Updated benchmark

It really bugs me that the lower chin scales aren't even attached.

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Originally Posted by SongOfTheWind

I think it was overfixed, as it indeed lost its unique pattern, but the benchmark face 3 nose was pretty broken for veena especially. It was never so dark as they made it in v1.

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They waxed my poor boy's nose! For some reason, they really seem to struggle with viera noses.

Im going to post this here too, more centralized on the general topic.

The transition in this hair is WAY too big, as you zoom in things become more defined, I understand that for saving resources, however, with this hair the difference is TOO big, I would make the zoomed out hair a bit more defined than this because I actually do enjoy this style a lot and it won't look as good like this.

Barely zoomed out:
https://i.imgur.com/iIyksyH.png

Barely zoomed in:
https://i.imgur.com/MquHhiD.png

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Originally Posted by FrechDax

i dont like the new benchmarkt tbh.
the shadows are a complete mess. looking at the hair shadow on the neck. left one looks so smooth and the right one almost unhealthy.
left is 1.0 and right 1.1
https://i.imgur.com/f8zPevB.jpeg

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Thank you for giving me the opportunity to post this one here as well.
https://i.redd.it/39gzf1rzwd4d1.png
Remember that if your game looks like the one on the right, stop providing feedback! You're doing us all a favor.

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Originally Posted by Rekh

Unfortunately viera is low priority for Square enix; or that's the impression I always get. Let's hope they fix it. You're gonna have to spam the change you want in some of these threads.

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Viera havers are that one selfie meme where someone's in the background drowning

"out here living my best life"

"the viera are drowning"

"this ain't about them"

First of all thank you devs! <3 The updated environments really make a big difference on making the characters feel more alive!

I am generally pleased with my character, though I had to make small adjustments such as slightly changing her skintone, and going for the fuller eyebrows option, since the slim ones disappear a bit too much with my hair/skin color combo.

I liked the stronger eyeliner in the outer corner of the eye in the old benchmark, but I understand the changes on the new one are going for a more realistic look, so I suppose I'll get used to it.

https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...f909a402cc.jpg
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...8bd1b1a306.jpg

Not sure if anyone reported this already but I noticed these shadow lines happening consistently when my highlander has her Race outfit on, and they seem to go away on her Smallclothes. I dunno if this was on the old benchmark already but if it was it wasn't as noticeable for sure.

Benchmark v1.1 Smallclothes vs Race Outfit:
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...92217ba0d7.jpg

My WoL's eyebrows turned from white to grey. On the whole the changes are good but that's pretty jarring.
https://i.imgur.com/m9G6xSF.jpeghttps://i.imgur.com/4SyOKiJ.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/hRmmpAV.png

My character nose ridge looks a lot more narrow now. It wasn't so noticable in previous bencmark. There are gaps between scales and face itself and i think it's causing these weird shadows to appear.
https://i.imgur.com/wfOnGWH.png
https://i.imgur.com/9ygGqGW.png
There are also a couple of minor complaints. Eyebrows are more upturned and eyelashes are not so bright as before. Limbal rings overpower eye color.
Face shape overall has become oval. Before it was more angular. Mouth corners are different and becаuse of that mouth looks more narrow.

https://i.imgur.com/R64ojlv.png

I highlighted all changes that I think are noticeable

https://i.imgur.com/0uwuA9l.jpg

Face - 1, Jaw - 2, Eye shape - 2, Eyebrows - 5, Nose - 4, Mouth - 2

OLDhttps://i.imgur.com/jHCHu8w.png
NEWhttps://i.imgur.com/ZhZcYQi.jpeg

Face 3,
Jaw 3,
Eyeshape 3, size small
Eyebrows 1
nose 1
mouth 1

Eyes are less sharp, harder to spot the pupils and the iris is slightly larger.

The eyelid is rounder in the new one

The eyebrows hangs lower now, has less curve, ends earlier and lacks the tiny spacing on the outer part.

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Originally Posted by BeoCat

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to post this one here as well.
https://i.redd.it/39gzf1rzwd4d1.png
Remember that if your game looks like the one on the right, stop providing feedback! You're doing us all a favor.

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excuse me? that has nothing to do with my case. there is no extra software used! stop having a false assumption instead!