Sorry for the OT again, but after some digging, I've found the image I've made for the fourth Neverwinter Con, which was celebrating the new NWN 2 - two games, infinite possibilies!

I ran a room during the convention, showing off my "Adventure Gear" supplement, which allowed users to add backpacks and other assorted goodies directly during gameplay. One was a simple backpack item, another was a backpack with a torch and a bow strapped to the back, there was a medieval style bath robe, open in the front, one that overwrote the appearance of the character's arms and made them look like they were carrying a fallen companion... it was really popular putting me as an artist into the NW Vault Hall of Fame! ;) which inevitably landed me a possition with C.R.A.P. and then the CEP. What a fun ride it was.

We had a pack that allowed us to play Firefly (TV Show) RPG before the Serenity RPG (by Margaret Weiss) came out. I ran a game as DM called: "Out in the Black"

We had a Knights of the New Republic conversion for playing Star Wars, complete with Darth Vader, C3PO, R2D2, Battle Droids, Light Sabers, Blasters, Star Ships, plenty of sound effects and music, etc.,

There was (is?) a d20 Modern team, making all of that stuff work, like cars, guns, modern buildings, etc., Another team made PlaneScape, I was part of the Spelljammer team (AD&D 2nd supplement), Prestige Classes gallore and there is just about every monster, creature and class available to D&D, including the many ranges of age-classes of Dragons from wyrmling to Ancient Wyrm - and one fellow even made a Dragon Riding system... we truly were a force to be reckoned with, now that I think about it!

So with all of that history, even though I gladly purchased every upgrade and supplement available on disc as soon as they were officially available, I also bought the whole works over again in DRM-Free form from GOG when that came out. After a certain time, BioWare removed the need to have a disc in the drive to play - basically officially making it DRM-Free anyways... the GOG version allows me to install the whole works without the need for a disc drive (like on my tiny netbook-like laptop, which plays NWN like a dream!) which is super handy!

All of that jazz is what eventually led me to Carrara. This image was done in Poser with Victoria 3, I think, as Rosie whom, as a matter of fact, defeats the Blue Dragon she faces here! ;)

This image helped me to realize that I really want to animate - to make fantasy movies - simply because there really weren't hardly any to choose from then. My have the times changed since... but it doesn't change my need to create them anyways!

So I guess that brings us full circle to my interest in you getting my render nodes working for me before you send them to me! :) (hint hint!) LOL

I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like keeping up with the generic (n) names. It makes putting a series together when the characters are simply moved for the next stage.

I'm sticking with three characters at the moment as rendering takes longer for each additional one.

I always add the generation to the name (i.e. Judy G2) just to make it easier to keep track of things.

That's a good idea, too for helping keep up with clothing, etc. Especially since I have Victoria 6 and 7...even though I often name them differently in any series I may be making.

The Dragonlord outfit that I have is designed for Genesis, not Genesis 2.  To use with Genesis 2, I first used Studio to convert the items for use with Genesis 2 and then used the "save as" preset feature.  I then opened the preset in Carrara.  The process is described in the thread linked in the above post.  I noticed that the dragonlord outfit when applied to Victoria 6 does not meet the Daz forum TOS so I included a tube top.  Also, it is a multilayered outfit so you may have to adjust for a tunic overlapping a harness or similar issue.

Here is a thread that is focused on using genesis and genesis 2 content in Carrara. It includes the (very) good and the bad.   It also includes autofit.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/45361/best-practices-using-genesis-and-genesis-2-content-in-carrara/p1

When I use a human Daz figure, I very often use genesis 2.  Using Studio, I have converted more than 100 items for Victoria 3 and Victoria 4 for use with G2F in Carrara.  Similarly, I have used Studio to convert M3, M4, and David 3 content for use with G2M in Carrara.  Even more amazing to me, I have used Poser's wardrobe wizard to convert items made for Poser 7's male (the occupations and world leader series) for use with Michael 4 and then used Studio to convert the result for use with G2M.

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes, you can use Daz content designed for V4 and M4 for use with G2F and G2M in Carrara.

