Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[SamuraiMiqo]

https://imgur.com/a/Iif9lhY

So, for me the update has been a double edged sword. My main Miqo'te looks AMAZING and i am happy, but my Viera looks way different.


I really hope the link works, its my first time posting on here, so i am unsure how to upload images properly. . I had it so EW version is on top and DT version is on bottom. To me her eyes look smaller and her cheeks puffier, which i really do not like.

[Iedarus]

Gonna hold off on the Fantasia. Even though I'm getting really annoyed at the hat restriction, my character did receive a marked improvement in the graphical overhaul. His eyes feel a lot more alive and also preserve his resting bitch face. I just need some real eyebrows.

[Sairaag]

Quite similar as you, so I never entered this game since the second day of DT pre-release lol.
I miss my WoL but I can't find her in this game anymore.
And to me mod doesn't help, personally I don't want to cheat myself to feel like she's still here then continuing being the cashcow of a company just threw her away.

I'm sorry to hear that, it really doesn't feel nice. Some of the changes they made are baffling after all those demos where they made it seem like it's really just an upgrade of existing models.
And that's true about the mod. It would pretty much be just a bandage that doesn't fix the real problem.

But it's still early, so I guess I'll wait a little to see what happens.

[Larirawiel]

The more i see my toon in different situations, the more defects and other mess i discover. xD Jesus, did really nobody look at the new characters?


Two examples of completely messed up shadow/normal maps:





The light source is over my head:


You can click on the images for full quality.



Cheers

[SamuraiMiqo]

Hello, sorry to bother you with a question like this. i had some images I was wanting to post to show how my Viera changed. how did you manage to upload yours? I tried using an imgur link but it didnt work

[SamuraiMiqo]

[Burmecia]

I'm just really dissapointed with what they did with the male miqo'te face 4 eyes 3... it's horrible how much expression of the eyes they erased to become dead inside. I want them to fix it so badly...

one of my alts is same face/eye/even-hairstyle combo and what can i say but agreed.
i might learn to live with most of the changes, but i can't deal with his dead fish eyes.

[Rokke]

After progressing through msq and seeing my main in different environments I'd say that overall my boy looks pretty good when he's got a neutral face going on but Im noticing his eyes no longer properly close in some emotes ? This isn't him mid blink, its from a cutscene where he shuts his eyes to think of a response.

Dunno if its a bug or a consequence of the new bones/morphs and him using the downturned eye option but his occasional stoner squints are funnybad.

[Turnintino]

Dunno if its a bug or a consequence of the new bones/morphs and him using the downturned eye option but his occasional stoner squints are funnybad.

Strongly recommend filing a bug report for this too, if you haven't yet. This isn't a design choice, it's an oversight.

[Rokke]

Strongly recommend filing a bug report for this too, if you haven't yet. This isn't a design choice, it's an oversight.

Yeah, once I have some time I'm going to go down the list of emotes and see which are wonky and report them. Will probably make an alt to test a different set of eyes to see if its all of face 4 eyes or if its just mine (I think he's option 2?) that are off.