*Update*

Well, it seems the OOT High Fantasy Cloaks are even more of a problem...they have no starter morphs to help with dForce simulations so they are pretty much only meant for straight standing with arms at the side...at least the one similar long one is. I also could not find a morph to have the hood up. 

Next I'll try Luthbel's Wise Wizard cloak. Ihavetoomanyoutfits. 

Maaaaaaaan, I have OOT's High Fantasy Cloaks, but haven't used them yet.

I'm actually just about to simulate Wise Wizard, once another simulation finishes.

*Update*

Well, it seems the OOT High Fantasy Cloaks are even more of a problem...they have no starter morphs to help with dForce simulations so they are pretty much only meant for straight standing with arms at the side...at least the one similar long one is. I also could not find a morph to have the hood up. 

Next I'll try Luthbel's Wise Wizard cloak. Ihavetoomanyoutfits. 

So, it's awfully nice hair, but you really don't get a lot of bangs.  The character on the left has Style #1 with Bangs #1 (there's no #2) dialed to 100%.  The character on the left has Style #1 with Bangs #1 dialed to -100%.  Both with default shine and backlight shader on high.  The only thing that changes is that group of hair that moves in.  Nothing else moves.  This is not a knock on the quality of the item, but they're really not big bangs, and I'm not sure why that single morph is hightlighted like that.

Thank you for posting this. It's nice to see what it looks like outside of promo pics. :)

So, it's awfully nice hair, but you really don't get a lot of bangs.  The character on the left has Style #1 with Bangs #1 (there's no #2) dialed to 100%.  The character on the left has Style #1 with Bangs #1 dialed to -100%.  Both with default shine and backlight shader on high.  The only thing that changes is that group of hair that moves in.  Nothing else moves.  This is not a knock on the quality of the item, but they're really not big bangs, and I'm not sure why that single morph is hightlighted like that.

I'm really coming into this late but I feel your pain.  I work primarliy in Lightwave & have been doing battle with Daz FBX export for some time now, ok years.  My best advice is to use it ONLY if you've a rigged character & prepared to do a bit of prep work.  Otherwise, for most props, sets, etc. that don't need deformation animation, go with OBJ. Even that needs some watching when Importing, but much simpler. Your app should have options for importing with regards to separate layers, UV options, etc. Somethings, particuarly characters, won't open as separate objects where as many Sets & Props will.

The big advantage of the FBX is that you'll end up with wt. maps and morphs if you can speak to the Morph Export Rules thing correctly. But, FBX has it's own special way of wanting to do things, so EVERYTHING will get a null & often renamed (Cameras for example), and that often goobers up heirarchies as you've experienced.  And it doesn't seem to be consistant. I've some tests on my docket to see if I can export isolated items out as FBX (it seems to not want to adhere to ignoring hidden), the swap those out for scene that are obj's.

Stay tuned.

You could use Map Transfer to put the images on the same UVs, then composite them.

Thank you. I'll do that.

Also linking a Tutorial because someone might search this up eventually.

https://www.deviantart.com/sickleyield/journal/Tutorial-The-Map-Transfer-Utility-368686796

Does this still apply?

The ability to make our own HD morphs. DAZ can't possibly think they can do everything.  For example, there isn't a proper HD Vein morph for Genesis 8.  The existing vasulcarity solutions have no geren translucuency map to make the veins green, and the veins don't follow proper human physiology. 

Green? You have green veins? 

I think that once the fixes to X-Transfer rolls out, we won't need another Gen 2-Gen8 converter as we already have gen-x; Maybe in the distant future when Genesis 9 comes out but let's let the fixes roll out first before getting ahead of ourselves.

Oh, the old scene would have an 'old' G8, delete it from the scene and add a fresh G8. Morph should then show. Save the new scene.

n.b. Not the best of ideas to be saving scenes with unfinished creations in them ;-) [although this problem can also show with regards to any new morph purchases not showing for old scene figures - read something about this a long time ago]

Honestly after the headaches that Zev has certainly gotten from this I wouldn't blame them from not wanting to attempt previous generations for a very long time. G2 is a totally different beast at that.

