Novica & Forum Members Tips & Product Reviews Pt 13

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited October 2020

    The $1.99 sale has the Western Outlaw Textures which provides you with textures for bandanas. Very appropriate for COVID19 times. If for some reason the Genesis 3 wouldn't fit on Genesis 8, you can always put it on G3 and ghost him out (hide him in Scene) and move him over your G8 figure. LOL that reminds me of putting shorts on the crab when I was dueling (fondly) with @RGcincy. As you recall, he won that battle with his underwater city render (with said crab.)  By the way Rich, hows Rabbicus doing? 

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  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,058

    Maaaaaaaan, I was actually looking for a bandana over the face for a recent render I did, and somehow didn't stumble over that outfit.

  • RGcincyRGcincy Posts: 2,834
    edited October 2020
    Novica said:

    By the way Rich, hows Rabbicus doing? 

    @Novica Funny you should ask. Like many of us, he's slowly venturing out from his virus hideaway. Wears his masks (needs two of course) and keeps a yardstick handy to maintain social distance. He really should head back to the Arizona desert for the upcoming winter but he's still leery of flying. For now, he's watching a lot of TV, doing zoom calls, and chatting with neighbors as they walk by on the sidewalk.

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    @gordig  Glad I could help :)    @rgcincy Awwww, so adorable!  I'm sure he's a Zoom pro!

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited October 2020

    Okay, as usual, here's a sample cart. If you bought the Pro Bundle then you should have gotten a second purple banner for an additional 25% off your entire cart. If you don't see it, check your messages. I don't know why some of the featured artists' stores are priced the way they are (over 70% off) but it appears to be random and scattered throughout the stores. Here's my cart with that additional discount. One thing to note, some GREAT bundles (like ice cream parlor, convenience store, etc) are greatly discounted over 70%, but I already own them so not shown in the cart. 

    Note, I think gift cards are included in that 25% off your entire cart.

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    • Amity HD for Honni 8

      Amity HD for Honni 8

      $3.16      83%

    • FG Western Bar

      FG Western Barnew    

      this is one of the two new releases. I've learned my lesson about waiting, they pull items from the store without warning and I'm not missing out on this unique bar! Ellie Hair is the second new release.

      $9.62      60%   

    • Ellie Hair for Genesis 8 Females

      Ellie Hair for Genesis 8 Femalesnew 

      $10.83       60%

     

     

     

     

     

    • Boxing Club

      Boxing Club

      $3.66       83%    Check all the promos on this one, you may be surprised. I didn't look at it due to having another boxing product, but this gives you a nice all around area. 

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  • gitika1gitika1 Posts: 948

    I feel that there are blacksmith products released in the past that are considerably better than what is included in this bundle.  The Leather Collection: Distressed was the only product of interest to me.  However, j. cade showed the skin texture on another character and it seems quite nice.  I ended up purchasing the bundle using the PC Loyalty code and getting a GC.  With the $10 credit tomorrow, I will have paid $5 each for the two products I will possibly use.  I don't know if I will even install the rest.  No bundle has hit me as a "must buy," since the Frog bundle.  

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited October 2020

    Everly (G8F)            Messy Pixie Cut Hair (G8F)        T-Skirt (G8F)          SW French Quarter-Lindy's Corner          DA Real World Lighting 

    Alloralla (Aubrey 8)            dF Abby Holiday Dress Outfit (G8F)         Yara Hair (G8) 

    Everly is in red. In the background I used Vernon, Short Fade Hair, Q Suit, Caspian, Strictly Business Jacket, etc but they are so blurred out I am not linking them. Note the T-Skirt does NOT come with shoes. Those are from Autumn Bloom, and I changed the color.  

    The Abby Holiday Dress Outfit is also completely my colors, including the trim. I like having the top a lighter color than the skirt, with the trim matching the top. :) 

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited October 2020
    gitika1 said:

    I feel that there are blacksmith products released in the past that are considerably better than what is included in this bundle.  The Leather Collection: Distressed was the only product of interest to me.  However, j. cade showed the skin texture on another character and it seems quite nice.  I ended up purchasing the bundle using the PC Loyalty code and getting a GC.  With the $10 credit tomorrow, I will have paid $5 each for the two products I will possibly use.  I don't know if I will even install the rest.  No bundle has hit me as a "must buy," since the Frog bundle.  

    That frog bundle was indeed memorable :)   I think that $10 credit was a really nice touch too.  Owning this Pro Bundle did trigger the second purple banner of 25% off, and using that for a gift card may have made the Pro Bundle well worth it. I know it enticed me to buy the above cart with the extra 25% off. Marketing got it right on this one, I think. Now let's see if the credit actually shows up on time LOL. 

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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,131
    Novica said:

    Everly (G8F)            Messy Pixie Cut Hair (G8F)        T-Skirt (G8F)          SW French Quarter-Lindy's Corner          DA Real World Lighting 

    Alloralla (Aubrey 8)            dF Abby Holiday Dress Outfit (G8F)         Yara Hair (G8) 

    Everly is in red. In the background I used Vernon, Short Fade Hair, Q Suit, Caspian, Strictly Business Jacket, etc but they are so blurred out I am not linking them. Note the T-Skirt does NOT come with shoes. Those are from Autumn Bloom, and I changed the color.  

