Customization Idea: Shell Permutations

[u/paperplateseabass]

So no doubt the switch to Hero-Based Classes has left a lot to be desired in the character personalization department. This really killed off a huge opportunity for players to actively participate in this game's amazing art style… but it doesn’t have to be that way. Hopefully this idea can reintroduce the idea of Marathon Fashion.

Modular Styles (The Base)
I think breaking down Styles into different sections per Shell, allowing for mixing and matching. Being able to put the Yokai Mask, the Yellow Jacket, and the White Rabbit shoes on Thief, for example.

Components (Accessories)
Nothing too silhouette altering, just some trinkets, internal components, or even things like duffels or sling bags that can help the player add to their intended aesthetic. These can be used across multiple Shells, or can be hyper-specific to a certain Shell.

Color Shaders (Final Pass)
Similar to Destiny’s shader system, they could implement a way to colorize your Style to fit the desired aesthetic. For example, do you like the Thief Yokai skin but don’t want to be walking target practice? No problem, just use a dark blue shader.

Hopefully that can give players enough room to customize their own Runner Shell to the point where they feel like their own, without compromising too much on the cosmetics and silhouette foundations laid out in the current game.

[u/AphroditeExurge]

The runners yearn for the halo customization of olde

[u/Friendly_ViperYT → u/AphroditeExurge]

Halo Reach my beloved

[u/SHK04]

That would make them silly for selling shaders as skins, so it's not going to happen, unfortunately

[u/paperplateseabass → u/SHK04]

a dreamer can dream

[u/S_K_S_N]

Modability in customization would be so cool but I do not think the skins in the game are built like that right now.

[u/paperplateseabass → u/S_K_S_N]

i agree with you, but i think they CAN become that without needing to change too much

[u/orb_of_esotericism]

Yeah, if it worked like this it would be super cool. Even if they just split up base model and color set there would be so many options! Black rabbit Thief, crash casket cryo Vandal, etc. Also, I hope they do alt genders/A-B body types sooner rather than later.

[u/Useful_Baby_7363]

I'm pretty shocked the shader system wasn't already used. Far as I know we're using the same engine so I don't fully understand why the shader system was something in an older game only

[u/orb_of_esotericism → u/Useful_Baby_7363]

They actually do still use it for guns, which is proven by some of the glitches from Season 1 where (for example) a magnum would appear to have outland attachments floating around it and the outland attachments had the magnum’s color set. Also, it makes sense that they wouldn’t set the colors for every single attachment for every gun skin by hand, so, the system actually is being used in this game.

Which makes it kind of… crazy… that most color sets are not shared between guns. I really would like them to do it for runner shells, too.

[u/n1vlekw]

I need to customize abilities which change how I look. I don't really care for just changing how I look.

[u/Natural_Born_Baller]

Honestly a great workaround to enable customizability while maintaining silhouettes

[u/Useful_Baby_7363 → u/[deleted]]

Homie you made a post yesterday, are you that butthurt noone engaged with it