Genesis 8.1? Another stupid marketing trick?

[Ethiopia]

They held off on G9 because people screamed bloody murder about having to buy all their stuff all over again; that another damn figure was going to make their present content obsolete.
Now they're trying to sneak it in with this pseudo upgrade labeled 8.1 The marketing whizzes are hoping that we can be sucked into buying a simple upgrade vice a whole new figure despite it being a whole new figure. I'm hoping this backfires on them. They desperately need to fix Studio first. I'm seeing more and more complaints about obscenely long loading times, add-ons that don't work, and the mess called Daz Central.

[Jinx]

According to the Genesis 8.1 description everything that was made for G8 will work on G8.1. Just which was made specifically for G8.1 will not work on G8.

[eelgoo]

Yes, I know there is lots to fix, but being an ultrarealism freak, I am pleased to see what this upgrade brings.

You don't have to buy into the marketing. & really I don't.

The updated G8.1 Starter Essentials carries most of the important bits for free.
🙂

[ColdBeer31]

And is dead easy to convert existing morphs into G8.1

[ulysses]

FINALLY, we're getting vellus hair with the base figure. I just hope it's better than the add-on products, which basically all suck. NVM. The vellus hair only comes with V8.1 and not base G8.1 DAZ continues to suck!

And I 100% agree with Ethiopia: Hey DAZ, fix DS. 4.15 is buggier than 4.14, which was buggy as heck. Yeah, I know it's free, but it drives the sales of all the products. It's time for Studio 5.0 and a rewrite of the code.

[Sara1985]

some expressions won't work anymore, also Geoshells might have trouble, that's it.

[eelgoo]

Bad news. V8 NewGens doesn't work on her. I hope there is an easy work around because 3Feetwolf hasn't been seen in ages.
:0/

[Corbeau]

Daz Studio has invented a new concept : pseudo-compatibility.... I think it is the (last ?) nail in their selling strategy coffin... No 8.1 for me....

[Sara1985]

@eelgoo replacing the NodeNames in the Daz script to "Genesis8_1Female" will do the trick, just tested. I would create a copy and just change these. Also replace "torso" to "body"

replace "Torso"
var g_torsoSurface = "Body";

replace all
(g_charNode.name == "Genesis8_1Female")

[eelgoo]

Wow, that was fast.
Thanks, Sara.

I'll give it a whirl.

🙂

[Felicia]

Bump (oh no) :o[

[duckface]

@maxxp2 can you tell a bit more about it? (and share that script?)

[Sara1985]

Don't want to hijack the post, so just a quick one:
Script: https://mega.nz/folder/OB1hWIQT#Zvq1uO008CBIIn1_KaV72g (NSFW)
Just copy to your NewGens Folder eg: "My DAZ 3D Library\People\Genesis 8 Female\Anatomy\New Genitalia For Victoria 8"

[duckface]

thanks now we wait for someone to share the new bundle 😉

[Sara1985]

@brom I don't have that script, if you upload I can have a look at it, or just let me what product it is.

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