Isn't the solution usually to make the character bald when the helmet is on?
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Isn't the solution usually to make the character bald when the helmet is on?
Usually, yes, but it limits the styles of helmets you can make and leads to some real oddness. It also limits hats. Any sort of volume on hair that transitions into length needs separate assets with proper culling so the hat can sit on top but the locks still drape appropriately below.
But the helmets are just half the equation. Armor is the real sticking point, as even with real nice physics, stuff can get really bad with clipping, gimble-locking, extreme jittering, etc. It also creates an issue where characters with long hair are heavier on scene calculations that ones that have short hair. Or long hair + these armors vs. long hair with these other armors drop your frames by 5%.
You get other wacky things like scene transitions causing hair to do that "flying freakout" every time the camera cuts back and forth.
In the end, it just makes sense to not have long hair instead of dedicating a couple of engineers and artists to making it work.
I got it on sale last week. Not sure how far in I am, but it's been fun so far. They really check you into the deep end without much background. It's the first game in the series I've played and I probably should have watched a recap or something first because I have no idea what's going on, or who anyone is or why they don't like each other.
Gameplay's fun though.
New Dragon Age Concept Art
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Google Doc redditor made with all the concept art. Solas' wolf looks so fluffy! Is that the one he used for his armor in Trespasser?
Origins does a good job. Watch something like a Mage Origin or something on Dragon Age Origins. I think with the full cutscene it will fully introduce you to them, and a lot of shit centers around them.
Origins touches on how Elves are sort of like, idk the Jews or Roma of this world. They're landless and maligned and put in ghettos, having to sort of continue their religion with traditions, with tales of a forgotten mighty past where they were close with the divine. Dragon Age 2 really drives this point home.
There is a religious order clearly modeled after Catholicism, with control over the Templars, the ones who control and contain the mages. Mages are like, well magic is powerful, so they are feared. The Templars will take their duty to extremes though in order to maintain order, regardless of any atrocities that might mean against Mages. There are light parallels between mages and the LGBT community sorta. Don't fit the established order. Have it naturally regardless of background. Undergo inhuman operations if they are deemed too disruptive. But it's a limited parallel, not exactly intended to be literal. So lots of things don't parallel. But it has some of those notes.
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God, I love this theme so much. Inquisition's OST slaps hard.
I'm super curious about this one in particular:New Dragon Age Concept Art
Google Doc redditor made with all the concept art. Solas' wolf looks so fluffy! Is that the one he used for his armor in Trespasser?
I love how they're apparently using these metal/stone shard things as weapons and it looks really cool. Possibly a new faction we haven't heard about yet. I'd say they're enemies, but then one of them seems to be defending themself from the dark corrupted red lyrium stuff, so maybe not enemies.
And, of course, this one...
Because it literally features fucking Isabela front and center. I'd love to see her back as a companion. Specially considering the possible outcome of her story in Dragon Age 2 (specifically the one were you give her to the Arishok).
The flaming head dude from the line up picture is right there at the top left of the underwater pictureGod, I love this theme so much. Inquisition's OST slaps hard.
I'm super curious about this one in particular:
I love how they're apparently using these metal/stone shard things as weapons and it looks really cool. Possibly a new faction we haven't heard about yet. I'd say they're enemies, but then one of them seems to be defending themself from the dark corrupted red lyrium stuff, so maybe not enemies.
And, of course, this one...
Because it literally features fucking Isabela front and center. I'd love to see her back as a companion. Specially considering the possible outcome of her story in Dragon Age 2 (specifically the one were you give her to the Arishok).
Is that really Isabella??
How can anyone do that, she was the best companion in DA2.
How can anyone do that, she was the best companion in DA2.
love it when they show videos of devs in the forest and at their desks with computers and concept art
I'm about 99.9% sure. It's almost exactly the same clothes she has in one of her Inquisition multiplayer variations:
Also featuring her one pauldron which is kind of her signature.
Indeed she was. But given I always replay Dragon Age trying different choices, I eventually had to do that. It broke my heart though.
Still trying to figure out what he's supposed to be lol
Man, I didn't expect this at all. ONL was kinda whatever overall but as a Dragon Age fan I'm happy^^
Weisshaupt, baby! FINALLY.
