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[WarlikeFlea]

This has been touched on a bit already, but I'm seriously disappointed with the lack of options when using a custom face. This is one of the coolest features of the game and I still get a kick out of seeing my face during game play, but now I'm starting to get cheesed.

I finally ranked up to 1st Sergeant. I've been DIEING to get the "Boonie Hat" after seeing it on a friend (who isn't using custom face). After unlocking it I go to use it only to find it's still locked, because it's not available with a custom face. If it's not available AT ALL with a custom face why didn't you list it that way from the beginning? Why wait until the user unlocks it to tell them it's not available?

Now, I can almost understand not being able to use the tank top, because you don't want to have to match everyone's skin tone, but WHY is it I can wear a combat helmet, but not a Boonie hat or Baret or Baseball cap?

With all the hype about PEC 2.0 and the millions of options available we seem to have forgotten to mention that ALOT of options are not availabe when using a custom head.

The other pisser is that it's not a glitch and won't be fixed.

Is there a list of items that are not available with a custom head?

[irby0]

Originally posted by WarlikeFlea:
I've been DIEING to get the "Boonie Hat" after seeing it on a friend (who isn't using custom face). After unlocking it I go to use it only to find it's still locked, because it's not available with a custom face.

What? Guh.

I wanted the Bonnie Hat as soon as I saw it was an option. I have a few laying around the house.

[dkilbo02]

Flea is right on the money with this. I've had 4 buddies buy this game largely after seeing the PEC feature at my house. Outstanding creativity by Ubi so props!

Like Flea said, I was really looking forward to a boonie hat to cover my bald created head so I was really bummed to hear that it is not available on a custom head. The battle helmet is available but not what we were looking for. Any chance of changing that in the patch guys? Thanks in advance!

[MeanMF]

Have you tried scanning your face while wearing a boonie hat? It might come out ok...<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

[Hatchetforce]

Originally posted by MeanMF:
Have you tried scanning your face while wearing a boonie hat? It might come out ok...

No, it won't come out. Any large object, even over abundunce of hair usually generates a fault. My neighbor's kid has that issue. And you are warned at the beginning of setting up a custom face that certain customization options will not be available.<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

[RoaringMad Mac]

yeah, I was kinda disapointed when I found this out that certain cool things would not be available for the custom face,but alas all you have to do is change back to on of the other faces and you can have it.<div class="ev_tpc_signature">


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[WarlikeFlea]

And you are warned at the beginning of setting up a custom face that certain customization options will not be available.

Yes, you are told this before you create your player, BUT you weren't told this BEFORE you bought the game. In all the demo videos you were told about all the combinations that were available, but never told that 90% of the head and face options would left out if you chose to use a custom face.

I'm just confused how they can put that big, ugly combat helmet on you, but not a boonie hat or baseball cap.

Is the Riot Helmet locked too with a custom face?

[Goliath.Ubi.Dev]

The reason for the limitations is purely because the digimask heads do not all have the same shape and form. Some headgears would be impossible to fit for all heads. We thought about giving people control over position of the object but that would still have left some size issues, changing the size on the objects turned em into new objects which would have made us have to plan for 16 different boonie hats in a 16 player game. It's already intense enough having 16 different everything on everything without needing 16 variations of the same HAT in a game

This wasn't working for us, so we went this way.

[antoniowatson]

By your response it seems that a couple of options were not explored: 1) could there have been a "standard head shape" for the various head/face wear; or 2) have a limited amount (maybe 3) of "standard head shapes?" Thus, removing your problem of 16 different head shapes in a single game, you would only have the limited amount.

[WarlikeFlea]

I'm not trying to debate it, but it IS a disappointment. I can understand why the glasses/goggles and face masks don't work. What's the point of having a custom face and then covering it up, but a hat? It would have been nice to have the option. If my head was too large or small I could have tried to re-shoot it with the vision camera at a closer or further distance. I need a hat to cover up the balding hairline created by the custom imaging.

Is the Riot Helmet locked too??