Novica & Forum Members Tips & Product Reviews Pt 12

RGcincy · October 2019

Daventaki said:

Fluidos - I don't do animations so is this worth it for stills?

It's easy to use and gives a more realistic look to fluids affected by their environment (unless you are just looking for a flat plane of still water). You can run a simualtion then pick the frame that looks best for a render.

cismic · October 2019

Another fun entry for the pcrendercontest2019

Description

In the night of this world there is no dawn,
There is no light and no darkness,
And in the night of this world, there is no life.

The room was full of phantoms and evil
There is no dawn, nothing comes forth,
Nothing comes forth and is lost.

The room was full of phantoms and evil
There is no dawn, nothing comes forth,
Nothing comes forth and then leaves.

But now they are afraid of waking,
They are afraid of waking,
And have gathered in the morning
For they are afraid of waking.

So you go out of them, I go to them,
And go away from them and out of them.
In and Out and Out and In,
And out of them and I have no fear.
So you go out of them, I go to them,
I go away from them and out of them,

I have no fear i send them away with my
magnifying glass of strength. less

Made with...

Phantoms
Genesis
Genesis 2
Uniforms for Michael 6
Serpentine Monk Outfit for Genesis 2 Male(s)
Genesis 3 Female
DM's Cave of Secrets
Mystery Solver Outfit Textures
Corpses
Tyler Hair for Genesis 2 & 3 Male(s)
Audrey Hair for Genesis 3 Female(s)
Genesis 8 Male
Henley Shirt and Jeans Outfit for Genesis 8 Male(s)
Greyson Hair for Genesis 8 and 3 Male(s)

Robert Freise said:

cismic said:

Another fun entry for the pcrendercontest2019

Description

In the night of this world there is no dawn,
There is no light and no darkness,
And in the night of this world, there is no life.

The room was full of phantoms and evil
There is no dawn, nothing comes forth,
Nothing comes forth and is lost.

The room was full of phantoms and evil
There is no dawn, nothing comes forth,
Nothing comes forth and then leaves.

But now they are afraid of waking,
They are afraid of waking,
And have gathered in the morning
For they are afraid of waking.

So you go out of them, I go to them,
And go away from them and out of them.
In and Out and Out and In,
And out of them and I have no fear.
So you go out of them, I go to them,
I go away from them and out of them,

I have no fear i send them away with my
magnifying glass of strength. less

Made with...

Phantoms

Genesis

Genesis 2

Uniforms for Michael 6

Serpentine Monk Outfit for Genesis 2 Male(s)

Genesis 3 Female

DM's Cave of Secrets

Mystery Solver Outfit Textures

Corpses

Tyler Hair for Genesis 2 & 3 Male(s)

Audrey Hair for Genesis 3 Female(s)

Genesis 8 Male

Henley Shirt and Jeans Outfit for Genesis 8 Male(s)

Greyson Hair for Genesis 8 and 3 Male(s)

Nice work

Scoobey Doo where are you hiding

@RobertFreise I could not find a proper Scoobey. :-)

nonesuch00 · October 2019

I live less than 40 miles from the Central Time Zone / Eastern Time Zone line and it's is frustrating at times.

L'Adair · October 2019

Have you guys seen the images showcased on the front page yet? Those will really get you in the mood for a spooky Halloween!

Novica · October 2019

The images moving are really cool too. Yep, really sets the tone!

Talking about Halloween- it was in the lower 80's today, and by Friday morning, the lows are going in the upper 30's. I'm taking Stetson out his new blanket that I got last year. It's blue and his name is stitched in vibrant red. My adorable hubby just now teased me about it, saying, "Well, that's so the other horses don't steal it, right?"

RGcincy · October 2019

Novica said:

"Well, that's so the other horses don't steal it, right?"

Yup, got to watch out for those dang horse thieves!

nonesuch00 · October 2019

I really like Jack o'Lantern the Scarecrow riding on the cart of pumpkins and the clown outfit that clown is wearing. What is the clown outfit product in that render?

One of my neighbors that I've known from since junior high has now adopted a horse and is rehabbing it for her teenage grandson.

Taoz · October 2019

Novica said:

So curious- what do you folks use for masking of difficult subjects such as wispy hair, thin stems, complicated architecture?

I bought Fluid Mask 3 last year ($49 offer) but haven't had time to try it yet. Disney and other big companies are using it so I guess it must be good.

https://www.vertustech.com/

Novica · November 2019

A few things to note-

In the 1.99 category, The Nemesis makes a nice, futuristic sporty police car. Be sure to look at the gallery images if you have the Daz Deals plug in. Here's one of note.

