Thread: 7.0 Graphical Update - Hrothgar Face 1 Issues/Feedback

Let me clarify that many of these issues were already present on the previous benchmark, but now that the new (and probably final) version is here I fear these changes may become permanent.
That being said, my intention is to show my WoL's (probably not specific) case and to provide feedback that it may reach the developers.
https://imgur.com/gallery/0iezy9b


The same character data was used for this comparison and as you can see his overall feel has changed drastically. I tried every possible background a light direction present in the benchmark and I can affirm this is a prevalent issue.

I'll go into further detail and point out the biggest issues:
https://imgur.com/gallery/lSMYoJE


-The inside part of the lips is no longer dark, something that also applies to the corner of the lips. Now that shadow is almost only present on the bottom part of the lower lip emphasizing it making it seem much bigger than before. Because of this the feline/lion-like appearance is not really lost but gives a completely different feel.

-The fangs are even more yellow and dirty now which I don't really like since we cannot change the color ourselves.

-The shape of the nose seems to have changed and if you look at it you'll see the upper part of it is now almost a straight line.

-As for the eyes I added as much eyeshadow as possible when creating my WoL so the irises standed out more but now they just look very baggy. It's only natural that a graphical update would mess with it, but I'm sad that trait is lost

In general I'd say my WoL didn't keep the charm he had on EW and now looks much less stylized than before. Sadly I don't think it's something I can "fix" with a fantasia.

Nonetheless I greatly appreciate all the work the devs are putting on this graphical update and I'm glad that many of the latest changes improved many of your characters.

Another thing that looks weird in the updated benchmark is the fur on the neck.

The new lighting makes it look like a large patch of the neck is just missing colors and textures. It does not blend well with the head at all.



Besides that, the tail could also use some love. The texture there is really low resolution compared to the rest of the body.

I...actually like it a lot more like that to be honest. I do agree about the fangs though, I wasn't a fan they were pearl white before but now they almost look like cheetos.

(left) Original Benchmark | (right) v1.1 Benchmark



They added a dark line below the lip for all Hrothgar faces in the new benchmark, where it used to just be natural shadow. Probably to make the contour more apparent.
Not the end of the world, but it does make the lower lip look a lot bigger on this face in particular. Hope they revert it for release.