CallsignPortraits
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- ✅ Updated 294 days after the latest game patch — actively maintained
- 🏆 #37 of 40 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
CallsignPortraits allows the use of custom PNG portraits for BATTLETECH 1.9.1 pilots simply by matching the filename to their callsign. It works dynamically in the Barracks, Timeline, combat, and the Memorial Wall, without editing save
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Description
CallsignPortraits lets you use custom PNG portraits for pilots in BATTLETECH 1. 9. 1 simply by matching the image filename with the pilot's Callsign.
For example:
Callsign: Kosomoko
File: Portraits\Kosomoko.png
The mod dynamically replaces the portrait displayed by the game without permanently modifying
PilotDeffiles or editing save games.
Installation instructions
BATTLETECH Vanilla 1. 9. 1
CallsignPortraits
folder into:
Documents\My Games\BattleTech\mods\
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[]Start BATTLETECH. [/]
[]Open the Mods menu. [/]
[]Enable mods. [/]
[]Enable CallsignPortraits. [/]
[]Restart the game if requested. [/]
Copy the same folder into:
BATTLETECH\Mods\
To add your own portraits, place PNG files inside:
CallsignPortraits\Portraits\
The PNG filename must match the pilot's Callsign.
Tigris.png → Callsign Tigris
Main features
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[]Custom pilot portraits using PNG files. [/]
[]Automatic portrait matching by Callsign. [/]
[]No save-game editing required. [/]
[]Does not permanently modify
PilotDefdata. [/]
[]No recompilation required when adding new portraits. [/]
[]Dynamic portrait updates. [/]
[]Supports:
[] Barracks. [/]
[]Pilot roster. [/]
[]Large pilot portrait. [/]
[]Pilot customization. [/]
[]Argo timeline / task list. [/]
[]Fatigued pilots. [/]
[]Incapacitated or unavailable pilots. [/]
[]Combat HUD. [/]
[]Memorial Wall. [/]
[]Memorial Wall thumbnails. [/]
[]Preserves the original holographic Memorial Wall effect. [/]
[]Includes
Kosomoko.pngand
Tigris.pngas examples. [/]
Requirements
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[]BATTLETECH 1. 9. 1. [/]
[]Vanilla: the game's built-in mod loader. [/]
[]BEX / ModTek installations: ModTek. [/]
[]Portraits must be PNG files. [/]
[]Recommended:
[] square format; [/]
[]512×512 pixels; [/]
[]RGB or RGBA. [/]
No additional Harmony installation, save editor or external tool is required to use the distributed release.
The same mod package can be used with Steam and GOG; only the mod folder location may differ.
Shout outs
Lordkosomoko, once again with ChatGPT.
Developed, tested and debugged by Lordkosomoko, with the collaboration of OpenAI's ChatGPT for code development, technical analysis and troubleshooting.
Thanks as well to the BATTLETECH modding community and to the developers of the modding tools and loaders that continue to keep the game alive.
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Descripción
CallsignPortraits permite usar retratos PNG personalizados para los pilotos de BATTLETECH 1. 9. 1 simplemente haciendo coincidir el nombre del archivo con el Callsign del piloto.
Por ejemplo:
Callsign: Kosomoko
Archivo: Portraits\Kosomoko.png
El mod sustituye dinámicamente el retrato mostrado por el juego sin modificar permanentemente los
PilotDefni editar las partidas guardadas.
Instrucciones de instalación
BATTLETECH Vanilla 1. 9. 1
Copia la carpeta:
CallsignPortraits
Documents\My Games\BattleTech\mods\
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[]Inicia BATTLETECH. [/]
[]Abre el menú Mods. [/]
[]Activa los mods. [/]
[]Activa CallsignPortraits. [/]
[]Reinicia el juego si te lo solicita. [/]
Copia la misma carpeta dentro de:
BATTLETECH\Mods\
Para añadir tus propios retratos, coloca los PNG en:
CallsignPortraits\Portraits\
El nombre del PNG debe coincidir con el Callsign del piloto.
Tigris.png → Callsign Tigris
Características principales
[]Retratos personalizados mediante archivos PNG. [/]
[]Asociación automática por Callsign. [/]
[]No necesita editar partidas guardadas. [/]
[]No modifica permanentemente los
PilotDef. [/]
[*]No requiere rec
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Battletech Mods
- Author
- kosomoko
- Version
- 1.0.2
- Downloads
- 4
- Endorsements
- 0
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 8/20/2026
- Updated
- 8/20/2026
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