Anybody know what Lorin is wearing in this pic?  I've been looking for something simple like this for Elven characters for the longest, and now it pops up out of nowhere.
 

That's a good question. It's a cool outfit. I looked but could couldn't find the outfit (I did find the jewelry though). 

Just found my gallery and added a few pix, including my latest. "Demon Dreams". Story to go with:

DEMON DREAMS #1: "You Sexy Devil, You!"

It was a sweet gig. Sure, the atmosphere was a little different -- okay, a *lot* different -- than what he was used to and so was the crowd. The stage, well. Did they really believe his home looked like that? And what was up with all those oddly carved gourds all over the place? Humans sure were funny.

But the pay was good and so were the tips, though he really didn't need money. He had a place of his own, small but tidy and in a good part of town. The occasional visits from his sister and a couple of fat, sassy cats to keep him company. Anything else he might have wanted he could just conjure up. Except food, *real* food. That he could only find in a place like this, where the humans were practically throwing it away every night like the skins of those long yellow fruits they called bananas. So every night he prettied himself up -- he was rather plain by his own people's standards -- and danced for his dinner at the Club Diablo.

He strutted and prowled like a hunting feline. One in search of a mate, not prey. It never failed to get the audience's attention and they showed their appreciation by showering him with money and pheromones. He never did more than flirt but that was enough to garner the energy he needed simply to survive and which these young humans had in excess. His performance gave them pleasure and they in turn gave him sustenance while seeking their own pleasure, either by themselves or with companions. Everyone got what they wanted out of it and everyone went home happy.

Except for a couple of prune-faced old farts lurking about in the shadows outside the club, shaking their fists and hurling nasty insults even as they leered at him and the other dancers. All the while giving off the kind of vibes that if he were human would have made him lose his lunch. Prudes. Honest to goodness, holier than thou, butter-wouldn't-melt-in-their-mouths hypocrites, that's what they were. And as his Uncle Belial often said, there ain't NO pleasing any of that bunch. 

**************

Production Notes:

Made on a Daz Michael 4 modded to use V4 maps & morphs, the character is customized up the ying-yang and I have no idea exactly which packs I threw in there to make the body. I do know his face is a blend of two Victoria 4 characters with some additional help from CDI Morpheus. I took HeRaZa's M4 Christian Skin into photoshop and lightened it, then ran it thru Texture Converter 2. Borrowed the eyes from another set because they suited him better, then got him properly kitted out when he told me he wanted to go dancing. Luckily this time he had no need to borrow Vicky's boots. The background I got from a freebie pack labelled jezyhalloween2008, if they're still around the Poserverse I'd like to say "thanks, very cool". Lights are from 7 Deadly Sins Bundle at Rendo. I seem to be using those a lot lately, they're very easy to work with and even I can't screw 'em up ... much.

Rendered in PoserPro 2014, postworked to hell and back in Photoshop CS2. Happy Halloween!

I did a Google image search and found the original gallery image: http://www.daz3d.com/gallery/#images/118146/

The character is FWSA Finley HD which interestingly doesn't have the dimples - I suspect it's an expression pose or morph that's adding them.

Pretty straight forward: I could find uses for key frames or full animations for a male/female treading water and swiming - Australian crawl, breasts stroke, back strong, side stroke, & "dog paddling".

 

Hope this helps :)!

A Pack of poses of Victoria 4 swimming at

http://www.sharecg.com/v/55039/browse/11/Poser/Crawl

Maybe this is what you want.

First, the Aviator Outfit is for V4 but I want to use genesis 2 female.  The following thread includes more detail on the process.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/45361/best-practices-using-genesis-and-genesis-2-content-in-carrara/p1

However, one way to do it can be summarized as follows. (this uses the Daz transfer utility).  This assumes that you own any needed "clones" that allow the items to be converted.  http://www.daz3d.com/victoria-4-for-genesis-2-female

- to convert, open Daz Studio and load a base genesis 2 female

- find the V4 clothing item in your content libraries.  Click and drag to the G2F.  Studio will say it is wrong and prompt you to convert.  Tell Studio the item was created for V4 (or whatever)

- Studio will convert the item for use for G2F.

