MeneerWolfman said:

Richard Haseltine said:

MeneerWolfman said:

Any reason why we're still forced to get an annoying pop-up every single time we try to Zero _anything_. 

It is intended - it is to avoid the issues caused by people zeroing figues that have visible controls for things like correctives, as happened a lot with Genesis 9. It is not planned to be removed, though it is possible to script to avoid it.

Why not just have a checkbox to disable the message in the future like the other pop-ups that ask you to confirm? Like if you want to add new figure or replace the current one. I get asking us once, because we may have made a mistake, but if we obviously then choose Zero and select a check box to not prompt in the future that gives you a better solution.

Making us force to confirm that we actually want to do something that we haven't been forced to confirm for like 10 years now seems a bit much because Daz's newest figure, and none of it previous gens, requires so many fixes and corrective to bend like Victoria 4 

The chnage is discussed here https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7926841/#Comment_7926841

see http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/actions/action_trigger/start?rev=1692029684#example_with_settings for the script option I mentioned

He seldom posts here, but my friend Mapper combined elements from several sets, particularly the "Phenotype Monsters" and some pieces from Mab and Will Dupre's "Foxy Ladies (from the G8 line) to achieve to two selections linked below.

https://www.deviantart.com/mapper/art/Kit-bash-1-976447752

https://www.deviantart.com/mapper/art/Mad-Cat-976725325

He's been creating anthro' characters since the days of Victoria 1 (the Millennium series), so he has grown very skilled!

!!! - Issue Status Update as of 8/14/2023 - !!!

- Problem has not been completely resolved by Daz3D or by the PAs as of yet, but there is a fix.  Zevo did update Shape Shift in June, reportedly.  Several issues are solved.  One remains.

- The duplicate formula error occurs because the morph ID for 'abdomen length' is the same for two morphs, thus the duplicate error.  The error log identifies Vinme which means it is the second to load with that name.

- I uninstalled the Vinme morph package and loaded G9 again (Victoria 9).  There was no duplicate formula error.  Yay.  Confirm issue.

- I reinstalled the Vinme morph package.  When I loaded Victoria 9, I got the duplicate formula error.  Booo.  Not resolved by the powers that be.

- The thread at the link provided by @PerttiA describes the issue in more detail and has the fixes and tips.  Use a text editor to adjust the ID reference in the abdomen length file.  If problem persists, try using F2 in Daz Studio and 'clear the cache.'  Yay, thank you forum participants.

....

repeat copy of link to thread with more detail.  - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/609436/duplicate-formula-found-genesis-9/p1

--- There are two products causing the problem, obviously, if there is a duplicate issue.  The products are by two different PAs.  I don't know Daz's protocols so I don't want to make any assumptions about who is responsible for doing a product update, other than to say Daz3D is ultimately responsible.  Here are the two products.

https://www.daz3d.com/vinme-morphs-for-genesis-9

https://www.daz3d.com/shape-shift-for-genesis-9

---

Thanks to everyone for insights.  I appreciate that you generously share your time and experience.

Has Daz or the particular PA fixed the VINME duplicate formula errors?  I just tried to load Victoria 9 for the first time in quite a while.  I got a duplicate formula error trying to load - but it did load.  I sort of remember a thread about a morph overlap or similar issue.  Can't remember the specifics.  In any case, is there a product update or other fix for this issue?

Sorry, I thought there was an existing thread for this problem, but I can't seem to find it again.

The Girl I Love...

... She Got Long Black Wavy Hair. Inspired by the 1969 Led Zeppelin performance of the song by the same name. 

Recent items used:

Classic Long Wavy Hair with dForce for Genesis 8 Female(s)
ND Bracelets for Genesis 9 and Genesis 8 Female and Male
Unisex Jewelry for Genesis 8 Male(s) & Female(s)
DMs Up Close 2 (Renderosity)
dForce Off Shoulder Midriff Tank G8G8.1F (Renderosity)
Umma HD for Victoria 8 (Renderosity)

MeneerWolfman said:

Richard Haseltine said:

MeneerWolfman said:

Any reason why we're still forced to get an annoying pop-up every single time we try to Zero _anything_. 

It is intended - it is to avoid the issues caused by people zeroing figues that have visible controls for things like correctives, as happened a lot with Genesis 9. It is not planned to be removed, though it is possible to script to avoid it.

Why not just have a checkbox to disable the message in the future like the other pop-ups that ask you to confirm? Like if you want to add new figure or replace the current one. I get asking us once, because we may have made a mistake, but if we obviously then choose Zero and select a check box to not prompt in the future that gives you a better solution.

