Hiii Tamers! We meet again here, like every week! Please enjoy today’s update on character creation!

Your Tems are definitely important in the Downbelow, but the one creature you’ll be seeing almost permanently on your screen is you! Your Tamer is a very important factor in your adventure through the Downbelow. You’ll step into the Character creation menu right as you start the game for the first time, and your selected character will appear in the opening scene, the Narwhal situation.

Although we adore the OG Temtem characters, we’ve tried to offer more control over the creation of your character in Temtem: Pioneers. This time around, you’ll have more options, and you’ll be able to select your character’s body type, height, width, complexion, skin tone and decorations. Some of these can be manually adjusted with a series of sliders.

As for the face of your character, you’ll also be able to select from a pool of styles, or go in-depth with complexion, eye type and color, eyelashes, and facial details such as facial hair or face decorations. Facial hair was a very requested feature in Temtem, but with characters being pretty young over there, it didn’t really make much sense. However, your Tamer in Temtem: Pioneers is slightly older than your character in Temtem, and we wanted to reflect that in the model for the playable Tamers here.

We got a lot of feedback on the facial expressions of our characters during Temtem, and improving them is one of our goals during the development of Pioneers. If something seems amiss for now, please feel free to share your feedback with us, but also remember this is still a work in progress.

If we reach 3M funding we'll reach out to Hideo Kojima as a facial expression consultant

Hair is everything, so you’ll also be able to choose from a variety of hairstyles, and select up to two hair colors for your hairdo. While your character’s body cannot be altered during your run, hair and facial hair can be changed as desired!

There will be a selection of clothes available to choose from, although falling from a flying Narwhal will, inevitably, do a number on them. But don’t worry, you can craft and dye your own clothes and swap them around during your Downbelow adventure. While the Downbelow isn't exactly a mall, all clothes are available to all body types, and since you can mix and match your tops and bottoms however you like, we hope you’ll always enjoy the freedom to express yourself through your clothes.

And while there is no voice-acting planned for Temtem: Pioneers, your character will make sounds: you’ll also be able to choose which voice they will have as they gather, explore and discover the Downbelow.

For those who prefer a simpler option and want to be done with character creation quickly, you’ll be able to choose from a pool of very cool, pre-created presets.

We hope you’ll be able to create your dream character, whether it’s a carbon copy of yourself, your OC, or a fantasy character you like!
That’s all we can say for player creation for now! We love sharing features with you, but please remember everything is in the works and subject to change in the future!

Start planning your outfit coordination with other Tamers in our Discord server, filled to the brim with fashionable people!

And if you can, add Temtem: Pioneers to your Steam Wishlist! It's the next best thing after backing our Kickstarter campaign :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2961930/Temtem_Pioneers/
See you next week with more Pioneers! Until then, glam up and Temtem up!