- Select the G2F in the scene tab and use FILE : SAVE AS : WEARABLE PRESET  and save the file to a location of your choice.  I gather all of my V4 to G2F content in one place.  Some people prefer to save as a support asset rather than a wearable.

- Repeat for each item to be used.

- Close studio.

Hello, everyone. I started using DAZ Studio in the summer of 2015, and this is the first time I’ve ever posted anything in DAZ’s forums. I’ve just recently discovered that DAZ Studio has a product suggestions page. Below is a list of fourteen product suggestions I’ve developed over the past year after I’ve purchased products and found they didn’t work the way I wanted them to or after I failed to find other products I’ve wanted to purchase. In these suggestions, I’ll give a title to each product and I’ll explain why I’m suggesting that product. 

Mesopotamian King for Genesis 3 Male

Out of all the products I’ll suggest, this product is the one I would like to see the most. I plan to do a lot of renders of Bible scenes and ancient civilizations. DAZ has many excellent Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian products. But, at least on DAZ Studio’s website, I can’t find any products inspired by ancient Mesopotamia. This would include the cultures of ancient Babylonia, Assyria, Sumeria, and others. Meshbox Design has created sets and props for biblical and ancient Mesopotamian scenes, such as their Lachish: Bible City set and their Tower of Babel prop. HiveWire has a large Mesopotamia-themed set that’s compatible with DAZ Studio 2.3+, called Hanging Gardens of Nimrud. Renderosity also has old Poser sets inspired by ancient Near Eastern structures from Ian M. Palmer. But I’ve never come across any Mesopotamian outfits on any 3D websites. I’d like to suggest that DAZ artists create an outfit for a Mesopotamian king, especially the distinctive conical crown, similar to the ones in these images below from the illustrator Roger Payne:

Image One

https://bookpalace.com/acatalog/info-PayneBabylonZigLL.html

Image Two

https://bookpalace.com/acatalog/info-PayneMaskLL.html

Image Three

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/36/24/cd/3624cd71a345cac405dfbc33808723ca.jpg

I’ve considered using Shiny SheetZ products for this type of costume, since those sheets look somewhat similar to this type of outfit. But the product I’m suggesting would look more like the costume I want. It would be great if this product came in several different textures.

Mesopotamian Queen for Genesis 3 Female

In each of the images above and below there are women wearing distinctive Mesopotamian clothing. I’d like to suggest a royal outfit, made for G3F, similar to the costumes in the images above or below or any image of regal Mesopotamian female clothing. I’ve considered using Shiny SheetZ products for this type of costume as well, since they look somewhat similar to this type of dress. But the product I’m suggesting would look more like the dress I want. This product could complement the Mesopotamian outfit for G3M. It would be great if this product came in several different textures as well.

Image One

https://lauravaleri.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/d8a78-sumeriangarments.jpg?w=744&h=812

Image Two

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q_aW2uucXnI/ToStGv3nA4I/AAAAAAAAAAc/8UCB1Q8DHMM/s1600/index.php.jpeg

Atlantida Temple Iray Add-On

The Atlantida Temple product is a beautiful sci-fi structure that I want to use in my renders at some point in the future. The exterior of the temple renders well in Iray, but when I attempt to render the interior, it’s rather dark. I believe this is because it wasn’t made with Iray materials. I tend to render most of my images with DAZ’s Iray render engine, since it seems to be the easiest render engine for me to use and quickly gives me extremely realistic results. I also have Reality’s Luxrender engine, but I haven’t mastered it yet. I’ve tried to add a light source to the temple’s interior, but lighting is probably the most difficult aspect of 3D rendering for me learn. I’m not getting satisfying results. DAZ Studio has created Iray versions of products like the GIS and Future Series. Thus, I would like to suggest that DAZ artists do the same thing for the Atlantida Temple, and perhaps all the Atlantida products.       

Dynamic Tunics and Sashes for Genesis 3 Male and Genesis 3 Female

These versatile outfits were first created for Michael 4 and Victoria 4. DAZ artists created a new version of this product for G2M, G2F, and Genesis. I would like to see a version of this product for G3M and G3F.   

