Choose portrait at the end of character creation

_Q_

One thing that always bugged me in BG is how you choose your portrait at the beginning of character creation. This makes it impossible to change your portrait when you're importing a character or using a pre-generated character. I think the portrait should be selected at the end of character creation (around the same time you choose the colors for your sprite).

The_New_Romance

You can always change your portrait from within the game, can't you? Just go to the Character screen, and click "Customize".

RedGuard

Agreed. It's really easy to change your portrait time and again in game if you decide you no longer like the one you originally chose.

Xavioria

Although It's easier to do, I agree with the initial post!!

reedmilfam

I agree, too. Even better to sort of have a menu where you can go back and forth from name, picture, voice, rolls, etc.

smartgenes

Agreed, it is when you are finished your character creation that you have an idea what they will look like.

Senash

reedmilfam said:

I agree, too. Even better to sort of have a menu where you can go back and forth from name, picture, voice, rolls, etc.

Yep, it was always a bit annoying that if I wanted to change something I had to set everything else again. But I know it would be a bit tricky with the rolls, since that would change all your other stats and in case of mages for example the number of spells you can have.

mlnevese

It would be really good if you could jump to any step of character creation without undoing what is already done... From stats back to race then to class, finally name and appearance, for instance.

Raistlin82

Still, a more practical and user-friendly interface wouldn't hurt. And this could be a improvement...

Dee

It would also make sense from a UI standpoint--the Appearance screen lets you choose your colors, but you choose your "appearance" (i.e. face) on the Gender screen.

ajwz

Stats screen should go before class select really - but that can't happen in second ed since class affects min values.

O_Bruce

My proposition is, give possibility to change portrait while still in amy step of character's creation. I will not cope with initial request here, because I think that many players will be curious about new portraits and therefore will spend some time to choose one at the beginning of character creation.

Other thing is, that having portrait at the very end means that I have to choose fiting portrait to my character's color pallete. So far I did that other way around and I prefer to do it like usual. Sorry.