Novica & Forum Members Tips & Product Reviews Pt 13
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I started work on another character I purchased in October, Rory HD for G8F and used the dForce Song Dynesty Female Suit on her (the outfit took nine minutes to load). She has some interesting features and subtle makeups (Thank you Lyoness!). I have her in Surrounding Curls and used China Houses (it appears as Chinese House Full Scene in the Scene pane & had to close the eye on some modern political pictures on a wall) and a Ghost Light, and AM's Mouse. One of these days I will remember to write down the pose pack and pose I used, searching for it in this wonky Daz Sudio sort funcion right now was a nightmare, but it was Elysian Poses. The outfit simulated very nicely, but I didn't stress test it with a sitting or kneeling pose either. I forgot to add I used the 101 Expression Library for her eyes and mouth. They are very subtle and I didn't use them fully.
I found that somehow my IrayCatalyzer plugin has reappeared on my regular 4.12 Daz Studio, it had disappeared a few updates ago. But I had the weirdest experience when I started the render on it, it took the female charcter back to the A-pose, left the Iray Catalyzer Mouse floating midair. I went back to my saved file, tried again, and again, it ruined the simulation, going to the A-pose. Closed for the night. This morning I found there was a dForce mouse option and noting my parameter settings for the Iray one, I deleted it, then loaded the dForce mouse, moved it up. I was able to use the regular render Iray process, and it took about two hours.
Mary
My account is working much better today. To the tune of yet more Collective3D products, LOL. Now I will need to buy the interactive licenses for all that too. Having them and doing a render with the Cape Cod I saw some of the older more lightweight products of his I've realized are ideal for my game needs. He has meticulously modeled in the geometry and surfaces details I need to make exporting out of DAZ very easy.
YEA!!!!!!!! I just got back online and my DIM is all there too!!!!!!
Check your purchase dates. I have noticed the items I bought today show a purchased date of 3 Nov 2020 in DS and 5 Nov 2020 in DIM. And my Product Library in the store is still mixing products up and not all will allow you to open the product page. They get 'stuck'. My shopping cart pdf was a godsend.
I got the dForce All Seasons Outfit for G8F and the supplemental texture set in PFAD today. There are also some nice watches in PFAD, which I already owned. The outfit has lots of options and even a couple texture sets, but it is complicated to dForce. Be sure to read and follow the PDF instructions for good results! Note that it doesn't come with any shoes. The shoes are sold separately, but I already have plenty of shoes, so I didn't but them. The character here is Virtual World's Elsa, which was PFAD a few days ago. She has lovely non-orange skin, a little blemish on her nose that attracted me, and natural teeth (maybe even a bit too stained, but a big improvement over the sparking Chicklets of most models IMO).
Elsa for Genesis 8 Female
Stylish Watches for Genesis 8 Female(s)
dForce All Seasons Outfit for Genesis 8 Female(s)
dForce All Seasons Outfit Texture Add-on (purchased but not used in this render)
@Novica .. are you having any discrepancy with the number of items changing on your ready to install tab? I have alot to install as I recently uninstalled everything for a new setup.
This is the issue I am having and posted in the Store issues thread:
Still having issues with DIM .. when I load it up it tells me I have 8308 items ready to install, and 0 downloads, so I hit the refresh button and once its reloaded it tells me I have 8134 items on the ready to install button and 13 to download. Obviously DIM is still having an issue with how many items as that is quite a discrepancy and how am I supposed to figure out which 174 items are missing ?
@kharma One thing I noticed it MAY be doing, was unchecking the show hidden. See if after you refresh, that button is unchecked. Something is getting changed on you. I think it did on me, when I refreshed it only showed the ones I didn't have hidden! Do you have hidden?
Gorgeous lighting!!! She looks very natural in her pose.
@Novica If I check the display hidden box it jumps to 8384 then drops to 8198 which is a difference of 186 ...I can't figure out where the higher number comes from other than maybe it is first showing items that can't be downloaded through DIM so it then removes them to arrive at the smaller number? Only thing is how do I figure out which those items might be ?
@kharma Okay, without knowing what exactly you've done, let me explain what I am doing (since May, remember I was downloading EVERYTHING again to an external.)
