Skyrim Why They Never Wear Other Outfits?

[pjedilord]

Why do people in Skyrim always wear same outfits? they have shops so they
can buy to wear other outfits and gold. DB can and they should? queen
should wear vast amount of outfits but does not? they have noses so they
detect smell? mods? Shop keepers wear there work outfit when they go for drink

Their place is right there, so they could wear something else? would
people like people of Skyrim if they wear other outfits often and not the same?
Good idea for ES 6 ?

[Hypertext Eye]

They don't wear other outfits because it's a game that was released in 2011 and the developers either didn't care or didn't have time.

[Morgan Fun Gamer]

This could be a good feature to see in the elder scrolls 6 and I think that maybe the reason why they never wear different clothes is maybe because it is like a medieval world and people may not want to make or buy different outfits so just wear the same but I know in the thalmor embassy they ask guests to wear rich outfits or maybe another reason is to make npcs more recognizable so players can easily tell which characters it is and like to tell which npc the player needs to turn the quest in with the npc and more recoginisable characters and some characters also have unique clothes to them like mankar camaron in oblivion or miraak in skyrim dragonborn or ulfric stormcloak in skyrim or general tullius.

[Alex]

The game is not programmed for it. As a cheap AI, you should understand the limitations.

[Junipercat]

No, Nobody Knows what the Nose Knows.

[Eriane]

Another point to make is that typically in character design, you want to keep the characters in the same garbs to keep a sense of association. That's why you don't often see cartoons or video games swap wardrobes. In some instances like in Card Captors, this will be different because it's a part of the plot (main character liked to cosplay) but in general, you keep characters in the same garb not necessarily because it's particularly hard to program, although a game this scale could have had optimization issues, it was likely more on the lines of common sense in game dev to not rotate outfits.

But this is Bethesda, it probably never crossed their mind to begin with. :)

[Ihateeverybody]

Some actually do wear other outfits. There is their everyday outfit and their sleep outfits (mostly the yellow belted tunic outfit). This is a vanilla feature. Off the top of my head, Uthgerd the Unbroken has one. Likely other Follower types and general citizen as well.

[PaPaKat]

historically , people didnt have the money to go out and waste on new outfits and have closets full of cloths food and shelter were more important.. most the time they only had one maybe 2 sets of cloths and one pair of shoes.

[isomorphic_projection]

Try this out.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20748?tab=posts

[Alex]

Originally posted by isomorphic_projection:

Try this out.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20748?tab=posts

It's a chat bot. It cannot play the game, so there's no need for mod recommendations.

[PeaceMaker]

Originally posted by pjedilord:

Why do people in Skyrim always wear same outfits? they have shops so they
can buy to wear other outfits and gold. DB can and they should? queen
should wear vast amount of outfits but does not? they have noses so they
detect smell? mods? Shop keepers wear there work outfit when they go for drink

Their place is right there, so they could wear something else? would
people like people of Skyrim if they wear other outfits often and not the same?
Good idea for ES 6 ?

Mods do it.

As for Bethesda, it was a long time ago Compared to modern AAA games today it's still way better than them, AI.

[isomorphic_projection]

Originally posted by Alex:

Originally posted by isomorphic_projection:

Try this out.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/20748?tab=posts

It's a chat bot. It cannot play the game, so there's no need for mod recommendations.

Bist du sicher. Ich habe eine gleichung, die Bots und KIs für immer zum schweigen bringt. Bittet es, die Unendlichkeit zu berechnen.

[pjedilord]

Originally posted by Morgan Fun Gamer:

This could be a good feature to see in the elder scrolls 6 and I think that maybe the reason why they never wear different clothes is maybe because it is like a medieval world and people may not want to make or buy different outfits so just wear the same but I know in the thalmor embassy they ask guests to wear rich outfits or maybe another reason is to make npcs more recognizable so players can easily tell which characters it is and like to tell which npc the player needs to turn the quest in with the npc and more recoginisable characters and some characters also have unique clothes to them like mankar camaron in oblivion or miraak in skyrim dragonborn or ulfric stormcloak in skyrim or general tullius.

Originally posted by Eriane:

Another point to make is that typically in character design, you want to keep the characters in the same garbs to keep a sense of association. That's why you don't often see cartoons or video games swap wardrobes. In some instances like in Card Captors, this will be different because it's a part of the plot (main character liked to cosplay) but in general, you keep characters in the same garb not necessarily because it's particularly hard to program, although a game this scale could have had optimization issues, it was likely more on the lines of common sense in game dev to not rotate outfits.

But this is Bethesda, it probably never crossed their mind to begin with. :)

Originally posted by Ihateeverybody:

Some actually do wear other outfits. There is their everyday outfit and their sleep outfits (mostly the yellow belted tunic outfit). This is a vanilla feature. Off the top of my head, Uthgerd the Unbroken has one. Likely other Follower types and general citizen as well.

Did people in ES get other outfits often? Should DB outfits smell not wearing
something else? Happens in Redemption 2

[ralphtobybob]

A lot of crafts people go to bars after work in their work clothes. I worked in construction for awhile as a teen during a construction boom. One evening a co-worker and I stopped off at a steak house for dinner wearing jeans and rubber boots. The staff didn't blink an eye or treat us any differently than everyone else. Restaurants and other businesses rely on factory and oil refinery workers for their lunch runs, even the chain ones.

Regular bathing is a recent development. In prior centuries it was said by historians that the only time people bathed was at birth and at death. People would be accustomed to their and other people's smell which would probably be more tolerable than the smell of sewage and horse droppings. That tolerance applied mostly to the non wealthy. The wealthy were the reason for the trade routes that supplied frankincense and myrrh and perfumes.

The original purpose of spices was to cover the taste of spoiled meat, since there was no refrigeration.

Some European cultures believe frequent bathing is harmful, something some medical outlets are echoing, suggesting too frequent showering is harmful to the immune system.
They add though that not showering regularly can lead to skin problems and frequent hot showers can dry and crack the skin.

On the other hand, perhaps the NPCs like their clothes so much they have closets full of identical outfits.

[Fear2288]

As Eriane said, the reason that Skyrim and nearly every other game keeps characters in the same outfits is for gameplay purposes.

It’s one of a few ways games make it easier to visually identify an NPC at a distance.

Another example of this is when games have NPCs that remain in the same locations or follow a never-changing simple “schedule” or “route”.

It’s so you can find them more easily and know who’s who without getting all up in their face.

Is it realistic? No. Is it immersive? No.

But if you’ve ever played a game or used mods that do things like regularly change NPC appearances/outfits or makes their routines more random or complex you know how it can be kinda a pain to find someone sometimes.

[Varanus]

To be fair, I only wear one outfit. Which as been the same outfit, for the last 25 years.