Official HD Textures pack?

[Colt47]

I know that there's probably reasons for not including HD textures in the base game, but if possible, could we get HD textures as an optional download for us PC users? I'd love to see hair that doesn't artifact and better eye textures.

Since it's an optional thing it doesn't need to be absolutely everything, but at least having HD hair and other basic character customizations would be nice.

[Dirwen]

If added will be on the mogstation for 100 dollars USD. People will gladly open their wallets for it while complaining of course.

[Mistyregions]

As long as they come to ps4. I also wonder if they will update the game to 60fps 4k for the ps5. Maybe HDR finally.

[NanaWiloh]

There most likely will never be HD textures cause SE never created any. They designed the game using the current textures that you see, So they would have to make HD textures from scratch.

[Enla]

There most likely will never be HD textures cause SE never created any. They designed the game using the current textures that you see, So they would have to make HD textures from scratch.

Neither did LoTRO but they eventually added an optional HD texture pack once enough demand from the player base was put forward. It likely won't happen for a long time if it ever does, but it's not like there isn't a precedent already set in the MMO market.

[TheRogueX]

There most likely will never be HD textures cause SE never created any. They designed the game using the current textures that you see, So they would have to make HD textures from scratch.

I mean no, if you think that the resolution the textures are in on the screen are the resolutions that the textures were created in you're mistaken. Textures are usually created at insanely high resolutions and then just compressed to fit whatever space limitations they have. Somewhere, on some system, they have the uncompressed textures and they are much much higher res than what we have.

[MrThinker]

I mean no, if you think that the resolution the textures are in on the screen are the resolutions that the textures were created in you're mistaken. Textures are usually created at insanely high resolutions and then just compressed to fit whatever space limitations they have. Somewhere, on some system, they have the uncompressed textures and they are much much higher res than what we have.

I believe that Yoshi-P himself explicitly stated in an interview they actually didn't have "high-res" textures and that what they had in the game was indeed the highest resolution they made.

[Kirajah]

There most likely will never be HD textures cause SE never created any. They designed the game using the current textures that you see, So they would have to make HD textures from scratch.

That's a bit like saying wow would never update any models, especially the player ones. (Hint, they did)
It's not impossible to do HD textures from scratch, player models and hair need it most, but they reuse a lot of texture assets for like leaves, tree bark, rocks, etc so updating those would result in updating a lot of the world with very little work.

One of my biggest gripes with the game has to be generic ground textures, though. They look just as bad, if not worse, than games released around 2005.

[Reap00]

That's a bit like saying wow would never update any models, especially the player ones. (Hint, they did)
It's not impossible to do HD textures from scratch, player models and hair need it most, but they reuse a lot of texture assets for like leaves, tree bark, rocks, etc so updating those would result in updating a lot of the world with very little work.

One of my biggest gripes with the game has to be generic ground textures, though. They look just as bad, if not worse, than games released around 2005.

If I am going to lose content so things look "better" I have absolutely no interest. Also, WoW still looks terrible. I don't see how you can even make any comparison.

[Omymy]

If I am going to lose content so things look "better" I have absolutely no interest. Also, WoW still looks terrible. I don't see how you can even make any comparison.

Yes and no.

They're different types of graphics. WoW's are more cartoon and still have their charm even with the passing years. So "terrible" wouldn't be the word.