Character texture improvement

[Dark_Messiah]

Now i know that there are countless threads on improving the graphics, and i know that a complete overhaul would require a complete rewrite of the game.

So, what i suggest is only improving character textures, which is quite possible to do judging from the hd environmental textures. A bit higher resolution textures and adding some normal and specular maps to a character would improve them immensely, especially the armor and clothing, dragonborn's scales, warforged's metal sheen etc.. Of course, i understand that drawing so many textures would take a while but it seems quite feasable and would improve how characters look quite a bit. Unless, the engine is limited in adding normals and speculars to characters and armor, in which case feel free to ignore my suggestion.

[PsychoBlonde]

Sev already mentioned that something like this is on the table. Not sure WHEN, but it's something they plan to work on.

[Dark_Messiah]

Sev already mentioned that something like this is on the table. Not sure WHEN, but it's something they plan to work on.

Thx, good to know

[Dark_Messiah]

So it has been a while and i can see that there have been many improvements made to how the game looks especially in ravenloft the content im doing currently, i can see that normal maps have been added to the witches' skin, so my question is, player characters when? Also sorry for the necro but i didnt want to make a new thread when the thread already exists.

[Aelonwy]

I'm taking a break so I'll keep this quick, this appears to be the first improvement to characters:
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...osmetic-Revamp

Now it could be the only cosmetic change to character textures/appearances ever but it could be just the first of many. To be fair Half-elf needed it more than any other race except maybe PdK but I would argue its not so much PdK's textures as their body-model that needs a massive revamp or a surgeon for severe structural issues.

[Dark_Messiah]

I'm taking a break so I'll keep this quick, this appears to be the first improvement to characters:
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...osmetic-Revamp

Now it could be the only cosmetic change to character textures/appearances ever but it could be just the first of many. To be fair Half-elf needed it more than any other race except maybe PdK but I would argue its not so much PdK's textures as their body-model that needs a massive revamp or a surgeon for severe structural issues.

Hopefully its the first of many however my question was about normal maps. Hopefully they will add those too.