The MMORPG Star Citizen presents the new character editor for 15 minutes

What does the character editor of an online role-playing game look like when the budget has long exceeded all limits? This can be seen in a 15-minute video about the MMORPG Star Citizen. A release is slowly approaching, and the previously makeshift character editor is now shining in new splendor.

Star Citizen says about the character editor:

• It is emphasized that the previous version only offered the bare minimum and merely serves as the foundation for the now much better character editor. The new character editor is intended for the persistent universe, that is, for the MMORPG part of Star Citizen.
• Creating a character is incredibly important in Star Citizen: it gives the player a feeling of truly owning their character. There is frequent talk of “ownership.”
• The character editor is designed to allow players to modify and customize existing faces according to their wishes with as few mouse clicks as possible. Over time, more facial options based on scans will be added to the editor.

The editor looks great and modern

What stands out about the editor? The editor looks very clean and gives the game a lot of freedom to change and model faces in detail.

There are also some futuristic and quite funky hair colors and hairstyles for those who prefer a more experimental look.

Overall, character creation is high-quality and detailed. The developers say: “Finally, the presentation is at the level we aspire to.”

The option for exporting and importing models is particularly praised

How is the editor being received? The comments on the video are overall very positive. Especially the ability to import and export models is being praised.

One user says: “I can’t wait to spend 10 hours creating myself.”

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When is all this expected to come? What is being presented here is set to arrive in Alpha 3.23 of Star Citizen. The release for this alpha is scheduled for April 2024.

In the future, they plan to expand the character editor by adding tattoos, piercings, stubble, and eye settings.

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