It isn't exact copy but it was largely inspired by Assassin Creed II (http://www.sharecg.com/v/47578/view/11/Poser/M4-Eagle-Cape)
This is for older figure (so it won't work with Michael 4 and most probably won't work with Genesis without some convertors) but it is very much like Altair's outfit from ACI (http://www.xurge3d.com/inc/sdetail/90/13990)
And this is more like Ezio from ACII for M4 (http://www.daz3d.com/shop/jack-of-hearts)

I'm not sure which figures you'd use but there are some barbarian clothes (which might work for Skyrim theme)
There is a pretty big list
Skyrim-inspired helmets (http://www.sharecg.com/v/57024/View/11/Poser/Iron-Helmet) would work with some repositioning for many figures

For Dragon's Age... I'm not sure if you want fighters or mages but almost all fantasy catalog is useful there with careful mixing and matching. Just look at screenshots or promo art and try to create something like that
You can make dwarves or elves out of any generation 3+ figures
There is also that site that I suggest for good armor http://www.xurge3d.com/products
For female armor, if you use V4 or Genesis, I highly suggest Historical Armor by Arien and varios Valandar's armors for male figures (http://www.daz3d.com/shop/valandar)

goldschopf said:

WOW, all of the entries this month are amazing! I'm sure the judges are not looking forward to picking winners, as I'm sure it will be a difficult task.
I know it has been said already, but this month really has flown by! I almost thought I wouldn't get my render done in time, but it looks like i finished it just in time.

It is titled "Nightmare in the Music Room"
...She slowly drifts into consciousness, realizing she must have fallen asleep after the music lesson ended. The sound of a strange, yet familiar melody can be heard playing on the harp. Is someone, or something, in the room? she tries to open her eyes, to call out, but finds that she can't move, her limbs are heavy. She feels pressure on her chest...

I was inspired by the nightmare paintings of Henry Fuseli and the concept for this render slowly developed from there. I wanted to give the room indoor and outdoor elements. I felt like this would create a sightly surreal environment, sort of a dream-scape drifting back into reality. Initially I had a lot of trouble with this scene and had to start over at one point, but I'm pleased with the final look and feel if the image. The lighting proved to be a bit more difficult than I had expected, I think I ended up using three distant lights and four point lights on various settings. I love the look of dynamic cloth, but i'm still learning how to effectively use it. I think the dress in this render is what gave me the most trouble! I actually ended up using two dresses, one on the female figure, and one positioned beneath her, draped on the chez lounge to give the illusion of a fuller, better draped skirt.

Overall I really like how the scene turned out. It isn't perfect, nor does it look the way I had envisioned, but I learned a lot in the process and feel like I have grown from the experience.

Here are the freebies:

Waking Woman: Genesis Basic Female
V4 Charlotte skin texture - http://narehdawn.deviantart.com/gallery/28504315?loggedin=1#/d38ncdl * (download link is in the upper right beneath the "add to favorites" menu.)

V4 Charlotte eyeshadows - http://narehdawn.deviantart.com/gallery/28504315?loggedin=1#/d38q879 * (download link is in the upper right beneath the "add to favorites" menu.)

V4 Upside-Down Hair - http://www.sharecg.com/v/15635/View/11/Poser/V4-Upside-Down-Hair *

Flared dress for genesis - http://www.optitex-dynamiccloth.com/FreebieDownload15.php (bottom, third from the left)

The "Monster": Genesis Basic Male
plague doctor masks - http://www.sharecg.com/v/57155/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Plague-Doctor---Michael-4 *

Free Genesis Bodysuit - http://www.sharecg.com/v/65219/browse/21/DAZ-Studio/Free-Genesis-Bodysuit *

ultimate shader pack for Daz Studio (Used on the body suit) - http://www.sharecg.com/v/27568/material-and-shader/Ultimate-Shader-Pack-for-DAZ-Studio *

The Music Room:
the cloister building elements - http://www.erato-base.net/cloister.html

red curtians - http://www.3dtrue.com/poser/20.html

green drape from the Vila Livingroom set - http://www.sharecg.com/v/46579/gallery/11/Poser/Vila-Livingroom *

Ivy prop - from the rock throne - http://www.freeposes.net/freebie-archives/134-free-props-poser-daz

Chez Lounge - http://www.most-digital-creations.com/free_poser_poses_textures_morphs_props_28.htm (sixth from the bottom)

celtic harp - http://www.skin2pix.com/html/freebies2.html (bottom of page)

This turned out really nice. A very unique pose on the girl. Dleelaw already checked all the links, so you are good. (Thanks for the help Dleelaw!) Judges are suppose to do that...lol. One of their jobs as a judge. I am still one judge short this year. That does surprize me because the MMHB is usually a big event. Kinda low key this year, but WOW!...some really nice entries this time. Gonna be tough.