Egyptian Knight for Genesis 3 Male

Since I plan to do renders of ancient civilizations, having a set of ancient Mesopotamian armor would help me create battle scenes. Yet the only armor DAZ has available on their website that’s closest to what ancient Mesopotamian soldiers wore is the Egyptian Knight for David 3. I purchased this product, but since it’s such an old product it doesn’t look too good when I render it in Iray, especially in an HDRI environment. I would love to see a newer version of this product for G3M. And just like the older version, I would also like for it to come in multiple textures.  

Iray Animal Skin Shaders

I would like to change the shaders of some of the 3D clothing I own to animal skins textures, and I want to use Iray shaders. DAZ has products like Furify: Fur Shaders, Leather and Fur Iray Shaders, and Animal Things. I purchased Leather and Fur Shaders, but they seem to be intended for things like toy animals and such. What I would like is a set of Iray shaders similar to the textures of Jungle Goddess for G3F, Jungle Girl for G2F, or Renderosity’s Storyteller for Jungle Girl.   

Bast for Genesis 3 Female

This is an interesting Egyptian outfit for G3F, but it’s only available on RuntimeDNA’s website. I tried to create a RuntimeDNA account just to buy this product but, as some might have experienced themselves, I was sent straight to DAZ’s website. I’ve seen several products advertised with this outfit, such as the new Akasha for G3F, EgpytV4, and PS-Tia. I’ve also seen it in renders users have posted in the galleries. Since RuntimeDNA has merged with DAZ, DAZ may already be planning to offer this outfit. But I just wanted to make my product suggestion known.    

Sun Hall Iray Add-On

This is another beautiful sci-fi set that I’d like to use in some of my renders. But just as the Atlantida Temple prop, when I try to render the interior of this product in Iray, it’s rather dark. In fact, it’s almost pitch black. I would like to suggest an Iray version of this product.

Moroccan Dreams for Genesis 3 Male

The generation 4 version of this product can be fitted to G2M and G3M, but the outfit distorts when you pose the figure. I would like to suggest a new version of this for G3M.

Moroccan Dreams for Genesis 3 Female

DAZ has several Persian/Arab themed products for belly dancers, but this is one of the few products I could find for what seems to be an aristocratic Persian/Arab woman. This product can be fitted to G2F and G3F, but, just like previous product, it distorts if you pose the figure. I would like to suggest an new version of this for G3F.

Dinosaur Saddle and/or Battle Armor

This is a product I would like to have for fantasy renders I want to create. The only product DAZ already has that’s similar to this is Tawhawk. Even though I’m not sure if this type of product can be made, I would like to see a product like this that can be fitted to dinosaurs like the saddles and armor that can be fitted to DAZ Horse 2 and DAZ Big Cat 2.

DAZ Horse 3

Just as DAZ artists have created a new elephant product and a new Iray version of Tyrannosaurus Rex, I would like to suggest a new Iray version of DAZ’s horse.    

DAZ Big Cat 3

A big problem I’m having with DAZ’s Big Cat 2 product is that when I render it in Iray the fur is far too bright. The cat's eyes are black as well. When I render it in Reality it looks fine. Since I prefer to use Iray, I would like to suggest a new Iray version of DAZ’s big cat.    

Babylon Set for Iray

As I mentioned above, HiveWire offers a Mesopotamia-themed set called Hanging Gardens of Nimrud. But it would be great, in fact stunning, to see a set like this in Iray. Below are examples of what I’m talking about.

Image One  

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I1Hbht4iNQg/maxresdefault.jpg

Image Two

http://www.realmofhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Gorgeous_3D_animation_Babylon_ancient_Mesopotamia_1.jpg

Image Three

http://www.realmofhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Gorgeous_3D_animation_Babylon_ancient_Mesopotamia_2.jpg

searching victoria7 ad finds victoria's secret

victoria bitter  lol

this one ??

