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id: creative-construction--t232
lang: en
title: 'Clothing, appearance and character design'
summary: >-
The player combines compatible appearance options and previews the result.
Constraints help preserve identity and a readable silhouette.
updatedAt: '2026-10-21'
status: active
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- Designing a character’s appearance
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- Mechanics and variants
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https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/physics/physics_introduction.html
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title: Deep Rock Galactic
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preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-21'
title: Designing a character’s appearance
description: >-
The player combines compatible appearance options and previews the result.
Constraints help preserve identity and a readable silhouette.
image:
src: images/mechanics/drg-customization.webp
width: 1440
height: 810
game: Deep Rock Galactic
sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/'
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https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/548430/ss_d93c676ba296854f7b9261520e0262477c787820.1920x1080.jpg?t=1792497307
credit: Ghost Ship Games / Coffee Stain Publishing
rights: © Ghost Ship Games / Coffee Stain Publishing. All rights reserved.
caption: A model beside appearance options
alt: >-
Deep Rock Galactic: a Scout model is surrounded by appearance and
victory-move slots.
markers:
- x: 71
'y': 53
label: Appearance categories
- x: 49
'y': 51
label: Preview of the chosen appearance
tips:
- Keep the chosen look when switching categories.
- Allow comparison with the current look before purchase or confirmation.
examples:
- title: Deep Rock Galactic
url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/'
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provenance: >-
Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on
2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design
examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests.
Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not
every proposed variant.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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---
# Clothing, appearance and character design
id: creative-construction--t232
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/creative-construction--t232
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/creative-construction--t232/
The player combines compatible appearance options and previews the result. Constraints help preserve identity and a readable silhouette.
## At a glance
[Deep Rock Galactic](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/) · © Ghost Ship Games / Coffee Stain Publishing. All rights reserved.
1. Appearance categories
2. Preview of the chosen appearance
- Keep the chosen look when switching categories.
- Allow comparison with the current look before purchase or confirmation.
- [Deep Rock Galactic](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/)
## How it works
Appearance editors combine parameters, items and compatibility rules to express a chosen character identity.
## Variants
### Mechanic variants
- Parameters change shape without changing function.
- Clothing layers interact with other layers.
- Palettes preserve a consistent set of colors.
- Presets restore a saved appearance.
## Design example
A player creates an explorer's look by changing clothing silhouette and palette independently of combat stats.
Prototype check: Test extreme body and clothing combinations, saved appearances and absence of hidden gameplay advantages.
## Context and limits
Creative mechanics constrain shape, connections and appearance while preserving the player’s choice of a personal result. Each overview separates player actions, state changes and alternative rules. Examples are hypothetical design scenarios, not claims about a named game. A prototype check states an observable question for the next iteration. Existing detailed references remain separately linked from the direction map.
## Connected materials
- Sources in the selection: [Godot: physics introduction](https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-godot-physics) (key: resource/godot-physics)
## Sources and provenance
Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant.
- [Godot: Physics introduction](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/physics/physics_introduction.html) (id: source-8cc54cd9f9a5c8e8)
- [Godot: Prototyping levels with CSG](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/3d/csg_tools.html) (id: source-2abecd308ec5a319)
- [Deep Rock Galactic](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/) (id: source-0a031a39aeeef0d8)
CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors