didnt like too many of the basic ones so i went to a portait sight. I clicked download and i couldnt put it in Bg1 so now it is just on my desktop. I heard that you needed to add a file but when i went to explore on disk 1 and tried to make a new folder called Portraits but it said there was no room on the disk. I have no idea how to realy do too much stuff on my comp and I am at a total loss with this.
[color=dark red]When an adult goes to hell its terrific, but when a child goes to hell, well, thats why I am in the business.[/color][/size]
User avatar
SP101
Posts: 572
Joined: Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:47 pm
Contact:

Post by SP101 »

The "Portraits" folder have to be created in the BG2 location (C:/Program Files/Baldur's Gate --> /Portraits
User avatar
Curry
Posts: 714
Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2003 3:04 pm
Location: Cold North
Contact:

Post by Curry »

[QUOTE=SP101]The "Portraits" folder have to be created in the BG2 location (C:/Program Files/Baldur's Gate --> /Portraits[/QUOTE]
This isn't a BG2 forum btw
The problem is that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are always the people who are most certain of them.
User avatar
CopperWater
Posts: 120
Joined: Thu Jul 17, 2003 3:26 pm
Location: A broken home.
Contact:

Post by CopperWater »

So how do i get a custom portrait in BG1? Can you get descriptive because i am sure that a retarted chimp knows how to work a computer better than me.
[color=dark red]When an adult goes to hell its terrific, but when a child goes to hell, well, thats why I am in the business.[/color][/size]
User avatar
Skuld
Posts: 1054
Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2002 11:00 pm
Location: Long Island
Contact:

Post by Skuld »

OK, here's EXACTLY what you do. After downloading your favorite portraits, open up your BG directory. Should be something like C:\Program Files\Black Isle\BG I don't have it installed at the momment so I'm not sure as to the exact folder name BG is under but it should be obvious once you get the the Black Isle folder which one it is. Once you're in there create a folder named Portraits. From here just take all the portraits you have downloaded and cut and paste them into the newly created folder. And from now on just save all your portraits to said folder. Now during character creation select custom and pick your new portrait. But to change it mid game you'll need either gatekeeper, sword coast keeper, or nearinfinity. One more thing... make sure you ahve both the large and small portraits. That should get you going.
"I'll take the stupid one who decided to threaten us, instead of shoot us when he had the chance" - Bao-Dur
User avatar
dark_raven
Posts: 420
Joined: Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:03 am
Location: in a world full of death and destruction...
Contact:

Post by dark_raven »

[QUOTE=Skuld]But to change it mid game you'll need either gatekeeper, sword coast keeper, or nearinfinity.[/QUOTE]
this isn't true...actually. you could go to charature records and select custom which is right above export. then choose to custom the apperance and then
[QUOTE=Skuld]select custom and pick your new portrait.[/QUOTE]
†Ð∂RK R∂VΣN†
--love is way over rated, less its true and honest... but thats not easily found--
-ÐR
"You will NEVER understand me till you can read my MIND!!!"
Usstan Elgga Dos, Wael!!!
User avatar
CopperWater
Posts: 120
Joined: Thu Jul 17, 2003 3:26 pm
Location: A broken home.
Contact:

Post by CopperWater »

I have made the portraits file but what do i download the portraits to? The portrait file dosnt show up when it asks where to save it to and when it goes to the desktop i cant open it with any program. I am beging to think alot of these problems are my horrible computer.
[color=dark red]When an adult goes to hell its terrific, but when a child goes to hell, well, thats why I am in the business.[/color][/size]
User avatar
Skuld
Posts: 1054
Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2002 11:00 pm
Location: Long Island
Contact:

Post by Skuld »

I'm not sure what you're downloading but it should be in bitmap(.BMP) format which you can open in MSpaint if you really need to. And you can save them anywhere initially, just cut and paste them to the portraits folder once they're on your computer. I hope that helps.
"I'll take the stupid one who decided to threaten us, instead of shoot us when he had the chance" - Bao-Dur
User avatar
dark_raven
Posts: 420
Joined: Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:03 am
Location: in a world full of death and destruction...
Contact:

Post by dark_raven »

it might be a .zip file and in which case you would need a program like winzip or winrar...
†Ð∂RK R∂VΣN†
--love is way over rated, less its true and honest... but thats not easily found--
-ÐR
"You will NEVER understand me till you can read my MIND!!!"
Usstan Elgga Dos, Wael!!!
User avatar
Skuld
Posts: 1054
Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2002 11:00 pm
Location: Long Island
Contact:

Post by Skuld »

That's entirely possible, but with the time saved on downloading such a small file, you'd lose just as much if not more time unzipping it.
"I'll take the stupid one who decided to threaten us, instead of shoot us when he had the chance" - Bao-Dur
User avatar
dark_raven
Posts: 420
Joined: Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:03 am
Location: in a world full of death and destruction...
Contact:

Post by dark_raven »

[QUOTE=Skuld]That's entirely possible, but with the time saved on downloading such a small file, you'd lose just as much if not more time unzipping it.[/QUOTE]
so if you could care less 'bout time i suggest using winrar.sorry, i don't have a link for it, thoe :(
†Ð∂RK R∂VΣN†
--love is way over rated, less its true and honest... but thats not easily found--
-ÐR
"You will NEVER understand me till you can read my MIND!!!"
Usstan Elgga Dos, Wael!!!
Post Reply