New Addition Living Environment  Adore this set. It's huge. The vendor has all the lights done for you as one of the options. If you have trouble doing indoor lighting with Iray, this is a great set for you. (And even if you love doing lighting. And even if you don't care one way or the other. Or even if...) 

 I love the look of the materials with the lighting- they look very real. The floor, the furniture- everything. 

Harley is wearing Anny Hair, Sunday Casuals: Basics   Which NOTE- the actual  outfit is NOT LOCATED IN GENESIS 3 FEMALE. It only has the materials there. You have to go to Genesis 2 to find the outfit. That seems like an error to me in file structure? If not, for sheer convenience if used for more than one generation, it should be in that generation.

Myrina for Olympia 7 is H&C Tight Sportswear shirt kitbashed with Business Suit pants. She's wearing Christina Hair.

When Women Decide To Move Furniture    (click to enlarge, huge render.) 

I don't know that anyone has gotten around to making morphs for any of the new figures. Latest figure I have any morphs for are the first Genesis and taht's for the TOS and TNG crew and I think 7 of 9. I remember a Janeway morph but I don't know if i's still out there or not. It was for Victoria 4 and I know there's a program that let's you transfer morphs from V4 to the first Genesis, I don't know if there's one that will move them up to the G3 figure yet though. 

Same program that moved them from M4/V4 to Genesis also does the latest figures G2 and G3.

Thanks guys!

Yeah, the generation X2 has been updated to work with G3 models. But I am holding off buying it, untill I find something I can convert. :D
I think Hoshi Sato will be a tough one to find though :/

Hi. Recently I have seen a lot of victoria 7 promo ads, but the model has white hair and a huge cheek dimple. It looks a lot like Jennifer Garner. Anyone know if this is a morph or another character?

Regards

Hey Guys,

I appologize in advance if I am asking something that's redundtant or has been answered a million times before. I just joined the forums a few days ago and tried searching but did not get anything. I have done modeling in maya and max before so modeling it and bringing it into Daz is my last resort.

I am working on some sort of series of renders for the 50th anniversary (no sure to what end, but looking to create montages of popular characters). Is there any face/body morphs for Janeway and/or Hoshi Sato for G3 figure out there? 

I don't know that anyone has gotten around to making morphs for any of the new figures. Latest figure I have any morphs for are the first Genesis and taht's for the TOS and TNG crew and I think 7 of 9. I remember a Janeway morph but I don't know if i's still out there or not. It was for Victoria 4 and I know there's a program that let's you transfer morphs from V4 to the first Genesis, I don't know if there's one that will move them up to the G3 figure yet though. 

Let me start by saying that I really love Headshop 10.2 for coming up with new characters.  But, it is a very glitchy program.  One of the really strange effects happens when using HS on Gen 3 faces.  For whatever reason, after exporting the head back to Gen 3, the teeth get really weird...often sharp and pointy, or with big gaps.  This doesn't happen when using HS with Gen 2. 

Another oddity is the tendency for HS to create a near exact head shape with a photograph within the plugin, but not nearly so close when exported back into DS.  I usually have to do a lot of post HS tweaking with other morphs to get the right shape. 

Also, on some head shapes, I'll get weird ripples in the surface of the mesh.  I'm not sure where they originate.  Likewise, you can get some really lumpy noggins if you place a shape dot in the wrong spot.  If there were some sort of averaging tool (similar to the Smoothing dial) for the Autodots, it might insure that you don't get a dot out of a smooth curve.  I've notice that if I get a lumpy area, it is near impossible to fix it.  Most of the time, it is easier to just start over.

After reading and looking at all the various tutorials available, the interface is still somewhat a mystery.  I can find no explanation as to what the "Copy" arrow does in the "Profile" tab.  Whenever I try to use it, I get an error that HS could not execute the command and will try to continue.  Everything seems very straight forward in the tutorials and menu.  But, what actually happens compared to what I'm attempting to create are often very different.  It would be nice to have a thorough explanation of how the shape and texture dots affect the mesh.  I mean, the dots don't seem to actually match specific mesh points.  So, I'm not sure when I change a point on the jaw line, if I am pushing the mesh back or out on the x or z axis.    Also, I have yet to figure out what the heck the neck dots actually do.  Messing with them is usually a bad idea.

