If You Could Change One Thing (Graphical Update)

[InevGrey]

The benchmark has certainly been interesting. I think the visual updates to the world are going to be fantastic. The character creator, however, is definitely triggering some strong opinions. If you could only change ONE thing, assuming that technical errors are going to be fixed (i.e. missing updated textures), what would be at the top of your list?

I understand that the Lalafell are supposed to look doll-like -- that's great! Intended! But I am extremely torn over the appearance of everyone's skin. Specifically, the intense shine. It looks like porcelain with a very strong, glossy enamel over top. If we could soften that, I think I would feel a lot better. When looking at a very pale character, it isn't as noticeable. On darker-skinned characters, though, especially when it's so solidly white a shine... Oof.

[Tethan]

Lips. The currently quality in the benchmark is nothing short of embarrassing.

[SpiritMuse]

The one thing that I would adjust is to lighten up the eyes. A lot. The top half of them is currently so dark that in many cases it blends in with the eyelashes, creating a very half-lidded look that makes characters look a lot meaner and angrier than they should.

[Ridaine]

God, the lips. they took the cupid's bow and removed any definition to separate the upper and lower lip, AND the lipstick options are still super muddy/dull in colour.

[Wasselin]

I just want my eyebrows and facial hair back: https://imgur.com/a/VYjvbSW

The skin doesn't look that bad to me in the actual benchmark. I wish we could just have our characters standing around in the actual game lighting instead of the character creation.

[RainStormwalker]

How dusty my character's skin looks. They said they'll let us have the old limbal ring brightness as an option so I'm holding out hope for that, because I don't like how dark and blended her eyes look now. But her skin looks covered in a layer of chalk dust and there's nothing that can fix it on my end.

[InevGrey]

The one thing that I would adjust is to lighten up the eyes. A lot. The top half of them is currently so dark that in many cases it blends in with the eyelashes, creating a very half-lidded look that makes characters look a lot meaner and angrier than they should.

Removing the fixed catch-lights is an intriguing choice. Eyes are generally very moist, so when you don't have any kind of reflection (except at extreme angles, as is the current case in the CC), they look flat and dead. I'm curious if their general adjustments with reflections might have made the eyes TOO bright, so they nerfed them to avoid constant shoujo eyes (essentially mirroring my problem with the skin)? It's hard to say without being in the development 'room'. I do hope they can address it.

[InevGrey]

How dusty my character's skin looks. They said they'll let us have the old limbal ring brightness as an option so I'm holding out hope for that, because I don't like how dark and blended her eyes look now. But her skin looks covered in a layer of chalk dust and there's nothing that can fix it on my end.

The odd swings in the saturation of character's skintones is something I picked up on in a lot of the preview material right away! Overall, everything seemed so cool-toned -- until the setting in the CC shifted (i.e. clouds moving), then a little bit of color seemed to return. Then, in the benchmark itself, there were moments where my character's skin became SO saturated that it almost looked orange. And, as always, the darker your skin is, the more noticeable it becomes. I wonder if there is a way they could make the skintones less reactive to ambient light? Say, if it were on a fader, lessen the strength of shift from the original tone...

[Nebty]

I want my girl's lips back. It changes her whole vibe. They got weirdly narrow and I had to take the lipstick off because it's matte and too dark.

(comparison without the lip colour)


(with the original lip colour)



Either way it really changes her expression. Everything else I can live with but I want her old mouth back. It changes all her expressions too. It's like they intentionally tilted up the corners of her lips.

[Zeastria]

My Eyebrows T_T
( i want my eyebrows back)