How does being fat work? : V

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 4:43 pm

so i've heard that you can change how your body looks, so old men wont have superman bodies and once in a while people can be larger or skinnier...
so my question is just how does this work? if u eat do u get fat? is there a slider option at the start?

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:44 am

I think there's a slider option

I hope you can change everything later on, though (besides race and six)

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:17 pm

It doesn't.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:49 am

It doesn't.

what doesnt?

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:16 pm

what doesnt?

It.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:31 am

what doesnt?

You asked: "How does being fat work?"

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:34 pm

More than likely it is going to be adjustable by a slider during character creation.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:04 pm

More than likely it is going to be adjustable by a slider during character creation.

^ This.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:31 am

it would be cool if you used fast travel alot and didnt do much + ate a bunch of food your player would look fatter, then you can go quest off those pesky pounds

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:12 pm

I hope it's a slider, but I think there will be a few preset options to choose from. Is this feature even confirmed? I

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 4:58 am

You need to buy stretchy pants. As for the game, it will probably be a slider during character creation. I doubt that you will be able to make your character fat. It would be hard to prevent clipping issues with weapon stances and armor (unless this new engine is really schweet) . We'll have to wait and see.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:59 am

I hope it's a slider, but I think there will be a few preset options to choose from. Is this feature even confirmed? I

I'm pretty sure it's been confirmed, it's come up in a few threads around here. Actually presets sounds more plausible than a slider but I guess we'll find out in november.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:03 am

it would be cool if you used fast travel alot and didnt do much + ate a bunch of food your player would look fatter, then you can go quest off those pesky pounds

Fast travel is not actual teleportation, you know that right? Why would walking, riding or joining a caravan make you fatter?

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:54 pm

It doesn't.

LOL

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:03 am

well i imagine that stairs are tougher, probably warmer in the winter, sweat more, bullet resistant, people ask you to play santa for the holidays, doesnt matter if you roller forwards or sideways down a hill......its all the same, chairs are extra comfy.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:39 pm

Fast travel is not actual teleportation, you know that right?

Shhh don't say that here, the evil cult of immersionists will get you :cryvaultboy:

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:56 pm

Dunno if players themselves would be able to get fat, isnt like Saints Row where you get to be a fat pimp who defies the laws of gravity and human body...
But a few kings and lords should be fat, back in ancient times the fatter you were the more you were considered to be filthy rich and powerful =/

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:47 pm

Im sure it will be in a mod.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:40 pm

well i imagine that stairs are tougher, probably warmer in the winter, sweat more, bullet resistant, people ask you to play santa for the holidays, doesnt matter if you roller forwards or sideways down a hill......its all the same, chairs are extra comfy.

Mythbusters busted that.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:57 pm

I'm pretty sure it's been confirmed, it's come up in a few threads around here. Actually presets sounds more plausible than a slider but I guess we'll find out in november.

Saints Row managed to use a slider, hope Bethesda will. But presets isn't all that bad, as long as they can be changed to one's liking.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:49 pm

Mythbusters busted that.

i used to love watching that show. :sadvaultboy: then kari byron got knocked up and grew to the size of a city bus.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:47 pm

Gladiators were fat as it reduced the chance to break their bones from blunt hits.

so my question is just how does this work?

We don't know yet if fat body types are going to be in the game.

if u eat do u get fat?

I don't think this is going to happen.

is there a slider option at the start?

We don't know yet. It's either sliders or preset body types.

Im sure it will be in a mod.

Indeed. If someone else doesn't mod it I will eventually.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:10 pm

Gladiators were fat as it reduced the chance to break their bones from blunt hits.

We don't know yet if fat body types are going to be in the game.

I don't think this is going to happen.

We don't know yet. It's either sliders or preset body types.

Indeed. If someone else doesn't mod it I will eventually.

This fits the topic... cool pic... sadly my ob is on ps3 so I'll never get to see a fat Argonian...

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:30 am

I bet they will be presets, so you wont be able to make a fat character. Maybe on the chubby or full figured side. But outright fat...maybe not. Presets would make more sense in terms of adjusting the meshes so every piece of armor makes sense for each body type.

» Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:40 pm

Provided Bethesda has kept the .nif format, the way body-types will work is not by modification of the mesh, but by modification of the bones. See this mod for Oblivion:

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=29853

You can change the body shape of your character at will with that mod. How it works? Basically, meshes stretch to fit the shape they need to be, as designated by the animation 'bones'. In Skyrim, Bethesda will probably put limits on the sliders, so you can't make your character so fat you distort the meshes/textures too much.