New Khajiit Costumes Full Color Review

Recremen

Before getting into the commentary too much let me just drop the full dye setups here.

Julianos White




Legate Black




Motif Master Brown





Overlord Purple




Ophidian Jade





Sigil Orange





Covenant Blue




Grand Overlord Brass




Ruby Throne Red





As you can see, the dyes actually come out pretty darn well!! Bravo to the team on these ones. I have lots of special notes here. First, though, I need to mention that the lighting conditions for my dye station are super bright and very diffuse so you're getting basically no natural shadows, bear that in mind when examining how things appear. With that in mind, notice how the very dark Legate Black actually, you know, LOOKS DARK on both the costumes. It's a bit lighter on the lower-tier costume, but that's sort of to be expected since the material is supposed to be less sleek, having more fibers scattering the light, but it's still recognizably black, unlike some other costumes I can think of (read: the first two tiers of Dunmer female costumes).

Next, notice how true the colors are. Red reds, green greens, white whites, Covenant Blue comes out BLUE instead of purpleish, and hell even Sigil Orange looks right! That one never looks right!! So as far as colors go I am definitely giving these a 10/10. That doesn't mean they get a 10/10 in terms of total dye score, though. As we can see, in both costumes there's some degree of completely undyeable area, and it's much worse in the higher-tier costume. Complicating the matter is the fact that these areas really should have been on one of the dye channels. The belt and stitching on the Budi Shirt outfit could easily have dyed to channel 3 without disrupting the look (and, indeed, complementing it wonderfully), and the same goes for the yellow lining on the Sugar Suit, which should have dyed to the same color as the bracers. The yellow might look great on my orange-furred Khajiit, but what about Khajiit with other fur colors/ What about my very dark-skinned Redguard? This yellow would be a serious limiter for them! Overall an 8/10 for dyes, it's a huge improvement but I still really hope we break away from the vast undyeable areas trend.

Now for the uniqueness of the cut... it's amazing!! I love the outer sleeve coming up farther than the inner sleeve, I love how the pants are loose instead of skin-tight, I love the unique hat on the Budi Shirt, I love the layered look on the Sugar Suit, I love I love I love. It's just stellar, it really is.

So yeah, these outfits are definitely sitting in the top tier position for costumes, I'd say somewhere around 8/10 to 9/10. Not just compared to recent costumes, mind you, but truly for overall costume design. Fantastic job, I just hope we keep seeing improvements on the last remaining issue regarding undyeable areas!

VaranisArano

Colors that dye true! *swoons*

Thanks for showing off the dyes, OP!

SecretJoy

Thanks so much for posting this!!!

SydneyGrey

The dyes look great.
My issues with the costumes are that they're barefoot, and the severe clipping issues with the hat. Any bow, staff or 2-handed weapon you have on your back will go right through the hat.

If they had shoes, I'd buy them, though, because I could just use hide helmet for everything except dual wield. I can't imagine trekking across the countryside adventuring barefoot, though.

swippy

thanks for posting this! i had completely overlooked both costumes, probably because the thumbnails in the Crown Store look so boring and crappy, but i think you just sold them both to me. that's something.

Aliyavana

this is how costumes should dye

FakeFox

I really don't get it why they don't sell the hat extra, I would instantly buy it. But the rest of the costume is meh.

Syncronaut

Did anyone try to match colors like this?
http://www.famouscutouts.com/images/detailed/0/1092-RAIDEN.jpg

HighKinlady

I really love these costumes . They dye well , they look nice , and they are at a low cost to buy.

Ostacia

I wish the pants were longer or that it was skirted/kilted.

Joy_Division

FakeFox wrote: »

I really don't get it why they don't sell the hat extra, I would instantly buy it. But the rest of the costume is meh.

Hat is cool for sure. Comes down a bit too much over the face/eyes, but I do like it.

Kiyakotari

Wintergreen wrote: »

I wish the pants were longer or that it was skirted/kilted.

Yeah, it's the short pants that ruin these for me. I would have snatched them up in a heartbeat if they had been full length, or if there had been bindings from the cuffs down to the ankles. Or something. Anything to cover the lower legs and get away from that long shorts/pedal-pushers look.

ArcaneBlue

thanks for testing the dyes. 'tis a shame the sash part is not dyable though
oh and the gold trimmings as well

NoMoreChillies

cant dye belt
hat clips with weapons
pants always tucked into boots

7/10

GamerAeryn

I really hope this insistence on keeping gold on the costume goes away. I'd love the fancier version, especially since I don't like the threadbare look of the other, but I hate gold so much I can't stand for my guys to wear it. Thank you, OP, for saving me money.

TrinityBreaker

What are te names of those costumes??? I need them *** in my life now!

SydneyGrey

TrinityBreaker wrote: »

What are te names of those costumes??? I need them *** in my life now!

They're in the Crown Store now

WuffyCerulei

Could you do Aetherial Blue? It's a double-hue, and I'm so curious as to what these would look like.

gabriebe

I really like this costume, I just wish the hat was a separate Dye, or that it came as a separate headpiece too.

MarrazzMist

I bought both immediately, but didn’t try dye them yet. Looks awesome!

Nemesis7884

monk class incoming

monktoasty

Best costume ever

Asha_Mar

Thanks for the colour testing!

Alas, the costume doesn't look great on females - I think they maybe forgot to adjust the mesh to female character model shoulders. Previewed it on a bunch of female characters at different weights and every time it gives them massive, hench, square neck/shoulders.

SydneyGrey

Ok, I just became a hypocrite. After complaining about this costume not having shoes, I ended up buying it anyway. It looks so dang good on my kitty, here.

Wing

anyone notice how khajiit clothes look comfortable as heck? if they could be wearing lounging pants instead I bet they would, but its eso. I'm waiting on the 3rd tier that's going to be full on silk robe.

Ilithyania

I would pay 500 CROWNS just for hat

Im glad they made a hat that stands out. alotta costumes looks the same.

baggy or bikini.

CardboardedBox

I got the hat one, and I actually REALLY like it. I do have two small problems with the two though.

1. I wish both had the hat, not just one

2. They both appear to kinda give male characters a bit of moobs

Otherwise the hat one is pretty good, and dyes well.

anadandy

Wing wrote: »

anyone notice how khajiit clothes look comfortable as heck? if they could be wearing lounging pants instead I bet they would, but its eso. I'm waiting on the 3rd tier that's going to be full on silk robe.

I admit, I bought the budi shirt one as a pajama costume for my characters. Running around town in jammies, doing writs... (so ashamed)

Recremen

anadandy wrote: »

Wing wrote: »

anyone notice how khajiit clothes look comfortable as heck? if they could be wearing lounging pants instead I bet they would, but its eso. I'm waiting on the 3rd tier that's going to be full on silk robe.

I admit, I bought the budi shirt one as a pajama costume for my characters. Running around town in jammies, doing writs... (so ashamed)

I bought it for a work-shirt kind of attire. When Pa tells you to come help him build a deck but it's like a million degrees out sort of thing.

AnviOfVai

Oh no, that dye colouring is so gorgeous its slowly tipping me to buy them.. but no I must not...but that SILK COLOURING

emilyhyoyeon

I'm not buying either of these because I'd rather wait for the female style versions, but I'm really happy to see that the colors come out well.