Let's keep this simple and to the point:
The vampirism visual effect on your character looks awful. I would very much welcome a change to this visual effect, or at the very least the option to "hide" vampirism (like the hide helmet function). Because at the moment I am forced to use polymorphs and skins on all the characters that have vampirism and I think this is doubly unfortunate because vampires have the potential to look really great in this game
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For those of you unfamiliar with vampirism here are some pictures that illustrate the changes in appearance your character goes through as he/she progresses through the various stages of vampirism:
![Screenshot_20170731_230658.png](https://preview.ibb.co/ciU6Uk/Screenshot_20170731_230658.png)
This is my character without vampirism
![Screenshot_20170731_230041.png](https://preview.ibb.co/h0myaQ/Screenshot_20170731_230041.png)
Vampirism stage 1 (looks like someone with a severe heart condition, I can't believe im saying this but stage 1 is still okish in my opinion)
![Screenshot_20170731_230122.png](https://preview.ibb.co/iEK6Uk/Screenshot_20170731_230122.png)
Vampirism stage 2 (uhmmm....)
![Screenshot_20170731_230209.png](https://preview.ibb.co/cYuy9k/Screenshot_20170731_230209.png)
Vampirism stage 3 (Ewwww!)
![Screenshot_20170731_230322.png](https://preview.ibb.co/hV8mvQ/Screenshot_20170731_230322.png)
Vampirism stage 4 (this is what I look like when I do sports, eyes bulging and veins clearly visible on my forehead! XD)
Now what to do about this. Here are some of my suggestions:
- Skin: Don't make a vampire's skin look purple, I mean why, why would you do that!!!??? Make it look whiter, make vampires pale not purple!
- Eyes: At the moment vampires look like they simply need a good nights sleep. However their bloodshot eyes look terrible and are in no way a characteristic trait of vampires. Make their eyes glow, like in skyrim! In Bram stoker's Dracula, vampires also had glowing eyes, so you'd be very lore-friendly also.
- Fangs: *cought* FETISH *cough, cough* No, but seriously, fangs, very subtle fangs, have the potential to look awesome on vampires (similar to the fangs orcs have in the game, protruding from the upper lip though).
- Day and night: Make vampires look different based on the time of day. When the sun shines they look sickly, perhaps even have pained expression on their forehead. But with the approach of night, they look more powerful, burning eyes, blood red lips, extended fangs!!! (Not necessary but cool
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And finally the most important change:
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Stages : Currently advancing vampirism changes makes your character go from looking ugly to looking hideous. Here's what I would find absolutely amazing!
1) Stage 1 makes the vampire look fairly attractive, maybe even more so than he/she would be without vampirism red lips and slightly paler skin are all you notice.
2) Stage 2 maybe add a subtle change to the vampires eyes at this point. They glow faintly, like glowing embers!
3) Stage 3 vampirism becomes apparent. Hungry look on characters face, fangs are faintly visible.
4) A biest, this does no longer look pretty. The characters features are contorted, bloodied fangs bared at his enemies, burning eyes.
Let me know what you think of it bring other/better suggestions
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