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Inventory Icons Displaying Incorrect BAM Cycle

AdulAdul Member Posts: 2,002
in The Road to v1.2
IHALB01.BAM cycle 1:
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IHALB01.BAM cycle 2:
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In the original BG2 game and in the last BG:EE patch, items in the inventory displayed cycle 2 of their respective BAM files as icons. In the beta, all items seem to display cycle 1. This makes some items (especially two-handed weapons) look too small and lacking in detail.

Could you guys look into this, please?

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  • CerevantCerevant Member Posts: 2,314
    This was an intentional choice, since the Cycle 1 icons are generally higher resolution and higher detail.
  • AdulAdul Member Posts: 2,002
    @Cerevant Hmm, I suspected so, because if I saw correctly the item slots now are larger than they had been before.

    Keeping this in mind, could you maybe look into a way to use/utilize the higher resolution graphics from the cycle 2 icons wherever they are available? (I'm talking about weapons, mostly.) I realize this might be difficult and would probably require artistic work from your team, but I think it could greatly improve the look of these items, which as of now look somewhat off to me.
  • CerevantCerevant Member Posts: 2,314
    I understand, and there was some debate internally & in the closed beta when this change was made. I won't say that we won't revisit this, but the current consensus is that as a whole the change is considered an improvement. Again, we may revisit individual bams which appear to be a downgrade and see if there is anything we can do.
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