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My copy of Genesis 8.1 Starter Essentials came with extra texture sets not advertised.

Art2EagerArt2Eager Posts: 23
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Hey. I'm not complaining, or anything, but was Genesis 8.1 Starter Essentials supposed to come with 4 extra texture sets that weren't included with Genesis 8 Starter Essentials? It seems odd to me that this isn't mentioned in any of the advertisements I could find. Way to bury the lede, Daz!

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  • LeanaLeana Posts: 11,679
    edited October 2021

    These were added in an update last June. There was banner and IIRC newsletter about it then.

    edit: found a thread about it https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/502671/juneteenth-free-additional-skin-color-options/p1

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  • Art2EagerArt2Eager Posts: 23

    You get A, B, C and D maps representing four major ethnic archetypes. They're Iray-only, though, for some reason. A-C include femme anatomical elements. D seems indistinguishable from the base map. The promotional images show the texture sets paired with ethnic head morphs which are apparently not icnluded with the starter essentials.

    Also, the 3DLite shader doesn't appear to load without some sort of "Age of Armor" content which I don't know the source of.

    These are from the official zip files, downloaded normally through the website.

    It's a fascinating bonus, and I'd love to hear the official story of why it was included (some sort of inclusivity initiative?) and why it wasn't advertised. (It's basically free content! Why would you not advertise this?)

    P.S. G8 Male gets the same treatment, too, except that the extra Iray texture sets don't include any anatomical elements (for obvious reasons-- it would be pointless without third-party geometry)

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  • Art2EagerArt2Eager Posts: 23
    edited October 2021

    Leana said:

    These were added in an update last June. There was banner and IIRC newsletter about it then.

    edit: found a thread about it https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/502671/juneteenth-free-additional-skin-color-options/p1

    Ah, cool! I slept on that update, then moved to a new computer. It's not reflected on the product page when it really should be. It's a huge incentive to update!  https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-starter-essentials

    If anyone knows how to get ahold of the missing Age Of Armor content, let me know. Maybe I'm missing some sort of "default content" pack?

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  • LeanaLeana Posts: 11,679

    The missing product is the Subsurface shader, which is part of the downloads you get with DS.

  • Art2EagerArt2Eager Posts: 23

    Much obliged! laugh

    Found it. Included a visual aid for anyone whom google search dumps here in the future, since I already had my screenshot software open.

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