Also, be sure you have all three in this 14 MU Buildings Bundle as at 1.99 it's worth getting the bundle (if you like these, I haven't tried them yet) even if you have two out of three already.

Novica · November 2019

A few things to note-

In the 1.99 category, The Nemesis makes a nice, futuristic sporty police car. Be sure to look at the gallery images if you have the Daz Deals plug in. Here's one of note.

Also, be sure you have all three in this 14 MU Buildings Bundle as at 1.99 it's worth getting the bundle (if you like these, I haven't tried them yet) even if you have two out of three already.

gitika1 · November 2019

Thanks Novica! The saturation of old DS products in the PC+ for a Day, in my opinion, really takes away from the "coolness" of the promotion. They could have at least kept up with the two separate groupings; PC+ for the Day and Legacy for 1.99.

Novica · November 2019

I'm digging through some of the vendors, here's some good deals. I'll just do the links to the stores, there's too many products.

73% up for the A vendors. Edit- add a New Debut and these go 76%)

Aave Nainen including the Storefront (and items to go in it)
Adiene
AgeOfArmour
Akasha (I love Camino!) A lot of neat characters and Anain
Alfan
AnnaBenjamin
AprilYSH
Arien
Arryn
ARTCollab
AtticusBones (Love the Lemonade Stand)

And that's it for the A's. Anyway, you get the gist. A lot of stores with 73%.

Cherubit (see if these are in any Pro/Starter Bundles) is one worth mentioning too.

Novica · November 2019

More vendors- done with the B's and will just post the link, don't have time to type these up.
https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=Barbara%20Brundon&filtered=1
https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=Belladona&filtered=1
https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=Belladzines&filtered=1
https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=blondie9999&filtered=1
https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=Blue%20Rabbit&filtered=1 only one item
https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=Bluebird%203d&filtered=1 only one item
https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=bucketload3d&filtered=1

Just in case the stores aren't supposed to have 73% off, I have to stop at this point and get through as many as I can and checkout. I just never trust things to stay "stable." Hope this helped you from A-C :)

Novica · November 2019

https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-centaur-pro-bundle is 73% off. So is https://www.daz3d.com/niji-for-genesis-8-female-centaur and she's not in the bundle.
Neither is https://www.daz3d.com/taiyo-for-genesis-8-male-centaur and he and Niji are a cute centaur couple.

Edit- add any New Debut (and there's a cheap PC+) and it goes 76% off.

Novica · November 2019

More 73% (76%) off. Keep in mind, I am now only checking pages quickly, and only what I DON'T own. These are some I am picking up, or if I see a lot on the page for you. (Like Mely3D)

https://www.daz3d.com/wild-flowers-volume-9-primulas-wild-and-cultivated

https://www.daz3d.com/teeny-tiny-plants-

https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=Mely3D&filtered=1

https://www.daz3d.com/mrl-dforce-curly-bun-for-genesis-8-females

https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#filter_vendor=Mousso&filtered=1 Take a look at Liliana

https://www.daz3d.com/mst-kc-for-kala-8

https://www.daz3d.com/prime-brawnies-for-genesis-8-male-centaur

https://www.daz3d.com/the-outlander-hd-for-genesis-8-male

Novica · November 2019

https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=Nathy&filtered=1
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-90s-chic-for-genesis-8-female Note the hood can go totally down.
https://www.daz3d.com/regency-dining-bundle
https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=Nightshift3D&filtered=1 many bundles
https://www.daz3d.com/so-many-artist-items#&filter_vendor=Pixeluna&filtered=1 has tattoos

Novica · November 2019

Okay, so I went ahead and got the Centaur Pro bundle, it went to 76% off with a new debut item (I got the PC+ One Armed Bandit.) So it was $32.80. It has both the male and female so I thought that was a decent price. So what was it when it was first released?

In addition, if you go that route, there are several outfits at 73% (76% if you add that PC+ new debut / any new debut) which aren't in the bundle, and several textures for those that are.

https://www.daz3d.com/forest-marauder-outfit-textures 3.63
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-dimeros-outfit-for-centaur-8-males 5.34 and textures 3.64
https://www.daz3d.com/centaurian-outfit-textures $3.64

MelanieL · November 2019

If you were a PC+ member and got a 20% off banner for owning both the Gen3 male and female centaur bundles and bought at least one other debut release then the price went down to $37.78 on release day - so $32.80 is pretty good.

Novica · November 2019

@melaniel Thanks! I'm sure they'll be offering it even cheaper down the line, that always happens to me LOL. You know, one of those 90% off deals.

L'Adair · November 2019

@Novica, from what I've seen, all the 73% discounted products are DOs, so that's the 40% sales discount for members stacking with the 50% Friends of the Sale discount, which stacks another 10% for being a member, and yet another 10% for buying a Debut or Still New release.