    The Abby Holiday Dress Outfit is also completely my colors, including the trim. I like having the top a lighter color than the skirt, with the trim matching the top. :) 

    I can't wait to get those New Orleans sets with their licenses! So many godd sets in the store now. I feel like a kid in a penny shop.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited October 2020

    Don't overlook Beth if you want a creepy ghoul. She's not obvious from the main promo :)   EDIT- See post several posts down regarding the hair.

    Why are the prices so low, starting at 64% off for new debuts? That's an odd number. So in the cart with the additional discounts, it goes really low.

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  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,058
    Novica said:

    Don't overlook Beth if you want a creepy ghoul. She's not obvious from the main promo :) 

    I definitely had to check the promos to remind myself why she was in my wishlist.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited October 2020

    Wellllll boy howdy. She comes with FOUR sets of hair too! Yep, those hair products are INCLUDED. For under $2 you get the character and four hairs.

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  • Worlds_EdgeWorlds_Edge Posts: 2,152
    Novica said:

    Wellllll boy howdy. She comes with FOUR sets of hair too! Yep, those hair products are INCLUDED. For under $2 you get the character and four hairs.

    Thanks for the tip, I almost skipped over the character altogether!

  • jd641jd641 Posts: 458
    edited October 2020
    Novica said:

    I really like this outfit, but I soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo wish that the zipper/front of the open shirt was adjustable. crying

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    @jd641   Agreed, that would be more versatile. 

  • I've noticed that f/x morphs like that are not being included nearly as often as they used to be

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    Hmmm, I am not finding any of the MICK bundle in my DIM. Or it's there and I am not seeing it.  What are those things listed under? MICK doesn't call it up, bedroom doesn't get it, great hall,  etc.

  • xmasrosexmasrose Posts: 1,403

    Try by SKU : sku::[40000,40999]

  • Robert FreiseRobert Freise Posts: 4,444
    edited October 2020

    Don't know if this helps but according to my product library, the zip file names are

    Bedroom is   IM00040423-01_MICKBedroom

    Great Hall is IM00040425-01_MICKGreatHall

    Kitchen is    IM00040427-01_MICKKitchen

    MICK (Medieval Interior Construction Kit) is  IM00040393-01_MICKMedievalInteriorConstructionKit

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited October 2020

    Already went that route with doing the DIM download link from the product library, the SKU gets inserted in the search and nothing happens. Edit- solved it. Somehow it got hidden and that box was unchecked.  Thanks guys!

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited October 2020

    Medieval Lands

    Well, I'll never understand why vendors don't group things logically. If you were going to hide the trees in groups, how would you do it? I'd have the option to turn off the ones INSIDE the castle walls, and outside the walls, at a minimum. Or do it in four quadrants. . But no, there's only two groups, one takes out a spattering of trees both inside and outside of the castle walls, the second group does the same thing. no   So unless you get rid of ALL the trees, you can't get rid of the ones inside the walls. They are grouped by Pines and Ash, btw.  So this to me is a blurred DOF background product. (I also don't like the barren ground, no ground cover. Just plain gray. How are those trees growing in such desconsolate conditions? They aren't desert trees! ) 

    Edit- I will post in a minute, the trees by that gate are actually floating above the ground. I wanted to zoom in and see the ground textures, there are a few if you get up close- then I noticed the trees floating!  I'm sure it does it elsewhere too, this is the only place I've zoomed in to. I've seen enough to know this isn't an up close product, it's not to be used that way.

    And WOW, the grass and vegetation is so out of scale! I pointed out the grass, and look at the rounded petal weeds. They are HUGE!  So this product does what many do, and that's just plaster a ground cover over a very large area and it distorts it. I suppose that it inevitable with a product this large. So where that happens, I've named this new species King Kong Grass   devil

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  • L'AdairL'Adair Posts: 9,479

    @Novica, there is a location in the center of the terrain prop with a "separate preload with highres vegetation". I believe this set was intended as more of a backdrop to scenes taking place in the center. The PA even states: "This is a large and at the same time lowpoly scene…"

    I have this set, but haven't used it yet. I've loaded it, but it didn't suit the project.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

     Good info, and yeah, it's definitely meant for backgrounds.  I can't check which preload I did, as I am rendering a very intensive scene at the moment. (9 percent done at 20 minutes, 13% at 35 minutes. I am going to let it render while I get some sleep pretty soon.)  I definitely want to check out that area you pointed out.

    Even at low res, those trees shouldn't float though. 

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 4,115

    Are the trees instances? I seem to remember in the UltraScenery thread issues where I think barbult or someone else had floating trees, when they substituted trees or elevations? Something or other. In one place it worked out sith a rootball above ground. I can't remember the solution now, too early for me.

  • KharmaKharma Posts: 3,214
    edited October 2020

    So I have a new addition to my home and thought I would share a pic of her.... her name is Luna I am doing this from my phone so no idea how to rotate the photo upright

     

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  • NathNath Posts: 2,804

    She's cute at any angle!

  • Nath said:

    She's cute at any angle!

    yesyes

  • Carola OCarola O Posts: 3,823

    She's super cute! Cuddle her from us all!

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 4,115

    Ahaaaa, she is adorable. 

  • KharmaKharma Posts: 3,214

    Thanks!  She is very sweet and she loves to cuddle, the minute I get home from work I can't be out of her site , and when I am leaving in the morning for work she will run and sit in front of the door cause she thinks I won't go then  LOL   

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