Do You Accept This Cape?

Indoril_Nerevar

"Listen, Adventurer. The winds in Skyrim are harsh blowing and the cold environment is icier than you may think. Here, take this for your travels. Maybe one day, you will make your own."

You are given a large wolf-skin cape that can be customized

Elsonso

From that Russian interview. Nothing about capes, and who knows what Rich really said, but here it is...

Okay, thanks, next question. Do you plan to visually update character models, add more variation to hairstyles, etc.?

Yes. The answer is yes. We are already working on it with might and main. There will be no cardinal breaking of old models, because many are accustomed to their style, but we will refresh their appearance, in addition, new hairstyles, jewelry and costumes will be added.

To me, this suggests that they are working behind the scenes on the character models, hopefully bringing them out of the antiquated and limiting realm of DX9 so that they can have things like capes with cloth physics, better Khajiit tail movement, better hair, etc.

Indoril_Nerevar

CONSIDERING THE NEW VAMPIRE TRANSFORMATION

WHAT ARE THE THOUGHTS NOW😂😂😂😂😂😂

red_emu

Wait, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa???

1mirg

is this for real? are we going to be getting capes? If so then i'll have to rework how i look again, for the 100th time.

Indoril_Nerevar

1mirg wrote: »

is this for real? are we going to be getting capes? If so then i'll have to rework how i look again, for the 100th time.

I can neither deny nor confirm we will get capes.

Elsonso

Mmmmmm. Skooma.

snoozy

this better not be clickbait

Sylvermynx

snoozy wrote: »

this better not be clickbait

Well....

Elsonso

Adding capes will be a major thing. If you know why they do not have capes, you know what needs to change for them to do it. (This is searchable here in the forum).

Darkstorne

They were in the game when it was first revealed. Back when the lead devs were shocked that no-one liked their cartoon WoW-like character proportions, and when people asked if they could play this TES game in first person.



Anyone who owns the Breton Hero costume though already knows all too well how much this engine sucks at cloth.

Elsonso

Darkstorne wrote: »

Anyone who owns the Breton Hero costume though already knows all too well how much this engine sucks at cloth.

The models and model animation are built around technology that is decades old, designed to allow for hardware that no one uses anymore, and the current game does not even support. The problem is that millions of characters and NPCs in the game are built on that technology, and it isn't a simple matter to just pop in new tech and head out to an early lunch.

ArchMikem

Bulky cape made out of animal hide?

No.

Savos_Saren

If you've played Red Dead Online- they have a pretty decent "cape" animation for all of their trench coats/long coats. The fabric flows with the body, but doesn't flop around too much.

DerNachtfalter

no source, no happy

AhPook_Is_Here

I think it was a line from a survival mod for Skyrim, those cloaks looked really cool. Skyrim is still a beautiful game modded up.

RaddlemanNumber7

Fake

Royaji

Savos_Saren wrote: »

If you've played Red Dead Online- they have a pretty decent "cape" animation for all of their trench coats/long coats. The fabric flows with the body, but doesn't flop around too much.

Yes, if ESO was released five years later it would have been pretty nice looking too...

Kiralyn2000

<edna>No Capes!</edna>


(even if it wasn't an ugly lump of animal skin)

Royaji

Elsonso wrote: »

From that Russian interview. Nothing about capes, and who knows what Rich really said, but here it is...

Okay, thanks, next question. Do you plan to visually update character models, add more variation to hairstyles, etc.?

Yes. The answer is yes. We are already working on it with might and main. There will be no cardinal breaking of old models, because many are accustomed to their style, but we will refresh their appearance, in addition, new hairstyles, jewelry and costumes will be added.

To me, this suggests that they are working behind the scenes on the character models, hopefully bringing them out of the antiquated and limiting realm of DX9 so that they can have things like capes with cloth physics, better Khajiit tail movement, better hair, etc.

After the whole "new combat system" fiasco this specific interview has lost all of its credibility.

Alinhbo_Tyaka

All I have to say is:

Iccotak

gonna need a source on that

ku5h

Would like it just to see all the clipping bug that come with it.
My weapons are bugging out below my character, but capes yea...lol

Neoealth

Alinhbo_Tyaka wrote: »

All I have to say is:

You make batman very sad.

Spell-Slinger

I just don't get it. ESO was released AFTER Guild Wars 2 for instance, and that game has WAY better cloth physics (and physics in general). Why is ESO so incapable of handling it?

Rasande_Robin

I have no idea why the forum community is so obsessed with caps.
I don't mind having a back inventory slot. But I'd rather see backpacks, sacks, bags and so on.

Wise_Will

as much as i would love to have capes in this game, i doubt they will ever add them

LadyNalcarya

In theory, yes, but they wont look good without cloth physics, and if they add cloth physics, the servers will explode.

LadyNalcarya

Elsonso wrote: »

From that Russian interview. Nothing about capes, and who knows what Rich really said, but here it is...

Okay, thanks, next question. Do you plan to visually update character models, add more variation to hairstyles, etc.?

Yes. The answer is yes. We are already working on it with might and main. There will be no cardinal breaking of old models, because many are accustomed to their style, but we will refresh their appearance, in addition, new hairstyles, jewelry and costumes will be added.

To me, this suggests that they are working behind the scenes on the character models, hopefully bringing them out of the antiquated and limiting realm of DX9 so that they can have things like capes with cloth physics, better Khajiit tail movement, better hair, etc.

This interview appears to be poorly translated, judging by Gina's post on combat changes mentioned in it.

colossalvoids

So we have buzzfeed in eso forums now, oh well.

JKorr

Indoril_Nerevar wrote: »

"Listen, Adventurer. The winds in Skyrim are harsh blowing and the cold environment is icier than you may think. Here, take this for your travels. Maybe one day, you will make your own."

You are given a large wolf-skin cape that can be customized

No.

There is no way a cape/cloak wouldn't cause major clipping issues with shields, bows, staffs, mauls, greatswords, and battleaxes. There are enough problems with some of the helms and pauldrons, adding more with a cape for wanna-be superheroes isn't worth it. If they ever add a cape/cloak whatever the motif or costume might be, I would never bother with it. Even if they tried to foist it off by making it a log-in reward. I'd be figuring out how long I had to stay away so it wouldn't be dumped in my collections.

MerguezMan

Indoril_Nerevar wrote: »

You are given a large wolf-skin cape that can be customized

What kind of fool gives a wolf-skin cape to a werewolf ?

I'd rather wear Khajiit fur or stay naked.