Can you use Head scales to tone down Minimode head size?

[kelika2]

I had a munchkin owlbear idea until I seen the headsize on people in minimode.

[Oubliette_Red]

I don't have minimode so can't verify, the scales in the CC may have limited effect, if any on the minimode head. I went into the costume file and changing the head/cranium scales below their minimum don't appear to have any effect either.

 

[El D]

@Oubliette_Red is correct - the mini-mode activates its own unique set of scales that ignore/supersede the scale sliders in the costume creator. It's effectively using another model with the same costume pieces/color selections as the currently activated costume, which is part of why you can't edit or change costumes with it on. It'd break things or at the very least be extremely wonky.

 

That said, it would be nice to have a variant without the Baby New Year sliders. Just a really tiny character, or one to be like, Nemesis Automaton height but with your own costumes. Those would be fun alternate versions.

Edited July 15, 2023 by El D

[Coyotedancer]

While I managed to put together a costume for my own little black cat that worked around the oversized head issue well enough not to make the goofy proportions a complete deal-breaker, I'm honestly still wondering why our Powers That Be thought it was necessary or desirable to make something as often-requested (People have been asking for both larger and smaller character models for as long as I can remember-) and resource-expensive to attain so difficult to actually use. 

 

The 'Here! Have what you always wanted! But wait... MONKEY PAW PLOT TWIST... We're going to make it so awkward-looking that many of you won't want to/be able to use it!'- thing may not have been an intentional "gotcha" on anyone's part, but it sort-of works out that way. XP

 

Personally, I think it needs to have two options after purchase. One with the oversized head for people who want goblins and house elves and one that keeps the actual character's proportions like the spawnable Mini and Giant character-clones that the devs occasionally drop on us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 15, 2023 by Coyotedancer

[Snarky]

3 minutes ago, Coyotedancer said:

While I managed to put together a costume for my own little black cat that worked around the oversized head issue well enough not to make the goofy proportions a complete deal-breaker, I'm honestly still wondering why our Powers That Be thought it was necessary or desirable to make something as often-requested (People have been asking for both larger and smaller character models for as long as I can remember-) and resource-expensive to attain so difficult to actually use. 

 

The 'Here! Have what you always wanted! But wait... MONKEY PAW PLOT TWIST... We're going to make it so awkward-looking that many of you won't want to/be able to use it!'- thing may not have been an intentional "gotcha" on anyone's part, but it sort-of works out that way. XP

 

Personally, I think it needs to have two option after purchase. One with the oversized head for people who want goblins and house elves and one that keeps the actual character's proportions like the spawnable Mini and Giant character-clones that the devs occasionally drop on us.

I actually ignore it because only people that grind Aeon endlessly (and their AH "woeshippers") ever se those options.  F that.  If I play non stop for six months and that gives me a handful of Prismatics I leave....

Edited July 15, 2023 by Snarky

[Coyotedancer]

9 minutes ago, Snarky said:

I actually ignore it because only people that grind Aeon endlessly (and their AH "woeshippers") ever se those options.  F that.  If I plat non stop for months and that gives me a handful of Prismatics I leave....

 

I got lucky there... I didn't have to grind Aeon until I wanted to kick puppies. I had a string of cooperative/supportive ToT leagues who knew what I was up to, and let me cycle through all of my alts to get the new Halloween badges and their attendant PAP rewards. Pooling the lot was enough to pay for Snickerdoodles' "little black cat" mode... But, yeah. I know what you mean. I've probably gotten under a dozen PAPs total since they were introduced just running around doing my usual solo or small-team game-play.  Full-team types who spend their time in TF/SF-land have done better, no doubt.... but these things seem designed to be a real pain in the butt to get for anyone else.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 15, 2023 by Coyotedancer

[kelika2]

fug

[Snarky]

26 minutes ago, Coyotedancer said:

 

I got lucky there... I didn't have to grind Aeon until I wanted to kick puppies. I had a string of cooperative/supportive ToT leagues who knew what I was up to, and let me cycle through all of my alts to get the new Halloween badges and their attendant PAP rewards. Pooling the lot was enough to pay for Snickerdoodles' "little black cat" mode... But, yeah. I know what you mean. I've probably gotten under a dozen PAPs total since they were introduced just running around doing my usual solo or small-team game-play.  Full-team types who spend their time in TF/SF-land have done better, no doubt.... but these things seem designed to be a real pain in the butt to get for anyone else.

 

 

 

 

yeah, and after about twenty minutes of ToT leagues i want to take a drill to my head

[Coyotedancer]

1 minute ago, Snarky said:

yeah, and after about twenty minutes of ToT leagues i want to take a drill to my head

 

Switching characters so often is the only thing that made it tolerable...

It still wasn't exactly a fast or exciting process, but at least mixing things up and bashing goons with each of the gang in sequence was just different enough to let me keep at it.

 

Plus, I knew that I only had to go through it *once*.  Only the cat can get away with being a bobble-head. 😝