Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[Khryseis_Astra]

Haven’t logged in on my one alt yet to check my Highlander retainer, but my main’s Midlander retainer doesn’t seem to have any notable changes made… still see the same eye bags and the lips still aren’t right.

I haven’t taken comparison screenshots yet, but I’d swear they made my Dunesfolk Lala’s lips look a little closer to what they used to and the tint of the eyes seems more rich and less of the dull haze they had. So good for my main I guess!

[Joralia]

Hello, just writing back to report the same issues as before. I do not want to spend the effort making another image, so I will repost my previous images which are still relevant.

Miqo'te no longer has a sharp look:

*Seeker of the Sun Miqote, Face 2, Eye Shape 6, Small Iris, Mouth 1

Au Ra Face 1 still has intense dimples:

* Au Ra Raen, Face 1, Eye Shape 6, Large Iris, Mouth 1

While I would love both to be fixed, I am most distraught about the changes in the Miqo'te look. If I can just have one thing changed, I would want the eyes and lips of this Miqo'te face to be restored.

[YhisaF]

A big thank you to the developers for fixing this hairstyle in 7.3! I actually forgot my ticket existed... but it looks much better now! Please continue to update the lighting in all the zones! All the best!

[Argantaelle]

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I apologise for answering the unrelated message, but as I don't know Japanese, I have to tag you somehow in the English thread.

I want to congratulate you on finally getting a high-res beard for your character. Updating a single texture only took SE a year and a month (sad laugh).

[Midare]

Instead of focusing on trying to make nitpicky catgirls happy, can we finally have a separation of face from horns for au ra please?

[moodud]

I apologise for answering the unrelated message, but as I don't know Japanese, I have to tag you somehow in the English thread.

I want to congratulate you on finally getting a high-res beard for your character. Updating a single texture only took SE a year and a month (sad laugh).

Thanks. I made quite a big stir over there in the jp forum, they probably realized they can't ignore me any longer. I was so ready to bring more hell if they did.

(Here is the high res beard that took over a year to finish)

Unfortunately they took all the time and resources and maybe be costs to fix the beard textures (other faces got fixed too), making them unable to fix other stuffs. Poor indie devs.

[Cygnia]

The backlight eyes used to have was in my favour. My character's heterochromia was relatively subtle yet visible, now it is close to imperceptible under most lighting conditions.

[DiaDeem]

I'M GONNA KEEP POSTING TEXTURE TILING UNTIL SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING

[Tahli]

I'M GONNA KEEP POSTING TEXTURE TILING UNTIL SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING

I'm a slow-paced player so I was about halfway through Endwalker when the 7.0 update happened. I remember going into a cave in Labyrinthos for the first time, seeing that heavy tiling texture all over the walls, and thinking it was intentional.... because it was a man-made cave...

[lunartears]

I am yet again posting that there are still no changes to female Au Ra Face 1 since 7.0. Plastic surgery-like plump lips, soft mouth line, glue-stick eyebrows, big dead black eyes and the trademark 7.0 Au Ra lifeless expression still persist. I'm really happy for those seeing their WoLs returning in some form, but my WoL is still missing




I'd also like to mention that Face 2 also has changes that others have expressed dissatisfaction with, namely the dimpled mouth which was a charm point for those using it.



I have personal problems with the direction of all new Au Ra faces but these two stick out the most. They just don't match the original feel at all.

I really hope the development team considers adjusting these faces (or adding the old shapes) and reverting the huge pupil size of Au Ra that has been enforced on us since the Benchmark. Even if some of these features were a product of lower poly faces, they have undeniably become a part of the racial identity and smoothing them out has erased that. Please return their ethereal beauty!