The production team behind the new World of Warcraft expansion Warlords of Draenor have revealed progress on the new female Draenei.
Although they’re not finished, the team wanted players to see the progress made so far.
“Keep in mind that she’s still in-progress, and doesn’t have any animation to pose her body or face,” said senior art director Chris Robinson in a blog post.
“Animation is a big factor for the female Draenei specifically, so it’s important to keep it in mind when comparing the two. The original female Draenei has some fairly extreme posing that happens when she’s animated. If you were to see the static model of the original without any posing you’d see that it looks very similar to the new one. With her pose applied her shoulders stretch backward, her pelvis rotates forward, and her chin lowers—causing her head to angle downwards.
“The curvature in her lower back, and why the head shape looks slightly different, are also due to the new model not having the same posing applied yet. She also looks a lot taller! Ultimately all of those things will be addressed when we animate the new model, they just don’t take place until she’s rigged and sent on to the animation team.”
The next update will outline the creation of the Spires of Arak, a new zone coming to Draenor.