However, it would be pretty fantastic if they did. GenX was great, and still has use, but sadly with Dimension3D's passing there is no one to provide support or updates for it. It is totally possible that a new version of Daz Studio could break it, and there is no way to jump from those previous generations to G8 directly, which I would image being more ideal than going from one to G3, then to G8.

Like for me and GenX, I have models that do not transfer I have no idea why. Some do, some don't. I wound up using other methods in some cases.

River did mentioned G2 is very different than G3. Plus pre-update XT conflicts with Morph Rigger, so any Gen X morph couldn't be fixed. In contrast, Gen X didn't get a G3 add-on until almost the Iray Update and XT would need another overhaul just for older gen, that's time not many artists have.

I'm not disputing what you said, but the reason Zev0 gave earlier in the thread for not making XTransfer for earlier generations is that GenX already fills that gap. I don't know that XTransfer for G2 would be an overhaul of XT as much as a separate product; that's for Zev0 to figure out if they decide to take it on. I was only appealing to them to do so. As far as the pre-update conflicts with GenX morphs, wouldn't that be a moot point given that XTransfer for earlier generations would supplant the need to use GenX? Even if not, it's something that Zev0 now has experience tackling, so even if the solution weren't cut-and-paste, it would probably be a lot easier to solve now.

River did mentioned G2 is very different than G3. Plus pre-update XT conflicts with Morph Rigger, so any Gen X morph couldn't be fixed. In contrast, Gen X didn't get a G3 add-on until almost the Iray Update and XT would need another overhaul just for older gen, that's time not many artists have.

Herb ladies are fun ! and here's a nice man with a love for gardening to rest eyes upon...

Benjamin Taylor, Ben to those close to him, was a wellknown name across the world yet the man himself was not. The name was connected to several multi billion companies, amazing parties, many and varied charities and much more, the list could fill several sheets of papers. Yet who he was as a man, as well as his private life, were unknown to all except a rare few.
He was a mystery to most and that's how he liked it, a smile graced his lips as he laid down the paper he had been reading on the table and stood up, making his way over to the jacuzzi he looked around the greenery filled patio connected to his hi-rise apartment. He chuckled as he sank down into the warm water, wondering how the world would react if they found out that his childhood dream had been to become a gardener? How many would even believe it?

***** ***** *****
Male morph:
Alaric - body: 45%
Callan - body: 55%
John - body: 10%
Ravi - body: 35%
Callan - head: 35%
John head: 20%
Ravi - head: 25%
Jared - head: 20%
Texture: Callan HD for g8m

aSo I see Kai just requires the Gen 8 Body Morphs, can anyone please check to see if that is the case, or if it's missing that you need Jonathan 8 as a requirement? 
I also think he's a great base for characters that have a more realistic look to them ;-)

Wow, this is a great render! None of the promo pics really gave me any ideas of how he would benefit what I'm working on, but this render shows a lot of potential. Great work!

 

So I see Kai just requires the Gen 8 Body Morphs, can anyone please check to see if that is the case, or if it's missing that you need Jonathan 8 as a requirement? 

I'm wondering the same thing. I would really like to get Kai separately if Jonathan isn't a hard requirement.

Says on the product requirements for Kai that Jonathan 8 is required.

Although the product requirement does say Jonathan 8 is required both Wonderland and myself have posted renders of Jonathan 8 dialed out, and Wonderland added in some other characters. Check this thread or Novica's thread. 

Mary

Yes, but then it's not Kai as sold in the DAZ Store. It's another mesh geometry then. You can always use a partial morph of character using a base character but they don't always look to your satisfaction.

Thank you for all the hard work and for letting us download it for free.Very much appreciated.

You're very welcome! :)

Four new morphs:

https://www.deviantart.com/tritiumcg/art/Sabrina-Lynn-Head-and-Body-Morphs-for-G8F-832415042 | https://www.deviantart.com/tritiumcg/art/Krista-Allen-Head-Morph-for-G8F-831021399 | https://www.deviantart.com/tritiumcg/art/Rila-Fukushima-Head-Morph-for-G8F-832636705 | https://www.deviantart.com/tritiumcg/art/Simone-Missick-Head-Morph-for-G8F-832845496

That bend was created by mcasual @ https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/39618/ready-a-morph-and-a-d-form-to-address-aiko3-s-flat-thigh-top-issue

you can find him in deviantart, he offers it on his website he also made one to fix the shoulder issue Aiko 3 had.  I have those morphs on my zero figure.  I cannot provide links now cuz im mobile but I can post them later.