When I downloaded I did them in page numbers, corresponding to the Product Library page numbers at the time. So groups of 40. When they went into the Ready To Install middle column of DIM, that folder was say, Page 1. In DIM, I HID THEM ALL. Then I changed the folder for the Ready To Install to Page 2, and refreshed DIM. Boom, the Ready To Install column was of course empty, and the page 1 repopulated again back in the first column, Ready To Download, because they never made it to the third column of Installed. But they are grayed out (when Show Hidden is checkmarked.) And I know I have done (downloaded to external drive) those from Page One.
When I buy new products, I simply start at the products which show. Just explaining all this in case someone else is starting from scratch to download all their products. How this relates to you-
SOOOOO... using the Hide The Products feature, hide the products in the SMALLER group (select them all) and right click, then Hide All Selected. I'd keep the Show Hidden checked so you can see them, but they are grayed out.
Then do your thing that makes MORE show up. The ones in dark print/ showing are your missing ones. If I understood you corrrectly :) I know this may mess you up though, if you want to remember the ones you already have hidden. But otherwise, I can't think of a way to pinpoint the missing ones.
You old-timers probably have Ron's Winter Bundle in Fast Grab (70%) off. But for those who don't, it would be a great deal with that additional 60% off for one of your three items. And other Fast Grab items too (but I have most of them.)
When did Holt 8 get released? There's no ReadMes. He isn't showing as new, but won't take the discount in the cart. I was testing out the bundle for that additional 60% off. I posted in the sales thread, I am getting really fed up with the gallery pages not having new listed, and the product page doesn't list new either, but then in the cart, NEW. Can't shop.
Also, have you gotten any banners since the store turned over? I haven't, and I always do. I'll have to file a "what's up?" ticket. No banners for me, not buying. I have enough stuff and that removes the incentive (lol which may be a GOOD thing...)
Take a break from politics and give this little 9 year old a listen. Start at 2:35 in the video. Don't jump ahead of that spot! You need to hear it from the get-go.
And yes, as people have noted, get double the discounts legitimately by using a Pro Bundle as one of your three you chose for the additional 60% off. The Pro Bundle deal doesn't require a code, so you just use the 60% GIMME-MORE code. However, here's a problem- if you're smart, you'll also look at the artist featured stores first as they SUPPOSEDLY start at 50% off, then 10% off as PC+ member, then 10% for New Debut, then you can get that 60% off.
But NOTHING but the 60% in play at the moment. I posted this on the sale thread. Makes it real clear why shopping there first makes sense :) Going to give it time to get fixed.
Novica, Holt 8 and his bundle was released on 26 Aug 2020.
So it is past the 60 days and should be able to get that 60% discount as its no longer new. This site is SO messed up.
Huh. Wellll, who knows what prices are right. But the Honni Bundle is in the discounted Pro Bundles, the Holt Bundle is NOT. And I have no clue what is going on with the mouse, I don't think he is in any section, but that little sucker was full price half an hour ago so I am checking OUT. Don't know if more of that store will also discount, I didn't test it. Grovebrook Park is my new debut, Honni is in that Pro Bundle section, Holt is not. I used my 3 for additional 60% off code (the Gimme one)
Grovebrook Park (image not shown)
$18.95 $2.85 85%
Honni 8 Pro Bundle
$134.95 $11.88 91%
Mouse by AM
$32.95 $5.34 84%
Holt 8 Wild West Bundle
$179.95 $31.67 82%
Mary, did you buy it? What did you pay at the time if you did? I'm satisfied with the price I got, but I did have a banner for it and didn't buy it at the time.
I just checked.
The Holt 8 Wild West Bundle was base priced at $179.95 and it discounted to $34.57, at 81% off. Holt 8 HD Add-on was free.
I also got the Weird West Bundle which was based priced at $139.95, and that cost me $34.56.
Holt 8 HD Add-on was free.
I had also in that cart 2 PC+ items, a UD dress add-on and Paramount Lights, which has since become a go to set.
Edit to add: Because I always buy the Pro Bundles, I get the discounts for being a 'collector' and of course I am a PC+ member.
Thanks Mary. So I did fine at 82%, and I don't use the HD add-ons anyway.
So, have there been any banners since the store changeover? I haven't gotten any but saw a mention of the yellow/orange banners.
Whew, it's HOT here in Pensacola today, almost 80 degrees. I've done 2.25 miles so far but in short sessions in the back yard. Really humid. Watching Eta to see where that one is going. Definitely looks like the GOM (Gulf of Mexico) then gets really squirrely.
