Thanks to both of you.  The consolidation of shaders thing is new to me, but I have observed it where an identical shader (named differently, usually sequentially) is assigned to similar objects in a scene.  I was fixing one shader, and applying it to the other similar material zones.  Consolidation will definitely speed this up.  Is this under the edit menu?

I agree on the concept of a universal bump change.  I think it could be a universal percentage, or a percentage of the current value (say 10% of 500%, yielding 50%).  In some situations applying this to all shaders would be less disruptive than setting all to one fixed number.  Either way, one would have to do a lot of manual tweaking anyway.

Thanks again - anyone else have any tips on fixing shaders?

Klebnor

Mask includes highlights in the eyes in several of his/her texture packages.

Go to Marketplace / Home
Drop down the box for Select Vendor
Select -> jasmina

There you go!

Don't miss page 2!

Klebnor

Quote -
I am lurking, but there is a lack of feedback being submitted directly to CP.  It would be very helpful if you have specific concerns, if you submitted them to CP's feedback form.

Now I know how a hit and run victim feels ...
lying on the pavement ...
body twisted and mangled ...
looking up to catch the license plate of the truck that struck them ...
only to see a bumper sticker, reading ...

"How's my driving?  Call 1-800-OU812"

At first I thought the note said "feedback forum", but I quickly realized a feedback forum would require immense resources, beyond the capabilities of SM.  I re-read, and noted that it's a "form" - no doubt intended for those who cannot log on or access their past purchases to register their thoughts regarding these enhancements.

Did someone really think this would be well received?  Did anyone really think?  Did they try the "room full of monkeys typing full time for years",  hoping for Shakespeare?

Websites are like pornography.  I find lousy examples difficult to express in words, but I know crap when I see it.

Klebnor von Badehose

Hidden Dragon:

Don't take my comment on shaders the wrong way, I generally use Carrara, so changing shaders is a daily practice.  It would simplify things if you make the walls a separate shading domain.

Good work so far!

Klebnor

The problem with paypal is their preference to link directly to a bank account.  With a credit or debit card, at least you have some protection against fraudulent use as part of the consumer protection laws surrounding credit card usage (which were extended to debit cards).  Once you give someone your bank account routing and account info, there is little you can do if you find it empty one day.

Crouching Tiger:

Looks very good at this point, the details you have added definitely enhance the scale.  If I purchase this, I will change the wall shaders to a procedural with a metallic overtone but some granular detail.  The walls still look like a medieval castle to my eye.

Also, I urge you once again to scuff up the stripes.  Even assuming there are no wheeled undercarriages on any vehicles used, they would wear due to blast, wear and tear, and sweeping for debris.

Don't misread my critique, I think you're doing some stellar work here.

Klebnor

Quote -   I've been a merchant here for many many years
 

Well, that says it all, doesn't it.

Klebnor auf der Autobahn

Laylah:

True dat.  Couldn't have said it better myself.

Klebnor von Tupak

Jeni:

You have to admit ...

the ASS ON FIRE thing was pretty good.

Klebnor

Starlet:

I have no quarrel with you.  But really ... I am relatively old, but not so old that I do not remember things that transpired mere months ago.  When Smith Micro took over from E-Frontier there was a falling out between them and Renderosity.  Renderosity had to obtain transactional data from Smith Micro in order to update the purchased items in individual accounts.

Note the below from Rendo to it's customers a year ago:

By: Store Staff
  Due to the terms of our dissolution with Content Paradise, they have decided to cease support for any Renderosity products sold there effective March 31st, 2008. What does this mean for you as a former CP customer? Originally this meant that the product you purchased would no longer be available for download - a feature for products purchased directly through Renderosity.

We care for all of our customers, so we took the initiative to make sure as many CP customers as possible got the support they would normally receive. We have created a way to 'match' orders made on CP to Renderosity orders, so that all your CP purchases will now be listed under My Account.

If you want your Content Paradise orders transfered to your Renderosity account, you will have to email store@renderosity.com from the email address you used at Content Paradise and it will have to match the email address you have listed on your Renderosity account.

Unforunately, if the email address you used at CP doesn't match the one you have here, there is no way for us to verify the orders. If your email here doesn't match, you can update that information in your My Profile section.
I know that Smith Micro will no doubt be confused by the statement "We care for all of our customers".

Please don't confuse the issue by stating "Content Paradise never hosted the files from Renderosity"  Does that imply that you didn't complete the transaction and collect the money?  Did you not have the record of who (userid) had purchased what?  Are you saying that this was all some big lie by Renderosity at the time, attempting to gin up love from their customers based on an imaginary dependancy on CP to confirm the purchase orders by customer?

Don't insult me.  SM won't lift a finger to keep their own paying customers' purchase histories active and you want to turn that on Rendo?  Please.

Why are you telling me here (in a Renderosity forum) how to respond to CP with feedback?  If I want to go to CP ever again, I'll check out their user forum for such information.  Oh, I forgot, running a forum for users is one more burden SM is no longer willing to bear.

I don't think SM has any idea how much the SM approach has broken any bond between customers and SM.  I paid good money for Poser 7 and Poser Pro and haven't used either in months, and doubt I will again.  I tried Carrara and I'm happy with it.  I also find DAZ prudish, yet unfailingly helpful and positive toward their user community.  Kind of like a puppy.  SM is more like a vulture, waiting with bailful glare for some bones to pick through.

It's nice that you solicit input (after the fact) so as to repair the damage.  Move all customers' stuff to the new site, including past purchases, userid's and passwords.  Failing that, we have nothing to discuss.

Klebnor mit Kopfweh

So you're saying they deliberately did not transfer the order histories just to piss off their customers and run them off? And you're comfortable making that rationalization?

I notice that the CP excusers have moved on rather rapidly from the above topic.  This quote embodies a false premise set up as a straw man to knock down ... no one is assuming they did this for those reasons, but you have nicely stated the likely outcome.  BTW, this is a conclusion, not a rationalization.  But I digress ...

It seems quite odd to me that, when Renderosity and CP went their separate ways, Renderosity was able to obtain the data, update their own database, and provide their users with ongoing access to prior purchases - WHICH HAD BEEN MADE THROUGH CP !!!

Now we have the case where old purchases made through CP, where Renderosity was the broker, are still available to members via their Renderosity account, but CP cannot even be bothered to update records for their loyal customers.  Who do you think is giving the finger to whom, in this scenario?

Klebnor mit Stierkugeln

I do purchase direct when possible, however, due to security concerns I never deal with paypal.  I like your stuff - but I loathe your e-payment vendor.

Klebnor mit sicherheit

There is no need for CP to verify nyguy's contention.  It speaks for itself.  If you can easily make your customers' lives simpler ... but don't ... you're either lazy or perverse.

I'd say it's 50/50.

I'm flipping a coin now.

Hold on and I'll let you know how it lands.

Klebnor aus Unterpremstaetten

Quote - Doesn't matter how they make it look. Hope you sell your items here because I will never shop there again.

Agreed.  I would add that I hadn't bought anything there in quite some time ... before they took their irrelevant CP site and made it painful to navigate.

I must admit that I do not understand the SM business model.  They have some decent figures in the G2 series (although why they felt the need for 3 different - race specific - males, I'll never know - someone should show the suits what can be done with morphs and textures), yet they cannot be bothered to create minimally useful morph sets for them.  This severely limits their potential.

Klebnor