ENTRY ACCEPTED

check your pm box for some nice entry gifts.

:-)

I just tryed to work with Genesis and DAZ Skeleton the same way as with with Michael 4 and Daz Skeleton M4
If i try to fit it to Genesis it will screw up , but maybe I did the wrong adjustments ?
Does anyobody has some tricks how to work with Genesis and Daz Skeleton together ..
So that the pose Genesis is doing the fitet Skeleton will do the same ..

Also a Genesis Skeleton could be a awesome product as well !

greets Tobias

Right, if you turned the dialogue off at some point that will get itt o display and you can then set options and, if you want, tell it to display in future. If the Michael 4 thumbnail in the library has a scroll icon in the top left corner that's the option you need, if not then my previous post applies.

Spyro said:

You know, it is so hard to find a good shaved head for M4 or M5. I tried Klaus which looked amazing, but the guy has a damn crew cut!! I just want a shaved head man!

There was a separate installer for the Power Loader script - you need to run that. Otherwise it sounds as if it's working, so no you didn't do anything wrong other than missing an optional component. If need be, reset your order for Michael 4 from your Itemised Order History to get the PwrLdr installer.

When I loadup my victoria 4 it asks me to choose to put the ++ morphs onto it using the powerloader, however when I loadup the Michael 4 I dont get that option, so I have to dig to find the ++ Morphs injection and click the button to apply it, Did I install the Michael 4 right?

WOW, all of the entries this month are amazing! I'm sure the judges are not looking forward to picking winners, as I'm sure it will be a difficult task.
I know it has been said already, but this month really has flown by! I almost thought I wouldn't get my render done in time, but it looks like i finished it just in time.

It is titled "Nightmare in the Music Room"
...She slowly drifts into consciousness, realizing she must have fallen asleep after the music lesson ended. The sound of a strange, yet familiar melody can be heard playing on the harp. Is someone, or something, in the room? she tries to open her eyes, to call out, but finds that she can't move, her limbs are heavy. She feels pressure on her chest...

I was inspired by the nightmare paintings of Henry Fuseli and the concept for this render slowly developed from there. I wanted to give the room indoor and outdoor elements. I felt like this would create a sightly surreal environment, sort of a dream-scape drifting back into reality. Initially I had a lot of trouble with this scene and had to start over at one point, but I'm pleased with the final look and feel if the image. The lighting proved to be a bit more difficult than I had expected, I think I ended up using three distant lights and four point lights on various settings. I love the look of dynamic cloth, but i'm still learning how to effectively use it. I think the dress in this render is what gave me the most trouble! I actually ended up using two dresses, one on the female figure, and one positioned beneath her, draped on the chez lounge to give the illusion of a fuller, better draped skirt.

Overall I really like how the scene turned out. It isn't perfect, nor does it look the way I had envisioned, but I learned a lot in the process and feel like I have grown from the experience.

Here are the freebies:

Waking Woman: Genesis Basic Female
V4 Charlotte skin texture - http://narehdawn.deviantart.com/gallery/28504315?loggedin=1#/d38ncdl * (download link is in the upper right beneath the "add to favorites" menu.)

V4 Charlotte eyeshadows - http://narehdawn.deviantart.com/gallery/28504315?loggedin=1#/d38q879 * (download link is in the upper right beneath the "add to favorites" menu.)

