Was super paranoid and so did a side by side of my characters. There are changes (not a big fan of how the new forehead jewel looks, and moving the facepaint further up the face was... certainly a decision the devs made.) but... overall she looks about the same! I was so relieved!


and then I loaded up my alts. These... are not even the same characters.
This one is supposed to be my characters mother, and now it just looks like her younger sister even with the grey hair. They COMPLETELY changed the shape of her face! ;_;


And for my Au Ra, they absolutely BUTCHERED her Limbal Rings, and that is a completely different set of nose and lips. And I dont even know WHAT is going on with her eyelids there. She went from a stern expression to a smug one. Which like... on any other character might be fine, but this feels like looking into a mirror universe. Her entire personality is changed with the changes to the model.


I'm not a fan of the smoothed out horns either. I like how the old horns looked rough. They had a lot of texture to them, almost like tree bark. It was a nice touch and gave a lot of character, while the new ones look like they are very cheap and brittle plastic. But I'm aware that is a far more subjective opinion. Though it also seems to be pretty unique in how it affects Face 4 Au Ra compared to the others, which look a bit sturdier.