[Dawntrail Benchmark 1.1] Low resolution textures on the face (male miqo'te face 1)

[Aco505]

Date & Time: 17/06/2024
Frequency: Ongoing
World name: FFXIV Dawntrail benchmark V1.1
Area and coordinates: Character creation while using the benchmark

Steps:
1. Load the new Dawntrail benchmark V1.1
2. Create a male miqo'te with face type 1
3. Observe low resolution textures on the sides of the face, as well as just below the eyes

a. There are low resolution textures on the sides of the face of the male miqo'te with face type 1. It is likely that this issue is present in other faces and genders.

The arrows in the screenshot below show some of the the areas affected on the left side of the face, although this issue is also present on the right side. Images can be opened in a new tab for greater zooming:



As we can see, those textures have lower resolution compared to the ones found in the front areas of the face. They're easier to see using the default aetherial background but are present in every environment type available in the benchmark.

The lower resolution textures are not present only on the face and head but also on the sides of the upper and lower neck.

b. We can find low resolution dark spots just below the eyes. I have marked some of them with a red circle in the following screenshot but they're basically found along the lower eyelids of both eyes, just below the eyelids themselves.

Additionally, the resolution of the lower eyelids seems to be lower compared to other parts of the eyes as well.



I'll also take this opportunity to add a couple of extra issues I have found while creating this post:

c. There's a neck seam that wasn't there in the first benchmark. It can be seen on the first picture and the next one.

d. There's issues with many different haircuts in which there's gaps between the skin and the hair itself.

Consider the picture below:



We can easily see these gaps on the sides of the face although perhaps the most striking issue is the fact that the gaps at the top right side of the face, where the braid-like parts are, show how the back of the hair looks from the inside. I have marked this area with a red arrow.

This is but one example of problem d) however, as it appears to happen with almost every single hairstyle in the game.