Change player portrait

[aeoncs]

So, would it technically be possible to change the avatar/portrait of the PC to something like his original artwork? Like, not the actual ingame model, just the picture at the bottom left - I don't have a problem with playing an old dude with a lot of baggage but the standard one is seriously ♥♥♥♥ed up.
That's not going to deter me from playing the game but being able to change it would definitely help. Thanks in advance.

[F1aw1ess]

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Why I never liked "mods" and why this post is stupid is because you are going against the story the devs wanted you to experience. If they wanted you to be able to change the picture, they would.

People like you seemed sheltered and are the type that call the cops because you dont like the color of your neighbors fence

Huh. Where do I have.. ah, there it is: *paste*

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(...)BTT - Please recognize the following: It's your opinion. That's fine. The reason why I don't have to lower yours to make mine "right-er" - as it regularly happens out there - is, because I can accept it as yours, not because it being the only way to look at it. Important detail.(...)

The thing I don't understand with some people is, how they can play a whole game with text amounts filling entire books, while still being incapable of reading forum comments properly before posting. The answer is simple: You don't like people with a different taste, so it much more looks like you're the one with the police-call because of the fence color right now.
You don't like modding? Know what? Just keep doing it. Because you can aaand (apparently) noone forces you otherwise, aren't that great times we live in? :)

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(...)Yet. There's no discussion level about this, as taste is indisputable, so I'm sure the devs are glad that most of ppl can more or less get along with that forced approach. But customisation will remain key, this is a mass trend, DElysium does not succeed because of missing the character creation's appearance step, it succeeds despite of it, which means that it only would've had a positive impact on its success, if implemented.
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As this wasn't meant to start/trigger anything/-one but to get the intel the pre-poster had - who apparently doesn't have this topic on his subscription - I'm gonna move on for now.

If you need to be triggered about a simple question to act out your IRL-individualisation, I'd say modding a game is by far the less offensive way to go. A general advice you'll most probably decline internally would be: Stay at your color-of-choice fence, keep your ego on the leash and stop playing in extremes. It's an old cliche and badly needs to be buried finally, I'd say.

Again, in a nutshell:

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Play it your way and grant others the same freedom. :)

I do welcome different point of views, from which some I do like and some I seriously can't sympathize with, yet I don't need to devalue the latter to feel superior. And - for all that's right - I definitely don't need validiation nor confirmation for my opinion, good human being. Demanding the same most obviously proven by your post, you technically should be able to see that point and gift this freedom to others as well.

Anything else leads to a waste of energy. I prefer not to do that, as there're more important things out there to invest it in.

It can be your opinion, but honestly, if it disgusts you that much. Maybe this game isnt for you.

[Valerius]

Mmh, it seriously doesn't disgust me in any way. I just prefer to have the choice, but even if not having it though, I don't dislike it as a whole as this game is pretty deep in any meaning of the term. So it's more a side taste that I wished to align, as we do have a lot of things we can't adjust in life, so I take the chance to do so in spare time investments, even if it comes with some personal effort to do the edit.
Before, I mentioned that I can see the enormous effort this game contains and that much more the reason why I was even fighting with myself about getting it despite my taste-conflict or not. As there seemed to be a workaround for the thing I didn't like, I went to contact a former poster in here. Nothing else. I srsly like the new way of storytelling by dragging in inner aspects', exchanging their personal perspective.

So my overall opinion actually is quite the opposite, I was more like: finally some title that deepens a character's persona. If there really was more I don't like about this title, I wouldn't even have bothered posting anywhere, as there's no point of telling the world I don't like the game. If there's a useful way doing so, it would be in a review format to warn ppl from buying catsgold, if it's really the case. But I don't see that here.

On long term this circumstance won't stop me from experiencing this unique appearing title, but atm I simply lack time to get it the attention it would need, so maybe another day.

Remaining with best wishes for excellent health.

[jack_of_tears]

The very idea that you want to change the character portrait tells me that you don't understand the game on even the most basic of levels. You are supposed to dislike his portrait, that's the point, he's ugly and he - thus you - have to live with that. Every time he looks in a mirror or at a picture, that's what he sees, that's what he lives with, so now you do too - it's part of the game!

Return your copy, you clearly don't get it.

[Valerius]

Apparently I really have to ignore this topic in order to close the topic for me and ignore any attempts to force-discussing tastes in my absence. Sad thing if personal borders are not respected and it has to end with the taste of ignorance instead of each other's acceptance.

To me, modding is like a multi-spice-device, a tool of freedom that takes time, skill and effort to adjust 'meals' to your taste. Doesn't hurt anyone but intolerant hardliners that straightly consume as served, even if it's not tasty, because it's easier to write a bad review then to adjust a game that could've been more enjoyable that way. Don't like mods, don't use mods. Don't like the game, and it's unmoddable, don't play it. Sounds too easy to be true, but it is, yet we always have to enter the emotional discussions. Unnecessary.

