portrait help please?

[Tactic2178]

I can only access some of the portraits from bgee in each game. there's a bunch that are in bg2ee that arent in bg1ee (and a few from SoD). i recently accidentally deleted some stuff the other day and that may be the problem.

how do i copy them so that i can create a bg2ee character portrait in bg1ee? Can i get them all in one place?

thanks!

OH... and if there's any extra portraits that i could easily add let me know. i cannot trim sizes etc just copy and paste?

thanks for this. has been ages since i played bg and this should end up fun.

[Teratus]

The way I've done it, first you need to go to your Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition folder in your Documents.

Access or create a Folder called Portraits

Save portrait images for your main character here as well as NPC portraits if you want them.

If you want to replace NPC portraits you have to do a few things to make it work.
I'll use Imoen as an exmaple.

After saving/downloading the images you want to use, create 3 BMP files of those portraits for Imoen at different sizes.
One with dimensions 210 x 330 name this image IMOENL
One with dimensions 169 x 266 name this image IMOENM
And one with dimensions 54 x 86 name this image IMOENS

Repeat this with portraits for every character you wish to change, albeit by using the appropriate character's name.
MINSCL
VICONIAS
JAHEIRAM etc etc

I've been using BG2 portraits for Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc and Viconia in BG1 for a long time and never had issues.

But you can use any image really, so long as the images are saved as BMP files, the dimensions are correct and are named appropriately it should work.

I think there are other ways of making this work as well but this is the only one i've used personally and if you do it right it should work for you.
Can also confirm the replaced portraits work in the expansion SoD as well.

If you wish to use non BG2 portraits to replace NPC portraits then you must also copy those images into a Portraits folder in the Baldur's Gate II - Enhanced Edition folder in your documents as well to continue using them in BG2.

You will only need one 210 x 330 portrait for your main character though so make sure that's available in the portrait folders of both games.

[Tactic2178]

i just need a link to somewhere i can get the portraits from all the games to copy into one spot. dont need to change npc portraits. just for main character.
simple please?
ty

[Clockwerks]

Try looking on Nexus, they have portrait packs and very likely an all in one pack.

[Teratus]

Originally posted by Tactic2178:

i just need a link to somewhere i can get the portraits from all the games to copy into one spot. dont need to change npc portraits. just for main character.
simple please?
ty

You can find a ton of the official game ones here.. if not all of them.
https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Portraits

Just save the images to your computer, I advise putting .bmp at the end of the file name though so the portraits are saved as BMP files which I know the game recognises.
Otherwise they'll probably be saved as WEBP files, which was the default file I got when testing and I do not know if they will work in that format.

Most of the portraits appear to be in 210 x 330 too which is great for player portraits so you won't need to resize them unless you want to use any of them to replace NPC portraits.

[Tactic2178]

still need help. i go where? click on what? right-click and then paste in what folder?

am i just meant to click on the little portrait on the page you linked?

ty

[Tactic2178]

cannot be that hard? I think Im missing gallery of heroes (2?)

[Tactic2178]

found nexus. how do i install the content?

i unzip something somewhere?

[Teratus]

Originally posted by Tactic2178:

still need help. i go where? click on what? right-click and then paste in what folder?

am i just meant to click on the little portrait on the page you linked?

ty

Yes, the portraits on the website I linked are from the the games.

Just click on them/open them in a new tab and save them to your computer as BMP files by simply adding .bmp to the end of the file name.

You can save them directly into the portraits folder or move them there later, it doesn't matter which.

[Tactic2178]

i can try paste the files but sadly pasting isnt going to work (It's greyed out when i try to access it).
had a bit of luck with the Nexus options but im missing the Gallery of Heroes 2 update on the fandom site you suggested. I can copy them to the folder but they dont show up in-game.

(the embarrassing thing is im enjoying this)

edit: i think if you can help get me the Gallery of Heroes stuff I can do the rest.

[Tactic2178]

found some cool Garion portraits. cannot get them. how do i unzip a TZ file?

(or is it a 7z file? something like that. sweet portraits i must have them :)

[Teratus]

Originally posted by Tactic2178:

i can try paste the files but sadly pasting isnt going to work (It's greyed out when i try to access it).
had a bit of luck with the Nexus options but im missing the Gallery of Heroes 2 update on the fandom site you suggested. I can copy them to the folder but they dont show up in-game.

(the embarrassing thing is im enjoying this)

edit: i think if you can help get me the Gallery of Heroes stuff I can do the rest.

There are 6 portraits from the Gallery of Heroes 2 DLC on that site I linked, I'm not familiar with this pack though so I have no idea if there are supposed to be more.

I dunno where you're saving the images on your computer but you should be able to move them in the portraits folders easily.