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Like the beginning and how we still get the characters in potentially sexy situations, Xel looks like she will be fun.
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I don't buy that these are new models, even without Llamamann coming here and saying so. New models means more work, and if he was going to put in that work, he wouldn't make it worse except by mistake. Which, maybe, it's plausible; but when I look at the shots, I see a different problem.
Mai, for example:
Or worse:
I resized these, but the full size version has the same detail I'm referring to. It's all around the eyes. The bottom one looks especially unfortunate, like she just got up after one hour of sleep. But all this is suggesting to me is the elevator lighting being in a bad place for that shot, possibly with a bad shader algorithm(?) not handling diffusion well enough. End result is a lot of shadow under the eyes that probably wasn't intended. If the light was further forward in the elevator roof, this would probably go away.
If the model is a problem at all, it might be the cheekbone not coming up high enough, based on what I'm seeing here:
But that's all. Mostly just lighting. I'm betting that if Llamamann thought it was important enough, he could scoot the light forward, re-render this sequence, done.
If it were me, I totally would, assuming it's a few hours of rework - this is Mai's first impression in Recalibrated and I'm sure he's going for a total tease show here; given that, why have the bags? Unless it's foreshadowing? Pun not intended?
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For that matter, the fact that this is a tech demo tells me all these images are subject to tweaking, so I'm not going to agonize over this. I'll admit I was slightly disappointed that the Hot Squad wasn't sporting all new outfits for university season (MC's outfit makes more sense), but I know there'll be new outfits later anyway.
Which reminds me of the freckles. I do miss them, but again, I suspect the lighting is just wiping them out.
The lighting isn't what I'd call a step back, either. I think shader improvements can sometimes look worse in certain shots. I remember going from Portal to Portal 2, and the sequel definitely had better environment overall, but I remember the lighting looking a bit smudged at first. I was too used to the earlier shader with its inferior diffusion. I have no idea if that's what's happening here; it's just a thought that crossed my mind.
Mai, for example:
Or worse:
I resized these, but the full size version has the same detail I'm referring to. It's all around the eyes. The bottom one looks especially unfortunate, like she just got up after one hour of sleep. But all this is suggesting to me is the elevator lighting being in a bad place for that shot, possibly with a bad shader algorithm(?) not handling diffusion well enough. End result is a lot of shadow under the eyes that probably wasn't intended. If the light was further forward in the elevator roof, this would probably go away.
If the model is a problem at all, it might be the cheekbone not coming up high enough, based on what I'm seeing here:
But that's all. Mostly just lighting. I'm betting that if Llamamann thought it was important enough, he could scoot the light forward, re-render this sequence, done.
If it were me, I totally would, assuming it's a few hours of rework - this is Mai's first impression in Recalibrated and I'm sure he's going for a total tease show here; given that, why have the bags? Unless it's foreshadowing? Pun not intended?
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For that matter, the fact that this is a tech demo tells me all these images are subject to tweaking, so I'm not going to agonize over this. I'll admit I was slightly disappointed that the Hot Squad wasn't sporting all new outfits for university season (MC's outfit makes more sense), but I know there'll be new outfits later anyway.
Which reminds me of the freckles. I do miss them, but again, I suspect the lighting is just wiping them out.
The lighting isn't what I'd call a step back, either. I think shader improvements can sometimes look worse in certain shots. I remember going from Portal to Portal 2, and the sequel definitely had better environment overall, but I remember the lighting looking a bit smudged at first. I was too used to the earlier shader with its inferior diffusion. I have no idea if that's what's happening here; it's just a thought that crossed my mind.
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Most of this stuff is being addressed. The Mai issue was cuz she had two eyelash instances, so I rerendered and removed one. The lighting in the elevator isnt great, just a top down light in a box, but that is typically how elevators go, so I didnt change it.
I rerendered the hot squad images with more iterations, which helped a bit. Mostly its a big environment, with lots of models, and another new set. They will look better in the hallway sequences etc.
Lastly I redid Meiko's scene with brighter lighting, it was set to the evening value by mistake.
You trying to start another war Alex?
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The new Lexx? MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT
The new game organization? No complaints
The new Mai? UNCANNY VALLEY GET HER AWAY FROM ME
The new game organization? No complaints
The new Mai? UNCANNY VALLEY GET HER AWAY FROM ME
So I was wrong about exactly what was goofed up, but this is generally what I expected: minor stuff, to be fixed, because tech demo.
So yeah, this is why I'm not worried.
I do stand by one of the things I said: if this is Mai's big first impression, it's probably worth tweaking the elevator light at least a little (unless it turns out to be a major hassle somehow). OTOH, maybe the eyelash fix will solve the problem. Sounds like we'll find out!
I should say: I think that Mai model is otherwise freaking perfect for what the character is - yandere girl picks her perfect bod and goes maybe overboard with it. I'm surprised the MC isn't in full on "panic+horny" mode around her, and if he isn't, that ought to bother her.
(I'm kinda surprised her personality ended up changing along with her bod. She seems more chill. I wonder what's going on.)
Hey sorry to bother, but I found a 2 bugs and a spelling mistake in the recalibrated tech demo that should be fixed for the initial release (not renders)
- When the game asks for your name, it says YOU'RE, not YOUR
- When trying to see Meiko's stats on the phone her icon shows up twice messing up the rest of the list
- When trying to see Xel's stats on the phone it throws an exception about xel not being defined yet