ArenaNet talk:Armor art bugs

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15k glads vs glacial
http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/0/09/User_Biz_15kglads_glacial_issue.JPG

Seems like there is a small gap on the elbow of (male) warrior wearing 15k gladiators armor and glacial gauntlets. Hardly something noticeable but visible to others as well as self. Biz 16:03, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks like this happens with a few different gloves. Thanks for the report. -Kim Chase 00:16, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * This has been reported. Thanks. -Kim Chase 00:30, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Highlander Woad Issue


There is a little triangular piece of the woad under my character's right ear, as displayed in the picture above. Guildies of mine could also see it. It's not very noticeable from a distance, but it looks bad when zoomed in. Thanks for your time.--Zakek Xek  talk  16:20, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Non-elite Gladiator

 * Looks like it's that way on the Elite too. Thanks for the report. -Kim Chase 00:47, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Elite Templar (Male)
70.122.119.3 21:07, 16 November 2008 (UTC) == Lokharte

Obsidian (Male)
--92.235.60.31 18:01, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Asuran armor

 * I don't see any skin clipping through the armor. Maybe I'm missing something. Could you post a screenshot or describe the issue in detail? -Kim Chase 20:12, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Norn Armor
Wisteria 22:56, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Woven armor
Coran Ironclaw 19:19, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Female Labyrinthine and Dragon arm designs
Different views, and screenie of the Dragon Arm Design: Labby Arm right Labby Arm left Labby Arm back Dragon Arm front --ChristopherRodrigues 19:51, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Elite Cabal armor
Morgoth Bauglyr 22:17, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Obsidian armor

 * Fixed in the 1/24/08 update -Kim Chase 01:12, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Monument armor

 * This glitch appears on all parts of the armor when zoomed out, regardless of dye color. Texture quality appears very bad. &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.171.196.182 (talk &bull; contribs) 18:35, 7 September 2007 (UTC).

Moved this from the main page to the talk page. -- (gem / talk) 00:57, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
 * sorry... it was an accident. thought i was supposed to click that one thing. =( -- Hopefulaltruist 00:58, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

PvP Krytan Armor
-- Shadowphoenix  17:48, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Sunspear gloves
-- Shadowphoenix  19:48, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Crown
I had no idea where to post it, so its probably the best place... please, fix the mesmer crown bug: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10190581
 * The crown looks fine on a male mesmer for me. This might be a hardware related issue. Can you post any more information? -Kim Chase 01:29, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Mesmer Elite Sunspear armor

 * Issues:
 * 1) When in /sit-mode, dress doesn't flow over legs/shoes as it does for the Mesmer Sunspear armor (see picture for explanation).
 * 2) When dancing, dress seems glued to back of the legs, in contrast to Courtly/Noble.
 * Image: Image:User_CoRrRan_jciardha_15k_sunspear.jpg

Yes Eye of the North Gauntlets
I was wondering if the special Eye of the North Gauntlets look on mesmers is intentional? On mesmers the glacial gauntlets, for example, look very weird. They end abruptly at the wrist and look so tiny, it's hard to notice them. I assumed it was done on purpose to avoid clipping issues, but wasn't entirely sure. Here's a lovely picture: http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/538/mesmergauntletof2.jpg
 * Yes. All mesmer gloves end at the wrist. az :D 16:11, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Primeval armor
-- ChronicinabilitY  06:20, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Monument armor
In virtually any pose outside of /attention, the female's skirt is 'torn' at the back in a glaring visual error. In addition, the torso does not fully meet at the narrowest portion of the waist, resulting in a 'line' of black dots midway through the body. These dots 'flicker' as the character moves and breathes. Adjusting graphics settings simply changes the smoothness of this line. Image: Monument Armor Glitches
 * I have the dots as well, so it might be less of a hardware issue there. The skirt does look awkward, even though I suppose it's supposed to be from the Mesmer's stance when standing, with one leg straight and the other bent slightly. I think it could look better,since the FoW and similar armor skirts don't have this issue. Yukiko [[Image:User_Yukiko_Sig.png]] 07:43, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Correction: There is some glitching with the Monument skirt. Seeing some when using the /sit emote - the right rear of the skirt is definitely not placed right. Yukiko [[Image:User_Yukiko_Sig.png]] 05:01, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Also: There is an issue with Mesmer Monumental Skirt/top clipping. It's where I have circled in red. 『♥LadyTemp♥ 』  00:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Elite Elegant and Performer armor
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Image:Mesmer_Elite_Elegant_armor_f_gray_back_chest_feet.jpg

