Date & Time: Since 28 June 2024, 16:00
Frequency: Always
Steps:
1. The character is a Male Viera Veena, Face 2, with the appearance as follows:
Skin Color: RGB: 236,204,187
Jaw: 3
Eye Shape: 1
Eyebrows: 2
Nose: 3
Mouth: 1
Lip Color: 184,86,77
Face Paint Color: RGB: 224,178,174
2. These are screenshots of Endwalker Benchmark and Dawntrail Benchmark version 1.1:
A gif version:
When noting the changes, some which I could describe are:
- The face appears more angular.
- The eyes become smaller with thinner lines and less noticeable white dots.
- The eyebrows become shorter.
- The nose becomes bigger and has darker color.
- The lips become less plump. The upper lip becomes thinner while the bottom lip becomes a bit wider. The color of the lips becomes too dark and too flat, so it becomes too noticeable — before, it looked more like lip-gloss with softer color.
3. More screenshots of the character in different angles and environments:
- Endwalker Benchmark and the character customization in the game:
- Cutscenes in Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests:
"The Wheel Turns", Cutscene #2
"A Dirty Job"
Additional Notes:
1. I noticed that the posture of the character looks taller in the Dawntrail version of the character customization compared to the Endwalker one, even though I placed the camera angle in the same position and tried to take the screenshot at the same timing of the body's movement.
2. I could consider the darker color of the nose as a new addition rather than a replacement on an existing nose — perhaps on the "Facial Features" category?
3. When my character stands behind the window in the Hourglass, the inn in Ul'dah, the lighting looks like this on him:
His hair looks like it is reflecting the light, and his skin color becomes greyish.
As a more personal note:
I posted another report before, "Altered features on Female Au Ra Xaela Face 2 after the graphic update on Dawntrail", where I wrote a note that I would continue here in relation to Male Viera Face 2 in particular. Just like what I said about Female Au Ra Face 2, I also feel that Male Viera Face 2 did not retain what made it different to other faces after the graphics update. One notable characteristic of Face 2 is that it is the most youthful looking one. Before, the impression of my character is that he has baby face. Now, he looks more mature. It is such a different change to me that, again, just like what I said when I talked about my Female Au Ra Xaela character, I do not have the heart to continue any story-related content on my Male Viera Veena character as well, where he is just at start of Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quest. Even though this is my second playthrough of the Main Scenario Quest as I play with this character, I still do not usually feel like skipping cutscenes and would take my time to talk with the relevant NPCs. I also really love this character, so I want to experience the adventures thoroughly again with his point of view.
I really wish that, one day, I could still be able to reach the latest point of this game on this character with the same facial features that he had before the graphic updates. I would be really sad if his adventures with his face that I am very fond of and familiar with has to be cut short.
■ PC Specs
-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-
SYSTEM_OS Windows 10 Home Single Language 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
SYSTEM_CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3750H with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx (8 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
SYSTEM_CORE_NUM SYSTEM_CORE_LOGIC 8 SYSTEM_CORE_PHYSICS 4
SYSTEM_BIOS FX505DT.316
SYSTEM_LANGUAGE English (Regional Setting: English)
SYSTEM_MEMORY 8001.336MB
SYSTEM_VIRTUAL_MEMORY 134217727.875MB
SYSTEM_PAGE_FILE 30749.875MB
SYSTEM_STORAGE C:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 926.517GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 187.391GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE D:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 364.258GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 5.975GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE E:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 364.257GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 29.371GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE F:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 202.165GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 0.452GB
SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION DirectX 12
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS AMD Radeon(TM) RX Vega 10 Graphics
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY1
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x15D8)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 113.570 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM 4000.668 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Internal DAC(400MHz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0361708.inf_amd64_7de6b99937f60751\B358199\aticfx64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0361708.inf_amd64_7de6b99937f60751\B358199\aticfx64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0361708.inf_amd64_7de6b99937f60751\B358199\aticfx64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0361708.inf_amd64_7de6b99937f60751\B358199\amdxc64.dll
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION 27.20.1032.0002
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 8/11/2020 07:00:00
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE Unknown
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER NVIDIA
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 7935 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM SYSTEM_UNKNOWN
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Integrated RAMDAC
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE Unknown
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_c0512be42d63826a\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_c0512be42d63826a\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_c0512be42d63826a\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_c0512be42d63826a\nvldumdx.dll
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION 32.00.0015.6081
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 7/30/2024 07:00:00
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE
SYSTEM_SOUND Speakers (Realtek(R) Audio)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {D1778E2C-295E-49DC-97B2-B82FCD473993}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME RTKVHD64.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.0.1.8639
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 2/19/2019 07:00:00
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B60-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Mouse
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 3 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 8 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B61-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 128 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {7B196770-676E-11EE-8001444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME ASUS Wireless Radio Control
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 1 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {E0129B00-677E-11EE-8002444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Wireless Controller
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 6 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 14 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 1
SYSTEM_INPUT {7B1F33D0-676E-11EE-8007444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME HIDI2C Device
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
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Frequency: Always
Steps:
1. The character is a Male Viera Veena, Face 2, with the appearance as follows:
Skin Color: RGB: 236,204,187
Jaw: 3
Eye Shape: 1
Eyebrows: 2
Nose: 3
Mouth: 1
Lip Color: 184,86,77
Face Paint Color: RGB: 224,178,174
2. These are screenshots of Endwalker Benchmark and Dawntrail Benchmark version 1.1:
A gif version:
When noting the changes, some which I could describe are:
- The face appears more angular.
