"Brace yourself, my dear wallet! There's always another Sale - and Glitches!"

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  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,242
    edited May 2017

     

    Llynara said:

    Also, I noticed three of the Vanishing Point items "vanished" from the store: 

    Country Lane Bridge, Corn Crib and Derelict Barn all show 404 errors now when trying to get to their pages:

    When I opened my cart in a new window, Country Lane Bridge and Corn Crib disappeared from my cart. Not sure if they're fixing them or just pulling them. Kind of annoying to spend time picking out stuff I want and then having it pulled from my cart. 

     

    Morre than three vanished. The total number of items dropped from 400 to 315. DAZ probably pulled those items that didn't have a main promo image.

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  • AtiAti Posts: 9,182

     

    Llynara said:

    Also, I noticed three of the Vanishing Point items "vanished" from the store: 

    Country Lane Bridge, Corn Crib and Derelict Barn all show 404 errors now when trying to get to their pages:

    When I opened my cart in a new window, Country Lane Bridge and Corn Crib disappeared from my cart. Not sure if they're fixing them or just pulling them. Kind of annoying to spend time picking out stuff I want and then having it pulled from my cart. 

     

    Morre than three vanished. The total number of items dropped from 400 to 315. DAZ probably pulled those items that didn't have a main promo image.

    Down to 302 now. The promo banner, and the promo page still hint 400 products.

  • LlynaraLlynara Posts: 4,772

    LOL. Isn't this the second attempt at this sale? I checked out quickly before anything ELSE disappeared. OMG, this is not the way I like to shop. It's like guerrilla warfare or something. Hit and run! 

  • donovancolbertdonovancolbert Posts: 1,421

    Llynara, are you taking chances with poser objects in Studio, or do you use Poser too? 

  • LlynaraLlynara Posts: 4,772
    edited May 2017

    Both! I have Poser 11 Pro. I'm not great at it, but learning. I do use a lot of Poser items in DAZ without too much trouble. Some materials need tweaking. Usually it's worth it though. Some Poser-only characters aren't rigged for DAZ at all. I was able to get S1M Scarlet into DAZ. She bends kind of funny, but here she is in Iray with her Angelic Armor and Feathered Wings for All. Those are the original textures too (click for full pic): 

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  • donovancolbertdonovancolbert Posts: 1,421

    Very cool. 

    ​I suppose as I am starting to learn how to do object modeling, in the worst case if an item in .obj format doesn't work right, I could still use it as a base for making a more DAZ compatible version, at least for personal use. 

    I'm just not quite there, yet. 

  • cdpro_2831bbd990cdpro_2831bbd990 Posts: 1,430

    This stuff, cheap as it is, is still too costly for me to bother fixing it for Daz.  There are a few items that I like the look of.  But, I'll wait and see if they get the problems ironed out.  A few of those 3DS models could really sell well on here if the PA does a Daz version.  I love the old Corvette.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,924
    edited May 2017

    Lots of Flash sales! But AntFarm's isn't flashing LOL. I haven't tried the others yet

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  • AtiAti Posts: 9,182
    Novica said:

    Lots of Flash sales! But AntFarm's isn't flashing LOL. I haven't tried the others yet

    The first 4 are working, the last 3 are not. New additions to fastgrab are also not properly discounted.

  • AtiAti Posts: 9,182
    Ati said:

     

    Llynara said:

    Also, I noticed three of the Vanishing Point items "vanished" from the store: 

    Country Lane Bridge, Corn Crib and Derelict Barn all show 404 errors now when trying to get to their pages:

    When I opened my cart in a new window, Country Lane Bridge and Corn Crib disappeared from my cart. Not sure if they're fixing them or just pulling them. Kind of annoying to spend time picking out stuff I want and then having it pulled from my cart. 

     

    Morre than three vanished. The total number of items dropped from 400 to 315. DAZ probably pulled those items that didn't have a main promo image.

    Down to 302 now. The promo banner, and the promo page still hint 400 products.

    It's back to 400 items. :)

  • LlynaraLlynara Posts: 4,772
    edited May 2017

    The ones that were pulled from my cart haven't returned. Oh well, probably saving me some money.

    I'm kind of bummed because I loaded The Colliseum for Poser and it's REALLY low res. I'm used to working with old models, it doesn't bother me, but I'm not sure this one is even usable in DAZ. I tried reshading it, and that looked awful too. I don't think it's going to look any better in Poser, but I'll give it a whirl. 

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  • RedzRedz Posts: 1,459
    Llynara said:

    The ones that were pulled from my cart haven't returned. Oh well, probably saving me some money.

    I'm kind of bummed because I loaded The Colliseum for Poser and it's REALLY low res. I'm used to working with old models, it doesn't bother me, but I'm not sure this one is even usable in DAZ. I tried reshading it, and that looked awful too. I don't think it's going to look any better in Poser, but I'll give it a whirl. 

    I was worried about that from the promos. The Poser Mill and the Cloister look good in Iray though. The Chateau wll need some work. 

  • LlynaraLlynara Posts: 4,772

    Good to know, Redz! I grabbed those too.

    Okay, here's the really weird thing about The Colliseum. It looks bad in Poser Firefly but halfway decent in Superfly. I have no clue why that would be the case. This stuff is probably almost as old as the original colliseum, LOL. Just for fun, I'm going to try rendering it in 3Delight, just in case there's something good there. I'll post the results on my art thread. 

