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sitting pretty Amira
Ensley - https://www.daz3d.com/ensley-hd--expressions-hd-for-genesis-8-female - having fun in Unity
I would agree.
I have no problem if they don't use 8.1 UV; i do have a problem when the PA pretends they do. A claim to be 8.1 without specifying in some way that they are not 8.1 UV is either not honest or shows a lack of concern; a lack of concern worries me too.
And she has made her entry in Daz 3D shop:
https://www.daz3d.com/gaia-hd-with-hd-expression-for-genesis-81-female
He makes them all shine. I think the definition of "Artini" is: "One who makes 3D females shine; beautifier of beauties; scintillator."
Yay, that's the one item I was waiting for. Into the cart before I even looked at the promos, glad she's a grown-up. Now hurry, weekend.
Btw that was one expensive figure... day 1 (I don't usually do that), with today's stacking rebate and BJ store (and others) on sale. Ended up at $140, when I wanted to take a break after MM...
Instead, Gaia didn't impress me so much at first sight. I am sure of the quality that BJ brings, but I feel her to be too much "similar" to some previous BJ's characters I already own. I don't feel that "new" or "wow" factor that I need to buy at D1. Maybe I'll change my mind seeing her in some custom works. After all, my appreciation of BJ started when I saw Amira as a model in OOT promos....
For now, Victoria will remain my only 8.1 figure....
There aren't many true 8.1 figures - to be true they have to have all the features, which includes the 8.1 UVs.
Hi all! Just a disclaimer, and I'm honestly kinda shocked that they did this unless this was an error, but Daz removed all my clarifications about what maps are used and the usual stuff I list... I'm looking at the description now and there's nothing there. What's missing:
I will inquire why this is missing. In short I only use the new UVs for the eyes. Saw no benefit in the new head UV but more VRAM usage, as already mentioned earlier in this thread (I think). Also what I forgot to mention here is there is no ambient occlusion maps either. I removed those from Victoria 8.1 and saw no difference, again wasting VRAM for yet another set of textures that don't do much seemed wasteful. If you guys had a different experience though, do let me know. Maybe I just didn't test enough.
Honestly I think this list got lost by mistake, because I always list the stuff and it was never a problem. I see it as beneficial from a marketing point of view.
The genital morph I should've mentioned is G8 compatible, so will work on all my previous figures too
Thank you for the update bluejaunte!
Some of these missing informations are essential imho.
Now that this has been clarified.... to the cart she goes.
Thanks for the details. To a nerd like me this is much more interesting than the usual empty marketing blurbs.
I'd argue that updating the description is important because
a) I would be very disappointed if I expected an 8.1 UV (I don't, it's cool, but if I was explicitly looking for a 100% 8.1 figure I would want to be informed)
b) this kind of attention to detail, to me, often decides whether or not I purchase a product
@Venomisbeauty: frankly, Gaia promos didn't wow me either, but then, they often don't. I didn't care much about Murphy, for example, but started to love her in my own renders. Bit of an aquired taste, maybe. Anyway, I'm willing to gamble here.
Details have been added back in to the store page. Got lost somewhere along the way I guess.
Thanks a lot, Asari and xyer0. You are all very kind.
Rendering beautiful ladies, like Bluejaunte's, is what I like to do most in my spare time.
Just watching an interesting movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_(film)
with beautifull Marion Cotillard - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Cotillard
Does anyone has spotted 3D character similar to her?
So if I already own Naomi and have no interest in the Gala sculpt there is no beneift of buying Gala because the textures in Gala is basically still G8 and not G8.1?
The textures are PBR. I wouldn't worry about the UV.
Thanks for this.
I haven't yet clicked purchase but is in my cart; I'd looked at the read me, but it wasn't obvious.
I agree, it is also the sort of thing that has me making repeat purchases.
Unfortunate update, this
will be or maybe already has been removed since it's apparently not allowed. Slipped through QA.
Gaia 8.1 is an amazing skin.
https://www.daz3d.com/gallery/user/5999567703113728#gallery=album145866&page=1&image=1136925
First impressions: like!
Didn't find a flaw so far, which would be a first. Looks like it has all the improvements from the recent figures (excellent eyebrows, Ensley feet).
Love the new eyes. The PBRSkin looks to me pretty much on par with the previous Uber skins (I think with noticeable added microdetail when you zoom in hard). I like the skin roughness better than Misumi's (doesn't have the dry look in some areas).
Render 1: out of the box, and plain lighting with the Maui hdr.
(one of my silly pleasures, lots of light and zooming in, just because I can. The amount of detail still delights me. My head would have exploded in the 90's).
(something I noticed about the BJ promos: I can do it, too. Just pick a favorite HDR, bam, looks great. Some other promos look great, but I can't get similar output).
Render 2: the other girls like Gaia, too.
She reminded me of a homelier Noemi. A bit like Misha is a less flashy Misumi. I like looking at her face, she's nice.
When comparing the skins, keep in mind that both Noemi and Misumi are rather pale.
About the morph: too bad, this is exactly what I wanted. A dial to quickly throw some detail to that unnatural, mathematically smooth area, which stands out on an otherwise sublimely detailed HD figure. Without requiring 8 steps and complications and mismatching textures. But well, their shop, their rules...
@alieanarea: whoa, totally different look. Was that post or PBRSkin shader settings, or secret sauce?
I still have the BJ Genitals hip morph in my installation. Wait, that morph name doesn't sound kid-friendly.
Oh, and speaking of updates, while I can do it on my own, a one-click solution of adding freckles just to the face would be great. As of now, the whole body gets the freckles and that somewhat adds a bit of time for the LIE layer to get processed.
Been one of my goals to make promos that aren't so magic sauce you can't hope to replicate them. It's really just a simple background, some HDR and a bunch of spotlights and little to no post work. Maybe that's the wrong approach for maximizing sales though. Need to wow people more maybe.
As for illegal genitals, if the morph is still there, nobody can sue you for backing it up in case it gets deleted through DIM or whatever. I think it's still there from what I gather.
I just got my first Blue Jaunte figure yesterday! I am so excited.
What exactly makes it illegal? I find it really silly this happens to things that are not actually tactile and real.
Daz tries really hard not to be seen as a website for "Adult Content." I read somewhere that websites for Adult Content are seen as risky ventures to banks and financial companies. I guess customers of such sites frequently pretend they were not the person who made the charges and ask to have their money refunded... or something. Part of me thinks there must be more to it than chargebacks, but I can't find the article I read all this in anymore
Anyway, Adult websites have to pay higher fees and some companies won't do business with them at all (I heard 'Otica has a workaround for this, not sure if that's true). But I am not sure how nudity alone makes a site "Adult." Rendo manages to do nudity without pornography, so I don't know where the line is or if Rendo really does have to pay higher fees.