- The eyes become smaller with thinner lines and less noticeable white dots.
- The eyebrows become shorter.
- The nose becomes bigger and has darker color.
- The lips become less plump. The upper lip becomes thinner while the bottom lip becomes a bit wider. The color of the lips becomes too dark and too flat, so it becomes too noticeable — before, it looked more like lip-gloss with softer color.
3. More screenshots of the character in different angles and environments:
- Endwalker Benchmark and the character customization in the game:
- Cutscenes in Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests:
"The Wheel Turns", Cutscene #2
"A Dirty Job"
Additional Notes:
1. I noticed that the posture of the character looks taller in the Dawntrail version of the character customization compared to the Endwalker one, even though I placed the camera angle in the same position and tried to take the screenshot at the same timing of the body's movement.
2. I could consider the darker color of the nose as a new addition rather than a replacement on an existing nose — perhaps on the "Facial Features" category?
3. When my character stands behind the window in the Hourglass, the inn in Ul'dah, the lighting looks like this on him:
His hair looks like it is reflecting the light, and his skin color becomes greyish.
As a more personal note:
I posted another report before, "Altered features on Female Au Ra Xaela Face 2 after the graphic update on Dawntrail", where I wrote a note that I would continue here in relation to Male Viera Face 2 in particular. Just like what I said about Female Au Ra Face 2, I also feel that Male Viera Face 2 did not retain what made it different to other faces after the graphics update. One notable characteristic of Face 2 is that it is the most youthful looking one. Before, the impression of my character is that he has baby face. Now, he looks more mature. It is such a different change to me that, again, just like what I said when I talked about my Female Au Ra Xaela character, I do not have the heart to continue any story-related content on my Male Viera Veena character as well, where he is just at start of Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quest. Even though this is my second playthrough of the Main Scenario Quest as I play with this character, I still do not usually feel like skipping cutscenes and would take my time to talk with the relevant NPCs. I also really love this character, so I want to experience the adventures thoroughly again with his point of view.
I really wish that, one day, I could still be able to reach the latest point of this game on this character with the same facial features that he had before the graphic updates. I would be really sad if his adventures with his face that I am very fond of and familiar with has to be cut short.
■ PC Specs
-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-
SYSTEM_OS Windows 10 Home Single Language 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
SYSTEM_CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3750H with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx (8 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
SYSTEM_CORE_NUM SYSTEM_CORE_LOGIC 8 SYSTEM_CORE_PHYSICS 4
SYSTEM_BIOS FX505DT.316
SYSTEM_LANGUAGE English (Regional Setting: English)
SYSTEM_MEMORY 8001.336MB
SYSTEM_VIRTUAL_MEMORY 134217727.875MB
SYSTEM_PAGE_FILE 30749.875MB
SYSTEM_STORAGE C:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 926.517GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 187.391GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE D:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 364.258GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 5.975GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE E:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 364.257GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 29.371GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE F:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 202.165GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 0.452GB
SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION DirectX 12
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS AMD Radeon(TM) RX Vega 10 Graphics
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY1
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x15D8)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 113.570 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM 4000.668 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Internal DAC(400MHz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0361708.inf_amd64_7de6b99937f60751\B358199\aticfx64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0361708.inf_amd64_7de6b99937f60751\B358199\aticfx64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0361708.inf_amd64_7de6b99937f60751\B358199\aticfx64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0361708.inf_amd64_7de6b99937f60751\B358199\amdxc64.dll
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION 27.20.1032.0002
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 8/11/2020 07:00:00
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE Unknown
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER NVIDIA
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 7935 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM SYSTEM_UNKNOWN
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Integrated RAMDAC
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE Unknown
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_c0512be42d63826a\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_c0512be42d63826a\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_c0512be42d63826a\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvami.inf_amd64_c0512be42d63826a\nvldumdx.dll
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION 32.00.0015.6081
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 7/30/2024 07:00:00
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE
SYSTEM_SOUND Speakers (Realtek(R) Audio)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {D1778E2C-295E-49DC-97B2-B82FCD473993}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME RTKVHD64.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.0.1.8639
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 2/19/2019 07:00:00
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B60-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Mouse
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 3 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 8 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B61-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 128 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {7B196770-676E-11EE-8001444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME ASUS Wireless Radio Control
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 1 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {E0129B00-677E-11EE-8002444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Wireless Controller
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 6 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 14 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 1
SYSTEM_INPUT {7B1F33D0-676E-11EE-8007444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME HIDI2C Device
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
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