Small digression on the new DAZ product.
Then, I state that I’m not against Genesis, the DAZ multi morph figure, even when it came out I was surprised that DAZ had finally realized that making a single base mesh was the winning idea. Then yesterday came out Genesis 2, on the contrary, with the female figure of the Genesis 2 base, and I thought, “but how, before they make a mesh asexual, and now they differentiate it again??”.
Then I saw that products have already come out to no end, first of all the morph to shape the body and the new Victoria 6, and then I started to realize that now even DAZ 3D doesn’t want to give away anything.
Yeah, it was understood when they had removed the Free Items of the Week 🙁 .
However, I have not bought anything of Genesis, all I have is free, including a FREE great set of morphs to create the base of a very nice female pin-up, which can also be used to make some good guys.
No need to buy Victoria 5, Michael 5 and companionship. For the clothes, thanks to that holy Willmap on ShareCG, now there is plenty of choice, and even more due someone else like Evilelliot, that engages and creates interesting things.
So, I tell myself, but I need Genesis 2?
Then thinking about well, when it came out Victoria 4, she had a morph called Male Morph, then I bought a couple of morph sets and characters to exploit this ability of V4 transgender, and sincerely I can make big things if you put me there.
So, think about it, I have already the Genesis that I wanted, in the sense that I already had a figure that could be both man and woman, with many more morph to create monsters and similar.
Honestly I think for many DAZ users, that of Genesis 2 doesn’t feel really need.
I agree. – I never understood the need for a male Victoria when Michael could be made to look soft. Even if you want to make a pair of brother-sister twins, with the morphability of the genesis morphs you can make them look alike enough without the need for a male-Victoria.
Look, I’m a huge fan of Victor 4.2, 4 Michael when it came out and I did not understand why he had not taken advantage of the DAZ Victoria 4 to the bottom to create a male version. In fact the only real difference between them – in terms of 3D character – are the topologies of textures. Practically with the necessary precautions M4 (and the Kids 4) can use the morphs Victoria4.
If the DAZ had been less greedy Genesis we had already 3 years ago, with the release of V 4.2.
Definetly agree with you. Also, I do not like the fact that for fitting V4 content (which has the most number of free items) is allowed only by using a paid morph. Also the price for characters is too high.
Right now I have V5, S5, M5 and some minor morph and what? The new figure is not fully compatible with them?
I think that I will stick to the new Dawn figure (which addons are less expensive)
In fact one of the biggest flaws that are in Genesis 2 is the lack of backward compatibility with its predecessor. I’m curious as we shall see how it goes the much-celebrated Dawn, partly because it is not that great innovations bring with them, apart from the double optimization for Poser and DAZ.
DAZ has the shapes to use V4.2 and M4 with Genesis. Unfortunately most of the V4 and M4 clothing, hair and other stuff won’t work, but the Genesis things will.