PTS Update 42 - Feedback Thread for Housing & Furnishings

MoonPile

Sorry one more thing, I just can't emphasize enough how badly I want this whole pod structure as a modular thing to place in my houses:

It would have so many uses. That whole root area!! Ugh. It's so good.
And more twisty trees also please.

tsaescishoeshiner

Margravigne wrote: »

I'm guessing that a lot of the "missing" furnishings people have commented on seeing overland but not in the Housing Crown Store will be craftable from furnishing plans?

If so, will these begin to drop after one of the patches soon so we can start working with them? So far I have found no new furnishing plans, and I've been looting everything in sight for days!

The furnishing plans already exist—If you make a PTS template character (top left in char creation), you can open the furnishing plans in one of the testing boxes. If you prefer, you can even bank them and move them onto your main char.

The new findable furnishing plans are already in the housing editor Crown Store by default. So the "missing" ones are either coming later or not at all. There are assets from years ago (I think like High Isle birdhouses) that were never turned into furnishings.

MoonPile

I didn't leave feedback about it earlier because honestly thought it wouldn't get changed, but thank you for fixing that autumn leaf pile! (and thanks anyone who reported that!)

I'll try with one other thing: "Tree, Healthy Willow" -

So happy you've finally given us a gold-buyable willow! But is there any chance you could please work on the textures before release? Compared to the existing crown-only models, the new one is a completely different color: too bright green, wood too light. The old set (like Tree, Towering Willow) and newer Blackwood/Willowpond ones could be mixed in one environment, but the new one doesn't match at all. The way the foliage gets lit is also strange; the older ones look natural, but this one is like a paper cutout.

For ref, here it is on the left, next to Towering Willow and Tree, Young Gentle Weeping Willow (Blackwood/Willowpond).

(also sadly an example of the fact that most of the most useful, largest landscaping items are crown-only)

Elvenheart

With Scribing being a feature, I really really thought this would finally be when ZOS added a proper wizard’s tower, maybe in or near Skingrad, or some remote place.

“This tower was obviously built for practitioners of the Arcane Arts, and has been used at times by the Order of the Hour due to its proximity to the Mages Guild in Skingrad. Mysteriously vacated recently, this tower is just waiting for the next mage to discover its secrets!”

A feature could be a portal room with up to eight unlockable portals that could lead to different areas 🙂

James-Wayne

Elvenheart wrote: »

With Scribing being a feature, I really really thought this would finally be when ZOS added a proper wizard’s tower, maybe in or near Skingrad, or some remote place.

“This tower was obviously built for practitioners of the Arcane Arts, and has been used at times by the Order of the Hour due to its proximity to the Mages Guild in Skingrad. Mysteriously vacated recently, this tower is just waiting for the next mage to discover its secrets!”

A feature could be a portal room with up to eight unlockable portals that could lead to different areas 🙂

Save the Wizards tower for Central Skirim chapter with Winterhold

skulllord1415

The colors and texture of the tapestry "Colovian Tapestry, Fancy Gate" are too dull and blurry. Its hard to see the scene the tapestry is depicting and everything is very grey. Everything just meshes together rather than standing out. I've included a picture comparing two of the new tapestries. The tapestry beneath it is much brighter and does a way better job of clearly distinguishing objects from each other. You can easily separate the field from the sky from the trees.

MoonPile

skulllord1415 wrote: »

The colors and texture of the tapestry "Colovian Tapestry, Fancy Gate" are too dull and blurry. Its hard to see the scene the tapestry is depicting and everything is very grey. Everything just meshes together rather than standing out. I've included a picture comparing two of the new tapestries. The tapestry beneath it is much brighter and does a way better job of clearly distinguishing objects from each other. You can easily separate the field from the sky from the trees.

Hmm that one is rather blurry
I do love these new tapestries though, and the more muted color palettes. They're like medieval tapestries. The Colovian Tapestry, Worn is so beautiful! Can't wait to use that. Well done as always, art team.

There are a few bothersome aspects of the new stuff, but I don't think most of them would be changed anyway so, not really worth mentioning. The Colovian Noble cushioned items are kind of funny, they look rather uncomfortable tbh. That bed... but I'm sure it can be cobbled in cool ways.

I did submit feedback on the new Oak; it's extremely neon and doesn't match any other plants. Generally, the autumnal plants and zone at certain times of day are over-saturated. Even though this won't be adjusted, I hope we'll see better color-balancing in the future.
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/File:ON-furnishing-Tree,_Giant_Oak.jpg