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Could we please get a new Skeleton model?
TheRimOfTheSky
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The skeleton model currently used in the game was made back in 2012-2013, and is incredibly low poly. See here... I can count the number of polygons just by looking at how blocky it is. The ribcage is like one texture
In around 2018, they made new skull models for Argonians, Orcs, and Khajiit. It was a step in the right direction, but the body beneath it is still the same old thing:
The head being HD and the rest of the body being the equivalent of a 360p video causes a big visual clash.
Then the Boneman polymorph came out in 2022, sold at the Legendary tier. Hopefully they bothered to make a new model for the polymorph, right? Nope
It uses the exact same model made 10 years ago and was just recolored purple.
The Skeleton model is incredibly dated and needs to be redone. Skeletons are used everywhere in the game so it really shows its age everywhere you go. The Khajiit/Argonian skulls look good, but the rest of the skeleton needs to be upgraded to match that quality
If they don't update it now, and they want to do more stories focusing on Undead, necromancy, Bonemen/the Soul Cairn, we'll still be stuck with the old model. Anything skeleton-related you buy in the Crown Store will use this ancient design that's just reskinned. If they update the Skeleton model, I'd actually be okay with a reskin, but I really can't justify buying anything that looks like... this
If they could please make a new model, that'd be great!
In around 2018, they made new skull models for Argonians, Orcs, and Khajiit. It was a step in the right direction, but the body beneath it is still the same old thing:
The head being HD and the rest of the body being the equivalent of a 360p video causes a big visual clash.
Then the Boneman polymorph came out in 2022, sold at the Legendary tier. Hopefully they bothered to make a new model for the polymorph, right? Nope
It uses the exact same model made 10 years ago and was just recolored purple.
The Skeleton model is incredibly dated and needs to be redone. Skeletons are used everywhere in the game so it really shows its age everywhere you go. The Khajiit/Argonian skulls look good, but the rest of the skeleton needs to be upgraded to match that quality
If they don't update it now, and they want to do more stories focusing on Undead, necromancy, Bonemen/the Soul Cairn, we'll still be stuck with the old model. Anything skeleton-related you buy in the Crown Store will use this ancient design that's just reskinned. If they update the Skeleton model, I'd actually be okay with a reskin, but I really can't justify buying anything that looks like... this
If they could please make a new model, that'd be great!
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guarstompemoji✭✭✭✭The old skeleton's art is great for that era. I'd love this updated, but not if it means what happened to templar jabs, where it lost proper tweening/etc., the finesse that comes from having a real artist/animator on board!0 -
TheRimOfTheSky✭✭✭✭guarstompemoji wrote: »The old skeleton's art is great for that era. I'd love this updated, but not if it means what happened to templar jabs, where it lost proper tweening/etc., the finesse that comes from having a real artist/animator on board!
Yes, as long as its done properly and doesn't break anything, the replacement would be beneficial. The skeleton model seems to have been caught between the cartoony and realistic art style phases of the game so it comes off as not committing to either0