A comprehensive list of Operator art and animation bugs (with video)

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Edit: Railjack Revisited

Plenty of new ones, most customization related. The sigil one in particular is nasty fixed 

 

 

This is a short list of standout animation issues I've noticed playing as the Operator. I've included recordings for clarity, but may have missed something. For the most part these look like bugs, but some could be intended behavior. I will keep updating this thing until somebody notices.

• Headtracking

  • When you interact with the somatic link as your Warframe, you enter the Operator menu and head and eye tracking seem to work as intended: https://i.imgur.com/TLpP12n.mp4

    • When interacting with the link as the Operator, neither work the same way. Your head tracks the cursor in the first menu, but not when editing your appearance.

  • Headtracking does not apply to the Operator in missions or relays. This may be intentional, but if the functionality is there in the menu it could also be a bug: https://i.imgur.com/1Gm8dfT.mp4

  • Not Operator specific but it does affect them, since Old Blood introduced the Parazon both Warframes and Operators have, during missions, started looking upwards permanently after hacking a console: https://i.imgur.com/fl5n5S3.png

    • This appears related to headtracking, which suggests that it is meant to apply to the Operator in-mission as well.

    • The only fix seems to be entering the pilot’s seat of a Railjack.

 

• Idle Animations

  • The default Operator idle appears different in the animation set menu. The Operator stands with their shoulders squared and turned slightly to one side, while ingame they stand straight with their arms at their sides. https://i.imgur.com/FeRoY5B.mp4

  • This default animation plays when the Operator has either no amp equipped or is using a scanner in missions: https://i.imgur.com/epts1ob.mp4

    • (Scanner): https://i.imgur.com/1lVoanB.mp4

  • But not in:

  • Captura: https://i.imgur.com/ziYWtGn.mp4

    • (Scanner): https://i.imgur.com/MnH3Q8C.mp4

  • Relays: https://i.imgur.com/Vl63Is8.mp4

  • Dojos: https://i.imgur.com/Fpjvatb.mp4

  • The Orbiter: https://i.imgur.com/wGgntHB.mp4

  • ...Where idles seem to work as intended.

  • Firing a void beam with no amp equipped results in a sudden transition back to your selected idle: https://i.imgur.com/aEVNZge.mp4

    • ...But only in Captura. In a mission, since your selected idle doesn't play, it smoothly transitions back to the default idle: https://i.imgur.com/KWfq9uR.mp4

    • ...Unless the fire button is tapped rapidly. The result  is decidedly less smooth: https://i.imgur.com/dITMsy0.mp4

  • Exiting void mode after a jump results in a rough transition to the idle stance: https://i.imgur.com/yOZhZBz.mp4

  • A recent mainline update adjusted Operator amp idles, but the above bugs remain: https://imgur.com/qIW1zOe

  • These bugs are consistent across animation sets, not limited to Vazarin. The exception is None, which does not have a unique animation associated with it outside of the menu.

  • When holding a datamass as the Operator, left arm animations work properly while walking or sprinting with an amp equipped but not while idle, aiming, or firing: https://imgur.com/ESjZj3H , https://imgur.com/mggnHCy

  • The Zenurik school idle results in notable clipping with the hand behind the Operator's back: https://i.imgur.com/HqMQKFK.mp4

    • This only applies to Operators with the male body type, as the animation seems designed for female Operators: https://i.imgur.com/LFHtz3U.mp4

 

• Not necessarily a bug, but the selected idle does not affect the Operator at all with an amp equipped, either in Captura or in missions. This seems inconsistent with the way weapons usually work; one would expect amps to have a different idle for each stance, the way primary and secondary weapons do with Warframe animation sets. Something like this, excuse the extremely rough sketches and bad handwriting: https://i.imgur.com/6OfQdEh.png  

  • The result of this alongside idles not playing in missions even without the amp equipped means significant customization is lost when playing the Operator as intended. Much of the personality these animation sets add vanishes while the player is in a mission. This, alongside every Operator sharing the same set of abilities with only slight changes per school, results in them all feeling essentially the same. This is at odds with the amount of customization present in every other area of the game, and, ironically, affects the player’s direct avatar and the main protagonist of the game’s story.