I've seen this discount throughout the sale, but of course, only a relative handful vendors were Friends of the Sale on any given date. Anyway, it's not a glitch and it's not going to disappear on you. I just thought you'd want to know.

I know it's the first day of the month, but if you haven't used one of this month's coupons yet, This might be a perfect time. 76% off plus $6 off the cart? I like those kind of prices!

shootybear · November 2019

genaris said:

shootybear said:
Callan is one of the better looking G8M characters I've seen (IMO - I know we all have different opinions!). Masculine but not lunkish. Definitely picking him up "for the girls".

Huh, never mind that ... I'm picking him up for me! :) Seriously, I feel like I've won the lottery lately, this makes now 2 MALE characters in a short span of time with high-quality, realistic looking skins (including the hands, arms etc not just the faces) and interesting (to me at least) faces: this Callan, and that Stephen by Raiya (though I'm still not loving that overstated, weirdly shaped set of wrinkles in his forehead). Also, exciting to me, even though I'm not necessarily a fan of tattoos, Callan's tats look super realistic, as if they were actually pigmented inks injected into skin ;) instead of like so many characters with tattoos that look like they were laser-printed onto perfect 97brightness paper. The stubble with Callan also looks great in the promos....
~Gen

Here's a quick (for me anyway given the amount of free time I have!) render. He seems to be a winnder in some people's eyes. :)

Callan out for a lunch time stroll. Sloane and Emiyo seem to approve!

Hopefully it's OK to post against something a couple days old. If not, please let me know!

Novica · November 2019

@shootybear Very clever! And we showcase discuss products all the way back to generation 4. Can't remember if anyone has posted generation 3, but they probably have. Do any of you use the V3/M3/etc generation? I recall seeing some Aiko 3 somewhere but it's been awhile.

Novica · November 2019

Pix Rayne is 1.99 and a gallery image shows her much better. I really like the balance of sheen on the skin.

Fishtales · November 2019

I picked up Ryker in the sale and thought I would do a portrait. (skin and eyes are tweaked )

Click on image for full size.

Novica · November 2019

@fishtales Really nice job on the tweaking then! Ryker looks good and the skin looks realistic with the moisture.

Novica · November 2019

Tip- for those of you changing time tonight, be sure your iphone / phone has the setting so it will adjust. In iphone it is Setting>General>Date And Time>Set Automatically. I don't know about the other phones but I'm sure it's in Settings for most of them. :)

Robert Freise · November 2019

I have a Motorola running Android = settings>system>Date & Time>Automatic date & time

Wish the clock on the kitchen stove was as easy to set

genaris · November 2019

@shootybear - LOL I like the expression he has in your image: it's so "I'm too sexy for my shirt!"
~Gen

I can't believe it's time-change time already. What am I saying?! I can't believe it's NOVEMBER already!! Where did 2019 go?? News Year's Sale, March Madness, PA Festival, PC+ Anniversay Sale, blink and the sales are gone. (Okay, no, the YEAR is gone, the sales assaults never stop, wave after wave til we're overrun. or broke. LOL)

Does anybody have any idea when the current PC+ sale event ends?

L'Adair · November 2019

genaris said:

@shootybear - LOL I like the expression he has in your image: it's so "I'm too sexy for my shirt!"
~Gen

I can't believe it's time-change time already. What am I saying?! I can't believe it's NOVEMBER already!! Where did 2019 go?? News Year's Sale, March Madness, PA Festival, PC+ Anniversay Sale, blink and the sales are gone. (Okay, no, the YEAR is gone, the sales assaults never stop, wave after wave til we're overrun. or broke. LOL)

Does anybody have any idea when the current PC+ sale event ends?

No idea, but a guess.

By my observations, I've concluded that Daz likes to start event sales on Mondays, and that usually means the last day of an event sale will be on a Sunday. Sometimes with a "heldover for one more day" catchup. Typically, the end of the sale catchup is an entire weekend, beginning on Saturday, but sometimes on Friday.

Regardless, we were not offered a catchup sale this weekend.

The 2019 Render Contest has a closing date of November 18, which is two weeks from this coming Monday. In the past, the contest has remained open for about a week after the sale ends, giving people time to create and enter renders with products bought the last week of the sale.

Today's sales page states nothing about today, Sunday, being the final day of the sale.

Based on the above, my best guess is the sale will end Sunday, November 10, with a possible extension into the following week by one, maybe two days.

frankrblow · November 2019

Today's newsletter says that today is the final day of the Build A Bundle sale, so interpret that as you will.

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Another fun entry for the pcrendercontest2019

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