NWN customization question for the experts...

[PB]

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Here's my dilemma: I'm trying to create a male half-elven bard, but the
game defaults to the dozen or so 'human' heads/faces when customizing
your character's appearance in the creation sequence. I'd like to use
on of the elf male heads (specifically the bearded elf), but of course,
you need top select 'elf' as your race to get this selection of heads.
Should,'t half-elves have access to both racial head selections?
I've tried looking for various haks and override files at NWVault that
allow you to place in extra head/faces at character creation, but
haven't seen the exact elf head I'm looking for. I'm guessing I will
have to extract the correct file from one of the game resources and
place it in override...but I have no clue as to which resource file
might have the characted head models or what to use to extract it. Can
anybody offer some advice?

Thx in advance,
PB

 

[Guest]

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That's a bit odd though - my female half elf had pointy-eared heads to
choose from.



"PB" <brogan342@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:crmse3$q4c$1@titan.uwinnipeg.ca...
> Here's my dilemma: I'm trying to create a male half-elven bard, but the
> game defaults to the dozen or so 'human' heads/faces when customizing
> your character's appearance in the creation sequence. I'd like to use
> on of the elf male heads (specifically the bearded elf), but of course,
> you need top select 'elf' as your race to get this selection of heads.
> Should,'t half-elves have access to both racial head selections?
> I've tried looking for various haks and override files at NWVault that
> allow you to place in extra head/faces at character creation, but
> haven't seen the exact elf head I'm looking for. I'm guessing I will
> have to extract the correct file from one of the game resources and
> place it in override...but I have no clue as to which resource file
> might have the characted head models or what to use to extract it. Can
> anybody offer some advice?
>
> Thx in advance,
> PB

 

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I suggest yusing the PrC character creator and turning off race specific
heads.

Kharsis

PB wrote:
> Here's my dilemma: I'm trying to create a male half-elven bard, but the
> game defaults to the dozen or so 'human' heads/faces when customizing
> your character's appearance in the creation sequence. I'd like to use
> on of the elf male heads (specifically the bearded elf), but of course,
> you need top select 'elf' as your race to get this selection of heads.
> Should,'t half-elves have access to both racial head selections?
> I've tried looking for various haks and override files at NWVault that
> allow you to place in extra head/faces at character creation, but
> haven't seen the exact elf head I'm looking for. I'm guessing I will
> have to extract the correct file from one of the game resources and
> place it in override...but I have no clue as to which resource file
> might have the characted head models or what to use to extract it. Can
> anybody offer some advice?
>
> Thx in advance,
> PB

 

[PB]

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Kharsis wrote:
> I suggest yusing the PrC character creator and turning off race specific
> heads.
>
> Kharsis
>
> PB wrote:
>
>> Here's my dilemma: I'm trying to create a male half-elven bard, but
>> the game defaults to the dozen or so 'human' heads/faces when
>> customizing your character's appearance in the creation sequence. I'd
>> like to use on of the elf male heads (specifically the bearded elf),
>> but of course, you need top select 'elf' as your race to get this
>> selection of heads. Should,'t half-elves have access to both racial
>> head selections?
>> I've tried looking for various haks and override files at NWVault that
>> allow you to place in extra head/faces at character creation, but
>> haven't seen the exact elf head I'm looking for. I'm guessing I will
>> have to extract the correct file from one of the game resources and
>> place it in override...but I have no clue as to which resource file
>> might have the characted head models or what to use to extract it.
>> Can anybody offer some advice?
>>
>> Thx in advance,
>> PB
>
>

Thanks for the advice! I installed the PRC, v2.3c, and created a
character but...no option to turn off the race specific heads. Is there
a config utility or file in the PRC package that allows this option?

 

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PB wrote:
> Here's my dilemma: I'm trying to create a male half-elven bard, but the
> game defaults to the dozen or so 'human' heads/faces when customizing
> your character's appearance in the creation sequence. I'd like to use
> on of the elf male heads (specifically the bearded elf), but of course,
> you need top select 'elf' as your race to get this selection of heads.
> Should,'t half-elves have access to both racial head selections?

Maybe I'm missing something, but when I go into character creation on my game ALL portraits (for the chosen gender) are
available regardless of which race I picked. The "preferred" portraits for the chosen race are just sorted to the top
of this list.
--
My NWN Work So Far: http://tinyurl.com/6xy2f
"Pits of red smoke and fog are usually bad."
- Tip from Doom3 Manual

 

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everlast wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing something, but when I go into character creation on my
> game ALL portraits (for the chosen gender) are available regardless of
> which race I picked. The "preferred" portraits for the chosen race are
> just sorted to the top of this list.


The poster is asking about the character model heads, not the portraits.
--
Barry Scott Will
Pyric RPG Publications
http://www.pyric.com/

 

[PB]

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everlast wrote:
> PB wrote:
>
>> Here's my dilemma: I'm trying to create a male half-elven bard, but
>> the game defaults to the dozen or so 'human' heads/faces when
>> customizing your character's appearance in the creation sequence. I'd
>> like to use on of the elf male heads (specifically the bearded elf),
>> but of course, you need top select 'elf' as your race to get this
>> selection of heads. Should,'t half-elves have access to both racial
>> head selections?
>
>
> Maybe I'm missing something, but when I go into character creation on my
> game ALL portraits (for the chosen gender) are available regardless of
> which race I picked. The "preferred" portraits for the chosen race are
> just sorted to the top of this list.

