this is where I am now : gloss gone, lesser outlines ... so far so good :) see image above

subD off - Display OpenGl - library launchbehavior external.  Can't get the eyetexture back though... 

miss Nancy, decreasing the specular has some effect but doesn't remove the gloss completely (in Sreed)

something weird happened though: when switching to external (do I need to check on item load and/or poser foreground as well ?)  I needed to install and update adobe air (??) poser is much slower and my libraries palette keeps jumping to the taskbar at the bottom of my screen (can't keep it positioned to the right side as I'm used too ...