Dawntrail Graphical Update - Au Ra Feedback

[crystallineAbyss]

Coming back to this, and male face 4 has...floating scales.


I know they did anyways + so do other male faces, but this is especially egregious.

[Roda]

Issues I have with my FemRa:

• The lips are the biggest issue I have with the new update, I chose Lips 3 because they're the thinnest and most wide of FemRa Face 2 and now they look as narrow as the four other options. The lack of lip gloss is also definitely felt. :<
• The Scales are quite ivory. The horns are pretty much on point, but there is a white/gray highlight and coloring on the new scales that make them feel much colder. I don't dislike the new white ones, but I wish it was an option between white-ivory or white-beige!
• Quickly shifting between images, the eye shape looks like the exact same but there's a slight difference with the eye lashes where the 6.58 version were better defined (see the individual eyelash) whereas the benchmark version is faded and less defined which changes the look of her eyes just a tad.
• Not a huuuge fan of the new eyebrows, there's a weird darker line around the exterior of them instead of fading into the skin like normal eyebrows would look like.

Overall though, the lips are my biggest and most pressing issue, the lack of gloss, the different narrower shape makes me not recognize my character and I very much hope it will be addressed before DT comes out!

I do love the new hair textures and horns, those look amazing, and I'm sure the eyes will look even better during cutscenes and places where we can properly see the catchlights. Can't wait to be able to see my FemRa in action! :3

I had to do a breakdown of what's going on with your character's lips because it's just so COMPLETELY different that it boggles my mind how many alterations they let slip through.


And here's an edit of what it should look like

[OceanWater]

I'm so happy to see my other dark skin Au Ra's speaking up (All of your characters look beautiful). They definitely need to at minimum fix the issue with the scales. Things like this should be tested.

[Oizen]

Face 4 female au ra looks like they have something sour in their mouth, probably switching to face 1

[Ancalagon_Blacktalon]

Coming back to this, and male face 4 has...floating scales.


I know they did anyways + so do other male faces, but this is especially egregious.

yeah I'm not sure what the issue is, given that yeah, Xaela Au Ra 4 has this right now in the current game.

[CecMiller]

Hi All,

Figured I'd also chime in. I'm not totally unhappy, but the cutscenes look a bit off due to how dilated the pupils are. I believe this is an issue for most females in the benchmark. I hope this can be corrected or put as an option (similar to iris size we could have a pupil size)

This is regarding Face 1 for Female Au ra.

The quick and dirty is:

• Pupils are way more dilated (larger) and results in a "dead" eyes look in cutscenes depending on iris colour. This is probably the most striking issue.
• The colours of the umbral rings are more washed out leading to changes in an attempt to make them more accurate to the EW model. (The eye "glint"/shine is "quiter" now too.)
• The mouth corners seems to have been lost which lends to a more neutral face compared to before. Overall lip gloss is gone and the mouths have been "normalised". This seems to be more egregious with the other female aura faces.
• The eyeliner/eye lashes are not as dark/less thick than before (not as pronounced and so altering the look)).

Here are some pictures (Right click and open in new tab for zooming in/greater quality):

(From Left to Right)
Picture 1: Normal EW Face
Picture 2: DT Import of EW Face
Picture 3: DT Import with umbral ring made lighter
Picture 4: DT Import with umbral ring AND iris made lighter.




And here are some pictures with annotations:



Gallery is here:
https://imgur.com/a/RDe6pDK

[quistal]

I agree with everyone saying the changes to lip shape, loss of the dark line and loss of the mouth corners really changes the feel of my character in a way I do not like. The new lips almost look painted on like a barbie doll.

I also am sad about how the cheeks look much less round and the tip of the nose has become much sharper and less downturned/round-feeling.

The eye makeup has also changed significantly - more opaque and no more wing to the eyeliner, which is a HUGE change in vibe. I hope at least some of these things can be adjusted.

[malvadas]

Thank you so much for starting this thread!! I hope it's alright if I post an issue I found:

Not sure if it's the same for all faces but for my face 4 M Au Ra his original eye colour is now barely visible, being covered by the limbal rings + the baked shading now implemented in the iris, which makes his eyes completely dark at certain points.

He has the lightest turquoise eye colour which doesn't show that well with the new graphics.

Comparison:

[Rueby]

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My aura has exactly the same features and I'm upset at how they butchered her mouth, I always found the shape of it to be pretty interesting/cute especially at the corners. I hope they add a new lip options that looks exactly like old one...

[Asteri]

I had to do a breakdown of what's going on with your character's lips because it's just so COMPLETELY different that it boggles my mind how many alterations they let slip through.


And here's an edit of what it should look like

Thank you for the whole breakdown! You hit it right on the nail with your comments and edits. :') If I could have something that looks like your edited version, I'd be pretty dang happy overall but right now I'm rather afraid of those new lips. T_T It's just *so* entirely different from what we currently have ingame and makes my character feel pretty alien. Here's hoping for some tweaks and changes before Dawntrail hits. ;w;