Image Designer Archive
Thread: Age control
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Gyopi
Sun Jan 18, 2004 8:03 pm
#1
Did they do something to the age option recently? I know that in the past I could change how old people look, but when I try it today ot is barely noticable if it does anything at all.
Breestan
Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:43 am
#2
I think one of the reasons no one has answered yet is that most of us might not have the video cards that support the option. So I would assume that despite having the skill, a master wouldn't be able to see the changes.
This would make it hard to 'test' to see if something weird has happened.
::Makes a note.... save for better graphics card::
Syzygy-Gorath
Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:32 am
#3
Bleah. Okay, here's the deal as far as I've observed it. Age depends very much on lighting. Age 1 is very, very subtle. If you have your personal light on and you're in front of your client, facing them you won't notice the change. Age 2 is slightly less subtle, but again, with the personal light on it's going to blend. Age 3 makes them look like a nightsister. If anyone actually wants this…well, okay, I did it to myself for RP fun once…but other than that…
(I figured that triple-dose of disease from visiting the Sarlacc would probably make me look a little the worse for wear, wo while I was waiting for a medic to show up an assuage the symptoms…I made myself look terrible 
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Gyopi
Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:48 am
#4
It depends on your video card? I have a very good card, but when I upgraded my computer a week or so ago I also uograded to the latest drivers. Maybe that is the problem. Right the slider seems to do nothing at all. I thought that it might have something to do with lighting or my light skincolor, so I changed both of these and still no changes. I will try the previous drivers to see if I can use that option again.
Gyopi
Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:49 am
#5
It should say, 'Right now the slider seems to do nothing at all'. I wish I had an edit button.
Syzygy-Gorath
Wed Jan 21, 2004 12:00 pm
#6
To give you a general idea of what each level looks like, at least on my system (Athlon XP 2400+, 1GB DDR400 dual channel, GeForce 4 Ti4600 AGP8X 128MB dual head)
- Age 0: you know what that looks like
(13-35ish) - Age 1: Subtle crow's feet at the corners of the eyes, very slight weathering to the face. (35-50ish)
- Age 2: More pronounced crow's feet, subtle wrinkling in the cheeks, more pronounced weathering. (50-75ish)
- Age 3: Very pronounced wrinkling of the entire face, very pronounced weathering. (75+ and looking it!)
Gyopi
Wed Jan 21, 2004 12:16 pm
#7
Syzygy-Gorath wrote:To give you a general idea of what each level looks like, at least on my system (Athlon XP 2400+, 1GB DDR400 dual channel, GeForce 4 Ti4600 AGP8X 128MB dual head)
- Age 0: you know what that looks like
- Age 1: Subtle crow's feet at the corners of the eyes, very slight weathering to the face. (35-50ish)
- Age 2: More pronounced crow's feet, subtle wrinkling in the cheeks, more pronounced weathering. (50-75ish)
- Age 3: Very pronounced wrinkling of the entire face, very pronounced weathering. (75+ and looking it!)
This is exactly what I was getting before on an Athlon XP and a Radeon 9500. Now I have an Athlon 64 with the same video card and new drivers and the slider makes no difference at all. I asked another master ID friend to try it and they said that they also saw no difference but it had worked a few weeks ago. That is why I wondered if something had changed or not. Maybe we both have driver problems or maybe it is something peculiar to Lowca.
Syzygy-Gorath
Wed Jan 21, 2004 12:34 pm
#8
Gyopi wrote:
This is exactly what I was getting before on an Athlon XP and a Radeon 9500. Now I have an Athlon 64 with the same video card and new drivers and the slider makes no difference at all. I asked another master ID friend to try it and they said that they also saw no difference but it had worked a few weeks ago. That is why I wondered if something had changed or not. Maybe we both have driver problems or maybe it is something peculiar to Lowca.
Hm…the last time I modified age was for Fladrif, which wasn't too long ago. I'll check again tonight and let you know if it still works for me on Kettemoor.
Syzygy-Gorath
Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:00 am
#10
Okay, I'd forgotten to test this last night, but thank god for lunch hours, right? So here's what I found: age is a LOT more subtle than I remember it being. This may be due to a primary HDD failure and resulting driver upgrade…or I may just be losing my mind…but even at age 3 the change wasn't noticeable until I rotated about 45 degrees to the side and viewed it that way. Once I did that all 3 levels were distinct and viewable…but not head-on. Hope this helps…
Gyopi
Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:16 pm
#11
Hmm... It does nothing for me even at a 45 degree angle. I will have to roll back to the previous drivers and see if it does anything.
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