Date & Time: Since 28 June 2024, 9:00 a.m. (Server Time)
Frequency: Always
Steps:
1. The character is a Male Viera Veena, Face 2, with the appearance as follows:
Skin Color: RGB: 236,204,187
Jaw: 3
Eye Shape: 1
Eyebrows: 2
Nose: 3
Mouth: 1
Lip Color: 184,86,77
Face Paint Color: RGB: 224,178,174
2. These are screenshots of Endwalker Benchmark and Dawntrail Benchmark version 1.1:
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...a1fd9e4bf7.jpg
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...9d11229d43.jpg
A gif version:
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...f15594c838.gif
When noting the changes, some which I could describe are:
- The face appears more angular.
- The eyes become smaller with thinner lines and less noticeable white dots.
- The eyebrows become shorter.
- The nose becomes bigger and has darker color.
- The lips become less plump. The upper lip becomes thinner while the bottom lip becomes a bit wider. The color of the lips becomes too dark and too flat, so it becomes too noticeable — before, it looked more like lip-gloss with softer color.
3. More screenshots of the character in different angles and environments:
- Endwalker Benchmark and the character customization in the game:
- Cutscenes in Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests:
"The Wheel Turns", Cutscene #2
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...05d1b97df1.jpg
https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/...6f3a94e912.jpg
Additional notes:
1. I noticed that the posture of the character looks taller in the Dawntrail version of the character customization compared to the Endwalker one, even though I placed the camera angle in the same position and tried to take the screenshot at the same timing of the body's movement.
2. I could consider the darker color of the nose as a new addition rather than a replacement on an existing nose — perhaps on the "Facial Features" category?
3. When my character stands behind the window during the daytime in the Hourglass, the inn in Ul'dah, the lighting looks like this on him:
His hair looks like it is reflecting the light, and his skin color becomes greyish.
As a more personal thought:
I posted another report before, "Altered features on Female Au Ra Xaela Face 2 after the graphics update on Dawntrail", where I wrote a note that I would continue here in relation to Male Viera Face 2 in particular. Just like what I said about Female Au Ra Face 2, I also feel that Male Viera Face 2 did not retain what made it different to other faces after the graphics update. One notable characteristic of Face 2 is that it is the most youthful looking one. Before, the impression of my character is that he has baby face. Now, he looks more mature. It is such a different change to me that, again, just like what I said when I talked about my Female Au Ra Xaela character, I do not have the heart to continue any story-related content on my Male Viera Veena character as well, where he is just at the start of Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quest. Even though this is my second playthrough of the Main Scenario Quest as I play with this character, I still do not usually feel like skipping cutscenes and would take my time to talk with the relevant NPCs. I also really love this character, so I want to experience the adventures thoroughly again with his point of view.
I really wish that, one day, I could still be able to reach the latest point of this game on this character with the same facial features that he had before the graphics update. I would be really sad if his adventures with his face that I am very fond of and familiar with has to be cut short.
■ PC Specs
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