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Cosmetic Costumes on Armor

MoeMerkedYouMoeMerkedYou Member, Alpha Two
in General Discussion
Hey all,

got a question that may be obvious but I wanted some clarity on. So the cosmetic costumes unlocked from preorder packs show them on characters that are wearing Platebodies/platelegs, Robes, etc. My question is can these costumes be applied on armor of all classes, example: a ranger who wears light clothing, would he be able to apply a costume to his armor as if it were a skin? some of these costumes look like they are for designed for melee based knights/tanks, would they just be the same skin pattern but applied on ranger tunics. For example this month's cosmetic costume (Deeds of Dauntless) shows a knight wearing armor, if I were a ranger wearing this costume, would i appear as a knight when wearing the costume or would it apply its appearance on my currently equipped armor? Do these costumes replace armor that you are wearing or compliment them by giving them the art styles. if they are skins for armor, does it only count as a skin for specific armor, like a robe skin can only be worn on robes, or can robe skins be worn on melee armor etc?

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  • DygzDygz Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    No. Plate armor cosmetics would look like plate armor rather than looking like leather armor.
    Your Ranger with the Deeds of the Dauntless cosmetic would look like they are wearing plate armor.
    Any class can equip any armor.

    The three categories of armor are:
    Light
    Medium
    Heavy

    I think you can place plate armor cosmetics over Light Armor, but I'd have to do some more dev quote delving to be sure.
  • MoeMerkedYouMoeMerkedYou Member, Alpha Two
    Thank you for the clarification! And will i still be able to have gear on that has stats while wearing a costume/accessory that goes in that slot, or do the cosmetics replace the gear?
  • DygzDygz Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Yes. Your gear will still have its stats while you're wearing the cosmetic.
    Cosmetics are just a one piece set, while gear takes up individual slots.
  • MoeMerkedYouMoeMerkedYou Member, Alpha Two
    edited June 2021
    lastly, what about something like an accessory cosmetic item that has individual slots, would each accessory cosmetic replace a slot or is there a special slot for accessory cosmetics , example this month is a tower shield, does that go in my shield slot from gear? and thank you so much for all your help, you've been great!
  • DygzDygz Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    I think, so far, we have only seen the gear slots.
    Cosmetics are not yet in the Alpha One Preview.
    I don't think the devs have answered your question yet, but seems like there would have to be a Cosmetic slot for each category of accessory.
  • FuryBladeborneFuryBladeborne Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited June 2021
    MoeMerkedYou wrote: »
    Hey all,
    For example this month's cosmetic costume (Deeds of Dauntless) shows a knight wearing armor, if I were a ranger wearing this costume, would i appear as a knight when wearing the costume or would it apply its appearance on my currently equipped armor? Do these costumes replace armor that you are wearing or compliment them by giving them the art styles. if they are skins for armor, does it only count as a skin for specific armor, like a robe skin can only be worn on robes, or can robe skins be worn on melee armor etc?
    "Hovering over the user's nameplate will show information such as level, their class name and archetype combo.[6]
    [A buff icon indicates the character's gear and grade.][6][7][8]"
    https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Nameplate

    Since there is a system in place to identify what armor is being worn under the cosmetic, it seems that any class can wear cosmetic armor that does not match the armor being worn.

    Also, this point seems relevant:
    "Armor will take on a racial appearance.[91]"
    https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Cosmetics

    The cosmetic armors may change somewhat depending on the race that is wearing it.


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  • DygzDygz Member, Braver of Worlds, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Aw. I can't see those pics.
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