How To Use Custom Portraits (Non-Enhanced Edition: Dungeons and Dragons Anthology)

GandalfPortraitGuy

So, I tried custom portraits the old way for Dungeons and Dragons Anthology/Baldur's Gate. . . it didn't work. . . How do I it with that older version?

zur312

you need portait pack that works from sorcerers place or something

copy portrait file
open the copy in paint
paste your portrait into that copy
save
rename to new portrait file

repeat for large and small portait

GandalfPortraitGuy

But what I want to do is to specifically make my own custom portraits.

10th

pasted from the readme:

Custom Portraits:

The measurements for player portraits are 38X60 pixels for
the smaller portraits (8-bit color runs faster but it can be
up to 24 bit color), and 110X170 pixels for the larger
portraits. To use a custom portrait, place it in the
Portraits directory (in the install directory for the game)
and add an S to the end of the small portrait name and an L
to the end of the large portrait - otherwise the two names
must be identical. The names must be 1-7 letters long,
maximum - so the filename with the S or L added to the end
is no longer than 8 total characters. The portrait files
must be in BMP format.

For example:
XXXXXXXS.bmp for small (38x60, 8-bit)
XXXXXXXL.bmp for large (110x170, 24-bit)

GandalfPortraitGuy

Hm . . . I did that. . . or at least I thought I did. And it came out very strangely.

10th

Just in case:
If you're running Windows Vista, 7, or 8 don't install old games in Program Files or its (x86) pendant.

GandalfPortraitGuy

10th said:

Just in case:
If you're running Windows Vista, 7, or 8 don't install old games in Program Files or its (x86) pendant.

I'm sorry, I don't understand what you just said.

CoM_Solaufein

To avoid the security nonsense and administration privileges and what not not, do not install games in the Programs Folder. Make a folder under your C: drive called Games and install all of your games there to avoid the security headaches.

GandalfPortraitGuy

Thank you for your advice.