I'm trying to cut down my searching time so I figured I'd ask. What does everyone think is the "best" Victoria 3 texture out there? I'm looking for "real" looking. Just a high detailed normal texture.

Unfortunatly the person I used to get all my V2 textures from hasn't made any for V3 and doesn't seem to be planning on it anytime soon.

Thanks,

GeorgeD

Message edited on: 01/06/2005 02:18

Suggestion: Try the UTC from DAZ to convert the V2 to a V3 skin. (It works!) I'm partial to JORDAN's (ValkyrieArt) look right now. Orion1167, TamelaJ, Quim2001 and Morris are also personal faves. I have others, but as of RIGHT NOW, any TEXTURES by the above. A really cool freebie is Odyssey Rebirth by SnowSultan (V1/V2 also works in conversion).

Here's another suggestion : if you have P5, get the Real Skin Shader from face_off (available in the marketplace here). It adds new life to even flat or painterly textures. ...also my favorite V3 textures at the moment are those being offered by Gwendolyn (also here at the marketplace as well as DAZ).

Can you use UTC (or any other tool) to take V3 or M3 textures and reverse them back to V2 and M2? ::::: Opera :::::

this is a very difficult question as a/ many of the people here at the forum are merchants and b/ it's a question of personal preferences and also of what you need. (how close, photographic or not, pale skin, mediterranean, black, asian,..., lots of irregularities or supermodel,...) either you purchase UTC with evt the necessary plugins or you buy a number of skins, depending on what you fancy. or both.

operaguy I take them back and forth all the time and have not had a problem yet. That's what the program was made for. Marque

thanks Marque, because I would LOVE to utilize the huge library of V3 and M3 textures out there...but NOT on V3 and M3, but on Eternal Judy, who takes any V2 or M2 texture. Does the UTC product come with whatever I need to take a V3 texture and make it V2? Or what plugins do I need? ::::: Opera :::::

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Lately I have really been loving the sets by Gwyndolyn and Shesa, they are all superb! HTH! ;D

Used to love the stefyzz stuff but now her eyebrows just don't look natural. Have her old stuff and the older female textures, but won't buy more until the eyebrows look real and not so cut and paste. Marque

Those eyes are pretty cool, but I bought the Dolly character just for the eyes. The character is great but the eyes, esp the green ones just grabbed me. Also don't think because a texture is inexpensive that it's no good. Solarisonline does some great stuff, more scuffy and odd characters. Marque

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Message edited on: 01/06/2005 09:40

Livia and Dahra are both nice textures from the Marketplace. Mike

I recommend Ilona, Morris, StefyZZ and MaskEdit.

Yes, Ilona is who makes Dahra, Livia and Melissa. They aren't spotty like a lot of the other V3 textures based on real skin. One of the reasons I don't care that much for the Real Skin Shader -- it gives characters spots. Granted, people can be pretty spotty, but for me that doesn't necessarily translate into realism in an image.

Mike

Message edited on: 01/06/2005 10:35

Arty that texture is awesome! Does she really look that good? If so I may have to kick down some money. Marque

Try SILENT SMILES 'can't remember off hand who it's by (sorry) but the eyes are unbelievably realistic. Also Syyd Ravens' textures are extremely realistic, especially SHAHARA and RAVENESSA available over at RDNA. Annother of my favorites is QUIN (no longer available) although I think there was some sort of a copyright problem with that one.

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OH WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Marque ... yes, she's magnificent. I use P5, though, and she did have the problem with the bump maps getting set way too high ... the result makes her head look like cement. But once the bump map settings are corrected, the texture really is sheer perfection. EDIT: Oh my gosh, I stand corrected ... I clicked the P4 icon when I added the texture. NO WONDER! ROFL It's fine, I will take my foot out of my mouth now. (blush)

Message edited on: 01/06/2005 14:54

Almost from the beginning (last year for me), I've pretty much used Morris's Miss April texture.
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However, I do have Mirrin's Valkyri and Dark Omega's Exterminatrix textures which I like for their faces. I've tweeked April a bit over time, in particular by using a bump mat attached to the displacement node, and by doing a few of my own make-ups via PSP5. Also, I have RDNA's shaders so I can alter her skintones when I want a change. The other thing that recommended April to me is that she's hairless, something I prefer. Many other textures out there have a pubic patch of some size. I must say, however, that I have been looking at Gwendolyn's textures and characters with a great deal of interest, and will probably try out one of them in the near future.

i like Rdna beachbaby wet and dry versions cause you can make v3 look sweaty in the gym. love esther

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