"As to the question of why there's no support for alternative (to DAZ's) figures I'd like to open my mouth again. Although it seems to have died down some recently there was, initially, a lot of ridicule directed at alternative figures." recent incidents like the alexa deal do little to strengthen the support for alternate figures. if i ever risked backing an alternative figure id want to make damn sure it was 100% legit, otherwise i could be wasting my time and effort entirely. i know very little about the alexa thing, and i rarely visit commune, but i can only imagine the merchants' grief who provided addon content for such a figure. id probably hunt down the creator and strangle him for betraying me like that. the problem with most of the alternative figures out there is that they lack the financial backing that daz has. daz can afford to endlessly market their products and projects an aura of professionality. ill tell you right now - besides the aesthetic consideration a large consideration on the part of a merchant considering to create add-ons for a figure is how confident they are that that figure will succeed, and will be strongly marketed. so many times ive hesitated before jumping in with support for a figure and have seen it fade out of existence a month later. this is a big problem. perhaps by hesitating we merchants also contribute to the problem. what daz is doing right now is incredibly foolish. they are messing with the formerly unshakeable confidence their add-on creators have had in their products. mess with it too much and it will crumble and they will seek other products to support. if they underestimate the amount V3/M3/etc are dependant on content creator support than they are even more foolish than i can imagine. "Relax and enjoy the weekend. ^^" :) its the weekend? ah crap, this is what i get for living in the frozen wastes and being self-employed :( cheers, -gabriel