Attached Link: English Bob's Odds 'n' Ends Box

**Penguinisto**: Most of the stuff I make isn't, err, fit for family fare. ;)

RedPhantom: The freebies seem to come in spurts.

Please excuse the juvenile sniggering from my corner. I'll get back to the question in a moment... :D

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First, I was not the only freestuff poster who had issues with the changes there. That is documented elsewhere, so I won't rant further about it, other than to say that Renderosity freestuff is no longer the go-to one-stop shop for finding the stuff you want.

That said, my approach to freebie making has changed over the years anyway, and it's a personal thing, nothing to do with "the decline of the community" or other such rot. Time was, making my own stuff for use in Poser took time and effort, and I used to approach it as a separate project, the goal being to release it as a freebie. In fact, there were several occasions where, having made the thing, I changed my mind about the image I'd originally dreamed it up for and never actually used it myself.

Now, I can whip together a simple piece of dynamic clothing or a prop, UV map and texture it, simulate it, and polish any rough edges without significantly breaking stride. It's no longer a separate project, it's part of the process of making an image, and I might as well throw most of that stuff away after one use.

Additionally, all the old stuff I've been downloading since 2001 or so hasn't suddenly stopped working; the chances are increasing year on year that I'll already have any given item that I need; or I'll be able to adapt something from my library; or I can fix up an old prop well enough for a single use.

The bottom line is, I now get more of a kick out of using Poser for the purpose it was designed for - making pictures. I still have my cardboard box of unreleased freebies, but little real motivation to finish them off. Explaining how to use them would take more of my time than I used to make them in the first place. Rant over. I'm getting old, it's hot, and being crotchety is not merely excusable, in my opinion it is compulsory. :)