O gosh 
The males are the same but for female itās different
OMMMG this update is sooooo bad honestly . Iām laughing at this soooo much my typing is bad
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This has got to be the most heart-breaking update I have seen in my nearly 5 years writing and coding here. The amount of time I (we ALL) have put into making each second of our stories perfect, each animation carefully chosen to depict the emotion we want to come across as best as we can, is exhausting. This is a kick in the face, honestly. I am beyond disappointed and demotivated right now. There are so many issues that DO need fixing with this app. This was not one of them. This is horrendous. 
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Fr 100% agree with this ^ Itās about if not same level as the unicorn update
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exactly!!! 
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WHAT IS THAT 
?? This update is so funny cuz itās so horrible
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@Tory please redo this change. Please! This update really changed how my characters look. Please please change it!
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@Tory
Iām sorry, but this new update to the animations was so disappointing, I know a lot of work and effort mustāve gone into it, but I have to agree with everyone. The animations just look awkward, and odd, and a bit too exaggerated. Please change it back to the original version or at least give us an option to! 
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You want to know how I got these scars?
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I removed his face just to take an SS of flirt_squint. Heās an extra from my one published story.
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He looks kinda cute, like the guy youād want as the wholesome LI or best friend.
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Frrr this looks so bad . Iām literally crying cuz Iām laughing sm
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iām sorry, but i really donāt like how the new animations distort the characterās mouth at all, it just doesnāt look right. and when my character does some angry animations, the squints donāt look natural
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I agree 1000% its not cute and totally looks like a unibrow 
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I feel badly for meming on it, but in reality Iām just entertained by this big development. Overall, Iām neutral about it.
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Ok, I always just try to accept an update for what it is, things have changed, we need to work with it. I really do appreciate how much work goes into updating things and this change would have been no different, however Iām sorry to say this is not working. I chose animations based on how they look, how long it takes their mouths to move vs length of sentences, even the look of the animation, this update has changed EVERYTHING.
Male idle_happy_loop, his teeth showed before, now they donāt. I have a character comment on his toothy cheshire cat grinā¦ you can no longer see his teeth, he is no longer grinning and showing his teeth, heās smirking with lips shut, so that line has to be changed. This is ONE example, so many animations are now wildly different. I moved zooms to pan with how the animations moved, this has now changed. In the story Iām writing right now, those close up zooms and then moving with the character moving while they talk has changed! Some animations now move slower or more dramatically which has changed where and how quickly need to zoom.
I cannot put into words how devestated (yes devestated) I am by this update. I honestly usually just accept and move on. I canāt with this, this has changed everything for me. This update has completley changed the mood and feel of scenes. Some animations I chose for their subtley, theyāre no longer subtle and no longer suit the character, scene and emotion I was conveying. Some I chose for the length of time thier lips moved, now thatās different in so many animtions.
The lines on some of the characters faces coupled with how their lips, eyebrows and eyes look now has seriously AGED characters that are supposed to be young, but now they look old. This means I need to redesign characters.
I may seem like Iām over reacting here, but this has seriously impacted my stories. Iām writing a new one, Iām working on chapter 5 but I have to stop. Because before I publish, if the animations stay like this I have to go back and change the character designs, features and animations Iāve chosen. I need to edit and redirect scenes.
My older stories I canāt change or update anything in them because if I republish, these new animations will become live and before I do that, I will need to change so much. In completed stories I have a 30 chapters, a 47 chapters and a 55 chapter story. I cannot touch them now because thatās a whole lotta chapters to need to read and adjust. Which means I will not be able to update CC templates within them because if I do, I need to republish. I cannot update outfits anymore (which I did periodically with new releases) because if I do, I need to republish. I cannot adjust Skip the Wait becuase if I do, I need to republish.
So @Tory I know a LOT of work went into this with the Episode team, but honestly this update has huge impact, maybe more than you anticipated. Iām please asking (as I think many others on this thread are also) to undo this update orā¦ give us the option to use this new animation style or the old style. This change has just impacted so, so much and created an enormous amount of work for us. I cannot update any of my old completed stories with new content as I cannot republish them without having to review all 132 chapters of my 3 completed stories. Thatās just me, many others will have lots of already published chapters too and even of stories they are mid writing. Then if this change is staying, I need to change a lot in the 5 chapters of my new story Iāve aleady written and my old stories will need to stay exactly how they are forever, which means I cannot enhance them anymore.
Please Tory and Episode, consider our feedback here.
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