Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[ShizuForever]

(Sorry if I filed this in the wrong location, I don't know how to use forums. Feel free to move my post to a better location if necessary.)
I don't think I can enjoy the expansion despite pre-ordering the early access.

I woke up to a body that wasn't mine. (and also the world's lighting changed but whatever)


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[ShizuForever]

- Before Dawntrail -

My character is supposed to be the representation of my ideals.

I log out of the game while lookin like this.
So, imagine waking up to a body that isn't yours.

Well, I guess there goes my pre-order early access money, oh well~

Then I tried to use create new character to double check that after the changes my current lip is still the thinnest lip possible (the character concept my character is based on has marker line mouth a.k.a. a single line as a mouth) and sure enough, changing it to anything else makes it even bigger. Grilled sausages.

So since fantasia won't fix it, I tried bothering Jandelaine and oh hey at least I can change my lip color to match my skin color ... and then I realized the next problem. The eyes.

Sorry, I don't have a lot of pics that show the old looks readily available to post.

The old eyes look more serious and focused and "madge" but after the update im just expressionless and deadfish. And fantasia can't fix it because my eye option is already the most pronounced option both pre-update and post-update. Why are the corners of my eyes lowered? This eye option was already supposed to have eyes with corners higher than the center of the top lid. Also face paint looks really flat and the texture is very ... no static? (think static on a TV screen)

Also if there is any way to turn off lip gloss while retaining the ability to dye the lips same as skin color would be good (because that was what it looked like pre-update)

[lunartears]

Then I tried to use create new character to double check that after the changes my current lip is still the thinnest lip possible (the character concept my character is based on has marker line mouth a.k.a. a single line as a mouth) and sure enough, changing it to anything else makes it even bigger. Grilled sausages.

I'm not using the thinnest lips possible for my character but I relate to you with the "marker mouth", the lips I had before weren't necessarily "thin" but they were "small" or rather "neutral", they just had a nice plain appearance - nothing too fancy or over the top. I concealed them as much as possible in the game before but as the graphics have changed I can't achieve the plain neutral glossy look I had before. I checked the thinnest lip option on Au Ra to see if I could fantasia maybe just for the MSQ and it made my character look like she had a wide :| face which just didn't really suit. I also agree about making your character a representation of ideals, I made my main character kind of as a fantasy self-insert rather than a separate being so it's very off-putting having it had an uninvited plastic surgery visit over night.

[rainichan]

- Before Dawntrail -

Ah, you have the same face/eye set I do. The 1.0 benchmark the eyes looked fine, but the 1.1 made them look weird. The 6.58 version eyes had shading along the water line (where the eyelashes are on the bottom) and it's missing in DT, which makes it look really jarring, and so it makes the lashes on the bottom look like a bad fake lash glue job. It is my only complaint for my character, I like the rest of how she looks, but the one issue with the eyes is messing with me. I submitted it THREE TIMES to the bug report forum, with the first two being rejected despite the info that I had to include being... useless to the actual complaint, but because it got held up like that, I think it wasn't fixed in time. I'm hoping some fixes come in hotfixes and future patches so we're all happy with our character's looks.

[ShizuForever]

Found some contour changes that makes my character different (in a bad way):

This is me pre-graphical-updates above. The face bone is a V shape and there is no jutting out from the area just below the eyes.

This is me post-graphical-updates. My face is swollen everywhere but most noticeable on the area just below the eyes. I did not change face type as that completely makes everything different. I noticed it because I had to change my skin color to match my previous skin tone because I'm supposed to be a magicked doll that has never seen sunlight like ever. (uses umbrellas if I must go outside)


Please either make a new copy of the old face types or like roll it back or change current ones to align with old curvature (more V sleek) as I cannot relate to the current face types and consequently cannot make any meaningful use of my pre-order early access money.

[ShizuForever]

Somehow Part 4 Of 2 (OK This Joke Is Getting Old)
Somehow after one fantasia and two jandelaine surgeries later:

This is at least something that I don't have to turn my face away from ... but now I gotta level up my jobs in bozja to catch up with all the time I used to explain my issue here ...

I really hope they fix the face contour and the lip issue cuz right now whenever I only look the same when in bright areas (compare the two images here, the contours look different under different lighting conditions) so yeah~