REQUEST: Viera Exclusive Stiletto Heel Vanity Gear

[LetheelSensei]

I posted a similar thread in the Japanese forum today, so this is a mirror thread.

I really think Viera should be given access to a race-exclusive stiletto heel vanity item for their feet slot. Let me explain why.

1. Up until now, there has been no stiletto heel vanity footwear, ostensibly because it would be incompatible with the existing character animation data, and the developers specifically mentioned stiletto heels on footwear showing your ankles as a major obstacle (this is why there are a couple of stiletto heel pieces of leg armor, but not much else).

2. With Viera, though, they apparently decided it was an emblematic feature of the race, and so incorporated stiletto heels into the race exclusive gear set.

The problem is every other gear set remains notably stiletto-free – so with any other footwear, your Viera suddenly stops looking like a Viera. For Viera, stiletto heels are not just any little detail: they’re part of the race’s identity. I’m not sure there’s a single Viera in FFXII that is not wearing stiletto heels (I could be wrong on this, though).

The problem with the stiletto heels on the race exclusive gear set, however, is that they come with Fran’s shin coverings attached.



This doesn’t mesh well with most gear, though, which severely restricts your glamour options.

If the Viera had to a dyeable stiletto heel item, even if it’s just one, it would dramatically increase what you can do with your other glamour. Something simple, like this.


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This should cause no issues with the animation data, as it’s already supported for the Viera’s default costume.

Now, the notion of a race-exclusive glamour item is probably troubling to a lot people, precisely because we’ve been begging, to no avail, for Yoshi-P to lift restrictions on glamoured gear: be it restrictions based on race, gender or job. However, I feel it’s appropriate in this case, since it’s an important part of the race’s identity that’s being eliminated to accommodate all other races. Also, with Viera having so few options in terms of hairstyles and headgear, it seems only fitting they get a little extra love in this regard (I’m all for the same applying to the Hrorthgar).

I would be grateful if anyone who agrees were to support this thread.

Thank you.

[Niwashi]

For Viera, stiletto heels are not just any little detail: they’re part of the race’s identity. I’m not sure there’s a single Viera in FFXII that is not wearing stiletto heels (I could be wrong on this, though).

In FF Tactics they did:




Most Viera outfits include flat shoes. Some have short heels. And there's one outfit, dancer I think it is, which includes stilettos. It's simply that that was the outfit they picked to model Fran's on when they were developing FFXII (and the other Viera in that game are basically copies of Fran with only minor tweaks to appear as different characters). It's not really part of the race's identity as much as it's part of that outfit.


I do agree with part of the suggestion. Now that SE has worked out their technical difficulties with high heels, it'd be good to see more of them, like that simple pair shown in the OP.

[LetheelSensei]

I do agree with part of the suggestion. Now that SE has worked out their technical difficulties with high heels, it'd be good to see more of them, like that simple pair shown in the OP.

It's not necessarily that they've solved their technical difficulties with high-heels as much as it is that they took the trouble to implement them for the sake of letting you make a Fran clone.

I'm not sure, but stiletto heels probably require separate rigging and animation data. It may or may not be feasible to implement them for all races, but with Viera they've already done it, so we can assume that implementing another stiletto heel item for them just requires making adjustments to the model they already have for the default costume.

If, however, they have it licked for all races, then by all means.