 

• Customization

  • The Tenebrous Ephemera, whether working correctly or not, does not conform well to Operators: https://i.imgur.com/SlGl7O3.mp4

    • Additionally, once equipped the smoke effects from the ephemera linger until transference is used to transition to the Warframe and back.

  • Operator somatic implant textures are inconsistent across selections. The width of the thin black outline, itself likely unintended, changes across instances of the same somatic patterns: https://i.imgur.com/Zt72kIn.mp4

    • One possible solution would be to separate somatic implant patterns from void scars entirely, offering more detailed customization, removing redundant pattern instances and possibly opening the gate for more options in the future.

  • Hair part toggle does nothing on newer styles: https://i.imgur.com/6GYNSbS.mp4 

    • This is less of a bug and more of an oversight, likely a result of the physics used on newer styles making them harder to flip. Still, worth mentioning- recommend hiding the redundant toggle when equipped or adding flipped meshes.

  • One short hairstyle does not fit the Operator's head properly at all. It is an oddly shaped nightmare of unconnected polygons in desperate need of another pass: https://i.imgur.com/DcHP612.mp4

    • The divide between old and new hairstyles is obvious and at times distracting. All of the older ones could use an update to bring them in line, quality and art style wise, with the much more visually and technically impressive newer ones. 

  • One hairstyle shown on a devstream many years ago has not been mentioned since. This was shown alongside another set that was eventually properly implemented: https://i.imgur.com/l88fIqF.jpg

    • Okay that's not a bug, fair. It still looks good. 

  • Previewing apparel on a male Operator displays the item with default colors: https://i.imgur.com/a0cSQAX.jpg

    • Previewing as a female Operator displays it with your selected colors: https://i.imgur.com/M37zV5R.jpg 

    • This does not appear to work with waistband apparel: https://i.imgur.com/kRRbicS.mp4

  • Cogna Earpiece is incompatible with eyelashes and  older hairstyles due to texture alpha issues: https://i.imgur.com/HvKKYrL.mp4 

    • This extends to the rest of the Cogna set along with the Garasu and Aures Tennogen Earpieces and the Garasu and Jotunheim Oculus. Essentially, anything with transparency.

  • The player's selected Operator idle stance used to play in the profile screen: https://i.imgur.com/nf5XGrE.jpg

    • This is no longer the case: https://i.imgur.com/G8Xh2ny.mp4 

      • Also this isn't an Operator thing but I don't know what's going on with the Kuva Tireg chestplate there. It does it in Captura, too. 

  • The Saita Prime suit has mismatched metallic textures, specifically on the arms: https://i.imgur.com/GJZmmH5.mp4

  • The male Bishamo pauldrons clip through their own sleeves during the armed Amp idle: https://i.imgur.com/GnlgAvb.mp4

    • In fact, several idle animations result in clipping.https://i.imgur.com/CtbiYzX.mp4

    • The male pauldrons also do not appear to be aligned properly with the cuirass: https://i.imgur.com/WtyxqM7.png

  • The Operator Harrier Suit is rife with clipping issues, most involving the large vest the Operator wears. While clipping is inevitable and completely understandable with the customization system, in this case every single idle animation save the active amp idle involves the arms going through the vest in some way: https://i.imgur.com/1HAHxAE.mp4 

    •  The effect is severely lessened but still present on female Operators: https://i.imgur.com/4l9AbGs.mp4 

    • Firing the amp results, inevitably, in the Operator’s arm clipping through the lapel of the vest: https://i.imgur.com/7IW3rMO.mp4  

    • The Operator’s neck clips through the neck of the suit, this one appears to be a rigging issue: https://i.imgur.com/Q7fmBbR.mp4 

  • The Operator Wolf Hood emits the same gas particles as the Vent Pobber Ventkid Mask, likely because the mask was used as a template: https://i.imgur.com/dxvm4Cn.mp4   

    • In mission: https://i.imgur.com/9aCI4Ol.mp4 

    • The visor of the hood does not connect fully with the rest of the helmet, resulting in visible seams: https://i.imgur.com/E2CpHbG.mp4 

 

• Sprinting

  • When sprinting as the Operator, pressing the shoulder swap button does nothing: https://i.imgur.com/55SOUVC.mp4

  • The interact button is similarly unresponsive. Sprinting into the somatic link as the Operator and mashing E does nothing, same with interactive objects in-mission. If 'toggle sprint' is enabled, this means that Operators with sprint toggled on are unable to interact with anything while in motion. 