Let's put it into context: You're mentioning the obvious, this is a story telling element in this game.
The thing is *you* don't (intent to?) get *me*. I'm aware of the circumstance this game tries to force you in a certain way. It's an obvious, bold approach and yet I am able to change a detail without destroying the whole game. Trust me.

Honestly I don't care what it's supposed to be in that specific detail, that's the entire core meaning of "play the way you enjoy the most", which is my personal - and most probably any modder's - guideline in playing games. Some ppl forget that gaming used to be a hobby to do things that you want to do, not to be forced to play a submissive life-simulation. Who needs a game for that? (DElysium-specific:) It's not that you really could change the character model effectively, even if I wanted to do that, it's always been about the portrait.

Ingame-perspective: The first psychological step to stop hating yourself is accepting things you cannot change and starting to change the other ones you hate the best way you can. Yet the options there are just limited to a total minimum. Noone said it needs to be a beautiful person after modding it, maybe I just do like a specific hair color or beard style, where's the ingame-realistic freedom there? Everybody could get himself hair dye or another hair/beard-cut. If the player decides to invest into that, why the heck not? No harm done.

So to half-way quote your posting: "Return your posting, you clearly didn't get my point." Ofc you wouldn't, but you can still take it as a suitable hommage. ;)

Really now. This everturning wheel of attempts to sabotage opinions or taste directions is pointless. ~ Stop playing PVP/Triggering on a comment basis. If there are any others behind you in line, trying to sell me their opinion, found a harassing-group if you can find similarities in hating specific ppl's opinions, but please tell them that we're closed. Nothing to raid or loot over here. :)

Salt the topic-fields, call me names, I don't care for neither you, nor a group of ppl are qualified to judge about right and wrong taste directions. The world is flooded with groups - growing extreme over time - trying to tell you what's good and what's bad.

Soo enough of this. Anything you could possibly say has been answered one way or another by my overlenght-postings in the process. Thus I already invested enough time in attempts to make this indisputbable debate a reasonable, non-emotional conversation.
The reason you won't be reading any more from my side in here is not because last man/faction talking in an else abandoned topic proves to be right, it's just because I'm finally outa here. This a'int King of the (mud) hill, nor any other PVP clone. :)

[Morrinn]

In-game, there are only three options available. Besides the default look you can also choose to never look at yourself in the mirror, which leaves you with that blurry watercolour blotch as your avatar for the whole game. You also get the option to shave on day 3, which... doesn't really help much, to be honest. You are playing a character that's coming off an apocalyptic bender, and you'll need more than a few days of sobriety to return to some state of normalcy.

[aeoncs]

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Why I never liked "mods" and why this post is stupid is because you are going against the story the devs wanted you to experience. If they wanted you to be able to change the picture, they would.

People like you seemed sheltered and are the type that call the cops because you dont like the color of your neighbors fence

Seriously, are you alright in the head? This has to be some of the most hilariously convoluted nonsense I've ever had to read. And that's saying something considering I regularly browse reddit.

But yeah, I guess having the reading comprehension of a preschooler is the norm for the judgemental twitter crowd these days.

[ventoacqua]

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That being said, I managed to replace the default portrait with the official artwork[images.mein-mmo.de] through some editing; takes a while but worth it.
It obviously loses the interactivity of the original but if anyone is interested in how to do this, send me a PM.

I'm interested in knowing the procedure, can you tell me how to do it?

[bluerosethorn]

Hey, how did you manage to do it? I assume altering a game file?

[F1aw1ess]

Escrito originalmente por aeoncs:

Escrito originalmente por User:

Why I never liked "mods" and why this post is stupid is because you are going against the story the devs wanted you to experience. If they wanted you to be able to change the picture, they would.

People like you seemed sheltered and are the type that call the cops because you dont like the color of your neighbors fence

Seriously, are you alright in the head? This has to be some of the most hilariously convoluted nonsense I've ever had to read. And that's saying something considering I regularly browse reddit.

But yeah, I guess having the reading comprehension of a preschooler is the norm for the judgemental twitter crowd these days.

Asking me if im alright in the head....lol you are deranged. You go to a musem and say? I dont like the way the mona lisa looks, can I change it? You are a little baby...crying about a picture in a game. God forbid you get triggered in 2022.

Yo imagine being yourself for a min. You took the time to ask how to change a portrait in steam for a game based on some weird personal preference. Think about that for a second. Your life is so dull thats how you spend your time. You cant even handle looking an picture, thats how frail you are. Its sad and hilarious at the same time.