Because her dumb ass stole a book which led to people's deaths and she doesnt want to submit to the justice of said people she stole from. Then again thats how I read that situation..... I hated most of DA2's cast outside the initial start. (they deserved bad fates for being bad/stupid people)
Wait what's wrong with Kaidan? I only really had an issue with the obvious copy/paste between him and Ashley since it made no sense for his character.
I think the reason people didnt care for him is probably due to many people just thinking kaiden = Carth from Kotor mainly due to same Voice actor.
I'm about 99.9% sure. It's almost exactly the same clothes she has in one of her Inquisition multiplayer variations:
Also featuring her one pauldron which is kind of her signature.
Indeed she was. But given I always replay Dragon Age trying different choices, I eventually had to do that. It broke my heart though.
Oh shit im hyped then, Isabella my girl.
Compared to what other people and companions did in DA2 she stealing the book was mild lol
Praying the Wardens finally get the respect the series has denied them since Origins.
The qunari are a bunch of fanatical assholes, they fuck a city because of a book. Isabella isn't wrong in not wanting the qunari Justice.
This whole trailer was almost a beat for beat recreation of how they revealed Anthem, how can anyone be optimistic about this?
Their idea of justice is dumb, actually. And no way in "hell", which is Ferelden's official nickname, would I ever turn in my good-hearted cool friend to them.
if you wanna blame anyone for the qunari invasion blame aveline for marching her dumb ass up to demand the arishok hand over some dudes who had to take justice into their own hands bc aveline is a racist cop who won't punish her fellow cops even if they're rapists
If there was an option for killing the elf girl who wanted to use blood magic... and then did despite being told "Its a bad idea/No" (I forget her name) i'd have done that as a mage. I need to replay the game again to find out if i did have a problem with Balthier the slave elf(my first run of the game I actually never found him lol). Anders gets ander'd and I dont think i had any issues with the rest of the cast OR carver. Then again i'm a person who told allistair to marry the queen, kept logain alive and did some other questionable choices in DAO.
And yes the qunari are fanatical asshats... but her reluctance to give the book back really made the choice easy to give her up.
Not to imply the game's gonna come out poorly or anything but woof, I really couldn't stop thinking of that Andromeda video from 2014 watching that whole thing.
agreed. this is one of my biggest problems with the series, honestly. i was all in on the Grey Wardens from jump, and i never forgave them for
rendering the decision to sacrifice yourself basically moot. it was hugely important and cool to me and the way i role-played my Warden that he turned Morrigan down, even at the cost of losing her as a party member. i had to limp through the endgame without my best magic user (was even able to kill Ser Cauthrien entirely thanks to Morrigan's insane magic skill), so he could sacrifice himself. like, sorry that didnt jive well with your long-term narrative Bioware, but maybe think ahead next time.
Anders enraged me to no end, so DUMB. That is the worse companion easily.
Lol i too did the whole Allister/Queen thing and Logain, good thing since that saves Hawke ass in Inquisition. So Logain redemption has great.
Could never giver her up, not only is she my Hawke romance but my favourite in DA2.
Disappointingly generic video. Nice to see some artwork, but they are just repeating bullet points and PR lines that are applicable to basically any RPG game and acting as if what they are saying is groundbreaking. "Original world, original characters! You will love them or hate them! You will feel like the hero!"
I think this may be Dorian:
Going to Tevinter and Dorian not being involved would be a tad odd.
Wow. I love Dragon Age - even Inquisition - and that trailer confirmed that:
1. DA4 is happening!
2. It's in active development
3. It will continue the DA Inquisition storyline
That's all I really need to hear. The concept art looks great, the in-game stuff looks fine for general ideas of environments, and I'm excited to hear more.
I feel like this is 2-3 years out so late 2022 - 2023 release. Which I guess means Mass Effect may be a bit farther out than that.
Anyways, great news to hear this is very much alive and happening :)
1. DA4 is happening!
2. It's in active development
3. It will continue the DA Inquisition storyline
That's all I really need to hear. The concept art looks great, the in-game stuff looks fine for general ideas of environments, and I'm excited to hear more.
I feel like this is 2-3 years out so late 2022 - 2023 release. Which I guess means Mass Effect may be a bit farther out than that.
Anyways, great news to hear this is very much alive and happening :)
Loooove it. The concept art is super cool. Figure we've got to be going to Tevinter in this one, yeah? I'm excited.
At least there was no stock footage of a space shuttle launch, for once.
They're fucked up, that'shere they are. Corypehus screwed em with the fake calling.
