Edit appearance after game start?[G5]

[kaspian]

Is this possible? I got a few maps into a Servile game, and I'm getting eyestrain from trying to pick out my own character in its drab tan robes.

[Alorael at Large]

The only way to do that is to swap the graphics in the game data. I think you can do it by altering a script, too.

 

—Alorael, who could help more if he knew which class you were playing and which graphics you would rather have.

[Uberdhizon]

Quote:

a Servile game,

You do know what class he's playing. He just told you.

[Alorael at Large]

So I do.

 

The graphics files for servile PCs are "G2300" through "G2325" in the "Graphics B" folder in "Geneforge 5 Files" and you can rename files to switch your character graphics. I'm not sure how recoloring works, though.

 

—Alorael, who hopes this helps you escape your drab existence.

[Uberdhizon]

But please take into account the risk of messing with the code.

[Alorael at Large]

That isn't messing with code at all. That's renaming files. You should keep track of what you rename. Backing up the graphics file first isn't a bad idea either.

 

—Alorael, who can see the ultimate disastrous consequence of doing it wrong as having to download the game again. It's hard to ruin your saves now that they're stored in another folder entirely.

[kaspian]

Thanks. I started a new game anyway. I wanted to try maxing out on mechanics.

[The Ratt]

You really don't need much more than 12 if you get all the mechanics boosting items.

[Sleeping Dragon]

I'm no expert but... wouldn't changing your appearance also change the appearance of all the characters in the game that use the same graphic as you? (I think I had this problem once before, with an earlier game, perhaps an Avernum.)

[Alorael at Large]

I don't think so. I didn't look too hard, but the sprites for NPCs and PCs seemed to be separate.

 

—Alorael, who thinks the easy way to check is to look for redundant graphics, and he's pretty sure he saw some alternate guardian graphics.

[Drayk Armitage]

In the earlier games at least they are definitely not seperate.

[pitchblack]

Yeah. Take the lifecrafter graphic in 4 for example. It would have changed both you, and whats-his-name at the beginning of the game, to the new graphic.