....temporarily :)

Since people are already asking me where she went:  she's getting her second major update (GND 4.2) with a lot of new content, and will be back in the store on Friday. Shes basically being brought in line with my Alyson 2 characters.

If you already own her, the update is free - just redownload and reinstall.

cheers,
-Gabriel

Will the update overwrite anything? I have unfinished projects using her, so I wouldn't want to load the scenes and be surprised by unforeseen changes to old files.

Good to know. Thanks Gabe ;). Can't imagine how you'd improve on her (she's about the only full body morph of Vicky I use) ;).

Laurie

Quote - Will the update overwrite anything? I have unfinished projects using her, so I wouldn't want to load the scenes and be surprised by unforeseen changes to old files.

it overwrites everything.

new textures will give her a new skintone regardless of whether or not you load the new skin shaders, but this isnt a problem unless youre in the middle of doing something like a comic book and dont want her skintone to change halfway through :)

there will be a second INJ that injects new morphs, and a separate folder with the new shaders so that people with <Poser 9 or DS can continue using her as before.

cool, will the body morph still remain the same?

is she weight mapped?

Quote - cool, will the body morph still remain the same?

yes but with many new additional morphs.

Quote - is she weight mapped?

still using her traditional rigging so that all clothing will remain 100% compatible.

Quote - > Quote - Will the update overwrite anything? I have unfinished projects using her, so I wouldn't want to load the scenes and be surprised by unforeseen changes to old files.

it overwrites everything.

new textures will give her a new skintone regardless of whether or not you load the new skin shaders, but this isnt a problem unless youre in the middle of doing something like a comic book and dont want her skintone to change halfway through :)

there will be a second INJ that injects new morphs, and a separate folder with the new shaders so that people with <Poser 9 or DS can continue using her as before.

I should have been more specific. What I meant to ask was, will it overwrite anything in such a way as to cause noticeable changes to an already existing PZ3 containing GND4?

If the skin texture is the only thing I'll notice, then I won't worry about it.

Thanks for the heads up. I look forward to the update.

^no, just the skin texture. all of the other stuff you have to click on to load :)

Very, very cool... many, many thanks :)

Quote - ^no, just the skin texture. all of the other stuff you have to click on to load :)

Much thanks. Your accessibility in the forums is greatly appreciated. :)

Gabe, what happened to the GNDA expressions?  Did that get shelved?

some were included with GND: Shae, the rest are coming this month.

Great, thanks!

Thanks for the heads up.  I look forward to giving the new version a spin.

bookmarked - so I can keep track and update my magnet set with the new morphs.

Lyrra

Dear Lord!

Lookin good :)

Laurie

thanks :P

Laurie: your old thread on the bead thingies (and BB) helped me a lot on the glass for the glasses, it was a PITA to get it to look right.  im sure someone out there can improve it but for now it works pretty good, in some angles the slight lensatic distortion is pretty neat :P

Quote - thanks :P

Laurie: your old thread on the bead thingies (and BB) helped me a lot on the glass for the glasses, it was a PITA to get it to look right.  im sure someone out there can improve it but for now it works pretty good, in some angles the slight lensatic distortion is pretty neat :P

Yeah, that thread turned out to be quite productive...lol. Lots of great tips ;).

Laurie

I'm looking forward to getting this update. GND4 is one of the few things I bought over the years.

Did you remove the burned-in specular on the textures, especially the lip? It's one of my major rants.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?message_id=3805586&ebot_calc_page#message_3805586

Quote - I'm looking forward to getting this update. GND4 is one of the few things I bought over the years. Did you remove the burned-in specular on the textures, especially the lip?

yes, all over the body and head, as well as balancing out all the textures to look better in all lighting. although ive left the lips since they render well with the new shader. 

people need to remember that this character, as well as the PDF tutorial, was made back in 2007 -- over 5 years ago -- and a lot has changed since then.  this is the second major, free update.

Is it out today?, and do i have to trawl through my acount to find the download from my original purchase?, as i have no idea when i did buy GND4, lol

any minute now.

...and its free to anyone who purchased GNDA?  :tongue1:

(doesn't hurt to try!)

woop woop... cant wait

Quote - ...and its free to anyone who purchased GNDA?  :tongue1: (doesn't hurt to try!)

its currently 50% off to anyone that purchased GNDA :P  ---->

Ha!  I see it now, in the Sneak Peek! 