V4 Upside-Down Hair - http://www.sharecg.com/v/15635/View/11/Poser/V4-Upside-Down-Hair *

Flared dress for genesis - http://www.optitex-dynamiccloth.com/FreebieDownload15.php (bottom, third from the left)

The "Monster": Genesis Basic Male
plague doctor masks - http://www.sharecg.com/v/57155/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Plague-Doctor---Michael-4 *

Free Genesis Bodysuit - http://www.sharecg.com/v/65219/browse/21/DAZ-Studio/Free-Genesis-Bodysuit *

ultimate shader pack for Daz Studio (Used on the body suit) - http://www.sharecg.com/v/27568/material-and-shader/Ultimate-Shader-Pack-for-DAZ-Studio *

The Music Room:
the cloister building elements - http://www.erato-base.net/cloister.html

red curtians - http://www.3dtrue.com/poser/20.html

green drape from the Vila Livingroom set - http://www.sharecg.com/v/46579/gallery/11/Poser/Vila-Livingroom *

Ivy prop - from the rock throne - http://www.freeposes.net/freebie-archives/134-free-props-poser-daz

Chez Lounge - http://www.most-digital-creations.com/free_poser_poses_textures_morphs_props_28.htm (sixth from the bottom)

celtic harp - http://www.skin2pix.com/html/freebies2.html (bottom of page)

leonardis said:

fixmypcmike said:

leonardis said:

You're right...I did have the iconic shape, but now I have another problem: I have a whole lot of V3 textures that I love using but Studio 4.5 DOESN'T have a V3 uv map option! A bit naughty of DAZ seeing as they must know many customers have spent shedloads of cash on V3 products from them yet can't make V3 body UV maps work in Genesis after already purchasing Gen X products. There is a UV set conversion tutorial but it doesn't work for me. How come DAZ provides UV sets by default for V4, Michael 4 etc but not for V3? If it they converted them for V4 then the software they used must surely be a simple few clicks away to do the same for V3. Oh well......

Unfortunately, it just wasn't possible to do it directly, the Gen 3 UVs are laid out too differently.

Well thanks for the reply but wait a minute. Why has DAZ placed a tutorial specifically about converting UV maps for V3 (I believe the example given was the v3tov2 object file) when it doesn't work? When you say the Gen 3 UVs are laid out too differently, do you mean DAZ feels it can't be bothered to solve that problem despite the fact that hundreds, possibly thousands of your customers have purchased Genx , iconic shapes, genesis morphs plus all the the legacy v3 stuff and they can't get a simple body/face texture to map properly in Studio 4.5? Come on guys - it really is a limp excuse to say "laid out too differently". How long would it take for someone at Daz to spend a little effort making V3 UV maps so that hundreds of v3 addons (many from DAZ itself) will work in genesis/studio?

I believe there is a commercial product for converting v3 or other UV maps for use in studio format sold on this website. Are you saying this software doesn't work for v3 when it is advertised as being precisely that? If it does work, then without wishing to deprive the developer of his reward, why are you providing v4 and m4 UV maps but not V3 by default? My reasoning is that there are a factor of 4 or 5 times the number of texture products for v3 than there are for v4 and there must be a huge number of your customers who have V3 stuff lying around not being usable in Studio, yet you are happy to sell GenX products specifically designed for V3 conversion use.

I think it is reasonable to ask you please to solve the problem and provide your customers with a full range of UV maps, including V3. I have sent a support query ( I think my first in many years) to ask for the same. I respectfully ask that you consider that request as being entirely reasonable. Thanks.

As I understand it, UV switching can't change material zones -- all it can do is indicate which vertices on the object map to which points on a single map. To map the Gen 3 textures to Genesis would require one material zone to take bits from 2 different maps at different levels of resolution, which can't be done natively. I've been told that DAZ 3D tried to make it work, but couldn't. It may be that someone can figure out a way to do it, but currently the only way that's known to work is to use a texture converter like TC2 to create new maps.

Addendum: Below you'll see exchanges in another thread about the lack of a V3 UV Set in Studio 4.5 or 4.00. Views welcome:

Me: " I have a whole lot of V3 textures that I love using but Studio 4.5 DOESN’T have a V3 uv map option! A bit naughty of DAZ seeing as they must know many customers have spent shedloads of cash on V3 products from them yet can’t make V3 body UV maps work in Genesis after already purchasing Gen X products. There is a UV set conversion tutorial but it doesn’t work for me. How come DAZ provides UV sets by default for V4, Michael 4 etc but not for V3? If it they converted them for V4 then the software they used must surely be a simple few clicks away to do the same for V3. Oh well…..."

DAZ admin reply: "Unfortunately, it just wasn’t possible to do it directly, the Gen 3 UVs are laid out too differently."

