RedPhantom posted at 8:40 AM Wed, 3 January 2024 - #4479932

One thing to check on strand based hair, make sure none of the groups have to "show populated" checked. That will cause a lot of delay. And some hair have one small group (like bangs) with it checked while the rest are unchecked.

Thank you RedPhantom ~ yes I did try that, and all sections of hair, all groups, removing Show populated as well as drastically reducing density and verts per hair, and I still had the same issue - it could be that another figure in the scene was causing issues with draw speed or something like that. It's not a deal breaker, just a weird niggle, is all.