Now that the final batch of 2.0s have been unveiled, I would like to give my personal evaluations for all members' new rigs. Feel free to agree or disagree with me on some parts
Will be going through each rig by batch and will be listing the 2.0 riggers per stars member
This is going to be a long post, sorry
>Batch 1 - Yurustars
>Temma - Klaeia
Definitely an improvement over his extremely stiff 1.0 model. Aside from the wider range of movement and additional angles his new model can show off, his face has also gotten a lot more emotive
Only nitpicks are that his mouth rigging looks strange (mainly due to the lack of teeth) and that his hair is static instead of bouncy like that of the other boys
>Miyabi - FELUCCA
Also a huge improvement over his 1.0, got the best rig in his batch imo
Wider range of movement and angles without any weird distortions, better physics on both his hair and clothing, and improved and smoother eye and mouth tracking make for a much cuter Miyabi
>Aruran - Kawanami
Dear god, what have they done to this man?
Like the other two above, he also gained a wider range of motion and angles at the cost of having an extremely strange head distortion when he looks to the side
Model also moves a bit unnaturally when he leans forward and back again
Also it's probably just due to his phone placement but sometimes his mouth doesn't track well and when it does it opens really widely
Feels more like a downgrade which is weird considering this is supposed to be his 2.0. At the very least, his pouty expression is pretty cute though.
>Batch 2 - Babumagadokide
>Oga - Kawanami
Additional side-to-side motion aside, his 2.0 feels like it only got minimal changes from the 1.0 rig by Naname
Not much to say, to be honest
>Shien - Jujube (same as 1.0)
Thank god he had his ears and tail rigged because it definitely adds a lot more to his character when he's playing up certain emotions, especially since he knows when to utilize them for either comedic or fanservice purposes
Ignoring those, however, Shien was right when he mentioned that his 2.0 would only have minimal changes from his 1.0. Jujube's rig for Shien's 1.0 model was already pretty good so the only changes he had to make were to improve the tracking for Shien's eyes, mouth, and hair as well as to add eyebrow tracking to his model's default expression
>Roberu - Jujube
Jujube once again proves to be one of the better riggers Cover has hired since Roberu's model had a massive improvement over Naname's 1.0 rig (sorry rratmom), especially with the updated expressions and tracking
His face has more angles to work with and both his hair and ribbon became more flowy/bouncy
Something interesting about this 2.0 is that the improved eye and head tracking makes it easier to infer about Roberu's set-up with how his model looks down quite often
>Batch 3 - the singer trio (idk if they have a formal unit name)
>Izuru - Kawanami
Finally, this boy's mouth can actually function. His new expressions are also a lot cuter and his model can definitely move around a lot more
Unfortunately, he also runs into the same problem as Aruran in that his head looks weird when he moves his head far to the side. It's at least mitigated by the hoodie and his longer hair at the back so it isn't as obvious as with Aruran
>Rikka - ??? (still haven't found them yet, seriously who the fuck rigged him)
The old man definitely got the best 2.0 in his batch and as with Izuru, his mouth can finally actually move and distort properly
With how emotive his model now is from his improved eye + eyebrow + mouth tracking, it's easier to forget the man is actually an android
Other noticeable upgrades to his model are (as usual) better angles and expressions as well as bouncier hair and accessories
>Astel - ???
Actually the hardest to properly evaluate considering his model's tracking can't seem to keep up with his rapid movements when singing resulting in the janky movement we saw during his part in the relay
His mic or pop guard's placement also definitely interferes with his mouth tracking but then again this is an old problem that's pretty noticeable in his previous karaokes
There's at least some noticeable movement in his eyebrows and the straps on his coat though
The changes to his model's face have definitely aged him backwards though. Finally this shotacon shall truly become like the shotas he loves so much
