Problematic Skin Tones: Character Creator vs. In-Game (Always Seem Off)

[NorthernLadMSP]

Agreed, especially with certain races like Rava Viera, Sun cats and even some Lala skin. The best thing you can do is to create a new character and run around in game. All you really have to do is unlock the starting quest or two to be able to run around the starting area and see how different light affects your skin color. I've found Ul'dah is the quickest. Then you can also quickly run to the MB and try on various gear pieces/glamours and see how it looks with the new look.

The only frustration lately is Aether has been completely locked, so I've been having to go to the European data centers just to be able to do this. Luckily, I think that has now subsided.

[GrizzlyTank]

Basically, they should make it so that we can customize everything from the aesthetician save for race and gender...

[Averax]

That's why they give you a bunch of different backdrops and a day/night option in the character creator. So you can test it against different forms of lighting.

[Gula]

That's why they give you a bunch of different backdrops and a day/night option in the character creator. So you can test it against different forms of lighting.

Those are not good options. I say that because the trees. The shade of the trees and leaves is misleading as well as only being able to face towards the sun, which is adding yellow on you, for a clear view. The room is too dark, and the aetheric one isn't representative of what you'll be seeing 99% of play time.

I believe a new option should be added of the wedding dressing room, an empty field of the Steppe or Coerthas Central. Especially the wedding room for neutral, opulent light.

[Mavrias]

Those are not good options. I say that because the trees. The shade of the trees and leaves is misleading as well as only being able to face towards the sun, which is adding yellow on you, for a clear view. The room is too dark, and the aetheric one isn't representative of what you'll be seeing 99% of play time.

I believe a new option should be added of the wedding dressing room, an empty field of the Steppe or Coerthas Central. Especially the wedding room for neutral, opulent light.

You can rotate your character in the creator so that you can face towards, 3/4, away, whatever from the lightsource.

[Gula]

You can rotate your character in the creator so that you can face towards, 3/4, away, whatever from the lightsource.

I'm sorry you seem to have missed where I said that adds yellow and isnt a fix. Please reread my post.

[DynnDiablos]

That's why they give you a bunch of different backdrops and a day/night option in the character creator. So you can test it against different forms of lighting.

If this were an accurate representation I wouldn't have made the topic. However, even when checking all of these different settings the skin tones still can look very different when you're in the real game. For some reason, the environments in the character creator don't pick up the orange/yellow/red tones the tan skin colors utilize.

Look, I get it is trivial and for some, you just won't get EXACTLY what you want. I just wish skin tone was part of the aesthetician's features and you didn't have to pay $10 to change it.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

The struggle is real.

What I find myself doing is switching the background in the character creator to Ul'Dah in the day time and turning my character to where he's facing the sunlight. This give a good idea of what his/her skin tone will look like under certain lighting.

That's why they give you a bunch of different backdrops and a day/night option in the character creator. So you can test it against different forms of lighting.

You're suppose to do this. Thatz why the options are there.

[Enla]

You're suppose to do this. Thatz why the options are there.

The options have bad lighting though, which is the issue. The only game I've played with worse lighting for character creation was Dragon Age Inquisition - and this one only just slightly edges that out by virtue of having options. Terrible options that make my inner artist cringe because if someone sent me references using any of them I'd send them back and ask for new ones, but options none the less. We either need the ability to change the time in each location, or for them to add new options that don't cause such a monumental struggle.

[TitusAldin]

The lighting in CC is way of from in game.. ingame its a lil more natural in CC it literally a flashlight being beamed at you even if you choose the scenery options in CC the lighting is still off. ive had skin tones that look amazing in CC but terrible in game and vice versa. they need to update CC lighting to more accurately represent the ingame lighting.