An important post! Look inside!
Added 2020-12-24 14:06:57 +0000 UTCFirst of all, merry Christmas, and happy holidays, everyone! I wish you all the best, and hope that the next year will bring us even closer together. Here's your little Santa's helper Blake. He's a bit cold, so don't forget to bring him inside!
But. Look at what Blake has on his head. No, not the hat. This haircut. Looks a lot better than the current one, right? In fact, you probably can recognise it. Vanessa used to rock this exact hairstyle before I decided to change it for several reasons. However, what's great about this hairstyle is that it's scalp-based, and dforce. Which means I can put it on Blake's head without deformities or other weird stuff I can't avoid with most other female hairstyles. Seems like a winner, right?
Here's the problem. It's much, much, much heavier than the one we have right now. And I'm talking MUCH heavier. Not only it will make my pictures render for much longer, but it will also make some scenes literally impossible to process (too much geometry, and textures in frame). My computer isn't the best, unfortunately. So, here's the question for you, which I already asked in our Discord chat. What would you prefer? This awesome hairstyle that looks amazing or, you know, the quantity of pictures? I know we all want both, but until I buy myself a better computer (which I plan to do at some point), it's not feasible. I'm not gonna change Blake's hairstyle until v0.12 anyway, so take your time, and tell me what you think.
So, that's about it. Cheers!
Comments
I think I've hit gold with his blonde hairstyle way too soon. If only it had a male version, I'd probably never change it. Just adjust now, and then.
Yeda Games
2020-12-28 21:26:03 +0000 UTCI have to agree with others here that I'm not really into this hairstyle for Blake - I feel like the current style (or even the previous blonde style!) looks far better!
Zeal
2020-12-27 20:52:51 +0000 UTCWell, at some point I'd like to settle down on just one style that Blake is going to keep for the rest of the game, and it's important for me that people would like it, and consider it to be fitting. So, having three different people arguing against this one pretty much excludes it from the list. The reason I want to pick just one style for Blake is that he already has almost 400 sprites at this point, and each time I change his haircut he has to get about 50+ more instantly. That's a bit too much.
Yeda Games
2020-12-25 21:15:51 +0000 UTCI think it's fine, it just doesn't quite fit Blake at this point in the story. It's a very overtly feminine style, so... an act or two further along?
Merlin1941
2020-12-25 17:29:47 +0000 UTCNoted. Thank you for your opinions. Unfortunately, that's the thing with hairstyles. The best looking never work with Blake.
Yeda Games
2020-12-25 15:53:41 +0000 UTCI agree too, not liking this haircut for Blake
MasterSav
2020-12-25 14:16:07 +0000 UTCI agree with Bill, I don't know if it's the hair or just this render specifically, but something feels a little "off" here.
HarveyD
2020-12-25 08:56:47 +0000 UTCI don't know, it doesn't really seem like Blake, I didn't even recognise her until you said it was her. It's a nice haircut but unless she's trying something very different it doesn't seem right for her anyway.
Wild Bill
2020-12-25 02:35:19 +0000 UTC
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