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TerraDome2 Environment System in DS?

FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,843
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Anyone used this yet (at RDNA)? I am in need or more large terrains and this looks like it might work well with Reality and Lux, but was curious if anyone else has used it, especially in Lux.

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  • nDelphinDelphi Posts: 1,920

    Isn't that a Poser only product?

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,843

    Just because it says poser only doesn't mean it can't be reworked to work in DS or other rendering apps. Rigging and poser only shaders are the biggest issues with poser items not working in DS, but any mesh file with textures can usually be made to work.

    It looks like it is modeled terrain with high res textures and skydome, if so it should work in DS

  • glaseyeglaseye Posts: 1,312

    To quote the product page: "Terrains materials are a mixture of photography and procedural textures" so that won't work out of the box in DS

    Some more info in the RDNA DS forums.... :

    http://forum.runtimedna.com/showthread.php?97799-Will-TerraDome2-work-in-DS-4-8

    http://forum.runtimedna.com/showthread.php?96506-TerraDome-2-and-Daz-Studio

    (I hope forum links are allowed......)

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,250

    My understanding is that because of scripts and prcedural textures it doesn't work in DS. Too bad because it is on sale and  I'd love to have it if I could use it. I'm not sure about using it with Poser and Reality.

    The older Microcosm does, however, work in DS.

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,843

    Thanks for the links glaseye, makes perfect sense now and a good read. Looks like a DS option might be in the works, hope so.

    Thanks for the responses, saved me $20, LOL.

  • nDelphinDelphi Posts: 1,920
    Charlie Judge said:

    The older Microcosm does, however, work in DS.

    That's what I use a lot. Still, in 2015, that package can give you amazing work.

  • KnittingmommyKnittingmommy Posts: 8,191

    Good news about a possible version of Terradome2 for DS.  I would definitely be interested in it.  The promos shots I have seen looked really good.  What is Microcosm?  Is it something that is still available somewhere?

  • fictionalbookshelffictionalbookshelf Posts: 837

    While the morphs and textures for the land don't work in DS, I have used the sky images/hdr maps in Daz and just filled in the landscape with Daz compatible products. The sky maps from the set work great loaded into Iray's Environment Map for lighting and rendering. But I would be tickled pink if they do make a Daz version.

  • Ghosty12Ghosty12 Posts: 2,080

    Looking over at the RDNA forums it seems that they are working on a Studio version of Terradome 2 though no timeline as yet and the post that hints at it was back in July so will be interesting to see if they can pull it off, as it seems that it is a lot more difficult to do in Studio what is far and away more easier to do in Poser..

  • nDelphinDelphi Posts: 1,920
    Knittingmommy said:

    What is Microcosm?  Is it something that is still available somewhere?

    It isn't sold anymre. It is a simple system with moprhable landscape and water, etc. Nothing like the Terradome and Terradome 2. Google: Microcosm Poser, and you should see a lot of hits and images showing you what it looked like and what could be done with it.

    It can be used in DAZ Studio but you need to work on the textures and you could get great results with it.

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