Making us force to confirm that we actually want to do something that we haven't been forced to confirm for like 10 years now seems a bit much because Daz's newest figure, and none of it previous gens, requires so many fixes and corrective to bend like Victoria 4 

Genesis 9 isn't the only thing with the issue, just the most obvious. The behaviour had to be changed quite early on, to ignore hidden properties, as initially it was zeroing those and breaking things that needed a cosntant value for ERC magic (for example, locking bends on hidden body parts was one I recall breaking initially). I agree it is annoying when I do want to zero, but it is relatveily rare that I do 9and one can always memorise the zero pose, if there isn't a need to memorise a non-zero pose, or save a Properties preset that zeroes and make it a custom action).

Richard Haseltine said:

MeneerWolfman said:

Any reason why we're still forced to get an annoying pop-up every single time we try to Zero _anything_. 

It is intended - it is to avoid the issues caused by people zeroing figues that have visible controls for things like correctives, as happened a lot with Genesis 9. It is not planned to be removed, though it is possible to script to avoid it.

Why not just have a checkbox to disable the message in the future like the other pop-ups that ask you to confirm? Like if you want to add new figure or replace the current one. I get asking us once, because we may have made a mistake, but if we obviously then choose Zero and select a check box to not prompt in the future that gives you a better solution.

Making us force to confirm that we actually want to do something that we haven't been forced to confirm for like 10 years now seems a bit much because Daz's newest figure, and none of it previous gens, requires so many fixes and corrective to bend like Victoria 4 

Yea, Mira 9 seems to be suffering all the same problems Josie 9 had.

Same "bad skin", same curled top lip.

That said there is this from the shop page...

"...Also for the first 30 days, as a Genesis 9 Pro Bundle Value Add we've included the following alternate shapes:

- Mira 9 Young

- Mira 9 Elderly..."

So some of those settings maybe for the different age categories. The "elderly" promo just looks like she's around late 30's or early 40's with gray dyed hair. So not "elderly" by my definition. Some others may think different than me though.

The Victoria 9 HD flagship character really did set the bar to high in some respects. Going to be difficult to compete with that.

Richard Haseltine said:

It is quite possibly a matter of which morphs you have installed. Most of the emasures, for either sex, do not have morphs associated by default.

Thanks for the response.  May I ask what you mean by morphs I've installed?  Do you mean body morphs I have applied to the figure?  It's not functioning with any female figures I tried prior to me adding any morphs to it.  Not sure if morphs used to create the figure/asset are a factor, but it doesn't seem to be an issue with any male figure I have tested it on.  It's not working on females including Genesis 3, Genesis 8, Victoria 8 etc. ....

Hello @elizayutni

I made the assumption that you mean 'female' instead of 'male' above and looked in my runtime for G8F/G8.1F characters who were close in facial shape, skin tone, and age. In one case the sculpt is close, but the skin is frecled and two others are morph packs that might help you. 

https://www.daz3d.com/phx-chantalle-hd-for-genesis-8-female

https://www.daz3d.com/faces-of-the-world--africa-for-genesis-8-female

https://www.daz3d.com/alt-darcy-8

https://www.dahttps://www.daz3d.com/shangrila-for-genesis-3-and-8-femalez3d.com/ry-tessa-for-victoria-8

https://www.daz3d.com/zephyr-hd-for-tasha-8

https://www.daz3d.com/shangrila-for-genesis-3-an-8-female

https://www.daz3d.com/milana-for-alawa-8

https://www.daz3d.com/sera-hd-for-genesis-81-female

This is what I found out of my 1410 characters. I hope some of them help you.

Mary

I think Linday's characters used in the promos are a custom character not for sale anywhere.

You could try to mix your own character to generate a similar result. Here's a few possible characters to get you started on your mix...

RY Elysa for Victoria 8 (by Raiya)
https://www.daz3d.com/ry-elysa-for-victoria-8

FWSA Taia HD for Victoria 7 (by Fred Winkler Art and Sabby)
https://www.daz3d.com/fwsa-taia-hd-for-victoria-7

Jessamy HD for Genesis 8 Female (by Daz and Mousso)
https://www.daz3d.com/jessamy-hd-for-genesis-8-female

Mindie for Genesis 8 Female (by OziChick and P3Design)
https://www.daz3d.com/mindie-for-genesis-8-female

XF-Diana for Genesis 8 Female (by Elliandra and xtrart-3d)
https://www.daz3d.com/xf-diana-for-genesis-8-female

SASE Brenna for Genesis 8 Female (by Daz, Sabby, and Seven)
https://www.daz3d.com/sase-brenna-for-genesis-8-female

Xanthe for Stephanie 8 (by Daz and iSourceTextures)
https://www.daz3d.com/xanthe-for-stephanie-8

nathangascon said:

You replied very fast, it was unexpected. Sorry for my late reply and thanks for your help.

