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Besides the wardrobe change, his facial structure has been altered to make him, well, coyote ugly. When asked about Muro's redesign shortly after Oni's release, [[Hardy LeBel]] [http://carnage.bungie.org/oniforum/oni.forum.pl?read=19661 stated]:
Besides the wardrobe change, his facial structure has been altered to make him, well, coyote ugly. When asked about Muro's redesign shortly after Oni's release, Hardy stated:


{{Quotebox|align=none|width=850px|quote=There were some issues with a few of the original characters, specifically the way they were modelled and textured. When Chris Hug[h]es got around to redoing them to remove sorting issues and correct their "physiques" (which is an 3D animation term relating to the way the vertices interact during animation) he often changed their clothes from the outfits Alex Okita originally gave 'em. Chris and Alex had what you might call a "friendly rivalry" in the art department ;^>}}
{{Quotebox|align=none|width=850px|source=--[http://carnage.bungie.org/oniforum/oni.forum.pl?read=19661 source]|quote=There were some issues with a few of the original characters, specifically the way they were modelled and textured. When Chris Hug[h]es got around to redoing them to remove sorting issues and correct their "physiques" (which is an 3D animation term relating to the way the vertices interact during animation) he often changed their clothes from the outfits Alex Okita originally gave 'em. Chris and Alex had what you might call a "friendly rivalry" in the art department ;^>}}




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==Cut animated textures==
==Cut animated textures==
The 1999 trailer also reveals that computer screens were going to be animated. The engine still allows [[TXAN|animated textures]], but Oni only seems to use this feature once, for the 15-frame news broadcast on the giant screen in Rooftops. Animated textures would have brought more life to the environment, but at the cost of added memory -- especially for the smooth animations that the trailer displays at 0:16 and 1:17, which appear to be 30 frames each. Here's the first one:
The 1999 trailer also reveals that computer screens were going to be animated. The engine still allows [[TXAN|animated textures]], but Oni only seems to use this feature once, for the 15-frame news broadcast on the giant screen in Rooftops. Animated textures would have brought more life to the environment, but at the cost of added memory -- especially for the smooth animations that the trailer displays at 0:16 and 1:17, which appear to be 30 frames each. Here's the first one: