Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[duckslap]

The eye shape/eyelashes adjustment on Face 1 Au Ra is an improvement from how it was in the last patch. Unfortunately, I now have a new issue with the limbal rings.



They're now way too bright during the day, and closer to their 'correct' colour at night. I have them on the darkest red setting available, so there's no fixing this for me

Furthermore, the larger pupils are still present, in spite of feedback from myself and other female Au Ra players who want the smaller ones back. The iris colour is less visible because of the larger pupils, especially for femras who also have limbal rings.

[Roda]

Aww, I really liked the backlight scattering on the horns, was that really something that was being complained about enough for them to remove it? (or did they accidentally break it?)

[Windfire]

Other then getting my nice bright limbals back what was changed? Scales & skin still too blue, eyebrows still thinner, nose still bulbous and the mouth I just can't.
7.0 7.1 left EW right]

[Daralii]

Aww, I really liked the backlight scattering on the horns, was that really something that was being complained about enough for them to remove it? (or did they accidentally break it?)

The subsurface scattering was mostly just buggy and poorly implemented like a lot of the update. They initially removed it from viera ears because some environments would cause the interiors to glow pure white. Its removal in 7.1 was deliberate, but I don't know if they'll bother fixing and re-adding it.

[peaboy]

Potentially unpopular opinion but they need to put the eyebags back onto male duskwight elezen face 2. or at least make it an option because I like my duskwight looking like a tired middle-aged man

[Glaciating]

I've got to say I'm happy to see the Face 4 Au Ra changes. Obviously it was never going to be the same as 6.5, but the few minor adjustments they made have done a lot to restore some of that old impression. Most visible are the reductions to the philtrum and eyebags. I also appreciate the fixes to some of the weird lighting issues.

The limbal ring changes are so weird that I almost feel like they're bugged. The brighter rings now take up almost all the iris, with the large pupils taking up the rest. It's decidedly odd.

[LittleArrow]

Eh, my viera character looks much worse than she did. Her nose is so short she looks like a weird rat with a bunched up nose. Her mouth is much smaller, and the whole critique on how puffy and round her face is after the graphics update wasn't touched.

Big L for my character. Oh well.

[April_Yawns]

Something positive among doom and gloom here:
Hyur Midlander - Face 1 with Mouth Type 3 - puffy lips have been fixed in 7.1!

Big visible eyebags are still there in comparison to what we had back in 6.5, but oh well, i guess i'm getting somewhat used to it by now

[Joralia]

Circling back to report on my friend's Miqo'te, Seeker of the Sun face 2, a character I really loved the look of in Endwalker. She had the sharpest eyes available in Endwalker, with a slight smile. In Dawntrail, the smile became a permanent frown with thicker lips, and her eyes become very softened. I am very disappointed to say that this update has not fixed either feature. She eyes are still very soft, removing the sharp personality she had before. I am so disheartened to see that my and many others' feedback on these facial features were ignored even after the diagrams we posted. I can make another comparison shot but I will have to do it later...

The fact that our feedback is barely being taken into consideration even with all of the diagrams on both NA and JP sides of the forums really bothers me. I feel very let down right now.

[Doopliss]

I am not home yet so I can’t play the game, are there any changes to viera noses being too dark? Or any noticeable viera changes?

They confirmed those would be changed, but surprisingly it didn't happen with this patch (even though it was on their list for things to try to fix for 7.1 specifically). I'm really confused about some of the changes that did end up implemented. On the other hand, the weird Au Ra horn subsurface scattering got corrected this patch, when that was something they said they were aiming to fix for 7.2 specifically... I just can't grasp the decision making here, since they can't even seem to tell us a correct timeline.