I took the bundles :  FN Mia HD for Genesis 9
                                 M3D Dalton HD for Genesis 8 Male 

In the description it's written that they come with anatomical presets which I considered as anatomical elements...I guess I was wrong ?

Those are not bundles and do not include the anatomical elements.

A bundle like this has the anatomical elements, and they are listed in "What's included"
https://www.daz3d.com/victoria-8-1-loving-life-bundle

Hi! 
I use DAZ --> Unity via Blender (with blender diffeomorphic plugin). 
When I load in unity the .fbx file missing the genital geometry shell. 
How can I solve the genitalia geometry shell problem? 

The character which I want to send to Unity: Genesis 8 Female 
The genital: New Genitalia For Victoria 8 
DAZ3d version: 4.21 
Blender version: 3.2.0 
blender diffeomorphic plugin version: 1.6.2 
Unity version: 2021.3.4f1 
Thanks!

Routine Repairs

The android was so embarrassed, how had THAT gotten in there?!

Freebies:

Lea for G8F (humanlike skin) - https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/lea-for-genesis-8-corrected-version/82570 

B. Larson Head Morph (50%) - https://www.deviantart.com/magnus1781/art/B-Larson-895220652

C. Smulders Head Morph (50%) - https://www.deviantart.com/magnus1781/art/C-Smulders-895419428

Holey Moley for Genesis 8 - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/91063/holey-moley-for-genesis-8

Hacker for G8F (headgear) - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/81206/clothing-and-hair-hacker-for-g8f

Wires Image (inside the android)  - https://unsplash.com/photos/9vQG6v1md1s

Metal Claws - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/89228/metal-claws

Genesis 9 & Victoria 9 Posing for Picture poses 1 - 4 (arm poses) - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/93215/genesis-9-victoria-9-posing-for-picture-poses-1-4

Walther G8M (materials) - https://sharecg.com/v/92848/favorite/21/DAZ-Studio/G8M-Walther

"STRONG" for G8M Character Morph (morph) - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/82833/strong-for-g8m-character-morph-amp-pose

Star Trek TNG Uniform for Genesis 8 Male (pants) - https://www.deviantart.com/amyaimei/art/Star-Trek-TNG-Uniform-for-Genesis-8-Male-777947971

Panther Gloves G8M - https://www.sdebstore.com/collections/free-stuff/products/panther-gloves-g8m-free

SuitWell Watch G8M - https://www.sdebstore.com/collections/free-stuff/products/suitwell-watch-g8m-free

WorkOut Mask G8M - https://www.sdebstore.com/collections/free-stuff/products/workout-mask-g8m-free

Charming for G8M (shirt) - https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/charming-for-g8m/83939

Cyber Glasses 2 - https://www.renderhub.com/mbit/cyberglasses-2

Bad Hair Day GM8 (hair) - https://www.deviantart.com/mysticartdesign/art/Bad-Hair-Day-GM8-878464528

El Mariachi Poses and Guitar Case (pose) - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/88318/el-mariachi-poses-and-guitar-case-g8mg8f

Ghastly's Sci-Fi Sets - https://sharecg.com/v/93518/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Ghastlys-Sci-Fi-Sets

AllanArt Jewelry Shaders - https://sharecg.com/v/95893/favorite/21/DAZ-Studio/Iray-Jewelry-Shaders

Steampunk Tools and Machinery (bi-weekly freebie) - https://www.daz3d.com/steampunk-tools-and-machinery

No Count:

Space Station Window - Can’t find anymore, was free when I got it

Space HDRI II - Can’t find anymore, was free when I got it

Paid:

Alia Lvl 4 HD Morphs for Genesis 8 Female - https://www.daz3d.com/alia-lvl-4-hd-morphs-for-genesis-8-female

SY InvisiLights Iray - https://www.daz3d.com/sy-invisilights-iray

Mouse by AM - https://www.daz3d.com/mouse-by-am

 I tweaked the materials, the lights and the poses.  Set up and rendered within Daz Studio Iray.  Postwork in Pixelmator.

Here's my second entry, but I can't seem to get the files to upload even though it's late at night.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to show the before and after postwork files?

Routine Repairs

The android was so embarrassed, how had THAT gotten in there?!

