... even the customizable characters are based on scans...

Military people don't have any one look.


Sure, they've all got similar haircuts & wear uniforms when on duty...but facial features can be as varied as people in any other profession. Even if Ryder did have a military background, I don't see any reason why that guy couldn't be used as the face model. His mug is no less plausible than the one used for Sheploo.

Supermodel? That seems a stretch.

But, yeah, it would be nice to see who the face models are for the different people if they have them. I suspect that Sarah has one too. Her look feels a little "uncanny valley", which is what happens when they try to do that (think Miranda and Diana). I also suspect that hers will look more like the actual face model once it's patched up. Just like his does. The first time we saw Scott, he didn't look much like Steven Brewis either.

This is something I'm scratching my head over since i could have sworn Mac said one of the reasons facial animation was so late for the polishing stage was because they weren't mo cap scans.

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Seems like both Ryders were facially mocapped.  Fabrice mentioned that they are actively polishing these animations. So I expect the final product to show some facial awesomeness, for once.

Surely a 'model' could be literally anyone who is paid to be photographed?

That term could encompass a wide range of 'looks'... ?

This link, for example, is to the 'ugly models agency' 

www.ugly.org/2016/men

I think this might be accurate. In addition to the defaults, the handful of usual customizable presets are now based on face scanned models or actors.

Uhm....thank god I will be able to modify him

Etrius Ryder will look EXACTLY like Etrius Shepard


Yeah....screw you bioware, you and your need to change protagonists lol

Premades that are based on real faces? Sounds incredible for me. Hope it's true.

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A galaxy called Andromeda, obviously.

Here is what Fabrice had to say, regarding feedback on poor facial animation and lip syncing.

Fabrice Condominas: "We are absolutely working on it. As was mentioned in the tweets it's actually something that comes last in the polishing stage. We've been using full facial capture for the first time to record the actor's performance and it's also the first time for BioWare [using this technique] working in Frostbite - I think we're beginning to push that fairly far. We're actively working on it and it's the last thing to be polished before we do a manual pass and really, really tweak all those movements because we first wanted to make sure the dialogue is final and settled. "

Default faces for both M/Fryder look good to me. I most likely wont be bothered to try and make my own. Just can't be bothered any more. Especially when it makes no narrative difference. You could try and make the most grotesque face possible, if a character is scripted to call you attractive, they'll still call you attractive.