Why can't we make characters that look young.

[Godot]

All the character customization for Human and Dwarfs are of old men with bland hair and facial hair options. I can't even make a youngish dragon looking character. Elves are the only ones that can look "young" but even then they can't have facial hair. And jesus christ, why are the elves so anorexic! At least give an option to not make my male elf look like he spends 30 minutes in the bathroom after every meal. Character customization leaves you at either 18 or 40.

I would really like to play as a younger character who doesn't know about all the evils of sorcerers and horrors of Braccus. Someone who just sees all people as equal and capable of evil and was choosen by the gods for that reason. Maybe this journey will change how he sees people.

Better character custom options plox.

[Angalar]

After the horrible male model in the first OS...

[Nihrahk]

There's still a few months left, so there's still time... That being said, maybe there will be a few more faces and hairs added before it's released.

[Galileus]

You get what you get, play with it.

Consider yourself lucky you don't play a pen&paper. These were awful...! You had to imagine EVERYTHING! Can you believe that? Imagination!

But seriously, these are the characters that fit the story. Doesn't fit your story? Though lyfe, this is not your story. There is flexibility to the way you will play it, but flexibility does not mean blank pages.

So no beautiful elves. Sorry.

[Nihrahk]

Originally posted by ShRv GalileOS:

You get what you get, play with it.

Consider yourself lucky you don't play a pen&paper. These were awful...! You had to imagine EVERYTHING! Can you believe that? Imagination!

But seriously, these are the characters that fit the story. Doesn't fit your story? Though lyfe, this is not your story. There is flexibility to the way you will play it, but flexibility does not mean blank pages.

So no beautiful elves. Sorry.

Let's not forget the modding community. You can pretty much guarantee that they will change elves and the faces of other races to look younger and beautiful and more.

[rn_archl0rd]

With the origin stories of the characters it is unlikely they were 18-24 when captured and sent to Fort Joy. Ifan, for example, was a long time member of the Lone Wolves and therefore would more likely be in his 30s or later. Sebille was a slave for a long time and suffered at the hands of her master so she is less likely to look like a beauty queen. So late 20s to early 40s would be a reasonable range for their looks.

[Dr.Fumetastic]

I'm with OP here. It's really weird that the game limits you in that way in an RPG that features extensive roleplaying and has a lot of custom character creation variety.

About elves looking anorexic however: That's how the devs chose them to look like and I highly doubt they would change that.

Originally posted by ShRv GalileOS:

You get what you get, play with it.

Consider yourself lucky you don't play a pen&paper. These were awful...! You had to imagine EVERYTHING! Can you believe that? Imagination!

You're blowing things way out of proportion. OP just made a suggestion; no need to belittle him for it.

But seriously, these are the characters that fit the story. Doesn't fit your story? Though lyfe, this is not your story. There is flexibility to the way you will play it, but flexibility does not mean blank pages.

The game offers you complete custom character creation, you know. Those can surely look as young as a player would want them to be.

Originally posted by rn_archl0rd:

With the origin stories of the characters it is unlikely they were 18-24 when captured and sent to Fort Joy.

Actively limiting younger/better looking faces because they don't fit to premade characters is stupid when custom ones exist. Especially if you can even roleplay premade ones as you see fit.

Originally posted by Nihrahk:

There's still a few months left, so there's still time... That being said, maybe there will be a few more faces and hairs added before it's released.

Which would be clearly beneficial to the game( especially the Game Master Mode in case someone forgot about that one).

[Galileus]

Oh, yeah, the DM mode! I forgot! That mode in which 90% of cool stuff is what DM says and not what is on the screen! That will need character faces to be perfectly detailed! I mean, some people complain the max zoom out is too close up still, so... more detail to it! The imagination based mode needs it!

Sigh. I really cry at night thinking how nowadays "role playing" just means "playing sims".

[Dr.Fumetastic]

Originally posted by ShRv GalileOS:

That will need character faces to be perfectly detailed! I mean, some people complain the max zoom out is too close up still, so... more detail to it! The imagination based mode needs it!

