New Heels and Feet Deformation System (Patreon)

Hello everyone,

1.23 shall arrive at about end of May due to some animation assets being allocated to the April bonus update. In the meanwhile, I’d like to give you a quick fill-in on what we’ve been up to.

In the upcoming 1.23, we finally get to overhaul one particular part of costume mechanism: high heels. In previous builds, the two default heels are of the same height and slope, which makes it easier to prevent model clipping but drastically limits the possibility to create heels of more diverse shapes.

After weighing the pros and cons, we decided to take another approach. Since Erika's feet are seldom firmly on the ground, it's more or less acceptable to have the heels slightly clip with the stage in some poses. We introduced a new system to handle the feet deformation when wearing heels and support shoes of various heights. In 1.23 we added two ultra high heels of 5 inch and 6 inch respectively, through testing and recalibration the toes and foot heel no longer penetrate the shoes anymore. It's even possible to tiptoe with the high heel on now: Erika can lift her foot heel out of the shoe while keeping her forefoot on the insole lining.