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And that's what I wanted!
Andie MacDowell was the name that popped in my head... just a resemblance.
They say everbody has a twin out there somewhere and I can attest to that being true more or less as I've actually met three other mes and it was unnerving as it was almost like looking in a mirror. To be fair one was a distant relative, cousin 11 times removed, but the other two were not related in any way we could find.
Should have been there from day 1... I actively kept avoiding G9 clothes unless they also inlcuded G8 variants!
Maybe not exactly from day one, but MMX Genesis 9 Clones was released about 2 months after the introduction of Genesis 9. The product's almost 2 years old by now :)
G9 is that old already? Seems like a few months only. No wonder I'm so old.
...so wondering if that means G10 is around the corner.. Save for G8, all other Genesis generations had about a 2 year "shelf life".
Not hard to make clones though. There's (or, at least there used to be) a freebie tutorial on The Other Store. I've made a G8F clone that works exactly like the MMX one. I bought it anyway because, for one buck and for all generations, it saved me a lot of work. But G9 mesh is so different that those clones don't make miracles. It's not like G3<->G8. It's more like G2<->G3. Some items fit well; others, not so much. For instance, well-conforming shorts and pants (tight fit) fit almost perfectly; dresses, skirts, or tops (when your character has large breasts), not so well... Hair is hell! I rarely use G9 stuff on G8. Only when there's no alternative. The other way round works better.
You should. G8 is 10,000 times better than G9. I think I only use G9 because I like a challenge (even so, I use it, like, less than 10% of the time; only when I'm up to a challenge)...
...as to hair I often manually fit and parent it between generations which preserves styling and movement morphs Using autofit sometimes causes other issues (like a "kink" in some long hair at the lower neck level) .
Yeah autofitiing hair is kinda hit and miss. Tends to work best with real short hair styles
Daz Studio 4.23 update G9 TO G8&8.1 auto fit, after a simple test, I think "MMX Genesis 9 Clones for All" is better, glad we still have great plugins available for purchase.
I missed the important aspect - that it should be there from day 1, and included with base essentials for free :D
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/642596/list-of-g9-core-figures
(And that list isn't quite up-to-date since I'm not motivated to continue chronicling the line when I'm not allowed to purchase some of its core figures, with Aiko 9 and who knows how many future characters being exclusive to Premier.)
I treat hair like a prop and parent it to the head of whatever figure. I've done it with some g9 hair too. There may be some hairs that won't cooperate, especially g9 hairs, but I don't own them or haven't encountered them. Short hairs are generally easier for everything because they don't intersect other parts of the figure. They just sit on the head.
Let's say g10 is coming - someday it will, right? Wonder how people will feel about it? I could be wrong but it seems like there has been a certain amount of fatigue from long time customers over g9. Two years on, there is not anything like universal love for the figure.
A lot of the dislike I see for G9 should not be directed at the model itself, but other factors that create a bias. You have some artists who make figures that wouldn't even pass for G8. I am not a fan of Jessica for Genesis 9, she look like an early G8 model. For me, the benchmark really lies with the Daz Original models. They are't all perfect, but they seem to have the best amount of time and detail given to them. My only grievance is now we need to buy HD Addons, too. Even still, the upgrade in quality isn't enough for those to switch to G9.
And that's because many people are financially tied up in G8 compared to G9, and it's disheartening to have to buy all new products to support the new figure. The best products will have support for 8, 8.1 and 9. Then you add the increased system requirements to render within a reasonable time and I can understand why someone who's been using G8 or 8.1 wouldn't want to upgrade.
I say all of this because I'm tied up in a good bit of G9 content and when G10 eventually comes out, I'll be in the exact situation where I'm torn whether or not to buy all new stuff for figures with a small library to start out with. It' very similar to the new Toon style, but at least with that, the shader makes everything relevant to a point.
This take highlights the importance and value of converter products and I can only hope when G10 comes out we get one relatively soon.
Despite the "bumpy" start, I knew G9 would be improved. The first ones I bought were from artists on another site, who took the time to make their own improvements. G9 has continued to improve to the point that I rarely buy assets that are limited to G8 (though I still buy G8s that I like). For me it's not a matter of G9 replacing G8; I use them alongside each other. Both have fabulous characters. Now we have the ability to convert clothing and hair (to varying degrees of success) between the two, which makes both even more versatile.
I hope not. I like G9 (and I like that I can switch between males and females without hassle), and I'd love to see more characters, outfits, and hair for them.
Please don't turn this into another debate on the relative merits of Genesis 8 and 9.
I'm experiencing a complete DAZ burnout. Not interested in the anime style and the rest of the stuff is skimpware and mediocre figures, and more of the same we had already. And I simply don't have the energy trying to figure out the various sales and how they might stack. I look at the new realeses to see if there is anything mildly interesting, then leave.
Sorry to read about your burnout...
Today has been a great sale day for me. I'm really glad to see the return of the Door Buster items- I was able to get a couple I had mised (Mandrakia Island for one). I was able to get two DO items for free, along with good discounts on some items new to my WL.
Ok. Everybody knows where they stand by now, anyway.
@lou_harper I can understand that!
@OrangeFalcon Yes. That about sums it up. Good, bad, ugly.
+1, then I go out into the garden.
Here's a weird thing: could be perception but seems like no flash sales lately - all least none come to mind. Is that true?