  • Extensive testing strongly suggests that this is not how human necks work: https://i.imgur.com/7O8V06I.mp4

    • Our lawyers expect full compensation for injuries sustained during the testing process.

 

 

• Empyrean

  • Interacting with the forge as the Operator uses the same animation as doing so with the Warframe, sans parazon: https://i.imgur.com/E6tw5dK.mp4

  • Using the mercy prompt on a crewship pilot as the Operator results in incorrect (but highly effective) use of the amp: https://i.imgur.com/afIeYzG.mp4
    • Consider giving them either unique mercy animations which make creative use of their void powers or tiny parazons. Otherwise please don’t fix this one, it’s hilarious.
  • Upon returning to the drydock after a mission, the Operator will sometimes be stuck in combat stance: https://i.imgur.com/IWKOPSj.mp4
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  • Leaving the railjack configuration menu as the Operator puts them briefly in the unarmed aim position normally reserved for Warframes: https://i.imgur.com/1CGbobv.mp4
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  • Oddly, most other animations relating to the railjack and crewships seem to work fine. Operators can pilot ships or operate turrets with minimal issue. They can't quite reach the controls on Grineer side guns, but such is the unfortunate reality of being short.

    • That said, attempting to interact with crewship pilot seats or turrets as the Operator while in void mode results in broken animations: https://i.imgur.com/9DJbwmk.mp4 (incredible camera work here)

    • Grineer crewship: https://i.imgur.com/LnbPGV0.mp4 

    • Ramparts are similar, but as you can’t see your Operator/Warframe when you use them: https://i.imgur.com/rAJekTr.mp4 

 

• Other

  • In-mission Operator does not have lipsync on mission dialogue, while the one on the HUD does: https://i.imgur.com/epts1ob.mp4

  • Grabbing ledges is inconsistent: https://i.imgur.com/qpVCGa8.mp4

  • Operators enter a no-amp firing animation when initially activating a scanner: https://i.imgur.com/IGAlgNv.mp4

  • Void Dash does not target the crosshair as players might assume: https://i.imgur.com/LM4xdDH.mp4

  • The Vazarin school's Guardian Shell ability does not animate properly when the Operator is sprinting: https://i.imgur.com/8sQAiUY.mp4

  • The charging/firing animation for the Pencha amp scaffold does not work when the Operator is in motion and not actively aiming: https://i.imgur.com/RNoYgJq.mp4

    • It also behaves strangely when activated in Void Mode: https://i.imgur.com/9JEPtcB.mp4

    • Oddly, it seems to work properly in Captura.

  • Amp position does not properly reset when unequipping a scanner: https://i.imgur.com/6lMq9zV.mp4

  • Firing an amp while aiming and moving does not properly transition between animations: https://i.imgur.com/R6VI4Kb.mp4

    • Firing while moving and not aiming appears to work properly.

  • Amp Scaffolds have displayed improperly since shortly after Fortuna was released: https://i.imgur.com/rtdwiAM.mp4 

    • For reference, the Scaffold is meant to sit atop the Brace, pointed upward from the Operator's forearm: https://i.imgur.com/wofdFYG.jpg

  • In the amp equipment menu, the list of parts used in the selected amp overlaps with the stats menu: https://i.imgur.com/G1cfFhD.jpg

  • Amp model glitches out on unequip animation: https://i.imgur.com/2KRjkQp.mp4

  • Knocking yourself back with explosive shots as the Operator results in your head, and only your head, flashing your chosen energy color: https://i.imgur.com/05NfVJv.mp4

  • Upon respawning from falling off a ledge, the Operator briefly becomes a noodle monster: https://imgur.com/vSbzyQs

  • Several emotes result in the Operator clipping through the floor: https://i.imgur.com/vCLoHXC.mp4

  • The Commander emote, despite being a simple motion that a small teenager could easily perform (and also being part of a $30 bundle), cannot be used by Operators: https://i.imgur.com/xsUQjkR.mp4

  • Operators cannot successfully perform handshakes. They could at one point, but the functionality has been broken. 

