Now, this does not replace the need for the main avatar upload. That should still be there for square images like in topic lists, the notifications center etc. What you do for this is you actually create a new upload field for the larger image.   For this I'm going to show you my settings. Note that I do not show it on either the profile or the post screen because it's unnecessary and will just conflict if you used the Basic profile alterations guide.   So the template we'll

IPS, by default, uses square avatars and the Character Mod matches this system but there is a way to get taller avatars, you can actually even use this method to get larger avatars for your standard site avatars.

Software: Invision Power Services (IPS)