AprilYSH, I forgot to answer your question about Fravashi. Back in 2002, at the time of the interview you mentioned, I was getting ready to open my own store which was the Platinum Club. Shortly after realizing the future would be uncertain with the upcoming release of P5(I saw the alpha), Daz and I stuck a deal where I would brng my store concept to them and do it's content under contract. That was July of 2002. V3 was midway done and I was very aggressive with "getting on-board with V3", something that sadly would only happen that one time. Many of Fravashi's design ideas(names means "she who is many"), I tried to get incorporated into V3. Some I succeded in getting in place. These included the expanded ethnic morphs, clothing material zones, more universally spread morphs, etc. Some things which I had wanted still, sadly never made it. Much of myself went into V3 just prior to her release. One of my early faces I designed for Fravashi was blended with the Daz V3 face to create the default face, though I wished a larger percentage of it was used. So as a result some of my work exists in all the unimesh figures though my original V3 morphs have almost faded from each new unimaesh character, male or female. So in some ways, Fravashi merged with V3. So that is why I shelved the original Fravashi. However, with the development of Maximus I have come up with more new ideas and approaches unique to a female figure, new mesh ideas, etc. The Fravashi mesh was scrapped except for a few elements I salvaged for Maximus like the ears. I do plan to do a new female figure, of my own, early in 2005. Her name won't be Fravashi but after I have fully developed Maximus I will take a break and do my female. Studio will be hopefully out and complete and I can make sure she and Maximus are fully untilized.If I have to I don't mind making updates for Maximus and such but don't really want to have to do it twice for two figures if that need arises, not that it will. In that time Daz will likely release more females including V4. I would rather wait till after her release so there is no worry about any copying. Daz has a very healthy and guilt-free sense of competition and of "smart business moves". I want to make sure I am poised not to be submarined or upstaged, even if "coincidently" or "unitentionally". Many things I have done first have been copied later (Names, marketing styles, etc)and I have to be careful how I time things. You kinda end up competing with yourself which is tough at times, if that makes sense. I would hope that is an unfounded fear, but better to be safe than sorry. I know that is a very long answer to a very short question but there you have it. hehe -Regards, Anton

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