Me: "Well thanks for the reply but wait a minute. Why has DAZ placed a tutorial specifically about converting UV maps for V3 (I believe the example given was the v3tov2 object file) when it doesn’t work? When you say the Gen 3 UVs are laid out too differently, do you mean DAZ feels it can’t be bothered to solve that problem despite the fact that hundreds, possibly thousands of your customers have purchased Genx , iconic shapes, genesis morphs plus all the the legacy v3 stuff and they can’t get a simple body/face texture to map properly in Studio 4.5? Come on guys - it really is a limp excuse to say “laid out too differently”. How long would it take for someone at Daz to spend a little effort making V3 UV maps so that hundreds of v3 addons (many from DAZ itself) will work in genesis/studio?

I believe there is a commercial product for converting v3 or other UV maps for use in studio format sold on this website. Are you saying this software doesn’t work for v3 when it is advertised as being precisely that? If it does work, then without wishing to deprive the developer of his reward, why are you providing v4 and m4 UV maps but not V3 by default? My reasoning is that there are a factor of 4 or 5 times the number of texture products for v3 than there are for v4 and there must be a huge number of your customers who have V3 stuff lying around not being usable in Studio, yet you are happy to sell GenX products specifically designed for V3 conversion use.

I think it is reasonable to ask you please to solve the problem and provide your customers with a full range of UV maps, including V3. I have sent a support query ( I think my first in many years) to ask for the same. I respectfully ask that you consider that request as being entirely reasonable. Thanks."

BTW I am not a "new member"...just been a bit dormant for a while. Have been a DAZ customer for many years.

fixmypcmike said:

leonardis said:

You're right...I did have the iconic shape, but now I have another problem: I have a whole lot of V3 textures that I love using but Studio 4.5 DOESN'T have a V3 uv map option! A bit naughty of DAZ seeing as they must know many customers have spent shedloads of cash on V3 products from them yet can't make V3 body UV maps work in Genesis after already purchasing Gen X products. There is a UV set conversion tutorial but it doesn't work for me. How come DAZ provides UV sets by default for V4, Michael 4 etc but not for V3? If it they converted them for V4 then the software they used must surely be a simple few clicks away to do the same for V3. Oh well......

Unfortunately, it just wasn't possible to do it directly, the Gen 3 UVs are laid out too differently.

Well thanks for the reply but wait a minute. Why has DAZ placed a tutorial specifically about converting UV maps for V3 (I believe the example given was the v3tov2 object file) when it doesn't work? When you say the Gen 3 UVs are laid out too differently, do you mean DAZ feels it can't be bothered to solve that problem despite the fact that hundreds, possibly thousands of your customers have purchased Genx , iconic shapes, genesis morphs plus all the the legacy v3 stuff and they can't get a simple body/face texture to map properly in Studio 4.5? Come on guys - it really is a limp excuse to say "laid out too differently". How long would it take for someone at Daz to spend a little effort making V3 UV maps so that hundreds of v3 addons (many from DAZ itself) will work in genesis/studio?

I believe there is a commercial product for converting v3 or other UV maps for use in studio format sold on this website. Are you saying this software doesn't work for v3 when it is advertised as being precisely that? If it does work, then without wishing to deprive the developer of his reward, why are you providing v4 and m4 UV maps but not V3 by default? My reasoning is that there are a factor of 4 or 5 times the number of texture products for v3 than there are for v4 and there must be a huge number of your customers who have V3 stuff lying around not being usable in Studio, yet you are happy to sell GenX products specifically designed for V3 conversion use.

I think it is reasonable to ask you please to solve the problem and provide your customers with a full range of UV maps, including V3. I have sent a support query ( I think my first in many years) to ask for the same. I respectfully ask that you consider that request as being entirely reasonable. Thanks.

leonardis said:

You're right...I did have the iconic shape, but now I have another problem: I have a whole lot of V3 textures that I love using but Studio 4.5 DOESN'T have a V3 uv map option! A bit naughty of DAZ seeing as they must know many customers have spent shedloads of cash on V3 products from them yet can't make V3 body UV maps work in Genesis after already purchasing Gen X products. There is a UV set conversion tutorial but it doesn't work for me. How come DAZ provides UV sets by default for V4, Michael 4 etc but not for V3? If it they converted them for V4 then the software they used must surely be a simple few clicks away to do the same for V3. Oh well......

Unfortunately, it just wasn't possible to do it directly, the Gen 3 UVs are laid out too differently.

