KEMO portraits and descriptions

[Mirabai]

I was just wondering, how come no one is using the Kemo charatcer portrait and description thing? Don't you people want to have custom portraits for your PCs? Also, as a DM I can't actually "examine" you and see your description that way, so if you use the Kemo thing the DMs will actually be able to see your IG description. And a picture! Come on everyone likes a custom picture!!!

[Brother Humphrey]

Cuz I forgot how. I hadn't used mine since we first started using them and with only one toon to practice on, it got boring after the first or second edit...

[Mirabai]

It's very easy. I encourage everyone to do this... personally I find it adds a lot of life to the game. Plus, like I said, DMs can't see your regular on examine character description!

Custom Portraits / Descriptions
You may now create and link a custom portrait for your character. We have adapted the GUI from Kemo's bio/description Editor off nwvault to be compatible with ALFA's systems, so you may change portrait and description as often as you like. NOTE: this is NOT the same as the custom 2D portrait option from double-clicking the 3D head representation on your character sheet in-game. That system should NOT be used, as it causes major problems for DMs in-game. Leave the default 3D portrait there. Custom portraits are optional, so they are not included in the auto-downloader materials. In order to see the portraits, you need to do the following:

• Download the portrait pack from http://zicada.no/~alfa/alfa2_portraits.rar
• Unpack the portrait pack into the /portraits folder in the documents branch of your NWN2 install (typically /username/my documents/neverwinter nights 2/portraits
• Look over the portraits via windows explorer or the image viewing program of your choice.
• Make a note of the filename of the portrait you want for your PC.
• When in-game with your PC, right-click on the ground and select "Edit Description"
• Enter the portrait filename (without the .TGA part) into the box on the right
• Enter a text description for your PC on the left
• Click "Save" to finalize these changes.

This text description should show to other players OnExamine(), and both the text and portrait will display for other players who choose "Inspect" instead. (note: Inspect needs a scripting fix, but should be working right in the next day or so).

If you want to create your own custom portrait, edit an existing one, or otherwise add something that's not available, here are some guidelines:

• Portraits must be in TGA format.
• Potraits appear at 1:2 aspect ratio: if your portrait is not so sized, it will be stretched to fit, to varying effects. I recommend cropping or "letterboxing" to preserve the aspect ratio for portraits that start off a different size.
• Maximum recommended resolution is 302x604 pixels.
• Pick a unique filename, and put the portrait in your /portraits folder
• Post a link to the file in your server forum (and/or your forum sig) for others to download.
• Please avoid NSFW-type images (ALFA is ostensibly a PG-13 type environment, not sure if we have active kidlet members presently, but we have had them in the past and likely will again). Also avoid ridiculousness: anime pictures, animal/monster pictures/other sillyness.
• I will aim to update the official portrait pack periodically, but I will not add questionable images to the offical pack.

[dirsa]

http://zicada.no/~alfa/alfa2_portraits.rar

seems to be broken link...

[Magile]

I use this, but I noticed a bug with the portrait -- every time you log into the game, you have to open your description and save again in order for your portrait to appear to everyone else.

[Ithildur]

Thanks Mira, I had no idea.

There's a lot of stuff that's not documented as well as it could be; I think I saw a thread somewhere pertaining to portraits, but tracking it down... we should organize some of these more vital info and sticky them in a separate documentation thread, especially for the benefit of new folks.

[Blindhamsterman]

I use it, but gave up on hitting the option to look at people some time ago as it never had anything for me to read thanks for the heads up to everyone!

[Ithildur]

http://zicada.no/~alfa/alfa2_portraits.rar

seems to be broken link...

Yes, the link is broken. So what do we do?

[hollyfant]

Post our own portraits here?

[SwordSaintMusashi]

I use the system, and love it. Though Magile is right, you have to bring up your description every time you log in to refresh it for other players.

When this first started, people were posting their portait pic in a proper format to be downloaded and saved into individual people's portait folders, so that they could find that custom portrait and then have others view it even if it isn't in the official collection.

[Mick]

While I agree that a DM not being able to see your description annoys, I simply do not care about a custom portrait for my PC or any other. I enjoy looking through threads where people post pics of what their PC looks like, but it is just not a priority when I'm actually playing.

[Ithildur]

Post our own portraits here?

Where's yours Holly?!

Seems like everyone's sigs with portraits have dead/defunct links

[Curmudgeon]

http://zicada.no/~alfa/alfa2_portraits.rar

seems to be broken link...

Yes, the link is broken. So what do we do?

Fixed the link.

[Mirabai]

Even if it's just the description and not the picture, I personally like to see it. Sorry but claymation toons just don't give me a good feel for what your PC looks like Picture thread is great, too, doesn't have to be an IG picture. There actually is already one started in this forum.

Also btw I see that most of the new folks are indeed using the kemo description field so yay.

[Ithildur]

Thanks Curm.

Elven claymation faces are... hideous without the preMOTB revert.