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with the latest update for DAZ Studio 2026 (Public Beta), it has a new icon and an actual splash screen render and not just a blank splash screen where the render would be!
expect Genesis 10 and/or DAZ Studio 2026 to be announced in like a month so so! (DAZ tends to release new major versions in July and have the new Genesis figure release in July and the other in December for the non-unified figures)
I've been trying out the DS2026 Public Beta and it's pretty sweet, albeit without really being able to do anything more than compose and render. And since I only wanted it to test out the filatoon shader and filament rendering (which is glorious), I don't mind so much. I'm looking forward to the official release.
I can only hope for 9.1 because Genesis 10 would basically mean starting from scratch again after the rough middle phase of Genesis 9. I like G9, but honestly it barely received any substantial official updates. I only managed to make it decent thanks to a bunch of JCMs and third party morph products.
4.24.0.4 Beta is the latest
4.24.0.3 is the latest general release.Has DS 2026 gone to the subscription model?
I hope whatever they 'upgrade' the woeful G9 to that it will at least have separate male & female bases! :0/
@eelgoo "separate male & female bases" yes - please.
Not wanting to sound negative but I'm almost done with DS unless it shows significant improvement. Blender is better for rendering over that out of date Iray engine used in studio IMO. Moving to AI to improve the experience seems to be the way forward but it's something DAZ are miles behind in getting to grips with.
Going back to separate male / female models would be a step in the right direction but I wouldn't pin my hopes on DAZ doing anything to please it's users.
Genesis 10? I expect the model to retain the Androgyny look, basically more of the same :/
That is OK. I am quite happy with the G8 generation.
If / when G10 lands & it turns out to be androgenous, I'll not be adopting that either. 🙂
G8 is the best IMO. But any more gender mixes from DAZ and I'm done with them. Each to their own I guess, but making users jump through hoops enforces my belief that Enshittification is here to stay :/
I think DAZ got bitten a bit too hard with its first AI product (the stupid subscription model generative picture thing), and when you add their uber-dumb attempt at NFTs, I think they got real shy about doing anything more for now.
I do foresee them buying that AI pose generator thing, though, and maybe AI-enable the FaceGen or Face Transfer plugins, but I don't foresee them overhauling DS itself for it.
People on Reddit are looking for just that. A simple pose and add face AI model. You could spend days and weeks tinkering with ComfyUI to do that, and with so many models to choose from it can become mentally exhausting.
Kind of a dumb question but what is the "Beta version"? i see it in the DIM and I would think that it is not the final version. Is it the one i should be using?
I find 4.24.0.4 to be stable, but if you have doubts go for the Public Release earlier version.
FYI The steps to a software release typically include pre-alpha, alpha testing, beta testing, release candidate, and finally, the stable release. Beta versions don't necessarily have all/many of features and capabilities intended for the stable release. For instance, you might find scripts and plugins don't work, using certain features might crash the app, and so forth. It's rough version put out for users to bug test.
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