Confirmed CK III - Portraits look messed up, specifically in the eyes

[Japster]

Short summary of your issue
Portraits look messed up, specifically in the eyes

Game Version
1.5.0.1

What OS are you playing on?
Windows

What platform are you using?
Steam

What DLC do you have installed?
Royal Court,

Do you have mods enabled?
No

Have you tried verifying your game files (Steam only)?
No

How much "pain" is this causing you?
6

Please explain the issue you experienced in the most condensed way possible
Upon starting a new game I notice that the ruler of Wessex looked a bit off, clicking around other European rulers found that every fourth ruler or so looked a bit messed up, Prince of Gynedd in 1066 is probably the most egregious example.

Please explain how to reproduce the issue
Go to the new game screen

Is there anything else you think could help us identify/replicate the issue?
I've attached a save file because I have to, b

I have attached a save game
No

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[Baron Bratwurst]

Having the same issue as OP.

 

[Trunting]

me, too

 

[Japster]

I've just gone through validating my game files and the problem persists

 

[Malchron]

Looking odd here too. Really hope they can fix soon.

 

[ironhorde]

Hi there! Thank you for reporting this issue. The developers have been informed of this and will be working on it asap. Happy gaming!

 

[DrRenars]

Will this issue be added to the Currently Known Issues Thread? It's certainly not 'game breaking' but... to be honest it causes visual pain to me and affects immersion. I hope it'll be fixed asap.

EDIT: I attached screenshots of Haralrd Tanglehair before and after the update. He looked normal before, not anymore‍.

 

[Andrasten]

I noticed the same thing, characters look super strange. I would almost consider this game breaking. I was excited to try out Royal Court expansion, but now I don't want to start new game in case that the hopefully upcoming fix won't work on existing saves.
What annoys me the most is that this is such a easy bug to spot. Like, you can't avoid seeing those faces. I understand that bugs happen but bugs like this shouldn't get past the development.

 

[10slices]

I am seeing the same issue. The characters I have custom dna for look very different (some almost unrecognizable). The eyes and grainy texture are what stand out the most. I don't see how something like this would get missed in qa.

 

[glassofwater]

I too have experienced this when selecting a character to start my game with. Thanks for being on top of this paradox!

 

[DrRenars]

I noticed the same thing, characters look super strange. I would almost consider this game breaking. I was excited to try out Royal Court expansion, but now I don't want to start new game in case that the hopefully upcoming fix won't work on existing saves.
What annoys me the most is that this is such a easy bug to spot. Like, you can't avoid seeing those faces. I understand that bugs happen but bugs like this shouldn't get past the development.

Well actually I don't want to start a new game just like you, so yes, you changed my mind. This is actually game breaking.
And the fact that this has been approved for release makes me think if Paradox was just lazy or what? Like you said, you can't avoid seeing those faces. This bug is not hidden in game code but in plain sight.

 

[10slices]

I just reverted to 1.4.4 and noticed that all the graphics seem to much better, more than just the portraits.

 

[TheDanishPanda]

Short summary of your issue
Portraits look messed up, specifically in the eyes

Game Version
1.5.0.1

What OS are you playing on?
Windows

What platform are you using?
Steam

What DLC do you have installed?
Royal Court,

Do you have mods enabled?
No

Have you tried verifying your game files (Steam only)?
No

How much "pain" is this causing you?
6

Please explain the issue you experienced in the most condensed way possible
Upon starting a new game I notice that the ruler of Wessex looked a bit off, clicking around other European rulers found that every fourth ruler or so looked a bit messed up, Prince of Gynedd in 1066 is probably the most egregious example.

Please explain how to reproduce the issue
Go to the new game screen

Is there anything else you think could help us identify/replicate the issue?
I've attached a save file because I have to, b

I have attached a save game
No

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File(s) attached

im having the same problem. i dont have any mods or nothing. And the portraits look like that all the time not just when picking a character. It even seems like the custom characters have issues aswell.

 

[Andy578]

Will this issue be added to the Currently Known Issues Thread? It's certainly not 'game breaking' but... to be honest it causes visual pain to me and affects immersion. I hope it'll be fixed asap.

there's something about it that causes a lot of eye strain. gave me a headache after about 20 min of playing. it's not just the characters either. everything seems kinda off. had to stop playing and revert to an old version. custom character looked fine when creating but once in the game looked quite a bit different

 

[chr0me]

there's something about it that causes a lot of eye strain. gave me a headache after about 20 min of playing. it's not just the characters either. everything seems kinda off. had to stop playing and revert to an old version. custom character looked fine when creating but once in the game looked quite a bit different

I am seeing the same issue. The characters I have custom dna for look very different (some almost unrecognizable). The eyes and grainy texture are what stand out the most. I don't see how something like this would get missed in qa.

It might be in relation to this specific part of the 1.5 patch notes:

- Character portraits now have FXAA applied when any anti-aliasing is enabled in settings

It might be a broken FXAA implementation that is causing graininess and maybe somehow bleeds off into the rest of the game screen.

 

[AlexMusial]

Same issue here. Faces look a little wonky, and some people just seem more, like, squished somehow.

 

[ShepherdOfCats]

Just got a discord notice that EPE (ethnicities and portraits expanded) mod is updated and ready for 1.5. Gonna see if that helps.

(@paradox hire those guys already)

 

[Jia Xu]

Is this a texture bug or a DNA string bug? If the DNA strings are bad, those are in the save files and probably won't be fixed in a hotpatch. I'm wondering if I should play or just wait.

 

[TisSalient]

It is not just the eyes. If you switch between versions you will see that all the graphics are... harsher but it is especially noticeable in character portraits and in character portraits... yes... the eyes.

 

[EnderWolf1013]

Just got a discord notice that EPE (ethnicities and portraits expanded) mod is updated and ready for 1.5. Gonna see if that helps.

(@paradox hire those guys already)

Checked it out myself and it does. Hope we get an official patch soon, though (won't be until tomorrow at the soonest, though really)