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Sydney 9 - Discussion Thread

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Say hello to Sydney 9. Semi-steampunk styled pack.

• Sydney 9
• Sydney 9 HD Character Bundle
• Sydney 9 HD Add-On Bundle

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  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,716

    Might be my favorite G9 female so far.

  • deepred6502deepred6502 Posts: 426

    Sydney 9 is to East Asia what Asha 9 is to South Asia.

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 13,327

    I like the character and I love the theme.

  • TarantanamirTarantanamir Posts: 110

    Another petite, skinny female. 

  • ElorElor Posts: 3,851
    edited June 11

    The Wind Valley outfit looks like a nice 3D version of the outfit worn by the main character of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

    Now I want to re-read the manga another time.

    Post edited by Elor on
  • jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 1,549

    Not my theme. Sydney looks good. But I already have plenty of figures that look good. She'll be discounted eventually.

    Beating a dead horse, if there were filament shaders included I bet those ships and outfits would look cool. But I don't hold my breath for filament support.

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,906

    First, I think she is lovely, but the HD seems to add very little detail to skin. Why bother?

    I may be the only one, but do the promos for https://www.daz3d.com/xi-fantasy-airship-bundle appear to be completely with a watercolor filter? I think it is shown normally in the other PAs' promo shots.

    My favorite items are: https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-princess-series-sky-pirate-braid and https://www.daz3d.com/princess-series-sky-pirate-outfit (which could be worn if you need an outfit to ride a dragon also and not freeze) and its texture https://www.daz3d.com/princess-series-sky-pirate-outfit-add-on. The only other good dragon riding outfit was for V4/M4 days.

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 13,327

    jmucchiello said:

    Beating a dead horse, if there were filament shaders included I bet those ships and outfits would look cool. But I don't hold my breath for filament support.

    I would love a Filatoon add-on for these, it would look great! 

  • miladyderyni_173d399f47miladyderyni_173d399f47 Posts: 2,897

    Leana said:

    jmucchiello said:

    Beating a dead horse, if there were filament shaders included I bet those ships and outfits would look cool. But I don't hold my breath for filament support.

    I would love a Filatoon add-on for these, it would look great! 

    Agree. If we're lucky, we get to pay extra for Filatoon add-on sets. For years, most products sold here included both Iray & 3DL, and before that Daz & Poser materials. So why not offer both Iray and Filatoon presets?

    Since that isn't happening, Ihighly recommend 3Diva's https://www.daz3d.com/easy-filatoon which lives up to it's name & converts everything very quickly. The results are lovely.

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 13,327

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    Ihighly recommend 3Diva's https://www.daz3d.com/easy-filatoon which lives up to it's name & converts everything very quickly. The results are lovely.

    That and V3D Filatoon converter were instant purchases for me when they were released.

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,754

    Very nice. I like that maelwenn and Princess_pa was involved with the creation of the bundle.

     

  • Not VictoriaNot Victoria Posts: 148

    I liked releases like Sigrid, Aro, Cate, Everett, and Frankie that brought something more distinctive. Sydney is fine if you don’t already own Emmy or Nadine, I guess. Maybe it's just me, but she, Emmy, and Nadine all look like a new trio of sisters like Madison Leona Brianna, the similarities in the face and body are hard to ignore because the only differences I can spot are a slightly different navel shape, breast size and some minor adjustments to the waist. and as we only get 2 a month I'd love to see DAZ take more risks with future G9 characters.

     

  • MonkeMonke Posts: 64

    Boring character, but I like the outfits and the airship.

    Might use my coupon, and might regret it later laugh

  • LugoLugo Posts: 18
    edited June 11

    Not Victoria said:

    I liked releases like Sigrid, Aro, Cate, Everett, and Frankie that brought something more distinctive. Sydney is fine if you don’t already own Emmy or Nadine, I guess. Maybe it's just me, but she, Emmy, and Nadine all look like a new trio of sisters like Madison Leona Brianna, the similarities in the face and body are hard to ignore because the only differences I can spot are a slightly different navel shape, breast size and some minor adjustments to the waist. and as we only get 2 a month I'd love to see DAZ take more risks with future G9 characters.

    It would be easier to compare them if the names were written beneath each figure so we know who is who. I think she is getting wishlisted for the moment.

    Post edited by Lugo on
  • caravellecaravelle Posts: 2,740

    Not Victoria said:

    I liked releases like Sigrid, Aro, Cate, Everett, and Frankie that brought something more distinctive. Sydney is fine if you don’t already own Emmy or Nadine, I guess. Maybe it's just me, but she, Emmy, and Nadine all look like a new trio of sisters like Madison Leona Brianna, the similarities in the face and body are hard to ignore because the only differences I can spot are a slightly different navel shape, breast size and some minor adjustments to the waist. and as we only get 2 a month I'd love to see DAZ take more risks with future G9 characters.

    +1!

  • 3DSaga3DSaga Posts: 831

    Thanks for that side-by-side comparison. I do see them as quite distinct, though. 

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,906

    I see the hands, mouth, cheeks, nose and chin shape areas as distinct. The eyes are slightly different. Of course their heights are different as well. I don't own Nadine 9 so I can't check her but I have Emmy and I have put her on my wishlist now. But I don't buy just one East Asian character and say that is enough to represent all the varied people of East Asian. I love having more options depending on what I want to render. And morphs are my friend.

  • jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 1,549

    Leana said:

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    Ihighly recommend 3Diva's https://www.daz3d.com/easy-filatoon which lives up to it's name & converts everything very quickly. The results are lovely.

    That and V3D Filatoon converter were instant purchases for me when they were released.

    I own both of these. I highly recommend them. But I only do that because there isn't enough native filatoon support to make them unnecessary. Converted IRAY materials, while they can look good, will never be as good as having native FILA materials.

  • davesodaveso Posts: 8,099

    the dreaded expressions as filler again, plus the HD. 
    Roll another one
    Just like the other one .....

    I do like her though. Might be just the character purchase, although I surely don't need any more. 

  • jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 1,549

    daveso said:

    the dreaded expressions as filler again, plus the HD. 

    Yeah. I like JW's expressions. But I don't need another 30 with 1 or 2 that are sufficiently different to be interesting. The added sliders just slow down character loads.

    I do like her though. Might be just the character purchase, although I surely don't need any more. 

    That's always the issue. Do I really need another figure? Probably not.

  • MonkeMonke Posts: 64
    edited June 11

    I don't usually notice this sort of thing, but the ears seem unfinished to me.

    (Elena is one of those recent 'probably AI' Daz Originals)

    Post edited by Monke on
  • joannajoanna Posts: 2,594

    I like her, the hair, and the two outfits (by Barbara Brundon and Princess PA), but there's nothing in particular I need them for, so wishlist for me. I do appreciate the bundles feeling "themed" rather than collection of random products.

  • 3DSaga3DSaga Posts: 831
    edited June 11

    I don't need any more characters, but I do want them and will continue to buy them.

    Post edited by 3DSaga on
  • davesodaveso Posts: 8,099

    Monke said:

    I don't usually notice this sort of thing, but the ears seem unfinished to me.

    (Elena is one of those recent 'probably AI' Daz Originals)

    are these with 'HD or standard ? 

  • MonkeMonke Posts: 64
    edited June 11

    daveso said:

    Monke said:

    I don't usually notice this sort of thing, but the ears seem unfinished to me.

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    (Elena is one of those recent 'probably AI' Daz Originals)

    are these with 'HD or standard ? 

    Pretty sure it's HD

    Post edited by Monke on
  • Angel_XAngel_X Posts: 76
    The bundle made me think of the movie "Mortal Engines" Then I looked at Sidney 9 and she' s too far... I hoped she looks like Anna Fang (Jihae) character. It will be for the next time.
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 110,541

    Not Victoria said:

    I liked releases like Sigrid, Aro, Cate, Everett, and Frankie that brought something more distinctive. Sydney is fine if you don’t already own Emmy or Nadine, I guess. Maybe it's just me, but she, Emmy, and Nadine all look like a new trio of sisters like Madison Leona Brianna, the similarities in the face and body are hard to ignore because the only differences I can spot are a slightly different navel shape, breast size and some minor adjustments to the waist. and as we only get 2 a month I'd love to see DAZ take more risks with future G9 characters.

    The eyes look similar but the rest of the face and the bodies look distinctly different to me, and I am poor at facial recognition.

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,449

    Monke said:

    I don't usually notice this sort of thing, but the ears seem unfinished to me.

    More like unstarted. 

  • mazinkaiserzeromazinkaiserzero Posts: 220

    I read Sydney 9 and thought it was going to be on the theme of Sydney 8. But no. Completely unrelated. Honestly? That just reinforces what I've been thinking for a while about Genesis 9. Most characters feel so random now and I'd even say most don't feel as unique. Not saying there weren't similar characters in G8F but I feel it's worse on G9. I preferred how characters were recognizable across figures, like a brand. Only a handful of names have survived, obviously Victoria but even the classic Aiko was just a character for a character instead of its own release and, even worse, member exclusive. Then what? Olympia? Josie? Freja and Kala returning from Genesis 8. I'm sure there are a couple more I'm forgetting but right now off the top of my head those are the only ones I can think of. Talking only about female characters, of course. Though male characters don't fare much better if I remember correctly.  I don't know, it just feels so disconnected now. G9 has been around for quite a while now, and I don't know if it's because it might have been way less popular than G8 or even G3, but except for Victoria 9 I don't think I'd recognize any other G9 character being used somewhere.

    I'll get her because as a member I get the coupons, but if it weren't for that I don't think I'd have gotten as many G9 characters I have. And I very, very rarely get clothes or hair unless they are also for G8. I don't know, I keep saying I'll give G9 a proper chance soon but I never do.

  • caravellecaravelle Posts: 2,740
    edited June 12

    daveso said:

    the dreaded expressions as filler again, plus the HD. 
    Roll another one
    Just like the other one .....

    I do like her though. Might be just the character purchase, although I surely don't need any more. 

    Those expressions put me off too. I quite like Sydney 9, but not enough to go and buy yet another beauty from the age group favoured here. The similarities mentioned above are simply too great. The add-on bundles are quite nice; perhaps I’ll go for the Airship bundle or the Women of the Sky outfits.

    Post edited by caravelle on
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