Does Transmutation affect the appearance of a crafted item?

nordmeyerx · October 2017

I read the patch notes, but I am still unsure if transmutation will allow me to change the style/motif of an item. Will it?

Tasear · October 2017

No

Defilted · October 2017

Changing the appearance of an item (Weapon/Armor)according to what I have read from ZOS is in the works.

Sibenice · October 2017

No offense, but if you read them it wasn't well.

"Transmutation system which allows you to change the traits on your gear, including weapons and armors."

"Transmutation allows you to permanently change the trait of an item to one of your choosing!"

So, no. You cannot change the style.

nordmeyerx · October 2017

Sibenice wrote: »

No offense, but if you read them it wasn't well.

Why would I possibly take offense at that? It's not like you needlessly took a jab at me, a complete stranger, asking a question that affected you personally in no way shape or form, or anything.

Defilted · October 2017

nordmeyerx wrote: »

Sibenice wrote: »

No offense, but if you read them it wasn't well.

Why would I possibly take offense at that? It's not like you needlessly took a jab at me, a complete stranger, asking a question that affected you personally in no way shape or form, or anything.

ROFL!!

Sibenice · October 2017

nordmeyerx wrote: »

Sibenice wrote: »

No offense, but if you read them it wasn't well.

Why would I possibly take offense at that? It's not like you needlessly took a jab at me, a complete stranger, asking a question that affected you personally in no way shape or form, or anything.

The patch notes spell out exactly what transmutation does, I even went ahead and quoted that for you. It wasn't a jab, simply an observation that you did not read them well. But, I see you took offense regardless. :P

Sibenice · October 2017

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rhapsodious · October 2017

What you're looking for is transmogrification, which is coming, probably in the next patch or two. (Don't hold me to that.) But it's not in the game yet.

The only appearance-related changes are that if you trait change certain weapons and shields from Maw of Lorkhaj (not dro-m'Athra style, the actual set weapons that drop in that instance) into certain other traits, they will either gain a spooky glow or lose the glow they already had. It's a bug, they should all glow. The ones that glow currently are in traits that dropped when Thieves Guild was launched but I don't remember what they were, off the top of my head. Want to say sharp/precise/defending for the weapons.