Except you have the faces always significantly enhanced via portraits and easily viewable.
I pointed out that said gain can be useful for GM-mode and I do realise that the gain is marginal there just like in the campaign, but so is having more than one face in the first place and the OP ultimately wants available faces to actually differ more( which is the purpose of said option in the first place).
Also, no one was arguing about adding more details to them or the zoom.

I also struggle to see what your problem is. If you're so keen on imagination just stick to that. Someone simply had a request and all you're doing is making fun of it. If you disagree just say so and state your reasons no need to get sassy just because someone wants a slightly shinier doll to play with.

If you're disliking this because of inreased work for the devs I would like to remind you that there is plenty of time until release to draw a few more faces and add them to the game. It doesn't require any additional coding and the people working on art tend to be out of work around the last (few) week(s) before release anyway.

Sigh. I really cry at night thinking how nowadays talking about games just means being a sarcastic, condescending wise-ass.

fixed that quote for you btw.

[Fork_Q2]

Originally posted by Low Well:

All the character customization for Human and Dwarfs are of old men with bland hair and facial hair options. I can't even make a youngish dragon looking character. Elves are the only ones that can look "young" but even then they can't have facial hair. And jesus christ, why are the elves so anorexic! At least give an option to not make my male elf look like he spends 30 minutes in the bathroom after every meal. Character customization leaves you at either 18 or 40.

I would really like to play as a younger character who doesn't know about all the evils of sorcerers and horrors of Braccus. Someone who just sees all people as equal and capable of evil and was choosen by the gods for that reason. Maybe this journey will change how he sees people.

Better character custom options plox.

More customisation options would be welcome, though I doubt they'll change the elves much. Personally I quite like that they are alien looking, and not just pretty humans with longer ears.

[Yurn]

I would also want more handsome looking Dwarves, like seeing in the Hobbit movies for example king Dain or the main character whom I forgot his name, pls Larian :)

[mbpopolano24]

Young is out, old and creepy is in.

[Godot]

@Dr.Fumetastic I choose to ignore what [ShRv] GalileOS is saying because you don't engage with people that think and write like that. There's noting to be gained speaking to someone like him. Thank you, on the other hand, for understanding the goal of my post. Along with all the other people replying.

To further elborate: This is an RPG with the option to create, entirely, your own character. Yet, not a single character customization option can make your character look young. You can't even change their height/body mass. The only way to play someone short is to play a dwarf. There are clearly children in the game world, and there even children on the boat at the start of the game. In no way does the lore imply that someone young couldn't have been collared and on the ship.This is an alpha, the whole point of an alpha is to get feedback from players before the game is released. This is my feedback.

I understand why elves are the way they are from a narrative perspective, that's fine. I just won't have them in my party. I don't enjoy the idea of playing with a sickly and malnourished character. A slider, however, to make them less disturbingly boney would be greatly appreciated. I can understand the argument of Origin characters not looking below a certian age, but why should that effect the character that I am making. If origin characters are suppose to look a certian way, why not lock some features. Geralt will always look like Geralt, but you can still change his hair and beard.

I just find it very annoying that the only way I can get the phsique I want for my human character or lizard, is if I make them a girl. Which is fine, I don't mind playing as a grill in rpgs, but I do mind when playing a girl is required to avoid being bulky.

Character customization is not the biggest problem in the world. For the most part you probably won't even notice it past 10 hours. But let MEA be a warning to everyone, people will notice a shallow character creator. And seeing as it's the FIRST thing people will exprience, it won't do any harm to add a few more options.

[Galileus]

Changing the build is not a few options though. It's a whole new model with necessity to adjust every single equip in game, as well as many animations. And making elves different is not adding just an option, it's completely giving up on your artistic vision for the sake of... what? Someone who doesn't want to RP anyway?

Few more faces? Sure. New build options? Yeah, sure not. But thanks for a warning, it's absolutely and completely irrelevant.

[Firewind]

Originally posted by Low Well:

I don't mind playing as a grill in rpgs,

I tried playing as knife once, I got blunt pretty quickly, but I gave it my best stab... (Sorry Low Well, I couldn't resist ;) )

[MORROGANDER]

cuz devs are old....