Destination SkillQueue
Are We There Yet
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Posted - 2010.10.11 18:48:00 -
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Edited by: Destination SkillQueue on 11/10/2010 18:51:29
 Originally by: Jenny Hawk
Edited by: Jenny Hawk on 11/10/2010 18:24:22
Originally by: Cyprus Black
As it stands, the face and body shape editor is so clunky that if released as is (please don't), we'd see thousands upon thousands of default face and body shapes running around.
- Face: I kind of agree, the original editor allowed for adjusting the shape of the face in a far more radical way than now. Jaw- and cheekbones canŠt be edited, so the size and shape of a lot of heads will be identical for each of the 12 bloodlines.
Next to that I do hope we will get more options, it may seem quite extensive but don't forget that the original editor had different hairstyles for every race and what we have now is exactly the same number of options for all races. Which will lead to even more uniformity.
- Body: The body adjustments and varieties are quite good now imo, it's just that the "fat" look doesn't really look convincing yet, but they're still working on that (as no doubt on the aforementioned hairstyles that give you a huge forehead).
What I do worry about is will we be able to adjust our length or will every man and women be exactly the same height? Or wil we have different lengths for different bloodlines? Or perhaps option to be slightly crooked (as an old character)?
I'm not sure they will allow crooked old characters to be made in the character editor. I can see two main reasons for this. First, we are actually all clones. Your characters appearance propably has very little to do with the actual age and experiences of the clone. They are puppets molded to our preferences. They are how we like to look, not how we would naturally look. Second, same functionality might be easier to implement as an option in Incarna. As in you can choose your pose/stance/attitude/whateveritscalled and every character has an option to utilize them. Like different amounts of fat changing the way your character walks or a stance for soldiers where your back is straight, you look straight forward, your chest is out and sholders are pushed back. Such options would help with the height issue by creating the impression of variety.
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