Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[CidHeiral]

Overall I am quite pleased with the graphical update, especially what it has done for the different zones and whatnot. I only have a couple complaints.

1. There's an issue where the entire image gets very blurry every time you move. It makes the game a real eyesore since it's blurring/unblurring/blurring/etc constantly the entire time you play. I reduced it to a manageable level by switching to FXAA but it would be nice to be able to use the fancy new AA without searing my eyes out of my skull.

2. The lower lip on highlander face 1 has had this weird issue going on since the first benchmark where what looks like the lip shading texture on the lower lip has a very stark border compared to the rest of the lip. It makes it look like she has three lips.



In lighting conditions that help blend that together it looks great and as I would expect it to compared to the pre-update model.



It's almost like there's some kind of blending layer that isn't showing up properly sometimes but I really have no idea what the problem is. Hopefully it gets fixed one day though. It looks pretty silly in a lot of cutscenes and that's all I could stare at any time it appeared. lol

[lunartears]

At the risk of sounding like I'm requesting work, it might be worth including a before/after for au ra with limbal rings. They're a unique customization option, and the update changed them a lot. They're dimmer in light, lost most of the hard definition and are more of a gradient, and now glow in the dark.

As requested, here is a limbral ring comparison:
Hopefully this is what you had in mind.

Each eye is using the same colour for both the eyes and limbral rings, except for where I specify using two different colours. I also added images for how the eyes appear in the dark (La Noscea).

(I used Raen for the last two sets on Male Au Ra to better show the eyes)




Full size:

I will also link Meira's post about limbrals:

I’m not typically a forum poster, but after reading (skimming) all 59 pages I felt there wasn’t nearly enough mention of Au Ra limbal rings. So, here’s my feedback:

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...98#post6518698

[Neclord-X]

Thought I'd add my voice to the people unhappy with the update and the changes it made to their characters. I've been playing the same female Highlander since shortly after ARR launched. In all that time from way back on the PS3 to PS4 and now PS5 I've only used a Fantasia once and that was to change her eye colour. Since this update I have already used 2 Fantasia and I'm still not really happy with how she looks.



The left is before 7.0 and the right is after.

I'll start with the eyes since they bother me the most. It looks like they've shortened her eyelashes and the shape of her eyes just seems different. She now has bags under her eyes and looks fatigued in a lot of lighting. The eyeshadow looks weaker now and her eyebrow colour appears washed out. They've changed the shape of her lips and they now look smaller. Her nose is shorter and wider now. It looks they smoothed a lot of the angles from her face overall making her look younger. All this combined makes it feel like I'm playing a crappy imitation of what my character once was. Really not happy with these changes and while I'll probably eventually get used to them it has made me want to play less.

[Iscah]

Highlander

The thing that instantly stands out to me there is that there is shadow creeping above the eyebrows, where the original face has a sharp dividing line of shadow underneath the brows and brightly lit above.

[pompompom]

she is my muse about crafting and drawing. this image may let you know about my love about her.




thanks to read this long writing. i wish every player satisfied about changed WoL. have a good day, good afternoon, good night.

I'm so sorry. This is heartbreaking. It's clear you loved her a lot!

[Tuchkin]

What's it? Holes for the second set of ears? Samson locks hairstyle.

[Neclord-X]

The thing that instantly stands out to me there is that there is shadow creeping above the eyebrows, where the original face has a sharp dividing line of shadow underneath the brows and brightly lit above.

Yeah, forgot to mention that another thing that annoys me greatly like how did they manage that, it's very noticeable even in the Character Creation menu.

[sweetchort]

Hello o/

I'm still thinking there is an issue with Miqo'te eyes. The two eyes don't look in the same direction. The main reflection points aren't symmetrical on Miqo'te eyes (this is also the case with Sun Miqo'te) :





I tried to correct it with Photoshop (the upper one):



I really hope we'll get a fix.

[Aurumis]

Since the 7.0 update, my WoL has lost her soul. Even when I'm in the character selection screen, I'm already demotivated. When I play her, she feels like an empty shell, a shadow of what she once was.

Nothing is the same as it was.

I feel the same... I want them to fix the eyes of my miqo'te. I can't stand seeing him.. and no matter the fantasia they give, there's no eyes that look similar to how they were before. It's just...not the same face anymore. I hate what the devs have done. They promised in the live letters the characters would look the same... they lied. Some faces were clearly improved but many are looking worse. This was not something we needed...

[Rueby]

Anyone noticed the really unnatural way the eyeballs uh...shake?/twitch??? I just looked at my character up close again and it's absolutely awful. I know they were tooting their own horns about this 'feature' on NPCs to make them look lively....They really need to fix the eyebrow muscle spasms and this rapid eye movement lmao

I'm also noticing that objects are blurry? Is it just me? Or is there some kind of setting I'm missing.