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  • AchterkladAchterklad Member Posts: 114
    I already miss the blue Viconia.
    rapsam2003 said:

    Mandragora said:

    All she needs now is a kit, priest of Shar maybe? Yes?

    Several mods give her a Priestess of Shar kit.
    Don't forget the La'Viconia Tweak by @LavaDelVortel, which makes Viconia a Cleric/Assassin. It her gives a few more special abilities (and penalties), as well.
  • rapsam2003rapsam2003 Member Posts: 1,636
    Achterklad said:

    Don't forget the La'Viconia Tweak by @LavaDelVortel, which makes Viconia a Cleric/Assassin. It her gives a few more special abilities (and penalties), as well.

    That's fine, but I never felt that fit her character.

    What I really like is the Continuous Viconia Appearance mod by @smeagolheart. See here: https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/56009/mod-continous-viconia-appearance-for-bg1ee-bg2ee-sod-and-eet . I'm partial to the "SoD Chainmail Edit" portrait. I installed that for SoD and for BG2EE. :)
  • smeagolheartsmeagolheart Member Posts: 7,963
    The chainmail edit by @AstroBryGuy is my favorite also.
  • Lezard_ValethLezard_Valeth Member Posts: 70
    Her new portrait looks great, much better than BG2's.
  • AstroBryGuyAstroBryGuy Member Posts: 3,437
    edited May 2016
    LoveViconia said:

    Correct me if i'm wrong but, the voice Viconia had in BG1 and BG2 was from the same person, in SOD it sounds from someone else, not saying is bad, the voice is nice, but I just prefer the old one she had, probably because I have always played Viconia for years and i'm used to it.

    Grey Griffin (formerly DeLisle), Viconia's voice actor in BG1 and BG2, is credited on the voice cast for Siege of Dragonspear. So, I would assume it is the same actor, just 18 years later. She also played Skie in BG1 and Nalia in BG2.

    Comparing character sounds in NearInfinity, it sounds to me like the same actor.
  • VasculioVasculio Member Posts: 469
    Viconia's portrait from Baldur's Gate 1 will never work for me as Viconia... that portrait radiates popful heroric good moon elf with war paint... As nice as some of the modded ones are out there. I still pick SoD's
  • ButtersconeButterscone Member Posts: 6
    Viconia's BG1 portrait is awful. While better, I never much cared for her BG2 portrait. Firstly, drow aren't blue and, second, I always thought it looked like she had a cold with the way her nose was red.

    For me, sporeboy's portrait will always be number one.

  • kodaColliderkodaCollider Member Posts: 23
    I love the new portrait. Not completely sure about some of her new lines though....
  • ButtercheeseButtercheese Member Posts: 3,766
    Daevelon said:

    Who read "Licking the new Viconia" just like me??
    My mind is sick :|

    I bet the new Vicci tastes like Oreos.
  • Mikey205Mikey205 Member Posts: 307
    edited May 2016
    I like BG2 Viconia, the blue is just the lighting. However SOD's portrait is even better and the one I will use across all 3 games going forward. Very much dislike the BG1 Viconia portrait.
  • rapsam2003rapsam2003 Member Posts: 1,636
    Buttercheese said:

    Daevelon said:

    Who read "Licking the new Viconia" just like me??
    My mind is sick :|

    I bet the new Vicci tastes like Oreos.
    KINKY!
    Mikey205 said:

    I like BG2 Viconia, the blue is just the lighting. However SOD's portrait is even better and the one I will use across all 3 games going forward. Very much dislike the BG1 Viconia portrait.

    I personally disliked ALL of the BG1 portraits. They always looked cartoonish.
  • ButtercheeseButtercheese Member Posts: 3,766
    rapsam2003 said:

    KINKY!

    Hey, that's my line!
  • smeagolheartsmeagolheart Member Posts: 7,963
    rapsam2003 said:

    Buttercheese said:

    Daevelon said:

    Who read "Licking the new Viconia" just like me??
    My mind is sick :|

    I bet the new Vicci tastes like Oreos.
    KINKY!
    Mikey205 said:

    I like BG2 Viconia, the blue is just the lighting. However SOD's portrait is even better and the one I will use across all 3 games going forward. Very much dislike the BG1 Viconia portrait.

    I personally disliked ALL of the BG1 portraits. They always looked cartoonish.
    If you haven't seen this, it's pretty cool. These edits make the BG1 npcs look much better here.


    Plasmocat's "BG NPC Portraits in BG2 Style"
    http://gibberlings3.net/forums/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=872
  • rapsam2003rapsam2003 Member Posts: 1,636
    smeagolheart said:

    If you haven't seen this, it's pretty cool. These edits make the BG1 npcs look much better here.


    Plasmocat's "BG NPC Portraits in BG2 Style"
    http://gibberlings3.net/forums/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=872

    Thanks. I'll check it out. I've always replaced them.
  • HootHoot Member Posts: 40
    Have they changed her portrait for BG : Enhanced as well? I bought it so long ago but found myself waiting for it to be patched, then years went by and I haven't played it yet.
  • smeagolheartsmeagolheart Member Posts: 7,963
    Hoot said:

    Have they changed her portrait for BG : Enhanced as well? I bought it so long ago but found myself waiting for it to be patched, then years went by and I haven't played it yet.

    No they aren't allowed to change the base game but

    you can use this mod I made to standardize viconia:
    rapsam2003 said:

    Achterklad said:

    Don't forget the La'Viconia Tweak by @LavaDelVortel, which makes Viconia a Cleric/Assassin. It her gives a few more special abilities (and penalties), as well.

    That's fine, but I never felt that fit her character.