The DIM is really whacko, since I gray out the ones I do in the external harddrive, you'd expect the new orders to be at the top of the DIM Ready To Download List. I did mention last month that products get placed throughout other orders, but it has gotten worse. I have one product then four grayed out, two products then one grayed, then two products then five grayed out, etc!
Yes I had one for Millawa 8, 20%, and 10% for the Cyber Mission Bundle. But when I first put the Cyber shopping cart together there was no banner but as I looked at my copy of the shopping cart it referred to me having one for it!
The store has been so wonky since 1 Nov that I have almost given up trying to figure out if I have correct prices or not. Heck, I have had so much trouble sifting through the pages of offerings without the normal 'Show me ...' that I have given up often. And trying to figure out if everything has downloaded in DIM properly and then trying to find it in DS.
Today, the offer for putting up with the 'dust' was essentially a waste of my time. When Daz spent the first part of Gen 8 Pro Bundle releases, giving away Gen 4, Genesis, Gen 2, Gen 3 Pro Bundles, there was only three bundles that I don't have and refuse to touch. Waste of space.
Now if they would now offer some of the Generation 3 stuff... Just bought Victoria 3.0, and some texture packs. I might never use her, but, I have been buying some of her outfits to move forward to G8F.
Add into that I got food poisoning earlier Tuesday and today is the first day I am almost normal, almost. Electrolites are still whacked out.
A fun product that might have slipped under the radar for some: https://www.daz3d.com/eat-cake-poses-and-props-for-genesis-8-female
Here it is with Warrin, who clearly cares not at all for his waistline... (initial test for a render that will eventually include light and a background and all that kind of stuff)
Nath, I got it for the food alone! The poses, chair and table were a treat on the side.
I sat on the fence about getting it for a ridiculously long time, but I'm glad I got it!
Well, new one on me. Did you know the Print Order on your orders page will show you the EXACT price you paid, just like your email receipt? Thanks @NorthOf45 (from the store glitch thread!) I have several orders without email confirmation from yesterday. Earlier ones came in seven hours later, but it's past that time now. WHY did they do a store changeover now, instead of in the middle of the summer????? And don't say due to the virus, it's EXPLODING now.
CRAP! My DIM IS BACK!!!!!!! (again) Hurrying to download.
Another helpful tip, this one from @Catherine3678ab IF you can get into your DIM, if you hover over the product name, you can get the order number from there. As you know, the product pages showing from Product Library had the order number and date go POOF! again. So if you need an order number quickly, use your DIM. And at least the DIM search works.
Yes, it's been there for years. Not really obvious though, so not surprising you missed it. Most people would have no reason to print their orders and would expect it to show the same as the order page.
Most probably because the new system wasn't ready then (yes, I know, experience proved it was less ready than they thought now, but probably wasn't even implemented completely then). Summer release might have been what was planned when they started the migration project, and then it got delayed for various reasons as big IT projects often are.
And apparently the old system was way too broken to wait much longer.
@Leana Good points. :)
I wish I could do some renders for the thread, but I just downloaded a lot of files from this past week while DIM was gone, and I have to make the folders and grab the images for the products too. I have two tabs open, one is the Product Library, the other is the Explorer files where I type up my folders to put in the files.
I pull the images across by accessing the Product Page from its link in the Product Library. And since they are mucking around with the Product Library (aka order date/number gone) I am prioritizing getting images all morning/maybe day just in case that product page link temporarily goes amuck/disappears.
So how are you all doing this morning? It's warm and muggy here in Pensacola, Eta looks like it will turn into Tampa area through Big Bend area and Pensacola is out of this one at least for now. What's it like where you are? Oh, and I need to go look up that shark and see where she is currently at. I believe last time we checked she was up the East Coast somewhere. We need a break from store issues, so my challenge for today is go find a cute photo on the web and post a link to it. Something that will make us all smile.
The format of the order confirmation has changed, so your spam/junk settings may be getting triggered. For me, I get a "== NNo Subject ==" as the enmail subject so I do not know it's an order confirmation and no detaisl within the actual mail itself, I have to go view the html format.
Okay, I knew exactly what to Google. Here's a cute pig compilation video. Just TRY not to smile.