I have no real skill in making  shaders or textures myself, or I would have done some already..... Just getting that out of the way before someone tells me to stop complaining and make my own, not saying it would happen but just in case.

 

Now the point of my post. Why is it that when people make chain mail textures they ALWAYS hang the links the wrong way?

These are just quick and dirty shots of my own mail shirt to show what I am talking about. No one would wear mail the other way because all the links would just fall open and allow  enemy weapons to catch and even pierce the armor, while hanging the proper way weapons are less likely to find an opening to exploit. Hung the proper way gravity will hold the links closed, but if worn as in that render that armor would not be so form fitting on her because of gravity pulling the mail open  exposing whatever she wore under it, (likely nothing in that instance) I know this is poser and fantasy we are talking about, but arent we all trying to make our figures look as realistic as possible? I know I am, and I know that I cannot be the only one whos OCD screams out NO! when they see mail hung that way.

 

BB Love your shaders and when I work with poser I try to use yours when I can. this is in no way directed at just you. I see this in textures for chain mail in every product I have ever seen that uses it. I cannot think of a single one that has done it properly and I do look.

Now please excuse me while I wash the iron foundry smell from my hands.

 

EDIT: Had to make the image smaller.