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Dynamic paper doll change based on armor?

So I was about to start a Multiclass character, I had a great time until I've noticed one thing. My paper doll in inventory keeps only one "stance" and that is the one of the Warrior. What does it mean? Well I cannot wear robes and enjoy their look at the same time, I cannot wear a leather armor and have a hood as a proper thief would because the lousy warrior paper doll will not let me.

I would love to have a chance to either set permanently which look I want to use for my character or to have the automatic switch based on the armor type.

Is there a way how to do this? Is there any mod that would let me do this? Or can you implement it as a Enhanced feature? I would even pay for it as a DLC thing :]

I do understand that there may be problems with animations (shooting bows while wearing robes) or not? Maybe those animations already exist?

I do hope that someone of you will have some good information for me, I would be happy if yes.

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  • HempoHempo Member Posts: 12
    You can change your character model to just about anything using Shadowkeeper. I've changed my current character from Elf figher model to Elf thief so he'd more resemble the character portrait (Kivan's).
  • JumbikJumbik Member Posts: 19
    HA ... I managed to enable the ShadowKeeper and edited it. Thank you :]

    I would still appreciate if it would be possible to change without 3rd party app. The cheat code change ability is only temporal...
  • The_New_RomanceThe_New_Romance Member Posts: 839
    An ingame option to set your paperdoll, just like colours and other customization, would be great.
  • ArturArtur Member Posts: 35
    edited January 2013
    At least you didn't roll a xxx/mage and tried to wear a robe.

    By far the most disappointing and saddest excuse for a paperdoll one can imagine.
  • ReadingRamboReadingRambo Member Posts: 598
    Yes I love the Mage paper doll the most
  • JumbikJumbik Member Posts: 19
    Artur said:

    At least you didn't roll a xxx/mage and tried to wear a robe.

    By far the most disappointing and saddest excuse for a paperdoll one can imagine.

    Actuly I did and when Ive reached Beregost and invited Neera to the group and tried her robe, my joy changed to a complete sadnes. I could not force myself to play the character anymore :(

    Its solved now with the Shadowkeer though so Im happy again :)
  • AranthysAranthys Member Posts: 722
    There actually is a component in a mod that does just that (1pp), but that mod hasn't been adapted to BG:EE yet.
    I believe BG2 tweaks has its own similar component, but from my experience, it was waayyy worse than the 1PP component. Maybe it's been improved.
  • CalmarCalmar Member Posts: 688
    Artur said:

    At least you didn't roll a xxx/mage and tried to wear a robe.

    By far the most disappointing and saddest excuse for a paperdoll one can imagine.

    How does it look, @Artur?
  • JumbikJumbik Member Posts: 19
    Calmar said:

    Artur said:

    At least you didn't roll a xxx/mage and tried to wear a robe.

    By far the most disappointing and saddest excuse for a paperdoll one can imagine.

    How does it look, @Artur?
    From what i remember, equiping a robe on Fighter Mage combos will only modify a collor on your bracers. Thats it.

  • CalmarCalmar Member Posts: 688
    Ah, I see. I put a robe on my elven fighter/mage and to me she looks fine in her tunic.
  • PosvicPosvic Member Posts: 7
    If you don't mind modding the game CamDawg's BG2 Tweaks ( http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/11734/bg2-tweaks-v11-released/p1 ) adds two options for this:

    Avatar Morphing Script
    This script allows you to select whatever PC avatar you wish for your character or any joinable NPC. Assign this script to the character whose avatar you wish to change. To change the avatar return to the game screen, ensure the party AI in on (and the game is not paused) and press 'S'. This will take you to the avatar selection screen. Once the morph is complete re-assign a combat script to the character. Please note that this component can cause slowdowns on older systems.

    Change Avatar When Wearing Robes or Armor (Galactygon)
    This component will change characters' avatars to a mage if they equip a robe or a fighter/thief/cleric if they equip armor. This allows a thief/mage, for example, to equip a robe and look like as if he is actually wearing one, and then equip a piece of leather armor, and look like a thief. This component will affect all items in the game, including those added by mods.

    I like the script for an easy menu driven setup.
  • gokkegokke Member Posts: 46
    The autochange thingy is å bit flawed the script is by far better
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    The best way to implement it would require adding animations for the "mage in robe armor level 1/2/3/4" animations, for each of the other classes, as well as "warrior in armor level 1/2/3/4". The items already call for the animations to be used, but because the wearer's avatar doesn't include the appropriate animations, they default to the Armor Level 1 version.

    That's why the fighter/mage ends up looking like an unarmored fighter when he puts on a robe, and that's also why Aerie (a cleric/mage) looks like a mage when she puts on armor.
  • ArturArtur Member Posts: 35
    Calmar said:


    How does it look, @Artur?

    Behold.

  • bigdogchrisbigdogchris Member Posts: 1,336
    BG2 Tweaks does this, and does it quite well. I used the armor switching portion for my Fighter/Mage and am very happy with it.
  • Oxford_GuyOxford_Guy Member Posts: 3,729

    BG2 Tweaks does this, and does it quite well. I used the armor switching portion for my Fighter/Mage and am very happy with it.

    I'm using BG2 Tweaks too for robe/armour changing on on fighter/mage and it works well.

    BTW there is currently a problem (not with BG2 Tweaks, but with I think the 1pp avatar implementation in BGEE) with robes on female elf mages (possibly other combinations too), where a number of the robes, instead of leaving one leg bare, as it should be, seem to colour the exposed leg in, so that it looks like the mage is wearing trousers under the robe, which looks really naff. Hope this is fixed soon.
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