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=KCES2=

'''KCES2''' stands for '''KISS Character Edit System 2'''. It is the updated character creation and editing system used for ''Custom Romance City 3D3''. The official site describes it as the fifth-generation character EDIT system.

KCES2 expands the character creation system with a more intuitive interface, a new face-editing system, and a new hair-editing feature called the Hair Salon.

==Main Features==

{| class="wikitable"
! Feature
! Description
|-
| '''Direct Selection UI'''
| Instead of only choosing parts from category menus, KCES2 allows the player to select the body part they want to edit directly from the screen. This makes editing faster and easier to understand.
|-
| '''KCES2 Face'''
| A new face system with greatly expanded parameters for the jaw, cheeks, eye area, and eye depth. This allows more detailed face shapes than the original KCES.
|-
| '''Hair Salon'''
| A new hairstyle editing system that lets the player create and arrange hairstyles more freely. Hair can be edited with functions such as cutting/stretching, combing, curling, and rolling.
|-
| '''COM3D2.5 Support'''
| KCES2 is also planned to be usable with ''Custom Order Maid 3D2.5''.
|-
|}

==KCES2 Face Improvements==

{| class="wikitable"
! Area
! Original KCES
! KCES2
! Improvement
|-
| '''Jaw'''
| 2 parameters
| 14 parameters
| Allows sharper, more mature, or more detailed face shapes.
|-
| '''Cheeks'''
| 2 parameters
| 12 parameters
| Allows softer, rounder, or younger-looking face shapes.
|-
| '''Eye Area / Temples'''
| Not adjustable
| 5 parameters
| Adds more control around the eyes and temples.
|-
| '''Eyes'''
| Basic eye-shape editing
| Added depth adjustment
| Improves expression and depth around the eyes.
|-
|}

==Hair Salon Function==

The Hair Salon is one of KCES2's biggest new features. Instead of relying mainly on preset hairstyles, KCES2 allows more direct hairstyle creation and arrangement.

The Hair Salon feature supports:

* Cutting / stretching hair
* Combing or flowing hair
* Curling hair
* Rolling hair upward

The Hair Salon function is only available for '''CRC High Poly Hair'''. Older high-poly hair can still be used in KCES2, but it cannot use the Hair Salon editing functions.

==KCES vs KCES2 Comparison==

{| class="wikitable"
! Category
! Original KCES
! KCES2
|-
| '''Full Name'''
| KISS Character Edit System
| KISS Character Edit System 2
|-
| '''Generation'''
| Earlier high-poly character editor
| Fifth-generation character EDIT system
|-
| '''UI Operation'''
| Category selection style
| Direct selection style
|-
| '''Face Editing'''
| Face outline, eyes, nose, and other facial sliders
| Expanded KCES2 Face with more detailed jaw, cheek, eye-area, and eye-depth control
|-
| '''Jaw Parameters'''
| 2
| 14
|-
| '''Cheek Parameters'''
| 2
| 12
|-
| '''Eye-Area Adjustment'''
| Not available
| 5 parameters
|-
| '''Hair Editing'''
| Mostly preset-based hair parts such as bangs, back hair, side hair, and extensions
| Hair Salon feature for freer hairstyle creation and arrangement
|-
| '''Main Use'''
| High-poly character creation for KISS titles such as ''Custom Order Maid 3D2.5''
| Updated character creation system for ''Custom Romance City 3D3'' and also usable with ''Custom Order Maid 3D2.5''
|-
|}

==External Links==

* [https://crc3d3.jp/kces2.html Official CRC3D3 KCES2 page]
* [https://kces.world/main.html Official Kiss Character Edit System page]

==Summary==

KCES2 is not just a small update to KCES. It is a larger character-editing upgrade focused on easier editing and more detailed customization. The biggest improvements are the direct-selection interface, the new KCES2 Face system, and the Hair Salon feature. Compared to the original KCES, KCES2 gives players much more control over face shape and hairstyle creation.
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