Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[Doopliss]

Happy to report that this is fixed! Awesome!

Can't really spot any changes on roes though. I feel like the ash nose might be darker again, but I forgot to take clear before/after pics, so someone else should confirm.

Oh, I will add that I'm really happy to see that this is fixed, at least... I was noticing that several of my characters' hair colors looked less affected by the blue in the character selection screen.

[ShiroLialeth]

I’m also really happy they didn’t change anything as I’ve gotten really used to my DT look. Agree that it would be better to have new options instead of tweaking the old ones too much.

[Argantaelle]

Well, after 4.5 months of waiting, I got nothing. Nothing has changed for my character. I'd like to ask if there are going to be any changes at all. How long have I to wait? More 4.5 months? Or maybe till 8.0? Maybe for the next 10 years, when Mr. Yoshida decides that another graphical update is necessary?

None of the issues with male Au Ra faces after the glorious "graphical update" have been addressed. Let's repeat it all over again.

1. Hair.
The black hair still has random spots of blue on it. This hasn't been corrected.

2. Eyebrows.
The eyebrows haven't been adjusted (face 2).

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3. Lines under the eyebrows (face 2).
This also hasn't been changed.

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All types of eyebrows have the same sharp lines under them in certain surroundings.

4. Light-haired eyebrows (all faces).
They are still transparent.

face 1

face 4

5. Eyes (face 2).
The eyes are still the same.

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6. Iris (all faces).
The iris still looks as if it has been corroded by acid, and the pupils blend in with the dark surroundings.

The pupils of the 4th face are still almost covered with the upper eyelids.

Full-face

7. Mouth (all faces).
And, of course, the mouth, the worst culprit. It hasn't changed at all.
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...=1#post6497195

8. Scales (Raen).
Even if Mr. Yoshida promised in his feedback to players' feedback that Raen scales are going to get better, they are as dirty as they have been at the start of Dawntrail.

9. Where has the bright blue Raen tongue disappeared?

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It's all extremely sad and hilarious. Gods, I was so worried that the 7.1 patch would ruin something, but I didn't expect that the patch would change nothing at all, haha.

[Tsumdere]

They removed male Duskwight dark circles.
Thank you thank you thank you!

*will update with photos later*

[Jangles]

So looking around at NPCs and other player characters, all the miqote seem to have enlarged lips in this patch for some reason? I've also seen some female midlanders were hit by the issue too.

[FateweaverAlpha]

I'll be back with other images later as I have IRL stuff to take care of but uhhh this is not better... His skin is even MORE shiny than it was in the past update and I still see eye bags and puffiness.

[Rin_Sato]

The issue is with the new eyebrow shape itself, for all Face 2 brow options. The "eyebrow" face paint not lining up is a side effect of this, but not the root problem, so I'd focus on pictures of the eyebrow shape before/after 7.0 and how different they are.

Is that how it comes off? I shall take this into account for sure the next time I make a post, should this one also be rejected for "insufficient information". Thank you for your observation and suggestion.

[Doopliss]

I don't play this combination, but I haven't seen it mentioned in a while, so I wanted to add that the nose smudge option for ♀ Dunesfolk Face 4 has still not been fixed.

Here's a comparison of the same option on the Plainsfolk variant of the face to show what it's supposed to look like:



I only feel a need to mention this again because, for some reason, the nose smudge issue had been fixed on every female Plainsfolk face, and faces 1-3 for female Dunesfolk, but not 4. So it feels easy to potentially miss.

I know ♂ Viera Face 1 is also having issues with its dark nose/nose smudge option's colors--particularly against dark skin--so please also look over these.

Just checked my retainer. Four months later and they still haven't caught this bug with female Dunesfolk Face 4, lol. I'll try to make a proper bug report on it later. How did they correct every face for each clan except this one...?

[Joralia]

Thank you for another update. I will be giving my feedback here.

Face 1 Raen, Eyes 6, Mouth 1, Large irises
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Apologies for the angles/zooms being different.

I must ask, why are the limbal rings so bright now? Because my pupils are larger, the limbals overpower the irises. I can barely tell what colour my Au Ra's eyes are anymore. Also, the limbal rings appear white even though they are a light purple in the character creator...

I see the lips have been changed and it looks a little better, but they still look nothing like they did in Endwalker. Her smiles are still creepy. And in some lights, I still get the old Face 2 dimples as seen here:



Overall, it is an improvement, but I am unsatisfied. The limbal rings are the most egregious change with how much they overpower the irises and the fact that they lack colour now. The mouth is still the wrong mouth.

I will post again later after I look at my friend's Miqo'te.

[Cyrtip]

Taking a quick glance at face 4 Au Ra, there were definitely some good changes.
I don't have time to get 7.1 pictures of everything right now, but my feedback posts have images of 6.5/7.0 versions of the faces for at least a partial reference, and I'm using it as a checklist here aha.

Nothing from my first post was addressed, oh well...

From the second post, face 4's eyelashes have been straightened, more like they were in 6.5.
Eyeshadow also now follows the shape of the eye, like in 6.5.
The deep troughs under the lower eyelids were removed again, like in 6.5.

From the third post, cheeks are ever so slightly less puffy.
Nose 5 has a wide bridge again, and looks closer to its 6.5 appearance.
The scale that warps unnaturally at the bottom of the forehead scales has been fixed.
The lower lip of mouth 1 was flattened just a bit, but it was the top one that jutted out and looked odd, so... (Still doesn't resemble its 6.5 counterpart at all, though)

From the fourth post (This stuff is more universal, not character/race specific), the root of the hairstyle I'm using is still oddly dark.
Hair still looks too greasy.
Hair still casts shadows over the eyes, but still doesn't cast shadow over the forehead, glowing foreheads weren't fixed :/
Overhead lights highlighting cheekbones while the cheek just under them is shrouded in complete darkness, unfixed.
I can't say for sure if noses are less pronounced with 7.1's lighting right now, but the devs don't seem to have looked at lighting, so probably no fix.
Skin still looks like sandpaper both when poorly lit and in places on the face where there is a gradient from lit to in shadow. Skin is also still really oily.
Glowing lips, lower eyelids, and teeth, also unfixed.
So, nothing from the 4th post, either.