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OpenXcom => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: phantagor on October 11, 2018, 07:25:04 pm

Title: Change Avatar
Post by: phantagor on October 11, 2018, 07:25:04 pm

Hey,

i might be doing something very silly or not, but i have read up several times, that you are supposed to be able to change your avatar in the inventory of the game by pressing M.
Maybe it is an "issue" with the x-files mod, but i am not able to do so.

Or maybe i am missundertanding it, but i thought it means i can change the "soldier sprite".
I am only having male agents, and i named one of them after my gf, so i need a female avatar :)

Title: Re: Change Avatar
Post by: Warboy1982 on October 11, 2018, 08:40:18 pm

you could just edit the save file and make that soldier a female?
save files are plain text, very easy to alter.

Title: Re: Change Avatar
Post by: Meridian on October 11, 2018, 09:36:46 pm

Hi,

yes, you can change your avatar by:
- pressing M
- or right-clicking on the paperdoll

but only when you open the inventory while you are still in the base... pre-mission briefing inventory and in-mission inventory doesn't support it.

M.

Title: Re: Change Avatar
Post by: phantagor on October 11, 2018, 10:46:32 pm

Oookaz...verz nice, now all i have to do is figure out how to open the inventory while being in the base....

Title: Re: Change Avatar
Post by: Meridian on October 11, 2018, 10:53:56 pm

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Title: Re: Change Avatar
Post by: Solarius Scorch on October 11, 2018, 11:00:45 pm

Even if you change the avatar from male to female, the game will still recognize your character as male - it will use male sprites and male death screams.
Or am I wrong...?

Title: Re: Change Avatar
Post by: phantagor on October 11, 2018, 11:01:55 pm

Awesome, thanks for the tipp....!

Title: Re: Change Avatar
Post by: Meridian on October 11, 2018, 11:25:14 pm

Quote from: Solarius Scorch on October 11, 2018, 11:00:45 pm

Even if you change the avatar from male to female, the game will still recognize your character as male - it will use male sprites and male death screams.
Or am I wrong...?

It shouldn't... gender is updated too... but if you find something wrong, let me know.

Title: Re: Change Avatar
Post by: AlesiSanchez on January 01, 2024, 11:33:36 pm

Googling this and many other questions years later and repeatedly finding yoru answers, thank you Sir.  8) 8)

However, if anyone can answer, this is not working for me? I cannot RC on soldier or hit 'M' in skyranger inventory screen while at base and bring up the pictured option to change the avatar?
Is it only for open xcom extended mod?

I did figure out how to do it manually by modifying the "look" value in save file.

Quote from: Meridian on October 11, 2018, 09:36:46 pm

Hi,

yes, you can change your avatar by:
- pressing M
- or right-clicking on the paperdoll

but only when you open the inventory while you are still in the base... pre-mission briefing inventory and in-mission inventory doesn't support it.

M.

Title: Re: Change Avatar
Post by: Meridian on January 02, 2024, 12:54:35 am

Yes, this works only in openxcom extended.