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,843
    Llynara said:

    Good to know, Redz! I grabbed those too.

    Okay, here's the really weird thing about The Colliseum. It looks bad in Poser Firefly but halfway decent in Superfly. I have no clue why that would be the case. This stuff is probably almost as old as the original colliseum, LOL. Just for fun, I'm going to try rendering it in 3Delight, just in case there's something good there. I'll post the results on my art thread. 

    That makes sense to me. Firefly is a very biased renderer, where as superfly is a version of the cycles renderer which is more unbiased and professional grade. Kinda like how many 3DL products look better in IRAY in general.

  • LlynaraLlynara Posts: 4,772
    edited May 2017

    Okay, that does make some sense, LOL

    Here are my findings on my thread: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/2437876/#Comment_2437876

    Maybe with some better texture and bump maps, it could be usable in other render engines, but for now I would only recommend this product for Superfly, and only for distance shots. Anything close up falls apart because of the low res textures.

     

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  • HorusRaHorusRa Posts: 1,664
    Can we get a mod to report that discounts are no longer correct with the blowout items in the instancing sale (in the banner, the very last box before fast grab). Just after midnight the prices all went up.
  • Cris PalominoCris Palomino Posts: 12,448

    What are you seeing, Horus, I see the items in blowout with 80+% off.

  • HorusRaHorusRa Posts: 1,664

    What are you seeing, Horus, I see the items in blowout with 80+% off.

    Unfortunately i cant check accuracy at work but 2 days ag I put the barbarian bundle in my cart (instancing sale says ANY new release) and i put in quite a number of the blowout items. Been trying to make my mind up about which blowout items to get. Some where like 64 cents, 80 cents etc. Tonight after midnight everything that was under a dollar shot up to the 2 - 4 $ range. My car went up around $15 after daz midnight.
  • HorusRaHorusRa Posts: 1,664
    Whats odd os everything else stayed the same, e.g., the stuff that was a dollar and over.its like the stuff under a dollar got raised.
  • Cris PalominoCris Palomino Posts: 12,448

    It's a bit hard for me to check since I don't know what items changed their price.  But so far everything looks like about 84% off which is pretty darned good.

  • HorusRaHorusRa Posts: 1,664
    Here are items that were all under a dollar with a new release: Dms dark shrine. Forest dryad bundle. Dms mixed fantasy. Santuario. Dragon port. The other items in my cart look about the same as they have and if they increased any it would only be very minute.
  • NathNath Posts: 2,940

    Is it correct that the Base Centaur G3F is only 30% off, while the Starter and Pro bundles are 51%?

  • Cris PalominoCris Palomino Posts: 12,448
    Nath said:

    Is it correct that the Base Centaur G3F is only 30% off, while the Starter and Pro bundles are 51%?

    I'm asking.

  • HorusRaHorusRa Posts: 1,664
    Nath said:

    Is it correct that the Base Centaur G3F is only 30% off, while the Starter and Pro bundles are 51%?

    Seems right because if i rember right there was no discount on Ophelia "base" either, just the two bundles.
  • NathNath Posts: 2,940
    HorusRa said:
    Nath said:

    Is it correct that the Base Centaur G3F is only 30% off, while the Starter and Pro bundles are 51%?

     

    Seems right because if i rember right there was no discount on Ophelia "base" either, just the two bundles.

    Could be, I don't recall as I wishlisted Ophelia, although Ophelia and both bundles are at 51% off right now (but I don't recall the price at introduction). Doesn't really matter for this one, since the Base at 51% and the items I really want work out only a few dollars cheaper than the reduced Pro bundle. It just seemed odd/yet another sign of higher prices overall if it's correct.

     

  • L'AdairL'Adair Posts: 9,479
    Nath said:

    Is it correct that the Base Centaur G3F is only 30% off, while the Starter and Pro bundles are 51%?

    There's no artist listed! How strange is that? Centaur 7 for Genesis 3 Male(s) shows up as a Daz Original with the DO 30% discount for PC members. Seems the female counterpart should also be listed as a Daz Original, which would mean an additional 30% off for members.

  • HorusRaHorusRa Posts: 1,664
    L'Adair said:
    Nath said:

    Is it correct that the Base Centaur G3F is only 30% off, while the Starter and Pro bundles are 51%?

    There's no artist listed! How strange is that? Centaur 7 for Genesis 3 Male(s) shows up as a Daz Original with the DO 30% discount for PC members. Seems the female counterpart should also be listed as a Daz Original, which would mean an additional 30% off for members.

    Sure enough. I hadnt even noticed that. Maybe it is a glitch and will be fixed in a bit.
  • LlynaraLlynara Posts: 4,772

    Really hoping for an extra banner or discount of some kind for being an buyer of the Centaur 7 Male bundle. I can dream...

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    This is soooo cool; more cash saved.

  • firewardenfirewarden Posts: 1,486

    I was willing to gamble on Centaur 7 for G3M in case I might use it some day due to the discount. I had actually planned to buy Centaur 7 for G3F, but the discount seems very miserly. Not willing to gamble at today's prices. Too bad. Oh, well, I'd probably never use her anyway. It's probably my desire to collect things that would prompt the buy.

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