Hello there, though old, there is still a clipping issue with the mesmer female elegant armor / performer armor with a special haircut as you can see below. These armors are really nice but i know a few people still frustrated about this issue and it's ruining all the excellent work that has been put in the design of this model... You would make some people happy if you could do something for that issue :-)  Thanks in advance, Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you. Davor Belegnaur 14:41, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Shing Jea armor
My female mesmer has Shing Jea Attire (top coat) and Courtly leggings. There is a triangle shape that 'floats' on the front of the attire, right over the golden brocade trim. This triangle is related - or is actually from - the leggings under it. I noticed the triangle when I changed to Shing Jea Attire from Courtly Attire that was dyed royal blue - thus getting a royal blue triangle over the green Shing Jea( the leggings were dyed royal blue). I dyed the courtly leggings green, and now have a green triangle. When the leggings are removed, the triangle is gone. So, it seems to be related to the leggings. It's like there is a 'hole' in the Shing Jea that lets the leggings show through, but the hole is on the brocade trim and very annoying.

Obsidian Armor (female)
Hello! I know this one is an oldie too...but there are several spots that clip on the mesmer FoW set as well. When dyed lighter colors you can see some small "slits" on the torso...these weren't so bad when I dyed my armor white and later black. The skirt has the same issue as the Monument skirt, where the back has gaps when running or walking. The gaps aren't as visible when the armor is dyed black--and look flesh colored, while dyed any other color the gap looks like a black splatter. Its notated on the bug page for the armor as well. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Mesmer_Obsidian_armor I usually wear my guild cape to cover it. I thought I would post this, since I didn't see it listed. Thank you for your time and help!-- *Yasmin Parvaneh*  18:45, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Elite Flameforged Armor
Liselle Morrow 16:50, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I tried various graphics settings on both the wearer and the viewer and never saw this problem. My only guess is that it's hardware related somehow. What kind of graphics card did you see this on? Did the lace used to display correctly and just disappear recently, or has it always looked like this for you? -Kim Chase 20:45, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Elementalist Vabbian armor
Cake and Waffles18:40, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/0/09/Elementalist_Vabbian_armor_f_dyed_front.jpg|


 * Now that it's mentioned its rather weird, it passes the eyes until mentioned now every time I look at a female Elementalist with a Vabbian armour my eyes are directed to it's flaw--194.117.2.109 17:45, 8 June 2009 (UTC) Elena Moonbow

Canthan mask


These pictures are of the 1k Canthan Assassin mask. I reported this a loooooooong time ago and some other time on GWGuru I think. I'm not sure how many other assassin masks do this, but I did check all the 4 default PvP mask, and it was drastically improved, only slightly noticeable when zoomed in.--Seth Crimsonflare 23:39, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Happens with my luxon mask as well. Seems to be related to that particular head model, not just the mask. Jaxom 21:13, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Kurzick Mask
http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/7/73/1k_kurzick_assassin_mask_bug.jpg
 * No matter what color the mask is, the back strap on it is always blue.. and my entire set is black. - Chrisworld 18:42, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Seitung Gear Glitch
Seraph42 03:06, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Elite Kurzick armor (female)
A Concerned Citizen 09:55, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Elite Kurzick Armor (male)
Euphoracle 17:19, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Kurzick armor (male)
-- Silverleaf   12:47, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Seitung armor
-- Shadowphoenix  04:22, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Ancient Armor

 * Thanks for the report. -Kim Chase 19:57, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Disappearing Sandals
Issue: It looks like your character isn't wearing shoes if you're in water.

Elite Sunspear armor
Elite Sunspear Armor from the Command Post, Chest armor has a dye issue. The sleeves do not change color, as the collar does, even though its the same pattern visually. LeFick 17:06, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Dragon Mask
&mdash; Seru    Talk 21:02, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Anti-Aliasing Armor Bug
--Core Shadow 22:33, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


 * 1. Please ensure you have fully up to date drivers. 2. Have you tried -repair? It could be a a corrupted .dat. 3. Listing the card(s) affected will surely help. 4. Finally what operation system(s) does this appear on? Dominator Matrix  02:52, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


 * *I have reformatted, reset bios and done data repairs, disk checks, reinstalls, updated every driver on my computer, still nothing, I am using windows XP, my video card is a nvidia geforce 9800gt / 4gb of ddr2 ram / p5n sli motherboard / Intel Core2 Duo E6600.  I know its not just my video card because I have talked to other players with this same issue and they have different cards (ati, AMD and nvidia) if you look here, there are others who have posted about this issue here http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/ArenaNet_talk:Art_bugs#Eye_of_the_North:_All_Armor_.22Sparkles.22 I have found posts in other forums as well --Core Shadow 03:33, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

