What Upcoming Daz Original Genesis 8 Character Are You Waiting For?

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  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,704

    I'm kind of surprised not to have seen Lilith by now. She usually is a halloween type character. I didn't think she sold badly either.

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,848

    Gianni and Elizabeth 8 would be a good continuing character. Best G8 character so far is Elizabeth. The characters I really want to see though are Toon Generations 3, Morpheus (Male & Female), the Girl, and the Guy. Plus I liked the Aiko, Kenji, and Mika characters and Mika needs a male conterpart.

  • Scott 8 with a superhero themed pro bundle.

  • wolf359wolf359 Posts: 3,952

    Although I personally,am not on the Character bundle hamster wheel
    it Would be nice to see GENX 2 Functionality made a permanent part of  studio
    with the ability to send shapes backwards in generations( Ivan7 to the G2 Male)

    Then you would not have to re-purchase the same "Darious" etc.
    bundle very two years.cool

  • wolf359 said:

    Although I personally,am not on the Character bundle hamster wheel
    it Would be nice to see GENX 2 Functionality made a permanent part of  studio
    with the ability to send shapes backwards in generations( Ivan7 to the G2 Male)

    Then you would not have to re-purchase the same "Darious" etc.
    bundle very two years.cool

    Just because some people choose to doesn't mean that DAZ makes the new versions expecting them to; I'm of the opinion that the new ones are often targeted at folks that haven't been customers all that long, and may not have the older versions.

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,848
    edited November 2017

    Well honestly I am not a hamster behaving like a Pavlov dog. I taught myself enough to do morph transfers and such and have done a few of them but I still prefer to repurchase some of the characters I like for me plans with the newer technology. It's not a blow to my ego to defer to people that are more skilled at their expertises then I am in the least. They actually earned their degrees, certifications, licenses, and work experience and I haven't. What I have done earned what I do for work instead. I will buy products from those that can do what I cannot do or did not do in past to earn their jobs with their skills and degress and such. Small wonder there.

    I prefer exporting the newest characters when I do export at all. That said, DAZ Studio itself needs to be improved to be competitive with some 3rd party animation creation solutions with physics engines because there is hardly any advantage for a person the exports all their purchased DAZ content to repurchase any of that content even once as new DAZ technology once they have a good base DAZ library. Not saying they need to go full out to be a game and/or animation engine but some level competition for Unity, UE4, and the like wouldn't be harmful for the consumers.

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  • wolf359wolf359 Posts: 3,952
    edited November 2017
    wolf359 said:

     

    Just because some people choose to doesn't mean that DAZ makes the new versions expecting them to; I'm of the opinion that the new ones are often targeted at folks that haven't been customers all that long, and may not have the older versions.

    Just my opinon but since the original promise/potential
    of the genesis platform has been subverted
    By the less & less true backward compatibility, 
    there is not much choice for customers Old or new.

    Couple that with the fact that autofit is slowly becoming
    less of a reliable option for the new generations.
     so re buying the same, often identical ,"Character"
     (George HD for G8 ), is becoming the only option 
    if you want hassle free  access to the new 
    clothing& shapes that follows the new generations

    Genesis was suppose to have liberated us from
    this paradigm.
    However unless you become
    a content developer with the ability to
    continue to support  the generations of your choice, as I have 
    for G2,G3


    Well you sort of have to stay on the$$ hamster wheel$$.

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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,848

    Dang, Sting has put on some weight.

  • Tanis VoltaTanis Volta Posts: 550
    edited November 2017

    Gianni and Elizabeth 8 would be a good continuing character. Best G8 character so far is Elizabeth. The characters I really want to see though are Toon Generations 3, Morpheus (Male & Female), the Girl, and the Guy. Plus I liked the Aiko, Kenji, and Mika characters and Mika needs a male conterpart.

    All you said plus Lilith, Arabella, Genevieve, Meilin, Lee, Lucian, Dante, Rune, Ivan and Darius.

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  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 12,035
    wolf359 said:

    Although I personally,am not on the Character bundle hamster wheel
    it Would be nice to see GENX 2 Functionality made a permanent part of  studio
    with the ability to send shapes backwards in generations( Ivan7 to the G2 Male)

    Then you would not have to re-purchase the same "Darious" etc.
    bundle very two years.cool

    Except we aren't repurchasing the same character - every generation of Monique, Victoria, etc are pretty different. 

  • drzapdrzap Posts: 795
    wolf359 said:
    wolf359 said:

    Well you sort of have to stay on the$$ hamster wheel$$.

    Has it occured to you that this might be part of the joy of the hobby for some people?  For example, my mother has collected dolls for decades.  She is now 73 years old.  Some people collect generations of the same doll model along with special editions.  Other people collect cards.  This doesn't seem much different.  It's not my thing, but I can see how many folks here are voluntarily on the hamster wheel and are quite enjoying it.

