Please Fix the Okapi's Dislocating Shoulder

[BiologicalHorror]

I got a pair of Okapis for the first time today and was instantly disappointed by their walking animation.
Their shoulders do not move properly and this causes it to look dislocated.

Here is an example of the in-game Okapi vs a real photo:

 

[SalamAnders]

That really needs to be fixed

 

[Sindy]

Yes I'm so glad someone made a post for it, I actually don't use okapi in the game because the shoulder is disturbing to look at. It makes my skin crawl.

 

[NachoB]

Okapi are some of my favorite animals irl and i hate the way the walk in game. The skin textures could be improved as well.

 

[shirandhak]

And most of the cats look as if they are suffering extremly from lumbago

 

[peafowl]

while theyre at it the equid legs..

 

[NZFanatic]

I seem to remember someone (one of the modders, maybe) explaining long ago that the okapi was built out of the zebra rig, when really it should have been built out of the giraffe rig. I haven't actually paid close attention to the way the animals move in the game, though.

 

[tigris115]

I agree. The rigs of quite a few of the ungulates aren't as good as they could be but the okapi is especially conspicuous in this regard

 

[PnGLINNyo]

Another thing about the okapis is that they are walking in a similar motion of a horse, whereas IRL they're pacing or ambling which is that their legs on the same side move at the same time as giraffes do....

Source: https://youtu.be/d9Q_tbpqveM

 

[Roxxsmom]

I seem to remember someone (one of the modders, maybe) explaining long ago that the okapi was built out of the zebra rig, when really it should have been built out of the giraffe rig. I haven't actually paid close attention to the way the animals move in the game, though.

Even so, a zebra's shoulder anatomy isn't inverted like that either. Nor is any other hooved mammal (or other mammal type, for that matter) I can think of.

 

[avietar]

I got a pair of Okapis for the first time today and was instantly disappointed by their walking animation.
Their shoulders do not move properly and this causes it to look dislocated.

Here is an example of the in-game Okapi vs a real photo:
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Yikes. How could a model like this have passed any quality control?

 

[Leaf Productions]

Supporting this. Would be a worthwhile fix.

 

[J-Double U]

I support a fix for this. I've noticed it myself but never raised it as I don't use the Okapi much in-game (for the time being anyway).

 

[markun]

They aren’t in the Malayan tapir league of awfulness but I really don’t like the okapi and never use them despite being one of my favourite real life animals.

 

[avietar]

They aren’t in the Malayan tapir league of awfulness but I really don’t like the okapi and never use them despite being one of my favourite real life animals.

That says a lot though.

 

[Sindy]

Looking at the post again, it looks like the length of the front legs between the elbow, knee, and foot are also inaccurate compared to the IRL reference. Might just be the perspective of the screenshot though. Not a huge deal but it caught my eye.

 

[BiologicalHorror]

Looking at the post again, it looks like the length of the front legs between the elbow, knee, and foot are also inaccurate compared to the IRL reference. Might just be the perspective of the screenshot though. Not a huge deal but it caught my eye.

Wow you are right! I didn't even notice that as the shoulder issue is so distracting.

 

[Mazoku]

Okapi is my irl favourite animal, I felt something off about okapi ingame since I played this game. It doesn’t looks that accurate, it does need fixes. So, I’m supporting this, hopefully Frontier will take note of this.