    What I really like is the Continuous Viconia Appearance mod by @smeagolheart. See here: https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/56009/mod-continous-viconia-appearance-for-bg1ee-bg2ee-sod-and-eet . I'm partial to the "SoD Chainmail Edit" portrait. I installed that for SoD and for BG2EE. :)


  • AuraofManaAuraofMana Member Posts: 24
    Mikey205 said:

    I switched my Imoen and Viconia portraits in BGEE. Love the new look.

    How do you switch character portraits for NPCs?
  • VasculioVasculio Member Posts: 469
    AuraofMana said:

    Mikey205 said:

    I switched my Imoen and Viconia portraits in BGEE. Love the new look.

    How do you switch character portraits for NPCs?
    EE Keeper
  • ButtercheeseButtercheese Member Posts: 3,766
    edited May 2016
    AuraofMana said:

    Mikey205 said:

    I switched my Imoen and Viconia portraits in BGEE. Love the new look.

    How do you switch character portraits for NPCs?
    You name your new portraits the same as the old and throw them into the override folder in your game directory. Make sure to have them meet the same requirements as the player portraits. The versions you need are L and M.

    Here a (I hope) complete list of all NPC portrait names (ALL OF THE SPOILERS):
    - Abazigal (Human): ABAZFULS.BMP (only small portrait)
    - Abazigal (Dragon): ABAZHALS.BMP (only small portrait)
    - Aerie: NAERIEL.BMP
    - Ajantis: AJANTISL.BMP
    - Anomen: NANOMENL.BMP
    - Alora: ALORAL.BMP
    - Baeloth: BAELOTHL.BMP
    - Balthazar: BALTHAZS.BMP (only small portrait)
    - Bodhi: NBODHIS.BMP (only small portrait)
    - Branwen: BRANWEL.BMP
    - Caelar: CAELARL.BMP
    - Cernd: NCERNDL.BMP
    - Clara: OHHEXL.BMP
    - Coran: CORANL.BMP
    - Corwin: SCHAELL.BMP
    - Dorn: DORNL.BMP
    - Dynaheir: DYNAHEIL.BMP
    - Edwin BG1: EDWINL.BMP
    - Edwin BG2: NEDWINL.BMP
    - Eldoth: ELDOTHL.BMP
    - Ellesime: NELLES.BMP (only small portrait)
    - Faldorn: FALDORNL.BMP
    - Garrick: GARRICKL.BMP
    - Glint: GLINTL.BMP
    - Gromnir: GROMNIRS.BMP (only small portrait)
    - Haer'Dalis: NHAERL.BMP
    - Hephernan: HEPHERNL.BMP
    - Illasera: ILLISARS.BMP (only small portrait)
    - Imoen BG1: IMOENL.BMP
    - Imoen SoD: BDIMOENL.BMP
    - Imoen BG2: NIMOENL.BMP
    - Jaheira BG1: JAHEIRAL.BMP
    - Jaheira BG2: NJAHEIRL.BMP
    - Jan Jansen: NJANL.BMP
    - Irenicus: NJON.BMP
    - Kagain: KAGAINL.BMP
    - Keldorn: NKELDORL.BMP
    - Khalid: KHALIDL.BMP
    - Kivan: KIVANL.BMP
    - Korgan: NKORGANL.BMP
    - Mazzy: NMAZZYL.BMP
    - Minsc BG1: MINSCL.BMP
    - Minsc BG2: NMINSCL.BMP
    - M'Khiin: MKHIINL.BMP
    - Montaron: MONTARL.BMP
    - Nalia: NNALIAL.BMP
    - Neera: NEERAL.BMP
    - Quayle: QUAYLEL.BMP
    - Rasaad: RASAADL.BMP
    - Safana: SAFANAL.BMP
    - Sarevok: SAREVOKL.BMP
    - Sendai: SENDAIS.BMP (only small portrait)
    - Shar-Teel: SHARTELL.BMP
    - Skie: SKIEL.BMP
    - Solar: SOLARS.BMP (only small portrait)
    - The Hooded Man: UNNAMEDL.BMP
    - Tiax: TIAXL.BMP
    - Valygar: NVALYGAL.BMP
    - Viconia BG1: VICONIAL.BMP
    - Viconia SoD: BDVICONL.BMP
    - Viconia BG2: NVICONL.BMP
    - Voghiln: VOGHILNL.BMP
    - Xan: XANL.BMP
    - Hexxat: OHHEXXL.BMP
    - Xzar: XZARL.BMP
    - Yeslick: YESLICKL.BMP
    - Yaga-Shura: YAGASHRS.BMP (only small portrait)
    - Yoshimo: NYOSHIML.BMP
  • smeagolheartsmeagolheart Member Posts: 7,963
    You can recruit all those guys?
  • ButtercheeseButtercheese Member Posts: 3,766
    edited May 2016
    No, but except for the guys from the tutorial, those are all the NPCs that have their own portraits.
  • JediMindTrixJediMindTrix Member Posts: 305
    Love the new Viconia too. Grey kills the VO, the portrait is top-notch. I still prefer the recoloring of her BG2 portrait though, but I haven't been able to find it recently.
  • MandragoraMandragora Member Posts: 79
    SharGuidesMyHand said:


    I like SoD's portrait better than BG2's, but THIS is still the definitive Vicky IMO:

    image

    This was my favorite Viconia portrait, probably still is, but i'm using the one from SOD now :P
  • rapsam2003rapsam2003 Member Posts: 1,636
    Buttercheese said:

    The versions you need are L and M.

    Certain dialogues still use the S size too.

  • VbibbiVbibbi Member Posts: 229
    smeagolheart said:



    If you haven't seen this, it's pretty cool. These edits make the BG1 npcs look much better here.


    Plasmocat's "BG NPC Portraits in BG2 Style"
    http://gibberlings3.net/forums/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=872



    I'm going to have to respectfully disagree...
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