Perhaps some sort of specific point reference chart would help...i.e. "dot x defines the position for lower junction of the ear." or, "dot y must be positioned at approximately the lower corner of the jaw."  It would just help to know what I am affecting when I move a dot.  You can get very strange results if dots are moved outside their intended parameters.

I'm using a fairly robust system...current generation i7 with 16gb memory and GT970m graphics.  But, I still find that the line tool will hang the system.  And, the smoothing control will fail to function at all.  Half the time, when exporting, I'll get an "Export Successful" message, then a "Headshop has ceased to function" message.  Sometimes, the exported face works fine, regardless of whether or not Headshop ceases to function.  Sometimes, HS just crashes and no morph is exported back to Daz.

Also, instead of using "custom obj" to model Gen 3 figures, why not just make each variety of Genesis (or Victoria), a check box selection? 

I fully realize that HS is not supposed to be a competitor to ZBrush, or Blender...etc.  But, I do think that it has room for improvement.  Perhaps, dropping the hair and 3d statue sections would be a good idea for DAZ users.  I don't know how many overall...but, I'm guessing that very few Daz users have a need for the statue add ons.

I really enjoy creating characters.  And, HS10.2 is a great alternative to full blown modeling programs.  I do hope that the developers continue to improve it.  I would suggest to Laslo and the other programmers at Abalone, that a much more detailed manual would be very helpful.

I'd be very interested in hearing from other users that have experienced some of these issues with HS, especially if they have worked out how to fix them.  I certainly haven't ruled out the possibility of my own ignorance causing my troubles. 

Hopefully you grabbed the Glamour Bedroom while in Fast Grab. I know it's hard to look past some ultra bright colors, or perhaps textures/materials you may not like, but just try to see the structures/props and think "SHADERS."  So all I did was change out the wall colors and textures (I just went into Textures and into different sets, these walls are actually a CARPET. )  The chair is part of the Glamour Bedroom props.

The wall on your left is the one with three blobs, I simply filled them in with the same texture as the wall, did about a minute of streaking postwork and done.

That's FWSA Finley (And Her Jewelry) wearing Vidra Hair, Fun Saturday Outfit (pants), Men's Shirt.  She's trying to figure out RW Classic Chess.

TIPS: Remember to change white items to gray in Diffuse so you get prettier shadows and avoid washouts.  Also, use Rotation when seating your figures in these kind of chairs. I tend to forget and use only translations. She is rotated slightly back into the chair.

EDIT: Looking at that shirt, it would be good for a server at that Steakhouse.

Lighting is Dimension Theory's DAZ Studio Iray HDR Outdoor Environments, using Maui. Environment Intensity 1.93, Environment Map 4.09, 

Film ISO 297.66, Exposure Value 12.65     In other words, crank it up on this one.

BOOM!  No server available....

So... to amuse myself while I wait for the forum to come back up....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3832706/Woodcutter-Victoria-chops-tree-falls-cabin.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

Where?

Try: http://www.daz3d.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=pro+bundle 

Then click 'Show All' next to the top set of results, and scroll down to see the 70% off bundles.

Currently, I see Leo 7, Olympia 7, Michael 7, Arabella 7, Teen Josie 7, Scott 6, Karen 7, Bethany 7, Eva 7, Victoria 7, Ninive 6, Callie 6, Monique 6, Darius 6, Keiko 6, and Supersuit Pro Bundles.

The 70% off pricing puts the pro bundles at below the cost of the starter bundles (40% off), so if any of those are on your wishlist, get buying.

Thanks. I wonder if it will last or if it is an error that will tempt us and disappear.

There's now a banner that says "60% off featured pro bundles with any purchase over $1.00", 50% off without purchase.

Maybe the 70% off is for PC members only? Or maybe it's all a giant pricing mistake.

Update: for PC+ users, the final price if you add an item is lower still. Add, say, Edwardian Accessories for $2.99, and you can pick up a typical Pro Bundle for about $29.