Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[KhujaRela]

Also... Jandelaine is really angry since the update, for some reason... it looks even scary

[MaxL]

Hair has lost a TON of its luster and now looks really inconsistent between various lighting scenarios. Easily noticeable just by pulling the Character window next to your character standing in the world. Another disappointing bit.

[SugaryMiraa]

I really got no words for this. I do not recognize my WoL anymore. It's like a different person almost, as others have mentioned. Hopefully things can improve in the future, but as of right now I'm quite dissapointed in this.

[GrizzlyTank]

i just hate this fanbase lol. I feel like they destroyed all the good stuff about this graphic update. The first pictures of the graphic update that was released in january looked AMAZING, and i feel like the the release looks nothing like those pictures because of the stupid feedback that was given by this giant crybaby fanbase.

Who would have thought that people aren't to fond of what should have been a shader and texture update became a model replacement and a general change in art-style.

[Alice9]

They really messed up F Au Ra on this one.

[SaraSin]

Idk if im over exaggerating, but this does not feel like the same character ive been playing for years.






Not a big fan of the new lips and eyeshadow. Not to mention those dead fish eyes that are trying to forget everything they've seen...
I feel some characters do look improved in some areas but man, miqo and au'ra female don't feel the same at all :/

[Verschlafen]

I really got no words for this. I do not recognize my WoL anymore. It's like a different person almost, as others have mentioned. Hopefully things can improve in the future, but as of right now I'm quite dissapointed in this.

Absolutly agree, i play human too, and not very happy about the nose and some face changes looks like a surgery fail.

[KhujaRela]

Idk if im over exaggerating, but this does not feel like the same character ive been playing for years.






Not a big fan of the new lips and eyeshadow. Not to mention those dead fish eyes that are trying to forget everything they've seen...
I feel some characters do look improved in some areas but man, miqo and au'ra female don't feel the same at all :/

Some characters, along NPC's sharing features got this uncanny "shocked" "war flashbacks" face on them... I got to avoid it on mine but I still get jump scared with the new npc looks, I think this has to be adressed soon or later

[TheDruidOcelot]

Face 1 M! seeker miqo'te

its legitimately a downgrade.

they made my favorite alt UGLY.

they made his eyes 1/3 the size AT BEST, made his mouth TRIPLE the width, and narrowed and straightened his nose, removing his major charm point of having a rounder nose that was upturned at the end.

i hate everything about it.

he looks like he was a sitcom actor replaced by a cheaper person who the producers thought people watching wouldn't notice.


he's 100% hideous now.

squeenix should have taken an extra 2 expansions to actually do the upgrade right instead of what they did.

[Sommerfugl]

I didn't have much time to test the game yet, but there's one hairstyle that's clearly unfinished.
This long wavy hairstyle does not have any shine whatsoever, it's just very very flat. The textures were upscaled, but it still looks like its lacking something.

How it looks in Dawntrail:


To compare, this is how other hairs look, with proper shine and all:



I will be using another hairstyle with proper shine for the time being, but I'd be happy if they fixed the long wavy one, as it is one of the prettiest hairstyles of the game.

Comparing to the benchmark, this hairstyle had some issues with how it cast shadows in the characters' face and this seems to be fixed and looks pretty now, so my thanks to the team for the effort.