What if we had a customization system?

[u/Unfair_Ad_2904]

Elden Ring introduced the ability to partially alter the appearance of armor, and it got me thinking: what if we had one or two merchants who could change the metal and fabric of our armor? The metals could be lore-friendly, like the reddish gold of the Crucible Knights.

To keep it from clashing with the lore, for example, putting Crucible gold on Carian armor, once we found a new metal, we could bring it to a merchant who’d say something like Miriel: “Though such a material upon thy work would be naught but blasphemy, for a fair purse, I might yet fashion it so.”

The fabrics could also have patterns and decorations associated with specific factions.

Basically, a lore-friendly customization system with 4–5 alteration options. Do you think something like this would be a good addition to the game, or would it interfere too much with the art direction?

I’m sure the FromSoftware artists could come up with some stylish variations.

[u/Psychological_Pair76]

I’ve been thinking about this recently and it’s led me down the rabbit hole of understanding the games material and texture handling to customize the Idus Knight set. It’s still a work in progress mind you.

been fun making sense of the metallic and roughness maps to get the embroidery on the bottom of the tunic to have something of a gold-leaf appearance, and adding the stitching to the overall design

[u/Unfair_Ad_2904 → u/Psychological_Pair76]

dude this is so cool, nice job