WolfmanJack1959 said:

Ok....Under poser settings, it goes My Library > Figures > DAZ people > and there is no Michael 4 there at all, even though I have repeatedly tried to install the Michael 4 content. There is only Victoria 4.2 and some other V4 apps.

I had the same problem with V4. The DAZ installer seemed to be putting the Cr2 files in the people or Daz/character folder with no folder container. I created a "Victoria 4" folder manually and placed the figure files inside it, and straight away it showed up. You might also look to check the obj file is there in a V4 geometries folder.

You're right...I did have the iconic shape, but now I have another problem: I have a whole lot of V3 textures that I love using but Studio 4.5 DOESN'T have a V3 uv map option! A bit naughty of DAZ seeing as they must know many customers have spent shedloads of cash on V3 products from them yet can't make V3 body UV maps work in Genesis after already purchasing Gen X products. There is a UV set conversion tutorial but it doesn't work for me. How come DAZ provides UV sets by default for V4, Michael 4 etc but not for V3? If it they converted them for V4 then the software they used must surely be a simple few clicks away to do the same for V3. Oh well......

A list of no-eyebrows face textures (including textures with a no-eyebrows option) usable by Genesis and the Genesis2 figures. (Yes, it's possible to GIMP the eyebrows out, but I'd rather not if I don't have to.) Here's what everybody's come up with so far:
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Macro Skin for Genesis & G2f by Parris

"Bonus toon skin is included with two face maps, one with eyebrows, and one with no eyebrows":
DG Toon Style Eyes for G2f
DG Toon Style Eyes for G2m

FW Darc for G2m by Fisty & FWArt: “no brow version of the default face, and of the two tattooed faces.”

Meara for V5

Sensual Skin Resource for V5 by Raiya

Ashiki for Aiko 5

The Candy Factory for Genesis by Virtual_World

Arashi for Hiro5

Hiro5 Base

Hitomi 3D Anime Girl for Genesis by MallenLane

Bree (included with Victoria 5) by DAZ3D

The Orange One for Genesis by SickleYield

The Red One for Genesis by SickleYield

The Dark One for Genesis by SickleYield

The Pale One for Genesis by SickleYield

Goblins for Genesis by GhostofMacbeth

Orcs for Genesis by GhostofMacbeth

Darcy for V4 by KymJ

Trystan for M4 by Raiya

Realistic Textures for Hiro4 by Morris

Ravenhurst for M4 by draagonstorm

Julian for M4 by Balaenanun

Giacomo for M4/H4 by Arki

Gossamer for M4/H4 by Morris

Remendado for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)

Dancaire for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)

Zareb for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)

Uncle Albert for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)

Dirty Boy for M4 by Marieah (No-eyebrow face texture for this in a separate freebie, click here.)
Free

Radiance for V4 by ThespiSis, Part 1 of 2, Part 2 of 2, & Part 3 of 2

Paola for V4 by Age of Armor

Mei for K4 by Alongtimeago
Related Products and Freebies

Eyebrows for Genesis by Cris Palomino & WillDupre

Sickle Super Brows for Genesis by (big surprise, this) SickleYield

Free Fibermesh Eyebrows for Genesis by joequick

Garibaldi Express Hair and Fur Plugin Beta for Genesis by futurebiscuit

1-Click Brows for M4 by Marieah

Anyhow, are there any face morphs of Tom Baker, Christopher Eccleston, and Billy Dee Williams for Michael 4 and any of Bea Aurthur for Victoria 4?

I'm looking for a gentleman's smoking jacket or short bathrobe for Michael 4 (I'm still using DAZ 3).

EDIT: Solution found.

M4 Base is not a Genesis shape, it's a separate figure with old-style rigging. That is looking for the Michael 4 Shape for Genesis, which is a different product - and not absolutely required, it just means you end up with a slightly different shape from the creator's original intent.

Would you please give the EXACT install path that you used?
If you installed to a path with Runtime or Content on the end, you most likely have nested folders.
Do a search on your drive fo Michael 4.CR2, and that will tell you where it is.

And could you please post a screenshot of your DAZ Studio default folder (My Library?), showing what is in it.

Ok....Under poser settings, it goes My Library > Figures > DAZ people > and there is no Michael 4 there at all, even though I have repeatedly tried to install the Michael 4 content. There is only Victoria 4.2 and some other V4 apps.