  • JamesJABJamesJAB Posts: 1,766

    Sakura8 sighting!

    dForce Very Merry Christmas Outfit for Genesis 8 Female(s)

    These renders are of the dress and hat/hair with Sakura8 dialed to 100% (there is no fit morph on the boots)

  • joseftjoseft Posts: 310
    JamesJAB said:

    Sakura8 sighting!

    dForce Very Merry Christmas Outfit for Genesis 8 Female(s)

    These renders are of the dress and hat/hair with Sakura8 dialed to 100% (there is no fit morph on the boots)

    looks like a petite and/or young body type to me

    the name may also suggest some sort of stylized or anime vibe

    that is what i am waiting for, so it may be wishful thinking. I am wanting Aiko 8, Lilith 8 and a G8 equivalent of Mika

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,420
    j cade said:
    xyer0 said:

    Use the translucency presets that come with the characters to turn the translucency down (Generally named "Translucency Medium") it will make your skin look a bunch better IMO, render 3 times faster, cure any diseases you might have, and water your crops. Seriously, I do not understand why TPTB didn't make a lower translucency strength the default. compare  Lucas vs Lucas with "Translucency Medium" preset, both with the same neutral lighting and rendered for 5 minutes. you'll note one is signifigantly less orange and grainy

     

     

    Just checked back and saw your reply j cade. Thanks for the advice and the laugh.

  • JamesJABJamesJAB Posts: 1,766

    These renders are of the dress with Sakura8 dialed to 100% (there is no fit morph on the shoes)
    dForce Bow Dress for Genesis 8 Female(s)

  • JamesJABJamesJAB Posts: 1,766

    And She's here!
    (1st post updated to include Sakura8)

  • I sure wasn't waiting for Sakura 8
  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175

    I was hoping for a male *sigh* Always hoping for a male...

    Laurie

  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,704

    Gianni 8 but hopefully with an improved mouth and chin area.

  • MusclemanMuscleman Posts: 3,100

    I'm waiting for an new Freak male figure.

  • I am looking forward to Mei-Lin 8

    :)

  • AllenArt said:

    I was hoping for a male *sigh* Always hoping for a male...

    Laurie

    Yes we need a Kiku for Sakura now.

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175
    AllenArt said:

    I was hoping for a male *sigh* Always hoping for a male...

    Laurie

    Yes we need a Kiku for Sakura now.

    Well, wouldn't really be interested in that either since I'm not an anime fan, but it would be nice of Daz to make a male figure to match her, yes. LOL

    Laurie

  • OstadanOstadan Posts: 1,130

    Waiting for Lee 8.

  • GoggerGogger Posts: 2,519

    Aeon Soul's Alice. (The one he uses for his product images).

    +1

    I saw something in a thread where Aeon Soul said she wasn't inclined to offer Alice because it was "too difficult" or something like that, and yet there are Promo after Promo so that doesn't ring true.  If Alice ever came to be offered up I would buy her in a heartbeat!  She's just got a very, very unique look and I have always noticed her in any crowd of images.

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 13,044
    Gogger said:

    Aeon Soul's Alice. (The one he uses for his product images).

    +1

    I saw something in a thread where Aeon Soul said she wasn't inclined to offer Alice because it was "too difficult" or something like that, and yet there are Promo after Promo so that doesn't ring true. 

    From memory, when Alice was made available initially there were very harsh reactions to the character's look, and it was really hard for them as Alice was really important for them, so they chose to retire her. That doesn't mean that they don't want to use the character anymore themselves, though.

  • I'm usually only interested in the textures that come with a new character and sort of find all the added "Character shapes" annoying since I try to "dial" my own characters. I wish there was a way to seperate them in the install, honestly. 

  • GoggerGogger Posts: 2,519
    Leana said:
    Gogger said:

    Aeon Soul's Alice. (The one he uses for his product images).

    +1

    I saw something in a thread where Aeon Soul said she wasn't inclined to offer Alice because it was "too difficult" or something like that, and yet there are Promo after Promo so that doesn't ring true. 

    From memory, when Alice was made available initially there were very harsh reactions to the character's look, and it was really hard for them as Alice was really important for them, so they chose to retire her. That doesn't mean that they don't want to use the character anymore themselves, though.

    She released a Vicky 4 version called 'Ily" on RDNA a while back but there were some weird issues that burned A LOT of time in the forums and people were struggling with it.  I bought it, used it, figured out the issues and worked around them.  It's a shame the figure is not offered in a more modern format (like G8F) as I have always seen Alice as an iconic figure.

  • GoggerGogger Posts: 2,519

    Alice aside, I am very much waiting for Aiko 8.  I don't think you can hardly go wrong with Aiko!

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