Summary
Following weeks of feedback from players about the updated character models,Final Fantasy 14director and producer Naoki Yoshida responded with a plan that would take place over several content patches. Yoshida also provided a non-exhaustive list of examples thatFinal Fantasy 14players had provided feedback on, such as the updated bone structures, new lighting effects, and some issues specific to races like the Au Ra and the Viera.
One of the major features ofFinal Fantasy 14: Dawntrailwas the game’s first major graphical update sinceA Realm Reborn. This update provided updated lighting and textures for character models and various environments and included upscaling support via AMD’s FSR and Nvidia’s DLSS technologies. To ensure players could provide feedback,Final Fantasy 14released two different benchmarksbeforeDawntrail’s release. The benchmarks provided a way for players to not only ensure their PCs could run the game but also offered a glimpse of how their characters would look with the updated graphics.
After gathering somefeedback on the officialFinal Fantasy 14forums,Yoshida gave players an idea of what would be changed, and what may remain as is.According to a Lodestone post, Yoshida said that some changes to player character models would be prioritized for release alongside Patch 7.1 in the coming months. Yoshida said some of the top issues players provided feedback on included Au Ra scales having rough silhouettes, Viera noses having darker tips than normal, and character hair floating in certain circumstances. Yoshida also touched upon some special processing effect problems, such as Au Ra horns glowing red under sunlight, and said that these would be addressed in Patch 7.2 or later due to the time needed to properly test and implement fixes.
Specific problems that were given no timeframe for a fix included issues with character jawlines and inconsistent orientation of character eyelashes inDawntrail. Yoshida also added that some character lighting implementations would remain as is, including eye highlights that would result in unnatural glows if any further changes were made. Other items such as nasal cavity lighting under specific camera angles would also be left alone. Yoshida closed his response by statingsome quality-of-life updatestoFinal Fantasy 14’s character creator would be considered for a future update, despite some technical challenges.
Yoshida thankedFinal Fantasy 14players for their patience and their continued feedback. WithFinal Fantasy 14unveiling more details about Patch 7.1at the 2024 Tokyo Game Show, it remains to be seen when more graphical adjustments will be implemented.
Final Fantasy 14 (2010)
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