Yes, of course, you're right...all 'portraits' are available, with the
selected race appearing first in the list. I'm asking about the
character head models that you select last in the creation process, when
you also asssign a voice,body type and/or clothing and a name....

 

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PB wrote:
> Yes, of course, you're right...all 'portraits' are available, with the
> selected race appearing first in the list. I'm asking about the
> character head models that you select last in the creation process, when
> you also asssign a voice,body type and/or clothing and a name....

Don't mind me - I'm just being an idiot and not reading with comprehension.
--
My NWN Work So Far: http://tinyurl.com/6xy2f
"Pits of red smoke and fog are usually bad."
- Tip from Doom3 Manual

 

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PB wrote:
> Kharsis wrote:
>
>> I suggest yusing the PrC character creator and turning off race
>> specific heads.
>>
>> Kharsis
>>
>> PB wrote:
>>
>>> Here's my dilemma: I'm trying to create a male half-elven bard, but
>>> the game defaults to the dozen or so 'human' heads/faces when
>>> customizing your character's appearance in the creation sequence.
>>> I'd like to use on of the elf male heads (specifically the bearded
>>> elf), but of course, you need top select 'elf' as your race to get
>>> this selection of heads. Should,'t half-elves have access to both
>>> racial head selections?
>>> I've tried looking for various haks and override files at NWVault
>>> that allow you to place in extra head/faces at character creation,
>>> but haven't seen the exact elf head I'm looking for. I'm guessing I
>>> will have to extract the correct file from one of the game resources
>>> and place it in override...but I have no clue as to which resource
>>> file might have the characted head models or what to use to extract
>>> it. Can anybody offer some advice?
>>>
>>> Thx in advance,
>>> PB
>>
>>
>>
>
> Thanks for the advice! I installed the PRC, v2.3c, and created a
> character but...no option to turn off the race specific heads. Is there
> a config utility or file in the PRC package that allows this option?

Sorry, misinterpreted question. Tghe last PrC commnets were to use the
toolset to select the head you want - I myself do not how this is done.

Kharsis

 

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"PB" <brogan342@yahoo.ca> skrev i meddelandet
news:crmse3$q4c$1@titan.uwinnipeg.ca...
> Here's my dilemma: I'm trying to create a male half-elven bard, but the
> game defaults to the dozen or so 'human' heads/faces when customizing your
> character's appearance in the creation sequence. I'd like to use on of
> the elf male heads (specifically the bearded elf), but of course, you need
> top select 'elf' as your race to get this selection of heads. Should,'t
> half-elves have access to both racial head selections?
> I've tried looking for various haks and override files at NWVault that
> allow you to place in extra head/faces at character creation, but haven't
> seen the exact elf head I'm looking for. I'm guessing I will have to
> extract the correct file from one of the game resources and place it in
> override...but I have no clue as to which resource file might have the
> characted head models or what to use to extract it. Can anybody offer
> some advice?
>
> Thx in advance,
> PB

You can use the Advanced Editor feature of the editor Leto, which is
available on NW Vault. Open your character with Leto, and select Tools ->
Advanced Editor. Then scroll down until you find Appearance_Type and change
the number to 1 (which is the elf-appearance), and then change the number of
Appearance_Head to the number of the head you want - the easiest way to find
out the number is to open whichever mod in the toolset, open a character and
set his appearance to elf, give him the head you like and see what number it
has in the list.

Hope this helps.

//Tiggs

 

[PB]

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Tiggs wrote:
> "PB" <brogan342@yahoo.ca> skrev i meddelandet
> news:crmse3$q4c$1@titan.uwinnipeg.ca...
>
>>Here's my dilemma: I'm trying to create a male half-elven bard, but the
>>game defaults to the dozen or so 'human' heads/faces when customizing your
>>character's appearance in the creation sequence. I'd like to use on of
>>the elf male heads (specifically the bearded elf), but of course, you need
>>top select 'elf' as your race to get this selection of heads. Should,'t
>>half-elves have access to both racial head selections?
>>I've tried looking for various haks and override files at NWVault that
>>allow you to place in extra head/faces at character creation, but haven't
>>seen the exact elf head I'm looking for. I'm guessing I will have to
>>extract the correct file from one of the game resources and place it in
>>override...but I have no clue as to which resource file might have the
>>characted head models or what to use to extract it. Can anybody offer
>>some advice?
>>
>>Thx in advance,
>>PB
>
>
> You can use the Advanced Editor feature of the editor Leto, which is
> available on NW Vault. Open your character with Leto, and select Tools ->
> Advanced Editor. Then scroll down until you find Appearance_Type and change
> the number to 1 (which is the elf-appearance), and then change the number of
> Appearance_Head to the number of the head you want - the easiest way to find
> out the number is to open whichever mod in the toolset, open a character and
> set his appearance to elf, give him the head you like and see what number it
> has in the list.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> //Tiggs
>
>
Yeah, that's the ticket! Thanks for the help, Tiggs...

 

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PB wrote:
>
> Yes, of course, you're right...all 'portraits' are available, with the
> selected race appearing first in the list. I'm asking about the
> character head models that you select last in the creation process, when
> you also asssign a voice,body type and/or clothing and a name....

I'm currently playing a character named Ichabod Crane because I created
him with a CEP module and forgot. Now when I run him through non CEP
modules he has no head whatsoever. It's quite freaky looking but kinda
fun. Sadly (and oddly), mind-based spells still have effect. 😛


- Sheldon, who wishes all the CEP model components
would work in all modules including the OC/SoU/HotU