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Many of you know the hard way that it has been impossible to change our icons since the recent forum downtime, but a few wonderful LB members devised a solution. I figure this is enough of a forum dilemma with no end in sight for it to merit its own thread. Don't quite understand all the logistics as I kinda just blindly did it but if someone would like to write up a guide that'd be dope. Meanwhile, see these helpful statuses:

 

http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/statuses/user/5685-livinglikeafroot/?status_id=72078

http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/statuses/user/3686-west-coast/?status_id=72061

 

Ding dong the witch is DEAD

 

V helpful vid by @

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVZ7sBj8PgY

 

Also thanks to HEARTCORE

 

thanks 2 everyone who worked out how to do it, here's what you do:

 

1. find that fucking ugly disgusting tropico pic + save it somewhere

2. change your photo to the tropico pic you just saved and click done

3. then you should be able to change your pic to anything you want

 

IF, however, that doesn't work...

 

1. find the pic you want as your avatar and convert it to PNG image format (it's v simple to do online)

2. rename that image to "default_image"

3. go back and do step 1 & 2 again

4. try changing your pic from tropico to your "default_image" pic

5. say goodbye to that virus

 

ALSO your icon will now look bigger in threads so u can see who was infected by the Tropico virus...its kind of like a scar after chickenpox (but like a sexy one)

 

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I followed the steps of @ and the idea of @:

Choose your icon and resize it to 100px x 100px, name it "default_large" in a PNG format and upload. :)


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thanks 2 everyone who worked out how to do it, here's what you do:

 

1. find that fucking ugly disgusting tropico pic + save it somewhere

2. change your photo to the tropico pic you just saved and click done

3. then you should be able to change your pic to anything you want

 

IF, however, that doesn't work...

 

1. find the pic you want as your avatar and convert it to PNG image format (it's v simple to do online)

2. rename that image to "default_image"

3. go back and do step 1 & 2 again

4. try changing your pic from tropico to your "default_image" pic

5. say goodbye to that virus

 

ALSO your icon will now look bigger in threads so u can see who was infected by the Tropico virus...its kind of like a scar after chickenpox (but like a sexy one)


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thanks 2 everyone who worked out how to do it, here's what you do:

 

1. find that fucking ugly disgusting tropico pic + save it somewhere

2. change your photo to the tropico pic you just saved and click done

3. then you should be able to change your pic to anything you want

 

IF, however, that doesn't work...

 

1. find the pic you want as your avatar and convert it to PNG image format (it's v simple to do online)

2. rename that image to "default_image"

3. go back and do step 1 & 2 again

4. try changing your pic from tropico to your "default_image" pic

5. say goodbye to that virus

 

ALSO your icon will now look bigger in threads so u can see who was infected by the Tropico virus...its kind of like a scar after chickenpox (but like a sexy one)

omg I was wondering why my pic looked so big.. I just thought I wasn't used to the size bc the tropico one was so small

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omg I was wondering why my pic looked so big.. I just thought I wasn't used to the size bc the tropico one was so small

nah im p sure everyone's is a lot bigger after changing from tropico, which is cute (btw urs is still showing flopico for me)


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thanks 2 everyone who worked out how to do it, here's what you do:

 

1. find that fucking ugly disgusting tropico pic + save it somewhere

2. change your photo to the tropico pic you just saved and click done

3. then you should be able to change your pic to anything you want

 

IF, however, that doesn't work...

 

1. find the pic you want as your avatar and convert it to PNG image format (it's v simple to do online)

2. rename that image to "default_image"

3. go back and do step 1 & 2 again

4. try changing your pic from tropico to your "default_image" pic

5. say goodbye to that virus

 

ALSO your icon will now look bigger in threads so u can see who was infected by the Tropico virus...its kind of like a scar after chickenpox (but like a sexy one)

Tbh I kind of like the bigger profile picture tho... :creep:


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Tbh I kind of like the bigger profile picture tho... :creep:

 

yeah, i think it's really good. and those ones who have them as really pretty ones, it looks amazing.

 

BUT MINE IS SO SMALL HALP MEH :rip:

 

EDIT: I tried to upload a tall icon in hopes it could be bigger but I have the same problem. It's either the name that needs to be "default_large" or the icon has to be 100x100...are you guys' pictures "default_large"?

 

UPDATE: it needs to be 100x100 for me :3

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At first I was like WTF while stubbornly attempting to change my av, then I thought it was me who fucked something up (it would've come as no surprise whatsoever, honestly) and finally discovered this thread, unbelievably relieved! :kiss:


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