Ok, I DLed DS4 (which from my first impression I didn't like using the least) and starting playing with gene, which I what I think we should all call it for short.

Mesh wise it all does seem to be one piece or at least everything got melded together when I exported it to hex.  Unfortuately I can't reexport it on this user account on my PC because DS4 can't find seem to find gene right now. 

 

Things I've noticed:

• Comes in at 75k polys
• Ears may have fewer polys
• lash mesh has changed
• Newer eye set up, but I can't test if it'll do freaky things in poser
• overall mesh density reminds me of V4
• for the moment there's no mat zone for eyebrows
• too many mat zones overall again
• has a male morph, one kid morph, one female morph, and several body shape morphs, but they look like they are for gene's male morph, and a few basic body shaping morphs
• My final impression of gene is that it is a quasi gender-neutral (more male than female) generation 4 model.

For the last thing, part of me wonders if this will take off at all.  It costs 50-100 bocks to get the wardrobe upgrade so your old stuff will work on gene (though all movement and styling morphs die in the upgrade).  It isn't usable in Poser.  And overall it seems like v4/m4 with a newer feature and no specific items to support it.

For the moment, I recommend staying with whatever you have, but I'm a bit biased.

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)