Hi, firstly your mod is awesome. But, sadly, I can't manage to install Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition Trilogy (EET) with PPE and BG1 NPC Project - I'm using Big World Setup (BWS) for the installation. When I choose both mods, it reverses the aditional portraits from your mod. For example, the noble couple in Candlekeep's Inn won't show any portraits. It just works if I install PPE without NPC Project on. There's any bypass on that? Thanks!
As Buttercheese linked to those other topics, it's good forum etiquette to source images when uploading them as portraits. In some cases, even getting permission from the original author if you're making edits.
I've sourced all the images I could on the previous page (with the exception of one). In future, please try to source the images yourself and not just say "credit to whoever made them." :-)
Could you use the release system github provides instead of linking to the master?
ps, only because currently BWS is set to download master .zip's every time at the moment, and this mod is quite large (and github isn't all that fast).
Could you use the release system github provides instead of linking to the master?
ps, only because currently BWS is set to download master .zip's every time at the moment, and this mod is quite large (and github isn't all that fast).
I'm not all that familiar with github. Would the release system give a different url each time you build a new version wouldn't it? It is faster than just linking to the master which contains the same files?
But it sounds like @zonteck is saying that using releases would make it possible for BWS to know if it needs to re-download the mod (tbh, I'm not sure - I'm on OS X, so I don't use BWS for downloading mods). I guess it just defaults to always re-downloading if it is just pointing at master.
Yeah was just thinking it would solve the BWS issue if releases were used and as PPE isn't been updated that often anymore there wouldn't be that many releases. They're used for (more complex) projects to distribute the exact version of files you want distributed.
I guess it just defaults to always re-downloading if it is just pointing at master.
Pretty close, BWS checks the filesize of the file from the server against what it expects, and downloads when there is a mismatch. Often there is for a variety of reasons.
I wouldn't have even bought this up if github was fast, but downloading 330 MB from github can be a pain... sometimes it'll choke 10+ times in a row (despite having a fast connection).
It's by Anthony Guebels (original found in his gallery: https://www.artstation.com/artist/deadeyesquirrel ). Btw, this page you've linked to looks quite dubious, as some of the images have copyright signs of other companies on them.
I've updated the link. This is why proper sourcing is a must. It means you can always find the original author rather than a potential art thief. As it turns out, Mists of Kel Doran simply had a Pinterest gallery embedded on the site (technically not theft, but still credited incorrectly as a result, which would mean future iterations of the work reposted to other sites could be miscredited). Most of the work is not his.
It's by Anthony Guebels (original found in his gallery: https://www.artstation.com/artist/deadeyesquirrel ). Btw, this page you've linked to looks quite dubious, as some of the images have copyright signs of other companies on them.
Wow that would make an amazing imoen character pic
Hello. This mod is pure awesome, I want to try it in non-ee bgt. I have all the portaits converted to 38x60 format to be used by the old bg2 engine. However, I need to edit the setup.tp2 file to allow installation on regular bg2-bgt. Anybody can offer some help, I fear the code is a bit complex and I couldn't get it work no matter what line I delete/edit.
I have the portraits converted allready with a program, I just need to edit the tp2 setup file. I tried deleting all codes that say bg2:ee or ee, but, I know zilch about coding so I can't get this to work on basic bgt.
When I click on the exe file it goes like this: Obviously I have no idea what I am doing.
Here is the modified set up file, if one can fix it to work for regular (non-ee) bgt I would be grateful.
Hello, I've found a bug with the Ust Natha drow portraits component.
When you return to speak with Adalon after transforming back to your normal avatars the game is blocked.
I've try removing the component with the mod installer and then the game works normally but my characters have a "anonymus generic portrait" instead.
Did anyone else have this problem?
Anyway to restore the original portraits for your companions?
EDIT: I've tried also not returning the eggs to Avadon and the works fine. So I guess the bug is related with the script speaking with the silver dragon.
Same problem: custom PC/NPC portraits, got to Adalon. Upon transforming back, the game gets stuck. I uninstalled PPE and was able to get through Adalon to the surface, but now NPC portraits are missing (PC is still ok). Reinstalled the mod once I got past Adalon, but it does not repair the issue.
The custom portraits folder is still intact, so the mod must be looking for the images somewhere else. I poked around in the mod files but couldn't really find anything. My guess is that the mod overwrites the path to the portraits with something custom to the mod, but I cant figure out where.\
btw, custom portraits for NPCs who were not in my party for the drow transformation are fine. any help is appreciated.
Same problem: custom PC/NPC portraits, got to Adalon. Upon transforming back, the game gets stuck. I uninstalled PPE and was able to get through Adalon to the surface, but now NPC portraits are missing (PC is still ok). Reinstalled the mod once I got past Adalon, but it does not repair the issue.
The custom portraits folder is still intact, so the mod must be looking for the images somewhere else. I poked around in the mod files but couldn't really find anything. My guess is that the mod overwrites the path to the portraits with something custom to the mod, but I cant figure out where.\
btw, custom portraits for NPCs who were not in my party for the drow transformation are fine. any help is appreciated.
please send me a save file right before this issue happens so I can fix it without spending hours trying to reproduce the problem. This should be easy to fix.
btw. I don't get it why this is not a common approach for reporting bugs. In 90% cases save file is more useful then weidu.log.
i loaded a save where i was still in drow form, before the transformation. interestingly, the portraits are broken in this save as well. i can probably doctor that save to get to the point right before the transformation, if necessary. i've made some progress since then so i might just press on. i included my most recent save, if thats helpful. let me know.
