Does anyone think this would be a cool idea, imagine we have a NPC in Grim Dawn, that allow us to change our pet’s appearance like the "Illusionist changing our items appearance?
I like that idea, but it shouldn’t be anything too crazy like turning an animal into something totally different like a ch’thonic monstrosity. But I’d be fine with changing colors, particle FX and to some extend shape. For example turn the raven familiar into a different type of bird of a somewhat comparable size, like a buzzard or an owl.
But I don’t know if it’s possible with the current system of changing pet appearances. Usually this is handled by skill modifiers from masteries or items, not sure how feasible it is to “outsource” it to another UI menu (that is activated by talking to an NPC, but that part shouldn’t be an issue).
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Yes, the idea is to basically turn current pets into their respective counterparts, but like different visual effects, in terms of their color, particles, armor etc.
Imagine you are building a cold based skeleton build, then you can just go to the NPC and change your current skeletons visually into cold ones! that would be so awesome man!
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Well those look more like zombies than skeletons, but yeah that would be cool.
I’m sure if this would ever be implemented they will design to see where it fits best
One thing i wished the devs sorted is to allow us to actually choose what “we” summon for the skeletons, because now you have to resummon to get what you want, and hope you get a good roll.
I’d say on the mastery, they should just add nodes that indicate if you select this node, you may summon only archers, mages, melee or random (like the current one)
yes, specially after the pet transformation showcase
the hope is the new mesh swap? thingy they implemented that allowed for some player stuff could be applied to pets too
But, the way pets work i also think/“worry” it might perhaps not be as simple as player visuals
if nothing else i’d atleast like “tweak” versions of current pet models, like bicc(er) briar, even if it’s just ripping one of the existing enemy models 
imagine Raven on fire like a “proper” tiny phoenix for fire bird build etc
Those are like the small changes that i think might have the most possibility of potential happening, since they can just reuse animations etc/minor work required
It would be dope if more total transformation stuff like the beastardized guardians of empyrion we saw also applies to pets, idono briar turning into some mountain troll/rock golem, wraiths into demons etc,
but that might require a more obscene amount of work with GDs requirements, for “just” appearance changes to us/on the player perspective
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Yes exactly man! maybe crate can do this with a Loyalist pack 4 