I'm a kioki user too and Hitoro but I use Carrara for my rendering. You can check out my previous post here or my website https://3dcgx.com good to see a fellow Kioki user.

I even have a set dial up in my Kioki so that I ca set a Sakura-like shape as my starting base. I've been working on my Kioki cr2 off and on for a long time. She's pretty versatile.

There used to be a free fix morph you could get for her thighs when she bends but it either isn't working for me or I need to find it again and install it.  

So now, let me check out this website... 

I finally pulled the trigger on Jonathan Pro buble as well.

These are a few renders of him, Kai and Gordon combined with my custom character morph.

All rendered with just one of the Bonus item portrait presets, nothing else done (I like the new light setup).

It happens on both genesis 8 and genesis 3 female figures.  I don't know how to get rid of this. If I add a new figure in a brand new scene it loads in fine and it doesn't have this, but my existing one does and it is a pain to transfer everything over to a new figure since I've modified the skin and added lots of clothing etc.
It says I can select it as an item from the scene, but it doesn't exist anywhere in the scene, furthermore if I delete the whole figure and add in a brand new genesis 8 or genesis 3 female it will have the same problem (in the same scene). In fact if I delete everything in the current scene and, for example, only leave a single camera and save the scene it will be over 10 mb and still have those hidden parameters which I don't know how to remove. I tried to google this and absolutely nobody has this problem which just boggles my mind. It takes 7 minutes to load in the figure and that is not cool. A figure with nothing else in the scene.
Here's a pic:

I tried in the past to convert G3 to G8 and vice versa I think, could that have messed up my files somehow? But again... a brand new figure doesn't have these issues, only the existing scenes with specific figures do.

Complaint:  Running to catch bus.  Grrrr.. I made my once a month trip into the city yesterday.  Caught the morning bus into the city.  Had my trip all planned out including the transfer at the main hub to another bus headed to my blood test location.  But the driver on the first bus said he could take me directly there.  Nice, but he didn't know exactly where it was and I didn't have the exact address.  So, we drove around the general area couple times until I spotted it a block from where he thought I should get off.  He learned something that day.  And although I appreciated getting dropped off at the door instead of having to walk a block up one of Jamestown's steep hills 5 minutes later than my original plan would have gotten me there.  Blood testing went fine, she hit oil in my arm on the first try and didn't have to poke me four times before having to move to a vein in my hands (ouch)  I was in and out of the testing place in 12 minutes.  And just in time to catch the next bus on the corner to go a mile up the hill to McDonalds to break my fast.  Then had to wait for another hour to catch the next bus, so I toddled over to Tim Horton's for a bavarian cream donut and hot chocolate and to pick up a half-dozen plain donuts using a coupon.  Mmm, donuts.  So after toddling back to the shopping center where the bus would stop and on the bench and waited.  Here's the complaint part.  The bus was early and didn't stop where the benches were but continued on another 100 feet or so and waited about 20 seconds while I was running behind it frantically waving my hands and bus pass.  Apparently that bus has no mirrors because she pulled out and left me there clutching my heart and yelling nasty profanities at her.  Attracting the attention of people wondering if I was going to drop dead on the pavement like a scene from "Dr. Zhivago".  I disappointed them all but was not going to wait yet another hour for the next bus so I toddled back to Tim Horton's where there was Internet connectivity and ordered an Uber.  So I watch my Uber app and see the car coming down the map getting closer and closer then it goes by and goes back and forth on some streets a few blocks from me all the time saying something like  "arriving in 30 seconds".  I started to think the car was on the other side of the building so I fast walked (no more running for the day) to see, but nope, not there either.  About 10 minutes later the car finally shows up at the original pickup point.  Driver said she had to get gasoline.   I wish I'd known, I would have continued to sit in Tim Hortons sipping hot chocolate instead of being a target for inattentive drivers in the parking lot.

However, at the end of the day I got home had all my purchases from drugstore and donut shop.  The only thing I didn't get from my list was the trip to the liquor store, wasn't open.  Oh, well, I'll survive.  But no more running after a bus.