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ZoimosZoimos Member Posts: 81
in Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Just wondering why only Imoen and Viconia got new portraits for SoD while the other returning NPCs didn't?

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  • QueegonQueegon Member Posts: 363
    Imoen to show her gradual progress in becoming a mage. Viconia because her former portrait was fugly, no doubt.
  • RawgrimRawgrim Member Posts: 621
    edited April 2016
    Old Viconia portrait was great.

    Edit: looking at the old one she looks like a regular elf in it, not a drow. Her skin should have been a lot darker.
  • YupImMadBroYupImMadBro Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 347
    Was Edwin's portrait suppose to change? In my SoD game, he was not using his BG or BG2 portraits.
  • FardragonFardragon Member Posts: 4,511
    The original BG1 portraits where not designed for specific characters. They where drawn as a job lot and then the NPCs had one (actually 2) assigned for them.
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,761
    edited April 2016
    I think there's a new portrait for Imoen because it explains the change in her class.

    The new Vikky's portrait is based on the old @Miloch 's work on Viconia (https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/2444/give-viconia-a-better-portrait-for-bgee/p7), and Miloch is a part of the devs team now (https://steamcommunity.com/app/228280/discussions/0/616187839406409013/#c616187839433652181)

    So I understand why Imoen and Viconia got new portraits.

    But I would like new portraits for other returning NPCs as well :)
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    The real answer is that Imoen got a new portrait to show more cleavage
  • agrisagris Member Posts: 581
    And Glint's portrait still looks like a theater student dressed up and went to a photoshoot at walmart. Doesn't anyone else think it looks incredibly amateurish?
  • rapsam2003rapsam2003 Member Posts: 1,636
    agris said:

    And Glint's portrait still looks like a theater student dressed up and went to a photoshoot at walmart. Doesn't anyone else think it looks incredibly amateurish?

    I end up hating all the default portraits (except Xzar and Montaron, ironically) and replace them with custom portraits in my override folder. I even replaced Dorn and Neera and Rasaad. Honestly, the original BG1 portraits seem very cartoonish to me. I dislike their style a lot. I even dislike a few of the BG2 portraits for the same reason.

    But, I can see why the Beamdog team would try to make the default new character portraits at least fit in with the other portraits.
  • ZoimosZoimos Member Posts: 81
    Would of been nice if they got Mike Sass back to do new portraits for everyone, no offense to the current artists but they are no Mike Sass :D
  • QueegonQueegon Member Posts: 363
    Rawgrim said:

    Old Viconia portrait was great.

    Edit: looking at the old one she looks like a regular elf in it, not a drow. Her skin should have been a lot darker.

    definitely :)

  • RawgrimRawgrim Member Posts: 621
    Queegon said:

    Rawgrim said:

    Old Viconia portrait was great.

    Edit: looking at the old one she looks like a regular elf in it, not a drow. Her skin should have been a lot darker.

    definitely :)

    That one would have been perfect.
  • RawgrimRawgrim Member Posts: 621
    ajwz said:

    The real answer is that Imoen got a new portrait to show more cleavage

    Which makes sense. You get more bulk after killing someone like Sarevok.

    Look at Dolly Parton, for example. That woman has killed a ton of bhaalspawn and dragons in her day.
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