Monday, 13 April 2015

Another Lavellan!

I wanted to make an Inquisitor who retained the elven features of the Dragon Age universe, and was simply not a human with pointy ears. Basing her design on the Lavellan tarot card, my first several attempts looked like Solas in drag. These were put out of their misery quickly. I'm at last happy with the final result, but I have to admit, I don't understand why humans find elves, at least, in this universe, attractive enough to mate with.

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

The PC Master Race Has A New Convert

After stumbling upon the screenarchery thread on the BioWare Forum, I discovered a whole new world. The images some of the users are able to capture using DAI cinematic tools, as well as various mods, are simply breathtaking and only make you appreciate the artistry of the game even more. I didn't realise how much detail I was missing on the PS4.

My own screen captures are far less stellar, as my efforts are not only hampered by lower resolution images, but also the omnipresent labelling. Witness this beautiful shot, only to be ruined by the tactical camera label:


Cropping out the label produces less than satisfactory results:


I can't justify the cost of a gaming computer at the moment, but a girl can dream, can't she?

The Dread Wolf's Lover

Of course Tala will try to redeem him. As if you had to ask. "Tala sometimes came awake from dreams in which her lover wa...