Hi Believable :)

Degenerated ?  Not at all. All your creative and exciting work is wonderful to behold !

It' great to see how things are panning out for you and your obvious joy in these outcomes.

There is so much that the old Hair Room is capable of ith some effort and good on you for getting into it.
Soon you'll be the Jedi of the Hair room :)

I saw mentioned that the hair line was a bit too bold for some folk.
Using the "soft root" option often will give the hair line a more organic look as will a more tesselated mesh in the appropriate area.

By the way, I don't yet have Poser8. Can you tell me, Believable, if you've noticed any speed ups with Poser8 in the hair Room ?

I've just attached a render that I did and like you I stopped it part way through the sim. !!

Please keep up your very informative and valuable posts and renders !!