Completing the Dynamic Head Migration

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TDLR; Why can’t we have a universe level toggle just like R6, to manually opt out of future avatar features, just like the Avatar Joint Upgrade, new features won’t have first party support by Roblox, but creators are welcome to try and implement them on their own. It allows engineers to focus on target, while allowing flexibility for creators.

I’m sure this has been said multiple times, but why can’t we just allow classic faces to exist like R6 does in its state? A perfect example is the new Avatar Joint Upgrade.

@Homeomorph

The AvatarJointUpgrade does not affect R6 characters. You can use scripts to add BallSocketConstraints + AnimationConstraints to R6 characters yourself, but we do not currently plan to support this through the AvatarJointUpgrade.

Especially this quote:

@Homeomorph

We tried adding support to R6 and found it was actually quite complicated. R6 and R15 have a lot of significant technical differences - CharacterMeshes, joint rotations, lack of RigAttachments, significantly different spawning sequences… We want to make huge improvements to avatar performance, quality and features, and we can do a better job at that if we focus on a single target for avatar tech.

We also don’t want to disrupt R6 games as we roll this feature out. Creators who choose R6 are often intentionally choosing to opt-out of new avatar features. That’s fine - we want to respect that. Anyone who wants this feature in their R6 experience can add AnimationConstraints and BallSocketConstraints with a Script in StarterCharacter.

The line “Creators who choose R6 are intentionally choosing to opt-out of new avatar features” is telling. Why can’t we intentionally opt out of Dynamic Heads? Just like R6, better yet, have it set at the universe level just like how R6 and R15 interact today. I feel like with this, rather than removing items, they stay preserved. Just like R6.