Freebies:

Lea for G8F (humanlike skin) - https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/lea-for-genesis-8-corrected-version/82570 

B. Larson Head Morph (50%) - https://www.deviantart.com/magnus1781/art/B-Larson-895220652

C. Smulders Head Morph (50%) - https://www.deviantart.com/magnus1781/art/C-Smulders-895419428

Holey Moley for Genesis 8 - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/91063/holey-moley-for-genesis-8

Hacker for G8F (headgear) - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/81206/clothing-and-hair-hacker-for-g8f

Wires Image (inside the android)  - https://unsplash.com/photos/9vQG6v1md1s

Metal Claws - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/89228/metal-claws

Genesis 9 & Victoria 9 Posing for Picture poses 1 - 4 (arm poses) - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/93215/genesis-9-victoria-9-posing-for-picture-poses-1-4

Walther G8M (materials) - https://sharecg.com/v/92848/favorite/21/DAZ-Studio/G8M-Walther

"STRONG" for G8M Character Morph (morph) - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/82833/strong-for-g8m-character-morph-amp-pose

Star Trek TNG Uniform for Genesis 8 Male (pants) - https://www.deviantart.com/amyaimei/art/Star-Trek-TNG-Uniform-for-Genesis-8-Male-777947971

Panther Gloves G8M - https://www.sdebstore.com/collections/free-stuff/products/panther-gloves-g8m-free

SuitWell Watch G8M - https://www.sdebstore.com/collections/free-stuff/products/suitwell-watch-g8m-free

WorkOut Mask G8M - https://www.sdebstore.com/collections/free-stuff/products/workout-mask-g8m-free

Charming for G8M (shirt) - https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/charming-for-g8m/83939

Cyber Glasses 2 - https://www.renderhub.com/mbit/cyberglasses-2

Bad Hair Day GM8 (hair) - https://www.deviantart.com/mysticartdesign/art/Bad-Hair-Day-GM8-878464528

El Mariachi Poses and Guitar Case (pose) - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/88318/el-mariachi-poses-and-guitar-case-g8mg8f

Ghastly's Sci-Fi Sets - https://sharecg.com/v/93518/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Ghastlys-Sci-Fi-Sets

AllanArt Jewelry Shaders - https://sharecg.com/v/95893/favorite/21/DAZ-Studio/Iray-Jewelry-Shaders

Steampunk Tools and Machinery (bi-weekly freebie) - https://www.daz3d.com/steampunk-tools-and-machinery

No Count:

Space Station Window - Can’t find anymore, was free when I got it

Space HDRI II - Can’t find anymore, was free when I got it

Paid:

Alia Lvl 4 HD Morphs for Genesis 8 Female - https://www.daz3d.com/alia-lvl-4-hd-morphs-for-genesis-8-female

SY InvisiLights Iray - https://www.daz3d.com/sy-invisilights-iray

Mouse by AM - https://www.daz3d.com/mouse-by-am

 I tweaked the materials, the lights and the poses.  Set up and rendered within Daz Studio Iray.  Postwork in Pixelmator.

I’ve attached the before post render (the one that says Render) and the finished image file (or I will if I can figure it out)

Thanks for comments, I don't have that many G9 models (no Daz original like Victoria 9) and the bald spot is visable to me on those that I have but I'll will try hiding the cap.

A quick test with Ariana that came in the bundle and the top bald spot is gone but on the side of the head you still see the skull if you look closely. Mostly visable with Blonde light hair colors.

Maybe I'm too picky I don't know.

I'm interested in purchasing Victoria 8.1 but am wondering where some of the clothes shown on the product page can be purchased. Specifically, the small leather top and bottom shown in the popups.

It would be super helpful to have a "Products Shown" section in the description somewhere. Does anyone have an idea who makes that top and bottom so I can purchase those as well?

The bobbed hair is also cool but no idea who makes it.

Your Car is Ready

It's been awhile! Here's a scene I tossed together with a few of my recently-acquired assets:

New items used:
Apex Hair for Genesis 3 & Genesis 8 Female(s)
Zhen HD for Genesis 8.1 Male
HS Fade with Spike Hair and Beard For Genesis 9, Genesis 8, and 8.1 Males
FH Back Entrance
Sonja HD for Victoria 8 (Renderosity)
Fleur Mini for G8/8.1 Females (Renderosity)

FSMCDesigns said:

....or just use G9 instead

That works too but it requires converting characters to Genesis 9 along with materials so it involves either buying one of the geoshell material suits or having to go through baking all the textures to Genesis 9 UV's so it's way more work than using the hair on Genesis 8, not to mention while using G8 poses on G9 is fairly straightforward with freebie conversion scripts, Expressions on the other hand don't work at all so your suggestion actually only works when the intention is in fact using Genesis 9 (which I do when I absolutely want to but when I don't want to use Victoria 9 or any other G9 character and just want to use a certain hair I prefer converting the hair than the character)

Leana said:

prixat said:

The original posting of that image is on DeviantArt from 2015.

Edited to add there's an older image with the same dress from April 2014, Is that pre-G3F?

G3F / Victoria 7 was released in June 2015, so yes, that would be pre-G3F.

With that in mind, I checked G2F clothes and I think the dress could be Nyx outfit with a white shader and without the belt: https://www.daz3d.com/nyx-outfit-for-genesis-2-female-s