-->After working with ECS we have found that it is indeed a problem with Guild Wars. According to their rep the reasons for the issues are as follows... 1) Geometry calculation is off and the framing is showing without texture 2) Plain old texture bug, because it is perfectly recreatable --Core Shadow 22:15, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Eye of the North: All Armor "Sparkles"
There seems to be some major aliasing issues with ALL EOTN armor, including player armor. Movement of any kind brings out nasty bright white "sparkles" along the rim of the armor. This aliasing gets much worse the farther the viewer gets. Its very difficult to see in this image, but please look closely...


 * It's very easy to see in-game, just rotate a GW:EN hero and a NF hero in the inventory, or take them out on a run and you will see it clearly. It almost looks as if the wireframe is showing through on all EOTN models, but I don't know for sure. Please take a close look in game, thank you. -Gemini Knight Juno 07:21, 7 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Many (but not all) armors and NPCs from EotN have issues with white dots appearing around their polygonal edges. This is not related to AA as it is present regardless of the graphical settings. I have tested several machines that show this bug.  They vary greatly in system specifications yet all seem to have this issue (nVidia,ATI,AMD).  The only examples I can find of bug free configurations are those running VERY old versions of graphical drivers (not much good for those of us with newer hardware). Another Example


 * Aliasing was just the only way I could describe it. This has bothered me since the release of EOTN, and I'm glad there are others who see it too. Maybe enough reports can get this long standing issue resolved. -Gemini Knight Juno 23:32, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


 * White dots along edges isn't a GW:EN armor related thing, it seems to be a general GWs bug to do with anti aliasing - I get it with my monk's bare skin along the arms, the fingers of my characters, some weapons, etc even with anti aliasing maxed. It seems to have a chance of occuring with any sharp edge. If a texture seems jagged otherwise, you may have to enable a.a. for transparent textures externally via your graphics card driver for GWs (not a default setting for NVIDIA drivers at least, probably because it takes a lot more processing power) Jennalee 09:20, 27 August 2008 (UTC)


 * It is definitely related to EOTN armor, as it happens with no other campaign. The only way to 'fix' it is to turn Shader Quality all the way down, but then a lot of textures lose their pop. Tool 311 18:04, 11 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Omg, I am having this problem as well, it is extremely annoying. PLEASE Anet fix this problem.--Core Shadow 15:47, 17 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Common, PLEASE!!! At least say you guys are looking into this!!  Everyone I've talked to ingame has this problem...  HELP US... ty :(   --Core Shadow 14:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


 * After working with ECS we have found that it is indeed a problem with Guild Wars. According to their rep the reasons for the issues are as follows...

1) Geometry calculation is off and the framing is showing without texture 2) Plain old texture bug, because it is perfectly recreatable --Core Shadow 22:14, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Its not very easy to fix at all. Try selecting vsync (to limit the FPS to what the monitor can use). Its an heat/electro static issue/. Not GW only, so either reinstall drivers/check the heat sink/return the card/ignore it. Dominator Matrix  19:58, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Shader Quality Armor Bug
--Core Shadow 02:51, 12 March 2009 (UTC)


 * At First I thought this was an Anti-Aliasing Bug but now after doing some testing I believe it actually is a Shader Quality problem. I hope this will help twards getting this problem solved, thx.--Core Shadow 02:47, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Dye Problems
I'm not really very good at posting these things, but here goes; I recently bought a stormbow and got some glacial gloves, because these are both light blue items, I wanted to dye my armour light blue also. Obviously the choice for light blue would be blue and white. I mixed them together and, although in the inventory screen i have light blue, on the actual game, it just appears as grey, its a completely different color, i have a screen to prove this, thanks, oh if it helps I am a R/Me and I have Canthan armour.

Chaos Glove vanishes
Whenever I see someone wearing chaos gloves and they are near either someone using a Phantasmal Tonic or a Voice of Grenth or Rift Warden, if you stand at the right angle so that the Voice of Grenth/Rift Warden or Phantasmal Tonic user is between the person wearing the chaos gloves and myself, all of the arm area covered by the chaos gloves vanishes, making the person's arms look like half sized stumps. I don't know if this is anything bit at all, i just thought i should report it.
 * that's an interesting problem... once one's able to visualize it. do you have any screen shots of the problem? and does it apply to profession- and gender-specific characters?  az al ea || chat  15:45, 7 August 2009 (UTC)