  • The Operator feels no joy when dancing, only staring lifelessly into the distance: https://i.imgur.com/39ponsn.mp4

  • When doing their best Wolf of Saturn Six impression, the Operator seemingly projects their voice using either transference or ventriloquism. The functional difference between the two is a subject of much debate: https://i.imgur.com/5nW3iBc.mp4 (audio)

  • Similarly, while Operators are unable to use shawzins because the instruments are 'too big', Titania can use them in Razorwing just fine. This is not a bug, but a plea to let my kiddo play the space bass.

    • Edit: Nevermind, RIP tiny shawzin :(

 

Overall, while it's clear that Operators are by no means meant to be the main playable unit in a game called Warframe, there is a distinct lack of polish in their presentation when compared with the cyber-zombies they pilot. Though they shouldn't be the primary focus of gameplay, they have enough of a role that leaving them in a state where so many of their basic animations don't work properly can make them feel less important than the story of the game suggests they are. 

 

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Addendum for next time, will keep editing this part for a while:

• Knocking yourself back with explosive shots as the Operator results in your head, and only your head, flashing your chosen energy color: https://i.imgur.com/05NfVJv.mp4
• Grabbing ledges is horribly inconsistent: https://i.imgur.com/qpVCGa8.mp4
• Void Dash does not target the crosshair as players might assume: https://i.imgur.com/LM4xdDH.mp4
• Cogna Earpiece is incompatible with older hairstyles due to texture alpha issues: https://i.imgur.com/HvKKYrL.mp4 
  • This extends to the Garasu and Aures Tennogen Earpieces as well as the Garasu and Jotunheim Oculus.

[TheRaptorZ]

When in orbiter, or "not holding a weapon" like in relay or Cetus, the elemental particles effects appear where it's supposed to, but without the weapon being at this location.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1025076138127010564/169506041685F6161AE5FDFDC4C8F37DD10CBF47/

 

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15 hours ago, TheRaptorZ said:

When in orbiter, or "not holding a weapon" like in relay or Cetus, the elemental particles effects appear where it's supposed to, but without the weapon being at this location.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1025076138127010564/169506041685F6161AE5FDFDC4C8F37DD10CBF47/

 

Wrong thread?

[TheRaptorZ]

il y a 26 minutes, Ropcord a dit :

Wrong thread?

no, just saying it could be an animation bug, or particles graphics bug, i don't know, i'm not DE!

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One of them was fixed, only several more to go!

[AcedFox]

Head and ear pieces got transparency bugs with older hair styles:
Small clip

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On 2020-05-25 at 8:43 AM, AcedFox said:

Head and ear pieces got transparency bugs with older hair styles:
Small clip

Added it to the addendum post, thanks.

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With the announcement of two new sets of Operator gear (well, one, but with two distinctly different variations) I've decided to update and bump this thread instead of reposting with some changes it for the fifth (sixth?) time. That's just inefficient.

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Updated with some Bishamo set issues now that I have the whole set. I like the armor, and I know some clipping is inevitable with so many options, but the arms clip through themselves during a common idle animation and that's just not great.

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Added some more bugs and a tag. Also while I'm here the Corpus invasion tile some of the new video was recorded on was acting weird. I should probably make that its own post huh

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Added some new bugs from Railjack Revisited. Mainly clipping with the new vest, some issues with the Wolf Hood, and crewship bugs.

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I don't have any new bugs to add this time, it's just a plain ol' bump because these don't get many fixes

[Elfwynn]

holy S#&$e, they still haven't fixed operator animation set in profiles? That was like 2-3 years ago and still not fixed, also for some reason operators with longer hairstyles tend to look like they are balding

[Hamedo511]

I came across this bug where the operator wont do their idle animations in captura mode only, just to make sure i did try to equip the scanner and still it didn't do the animation.

In captura

-https://imgur.com/a/kTJn0Oi

Outside of captura

-https://imgur.com/a/1e5OA9c