Tattoo/layering suggestion

[Squid]

Okay. Here's the problem.

The artists (Cat?) here are too freaking amazing.

We've been introduced to the new layer of TATTOOS and the first item we got for it - the Demonias Stigma - is great. It's all swirly and face eaty and everyone loves it.

BUT NOW. We've got this awesome new Black Market Import item, and it is just as freaking awesome as the first tattoo item we got.

The problem?

Not only is it that we can only bear one stigma at a time, BUT, in the case of the Stigma Valentinus (Am I the only one who thinks that one of the names needs to be changed to match the other one, in terms of ''stigma'' location?), it's a lovely tattoo which is worn on different parts of the body, and yet we can only pick one.

My suggestion?

What about having tattoos like this one not only on the Tattoo layer, but also on the layer of the body on which it is worn?

(Also we need nose #3 for the Astral base, that's all I'm saying)

[Maeve]

Squid
It would be nice to have tattoo on multiple layers. I mean, I would love to have parts of my Lower Deity tattoo and Demonias Stigma on at the same time. And Stigma Valentinus too, whenever I get enough money for it.

The problem with that is the layering.
For example, the Stigma Valentinus has a wrist tattoo, which could be placed with the wrist items (logically). Though, the wrist items layer is above the shirt layer, so if you where wearing a long sleeve shirt with the Stigma Valentinus wrist tattoo, you wouldn't see just the part that isn't covered by the sleeve, but the whole tattoo, and it would be somewhat weird...
Oh, wait, there's always the arm layer also. Yeah, that could work...

[Squid]

But why would you bother to wear a wrist tattoo with a long sleeved shirt anyway?

/edit

And for that matter, if you really wanted the wrist tattoo and the long sleeve shirt (But to only see a little of the tattoo, you could then wear the tattoo on the tattoo layer.)

All I'm saying is that there are multiple wing layers, for multiple wing layering. Why not do something similar for tattoos.

[Maeve]

T'was just an example.
And what if I would like to wear the neck or face tattoo and the wrist one, and my long sleeve jacket?

Now that we're talking about it though, that's the thing that I would like: being able to wear multiple pose of the Stigma together. I mean, it didn't matter for the Demonias Stigma or for the Lower Deity tattoo, since the only difference was that one pose was bigger than the other and therefore would cover the smaller one, but since the Stigma Valentinus poses are in different places...

I guess the only way to do that right now would be to have many layer for tattoo, but then, with the many layer for wings, many layers for head items, etc., it starts to make a lot of layers. Though, if it was possible to equip more than one item per tab, and the order you click on them is the order they layer on, but I guess that would mean some recoding and all...

[Squid]

I wish I were a coder, because I would be MORE THAN WILLING to offer my services to allow for more items per layer.

:c

[Freshie]

It seems my name is mentioned in this here thread, but I dunno why. :/
If it has to do with the items, I've only been adding the commons to the database and everything since Cats busy and all. I haven't had access to start adding items until this past December. So I have no control over them right now as Cat was the one to add them. ^^;;

In case of the stuff right now, I think it'd be ok for a tattoo back, and front, two layers to mix and match tattoos, as with how the two back layers are. I dunno however, if adding more layers would be ok, cause theres enough already..but you never know. ^^

Also with this new MI..soo many options there could be. :O

[Maeve]

*headdesk*
It was supposed to say Squid, not Freshie... Brain didn't work that day...

[Freshie]

Oh ok.
Silly Maeve! ^^;;

[LOL UR FACE]

I second having more than one tattoo layer! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the valentine tattoo and would love to wear the face, neck, and wrist pose at the same time. <3

[Chu]

Or if a simple alternative is desired, there could simply be a pose where each tattoo is on the body while keeping the divided poses too.

The problem with that though would be that the chest part has two poses; each different for a male and female. That would be adding four full body ones which may cause for confusion.

[Angelic.Demon]

I agree I'd love to be able to wear the wrist and neck at the same time, but how hard would it be to make it like that? :o

[Chu]

It's not that it would be hard per se; it would just involve new layers which would change many individual item codes and cause more confusion with the system because of "Tattoos 1" "Tattoos 2" and so on layers.

[Angelic.Demon]

Ah, I see what you mean by that..

Would adding poses to the item like "Neck + Face" "Neck+Wrist" "Neck + Chest + Face" etc. be too much you think?

[Chu]

I'd imagine not. That's the best solution I see. Of course Cat's working on layout bugs/new features/ARIs so yeah... ^^;

[Squid]

I think naturally we all agree that we want Cat to work on more pressing updates and additions.

But it would be nice just to think that it's on the list n_n