Question 1: Daz3d figures?

Genesis 1-2 get into Poser easily via the free DSON plug-in available at the DAZ Store. It's said that this may stop working in the forthcoming Poser 12. It's possible to get G3 to G8 into Poser, but the workflows appear to me to be more trouble than they're worth. G3-G8 can still be exported as posted OBJ and perhaps FBX though that is tricker than OBJ. Or you can take them over as billboards if you need an army of orcs or something like that.

Question 2: what is the "figure dujour" that everyone is working with/for?

La Femme is the standard human figure now that ships with Poser, along with a male companion. Both are now buffed in terms of their technical specs and bug-fixing. The equivalent of G8 in terms of joint bending and facial flexibility and probably more, which is important for the mass of 'ultra-photoreal and lots of skin' users. Though I've barely used her.

Question 3: Renderosity now owns Poser... what are the plans?

Poser 12 has been formally announced. Beta testers have been called for, including those with Unity knowledge. No details on a release date, but "back to school/university" in mid/late September would be as good a guess as any. But who knows. Could be before Christmas, could be spring 2021.

Question 4: Is the hair room still lame?

It can still do the business, if you want to grow and style a simple strand moustache without paying for one. It's not all that difficult to use for such simple jobs. But there is so much good complete hair in the stores these days that you may not need it.

Question 5: What else do I need to know if I left the scene five years ago?

Poser 11 now has SuperFly rendering, which is Blender Cycles under another name. The other render types are still in there, and a new one is the real-time Comic Book option in either colour or b&w. You can still send a Poser scene to Vue (even the new subscription-only Vue) without hassle and with auto-conversion of most textures. Poser 11 Pro got a lot cheaper - you can currently get it for $80 for the next few days.

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