Updated benchmark

[purincchi]

they un-massacred my boy!!!!

current game/benchmark 1.0:



benchmark 1.1:



the before and after between benchmarks is... a little horrifying honestly! but i'm over the moon with how he looks; my only little gripe is how overly shiny his skin is but i think that's a universal issue atm. i'm also still holding out hope that they'll make the viera inner ear textures less crunchy, surely

[Glitchima]

An absolute win for me!!! I'm so happy!! Thank you SE <3
(left is current game, right is benchmark)

[arstoka]

Endwalker first, Dawntrail second.

I'm really happy about the changes from the OG benchmark to 1.1. While I understand they removed the yellowish gradient from it, I still feel like the hair colours, especially for darker colours, have been washed out by the new lighting.

I'll have to wait and see how he looks in game in Dawntrail.

(For the record, I have my game in boarderless windowed mode for the OG character creator so I'm taking that into consideration.)

[dango_]

I appreciate all the adjustments the dev team has made with the rerelease of the benchmark and overall I think it's a great improvement. I believe it has already been brought up here but one further change I would really appreciate is if we could get rid of the neck seams. Depending on the lighting they can look pretty rough on my catboy and I'm pretty sure the same goes for other races too. Would be great if with the update those could be a thing of the past so our chars no longer have to suffer never-healing sutures. I do imagine they must be rather painful

[Midoku]

I'm struggling to properly describe my 'issues', hoping maybe someone can chime in here and help?

This is my OG Desert catboy. I use the 'older' face 2 with facial hair:



This is same character in Benchmark:




Things I've noticed in particular:

1) The red hair in general feels a bit 'washed out' to me? Like its reflecting so much white light that it's making the hair seem a lighter shade? I've seen a few people pointing this issue out with black hair and other dark hair colors, so I don't think its an issue specific to this face/hair. I think the darker skin tone is magnifying the issue on my character.

2) The shape of his eyes (Eyes - 3) has changed, particularly with the eyelid. Comparing them clipped, the old eye has a flatter top and ends closer to the eye. The benchmark eyes have more of a curve and extend out further from the eye for some reason.
OG
Benchmark

3) Something is off with the mouth shape (Mouth - 2, full lipped one) The top lip seems like its not quite as wide as it was in the OG? I also don't know if its a trick of the lighting, but it seems like the default mouth is slightly smiling compared to the OG one?

4) This is the biggest issues I've had. Something is *VERY* wonky with the facial hair lighting. it seems to be reflecting a different amount of light than the hair itself. Due to this, no matter what angle or lighting condition, it looks like a different shade from the rest of the hair. You can especially see it in certain lighting, like the crystal field (see below screenshot of an extreme case)

[LuciaMirain]

I am honestly fascinated. It isnt just the light that has changed, some little things were changed with the mouth. But now my bunny actually looks almost like herself (mouth is still changed) compared to the old benchmark where I didn't recognize her and she looked swollen and somewhat featureless.
New benchmark left, old right

[programcanaan]

I am honestly fascinated. It isnt just the light that has changed, some little things were changed with the mouth. But now my bunny actually looks almost like herself (mouth is still changed) compared to the old benchmark where I didn't recognize her and she looked swollen and somewhat featureless.
New benchmark left, old right

The Viera Face 4 mouth changes are probably one of the most severe examples of forced changes (unwanted ones at that). If they wanted to introduce new looks they should have expanded the options instead of replacing current ones.

And it's not just the mouth being wider, thinner etc. The whole shape has literally changed.

[LuciaMirain]

The Viera Face 4 mouth changes are probably one of the most severe examples of forced changes (unwanted ones at that). If they wanted to introduce new looks they should have expanded the options instead of replacing current ones.

And it's not just the mouth being wider, thinner etc. The whole shape has literally changed.

Yes, viera face four now has the largest set of lips in the entire game. I tried them on and it looks.....well...opinions`?