Import impossible?

Grimm Reaper · Post by **Grimm Reaper** » Sat Sep 01, 2001 5:02 am

All right, I can't get past exporting my PC from BG1. After that, nothing happens and the guy doesn't become available in SOA. Please help, someone, <<howls>>, ANYONE!

(signed)
Clueless

Chade Fallstar · Post by **Chade Fallstar** » Sat Sep 01, 2001 5:13 am

RTFM ...

or try searching this site with the similar subject - this has already been answeared many times. cheers

Sabre · Post by **Sabre** » Sat Sep 01, 2001 5:14 am

After exporting your character, go to the Characters directory of BG1 and copy that file into the Characters directory of BG2. Then start a game with BG2 and import character file.

Grimm Reaper · Post by **Grimm Reaper** » Sat Sep 01, 2001 7:49 pm

and this is done how? Sorry, still clueless.

Sabre · Post by **Sabre** » Sat Sep 01, 2001 10:26 pm

Ok, first load up your game in BG1, go to the Character Record screen and export your character; remember the name that you exported to. Quit the game and use either My Computer or Windows Explorer to go into the BG1 directory - this depends on where you installed it, the default is C:\Program Files\Black Isle\Baldur's Gate - now go into the Characters directory. Find the file that you've exported, ########.CHR, click on it and press CTRL + C.

Now go into the directory where you installed BG2 - default is C:\Program Files\Black Isle\BGII - SoA. Go into the Characters directory and press CTRL + V, the file that you copied should now appear in this directory. If you're using custom portraits follow the same procedure but go into the Portraits directory instead.

Run BG2, and start a new game. At the Character Creation screen, click on the Import button at the bottom and select Character File. You'll see a list of names, find your file - without the .CHR at the end - and select that. The game will then let you reconfig the character a bit so that it would work with BG2. After that start your game.