Comparison of AMUCFS to VSS.

First image is AMUCFS 1 click with RT&AO (although, I think you mentioned somewhere in this 25 page long thread that you had turned off the AO?)

Second image is 1 click VSS.  As shown in the post above, the "HairTransMap" was used as a Bump Map.  You can see in the second image, the "bump" of hairs on his skin.

Last image is VSS adjusted.  The "Bump Map" was added in correctly (manually to all body skin material zones) then I used the VSS Control Prop to Increase the bump to .004 and displacement to .03

I know you're working on the basics, but if you find the time to show how to hook up a HairTransMap....