Why do solution 9 NPCs get more character creation options? (Raid quest spoilers)

I thought it was whatever that they just had hairs we couldn't use but with the recent Arcadion quest releases we meet a character named Black Cat that blatantly has pupils we can't use as well as a slightly different facial structure/eye shape that are not available to us.

Maybe they'll add them later? Maybe I'm just jealous? I dunno

Probly preview of the upcoming character updates
They sad they weren't done and more is coming in patches.

NPCs have always had options not available to players. This is nothing new.

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Originally Posted by Reimmi

Probly preview of the upcoming character updates
They sad they weren't done and more is coming in patches.

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This is most likely the case. Similar to how we see some npcs in solution 9 squatting.

Somethings are NPC exclusive for whatever reason but with enough player feedback they make their way in or are intended to be put in at a later date.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

NPCs have always had options not available to players. This is nothing new.

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Yeah. Like Hilda's half elf ears.

I just mentioned to my friends that people are gonna start crying about the npcs with more features than we can have, demanding we get it immediately

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Originally Posted by Nadda

This is most likely the case. Similar to how we see some npcs in solution 9 squatting.

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Yeah, I totally want that squat. It absolutely fits a lalafel's ankle kicking attitude.

https://i.gyazo.com/998f6f534fd6854d...33637c845c.jpg

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

NPCs have always had options not available to players. This is nothing new.

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It was never as immediately obvious to me as it is now.

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

Yeah. Like Hilda's half elf ears.

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And Hilda's hair.

I want that eye customization, wtf SE.

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Originally Posted by Nadda

This is most likely the case. Similar to how we see some npcs in solution 9 squatting.

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Originally Posted by Shibi

Yeah, I totally want that squat. It absolutely fits a lalafel's ankle kicking attitude.

https://i.gyazo.com/998f6f534fd6854d...33637c845c.jpg

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I'm pretty sure NPCs have been doing that idle pose since ARR.

They haven't said anything about adding more character creation options.

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Originally Posted by Bright-Flower

Yeah. Like Hilda's half elf ears.

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Originally Posted by Keumjo

And Hilda's hair.

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And Cid's beard. Or Midas's beard.

But I am not unlocking this neon nightmare raid tier, so what customization are we speaking of?

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Originally Posted by Nadda

This is most likely the case. Similar to how we see some npcs in solution 9 squatting.

Somethings are NPC exclusive for whatever reason but with enough player feedback they make their way in or are intended to be put in at a later date.

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There's pirate miqo squatting in limsa, have been for like 7 years and we still haven't got that emote or idle sit, i lost hope.

Desperately hoping they do add more options. I love those eyes, but i also want all those neon hair colors the random NPCa have.

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Originally Posted by AnimaAnimus

And Cid's beard. Or Midas's beard.

But I am not unlocking this neon nightmare raid tier, so what customization are we speaking of?

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You're very cool.

Yes! Yaana’s eyes are beautiful! Also the neon hair colors! We have them as a few dyes so would be cool to have as hair color options! Most people use brown/black/red/white/yellow as they are the decent ones. Perhaps some neons could shake it up.

i need brighter hair with more saturation.

As soon as I saw her pupils I knew a thread here was incoming lol.

Yes, but this is NOTHING NEW, there are so many NPC custom faces, so many.

And the fact that there are tools out there that should not be named that let you edit you character face mesh in real time in the game like all modern games do, shows that it is possible in engine, they just dont want to save that amount of data so they fallback to preset options.

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Originally Posted by DaveFishnomer

As soon as I saw her pupils I knew a thread here was incoming lol.

Yes, but this is NOTHING NEW, there are so many NPC custom faces, so many.

And the fact that there are tools out there that should not be named that let you edit you character face mesh in real time in the game like all modern games do, shows that it is possible in engine, they just dont want to save that amount of data so they fallback to preset options.

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This IS new as these aren't custom NPCs, but rather utilizing the character creation system. Check Garland tools, none of them are unique models with unique features.
These are all customization features that are already compatible with player characters, but are simply locked off from our use at this current point in time.

Non Au Ra were updated to have the ability to have limbal rings with unique, vibrant colors and its used exclusively in Solution Nine; even though player characters also technically have that capability now... its just unavailable.

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Originally Posted by lunartears

The most literal explanation for this is because it's a completely different setting to the usual fantasy worlds we've been to. Everything about Solution Nine isn't really something that matches Etheirys as we've known it. It's a futuristic city, so you'd expect NPCs to have those exclusive settings. You wouldn't see crazy neon hair and eyes like that in Gridania for example.