@jpluta26, this save has been made after transformation took place. It can't be used to reproduce the issue (even wose it's made in area added by some mod, so I can't even load it in vanilla game). Please upload save right before Adalon transforms you buck (before the dialogue that triggers it happens).
Here is a save that should have this problem fixed, but this is just a local solution for you, useless for everyone else: https://www.sendspace.com/file/j9kspv
Let's deal with it for everyone who plays with this mod. In order to do so proper save that can be used to easily reproduce the issue is needed, so please, don't disappear just because it no longer affects you.
here is the save. its the closest i had to that time point, but i had to console the eggs in, so other variables might be a little different. unfortunately i cant reproduce the crash in this save- i think because after i uninstalled/reinstalled the mod, the portraits were already broken. sorry, this is the best i have.
i tested the save file you gave me. it fixes the portraits, although it seems to be referencing the small portrait instead of the medium one in the main HUD. profile portrait and dialogue portrait are fixed. im curious how you fixed this? is it a matter of changing a variable path, or the location of some portraits?
I also attached my latest save- if youre going to fix the portraits again anyway, you can use this one- although it has a BG2EE NPC so i dont know if that works. I spent some time digging through all the different scripts and code in the install directories, I'm pretty curious as to how you fixed this from a programming perspective. thanks!
just assign correct portrait via Record Screen -> Customiaze -> Portrait. Drow portraits will no longer be forced on you since CRE in your save no longer have spell effects that assigns them. Saves can be edited with Near Infinity like any other file in game, but it's no longer needed to do so for your save.
here is the save. its the closest i had to that time point, but i had to console the eggs in, so other variables might be a little different. unfortunately i cant reproduce the crash in this save- i think because after i uninstalled/reinstalled the mod, the portraits were already broken. sorry, this is the best i have.
Ok, thanks. Variables indeed seems to be messed up since with this save I can't finish the Adalon cutscene with or without the mod installed, so simple clua usage to spawn eggs at the beginning of underdark questline is not enough. I'm not going to analyse custscenes to see what variable is missing (no time for that, got tons of projects to work on), so proper solution will wait for someone to prepare repo steps with save file.
how would i disable that spell effect in other saves?
open save in Near Infinity, find CRE file that has Drow portrait assigned (your party is listed in upper right corner), open CRE file -> edit -> CRE resource -> View/Edit -> delete 2 spell effects from somewhere at the end of list that are marked as "Change Portrait". And in the end change current portraits assigned to "Small Portrait" and "Medium Portrait" (same list, 21th and 22th row).
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Hi, firstly your mod is awesome.
But, sadly, I can't manage to install Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition Trilogy (EET) with PPE and BG1 NPC Project - I'm using Big World Setup (BWS) for the installation. When I choose both mods, it reverses the aditional portraits from your mod. For example, the noble couple in Candlekeep's Inn won't show any portraits. It just works if I install PPE without NPC Project on.
There's any bypass on that?
Thanks!
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/42303/about-using-and-modifying-other-peoples-works
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/42294/about-sharing-other-peoples-art-how-to-properly-source
I've sourced all the images I could on the previous page (with the exception of one). In future, please try to source the images yourself and not just say "credit to whoever made them." :-)
ps, only because currently BWS is set to download master .zip's every time at the moment, and this mod is quite large (and github isn't all that fast).
For example:
https://github.com/Gibberlings3/BG1NPC/releases/latest
But it sounds like @zonteck is saying that using releases would make it possible for BWS to know if it needs to re-download the mod (tbh, I'm not sure - I'm on OS X, so I don't use BWS for downloading mods). I guess it just defaults to always re-downloading if it is just pointing at master.
I wouldn't have even bought this up if github was fast, but downloading 330 MB from github can be a pain... sometimes it'll choke 10+ times in a row (despite having a fast connection).
Wow that would make an amazing imoen character pic
When I click on the exe file it goes like this:
Obviously I have no idea what I am doing.
Here is the modified set up file, if one can fix it to work for regular (non-ee) bgt I would be grateful.
When you return to speak with Adalon after transforming back to your normal avatars the game is blocked.
I've try removing the component with the mod installer and then the game works normally but my characters have a "anonymus generic portrait" instead.
Did anyone else have this problem?
Anyway to restore the original portraits for your companions?
EDIT: I've tried also not returning the eggs to Avadon and the works fine. So I guess the bug is related with the script speaking with the silver dragon.
The custom portraits folder is still intact, so the mod must be looking for the images somewhere else. I poked around in the mod files but couldn't really find anything. My guess is that the mod overwrites the path to the portraits with something custom to the mod, but I cant figure out where.\
btw, custom portraits for NPCs who were not in my party for the drow transformation are fine. any help is appreciated.
btw. I don't get it why this is not a common approach for reporting bugs. In 90% cases save file is more useful then weidu.log.
thanks for the prompt reply. great mod too.
Here is a save that should have this problem fixed, but this is just a local solution for you, useless for everyone else: https://www.sendspace.com/file/j9kspv
Let's deal with it for everyone who plays with this mod. In order to do so proper save that can be used to easily reproduce the issue is needed, so please, don't disappear just because it no longer affects you.
i tested the save file you gave me. it fixes the portraits, although it seems to be referencing the small portrait instead of the medium one in the main HUD. profile portrait and dialogue portrait are fixed. im curious how you fixed this? is it a matter of changing a variable path, or the location of some portraits?