So, just to be sure...this is a V4 injection, and can wear anything V4, with the use of something like Morphing Clothes?  (with, I assume, very little distortion)

Yay...got it... thanks Blackhearted

yes, its a set of morphs for V4.

theres a lot of clothing either made specifically for her and/or including her morph (although vendors really need to start utilizing MP categories and keywords better), WW type apps can fit V4 clothes to her, and both lyrra and alizea released fitting magnets for her.

just keep in mind that the new morphs like preggo, breasttiny, breathe, etc have just been added so a lot of existing clothing will not have those morphs built-in. 

i will be updating her bikini to fit the new FBMs and to add some more utility morphs and shaders, but not in the next week because i have some other deadlines to meet. the GND4 update was initially meant to just add a new SSS shader to her and go in under the radar but it snowballed into a major update  (thats the way these updates usually go).

im not sure if i will be issuing similar updates for my Gen II characters, but im thinking about it.  so much to do, so little time :(

Quote - Yay...got it... thanks Blackhearted

yw, enjoy :P

Gabe, what hair did you use in the Promo?

Hmmm...Renew Prime or buy GND4.2.... Decisions, decisions....

That's one of Fabi's hairs I'll wager. Alanis hair? It's beautiful :) Laurie

^Alanis hair by fabiana (its in the vendor editorial), with the geometry morphed a bit and with a touch of postwork.

its the same hair i used in the Anastasia promos (although i morphed it differently for Anastasia):  i love that thing, best hair since the legendary Sapphire Fox hair :)

Downloaded!  Weeee!

Is Saphire Fox what you used on the GND4 bikini promos?

sapphire fox is what i used on my Gen II stuff (with postwork).  keep in mind these images are from >7 years ago.

do like what you've done with her, especially her face--she's a very beautiiul, sexy gal.

greatest promo image i have seen so far. damn good job :)

Oh rats.

I don't need any more V4s. That's how I excused my purchase of GNDA - because she wasn't V4 and was something different. And now I want this one. Not fair. :tongue2:

Quote - Oh rats.

I don't need any more V4s. That's how I excused my purchase of GNDA - because she wasn't V4 and was something different. And now I want this one. Not fair. :tongue2:

 

Hehehehe...if you have Morphing Clothes you can probably fit anything you want to BH's version. I want ALL his ladies...starting with GND2 and Irina (which I don't have yet). All I have are Anastasia (was a gift) and GND4 and Elowen (which I won in "The Best Mouse Callus contest YEARS ago...lol.). I'd probably still win :P Laurie

didnt i send you a burned DVD of my entire store for winning? LOL

i should have another one of those contests :P

im sure you need 'approval' and all kindsof beurocratic stuff now though, LOL -- not like the wild west this place and the complaint & debate forum was back then :P

Welp, I can see GND4 surrounded by Daleks in my future.  :)

Quote - didnt i send you a burned DVD of my entire store for winning? LOL

 

i should have another one of those contests :P

im sure you need 'approval' and all kindsof beurocratic stuff now though, LOL -- not like the wild west this place and the complaint & debate forum was back then :P

You did! LOL I have Elowen and Black Eyes ;). I don't think you and Rio had much more than that in your store at the time ;). Elowen wasn't long after Angelyna, was it? I know you gave Angelyna away for free. I have her on a disk - somewhere ;). Laurie

My wallet hates you, Blackhearted...But it's such a sweet, beautiful hate...

Gabriel, I just pop in to say thank you and tell you what happended today. I came home, took a look into Renderosity and wow... a new Blackhearted-Doll, a variation of GND for V4! Without reading anything I counted my coins and took her into the basket - to see that I stil own her...?! And my account told me that I get her as an update. VERY generous, thank you a lot!!

...as I like the "old" GND still: Am I able to use both faces, the previous one and the new or should I install the new version to a different location to be able to use both variations?

youre welcome :P

all the old content is still there.

if youre referring to the very old GND 4.0 head, thats in there too - just be careful that you dont 'double up' on the morphs. to use that one you need to turn down the default GND4 head, so one of the head morphs should always be at 0 (or if you combine them, the sum of the morphs shouldnt exceed 1).

also, if at any time during posing you hit ZERO FIGURE, it will not zero the GND Body morph, but it will zero the head morph (back to default V4) - possibly because the latter is not an FBM, or doesnt use the PBMCC__ channels? im not sure, if anyone knows the solution to that ill add it to the list of features ill address in the next update (perhaps with some new lips that BB suggested), but its not a critical issue so i wont issue an update just for that.

cheers,
-Gabriel

btw i would greatly appreciate it if someone could tell me if the !!GND4_Bonus_Morphs.pz2 injection and the eyeglasses (the non-REFRACT ones) work in D|S, so i can add that info to my product page.

ive had a few people ask me already if it will.

Quote - btw i would greatly appreciate it if someone could tell me if the !!GND4_Bonus_Morphs.pz2 injection and the eyeglasses (the non-REFRACT ones) work in D|S, so i can add that info to my product page.

ive had a few people ask me already if it will.

Give me a second and I will check. The morphs look great on Genesis, thanks for the update!!