Introduction
PaintBG is a mod that replaces each of the NPC portraits of Baldur's Gate with original artwork by artastrophe. This portrait pack also overwrites the PC portraits included in the original game with new images to choose from! As always, each of these components is available to install separately.
Baldur's Gate 1:
- Ajantis
- Alora
- Branwen
- Coran
- Dorn (Enhanced Edition)
- Dynaheir
- Edwin
- Eldoth
- Faldorn
- Garrick
- Imoen
- Jaheira
- Kagain
- Khalid
- Kivan
- Minsc
- Montaron
- Neera (Enhanced Edition)
- Rasaad (Enhanced Edition)
- Safana
- Shar-Teel
- Skie
- Tiax
- Quayle
- Viconia
- Xan
- Xzar
- Yeslick
Baldur's Gate 2:
- Aerie
- Anomen
- Cernd
- Haer'Dalis
- Jan
- Keldorn
- Mazzy
- Nalia
- Valygar
- Yoshimo
Extra portraits:
- Abazigal
- Balthazar
- Bodhi
- Ellesime
- Gromnir
- Illasera
- Irenicus
- Melissan
- Melisandre
- Sarevok
- Sendai
- The Solar
- Yaga-Shura
More PC portraits as well as additional versions of some NPCs are available at artastrophe.deviantart.com.
Visit the website or forum for all the latest updates to this mod.
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Installation
PC
The PaintBG portrait pack is a WeiDU mod, packaged in an extractable .RAR archive. Simply unzip "PaintBG v.XY.rar" (WinRAR) into your Baldur's Gate II directory and run "setup-PaintBG.exe".
To uninstall, run "setup-PaintBG.exe" again and select the uninstall option.
Compatibility and Installation Order
We have done our best to test on every platform, and this mod should be compatible with all other mods (excluding those which change portraits obviously - for example wonnimchunha's Portrait Mod). Please report any suspected conflicts and we will do our best to make everything work together smoothly. If you do encounter an error, please post on the forums.
Although it is not required for the PaintBG Portrait Pack to function properly, it is always a good idea install the latest version of the BG2 Fixpack.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is unfortunately not compatible with WeiDU, and also uses different portrait dimensions. While you can't install the portraits using the .exe file, the resized components are still available to extract into your Portraits folder (usually "C:\Users\Documents\Baldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition")! Check the .RAR directory for the BG:EE-compatible sizes.
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Credits
PaintBG Portrait Pack mod team:
Artist: artastrophe
Coder: Lava Del'Vortel
Programs/tools used in creation:
- WeiDU, by Westley Weimer/Valerio Bigiani (the bigg)
- Near Infinity, by Jon Olav Hauglid
- WinRAR, by Eugene Roshal/Alexander Roshal
- IESDP, maintained by igi (though strictly not a tool, still invaluable in any mod creation process)
Copyright Notice:
PaintBG was developed by artastrophe and Lava Del'Vortel.
All artwork © artastrophe.
Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal © TSR, Inc. The BioWare Infinity Engine is © BioWare Corp. Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition © Overhaul Games, a division of Beamdog.
Please note that any and all redistribution and/or hosting of this mod is expressly unwanted without permission from the authors.
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