I personally prefer the more natural settings and would rather not have those options (neon hair isn't really FF14 to me). Even if that's my opinion, people are still welcome to want these options (and it's not my business if it was actually added). I'm aware the game contains silly costumes that go against an established style.

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That would have been fine if not for garlamnd, final fantasy 14 was never fantasy, it was w/e square like to do today.
We have had flying cars and motorcycles for ever now, robots, force fields, half of the magic is magictech.

NPC always had more options. The NPC have access to hairstyles that are locked to race/gender, they can have features that we dont have. An example, Viper job trainer, who is a Highlander has eyebrows, players dont have this option. We have seen Hyurs and Elezen with faces that are not available to us.

I dont think is a sign of what we are going to get, I think this is something that always was and will probably stay like this.

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Originally Posted by EdwinChucklenuts

You're very cool.

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Not being edgy. I just have sensory issues and the bright neon messes with me so I am opting not to do it.

And my dude 1/10 on the troll. I hope you have fun in middle school this year!

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Originally Posted by Aniya_Estlihn

This IS new as these aren't custom NPCs, but rather utilizing the character creation system. Check Garland tools, none of them are unique models with unique features.

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https://garlandtools.org/db/#npc/1049789

"Yaana: Face (custom) #8..."

This is presumably the source of the glowing pupils.

The super-bright hair doesn't require custom faces, because instead it seems that the devs have access to several more rows of hair colours that players can't see. (In the profile linked above, note that her highlights colour is "row 26" when we only have 24.) This is nothing new – the devs have been using it since ARR or probably even 1.0 to assign skin colours not naturally available to a character, particularly for Roegadyn, like Moenbryda's more human colour and Curious Gorge being a Sea Wolf recoloured to look like a Hellsguard.

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Originally Posted by AnimaAnimus

And Cid's beard. Or Midas's beard.

But I am not unlocking this neon nightmare raid tier, so what customization are we speaking of?

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Shame. You're missing top tier battle content.

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Originally Posted by AnimaAnimus

Not being edgy. I just have sensory issues and the bright neon messes with me so I am opting not to do it.

And my dude 1/10 on the troll. I hope you have fun in middle school this year!

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If that is the Case, and not some elaborate reversal of yours.

Why Feed Them?

@lunartears
The most literal explanation for this is because it's a completely different setting to the usual fantasy worlds we've been to. Everything about Solution Nine isn't really something that matches Etheirys as we've known it. It's a futuristic city, so you'd expect NPCs to have those exclusive settings. You wouldn't see crazy neon hair and eyes like that in Gridania for example.

I personally prefer the more natural settings and would rather not have those options (neon hair isn't really FF14 to me). Even if that's my opinion, people are still welcome to want these options (and it's not my business if it was actually added). I'm aware the game contains silly costumes that go against an established style.

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You deleted it but im still going to reply.

Its not like culture from there couldn’t come over to us. Plus we already have futuristic stuff all over the place.


Also, to those saying no because custom. We are expressing our want for an updated character creators where we can choose neon colors and eyes. Its not a bad or big ask which can easily be done. We already started getting neon dyes of pink,red,blue and cyan (cant remember if I missed any). And people who do the M word for characters have shown these colors could be done.

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Originally Posted by DreadCrow

Shame. You're missing top tier battle content.

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I would like to play it, but all that pastel and neon lights are bad enough, have them moving at face paces messes with me and throws me into a fit of vertigo. The moment they showed the arena at the fanfest I knew I couldn't participate. They already go overboard and are getting increasingly worse by the expansion, imo, with boss animations that cannot be toned down. Add into that flying neons and I'm done lol. Older content is much easier simply due to the palet being darker, but someone on the design team has had a huge thing for really bright colors for a long time and that is a problem for a fair amount of ppl.

Probably a bit of a tangent here considering OP talking about S9 NPC but... I can't help but notice the VPR questline NPC has a legitimate eyebrow as a male highlander.... lmao.

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Originally Posted by Nadda

This is most likely the case. Similar to how we see some npcs in solution 9 squatting.

Somethings are NPC exclusive for whatever reason but with enough player feedback they make their way in or are intended to be put in at a later date.

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We have that squatting with NPCs in front of the Missing Member in Limsa for a much longer while now.