Saddened, but unfortunately not shocked.

nakamuram said - "DAZ V3 Hi-res, DAZ V3 Makeup for me!!"

I couldn't agree more. There are so many variations you can get out of the combination of the two packs. The "Elegantly Aged" tex is my favourite, I even used it on Mike 3, with the V3 Hi-res as a base, in my latest render.

That's great. Thank you.

I posted a pair of water mats in freestuff a while back. Download 'em and you can see for yourself what they look like in the material room if you like. ~s~

There's a nice looking scoop-top from BTSculptor in the free stuff, but it's not exactly winter wear. ~lol~

The coder giveth, and the coder taketh away. ~lol~

I'm in the UK and I was getting the "SessSQL: Too many connections " thing too. I'm on ADSL, and it still has all the speed of a sprinting sloth today.

Holy sh*t! Apparently I have a future as an album cover designer. Gizza job. I can do that! ~lmao~

I've never done any real comparisons (plus my system specs aren't the same as yours), but off the top of my head it seems to depend on the complexity of the scene, and the quality of the render you want in Bryce. Of course you have to take the time for converting your poser scene into an .obj file, and doing all the texture conversions etc into account as well. I'm guessing you won't gain a lot, if anything at all, unless you're just test rendering at very low res in Bryce. Sorry I can't give you any sort of definitve answer, but hopefully someone will tell me how wrong (or right) I am, and answer your question in the process. ~lol~

Every branch of "the arts" has someone(s) who will decry any variation on their particular strict description of said discipline. I make some of my own models, I make some of my own textures, I use other peoples stuff too. Does the name (when I remember to give it) of the person responsible for a particular segment of my creation add to the whole? Does the lack of a credit detract from the image itself? Does the fact that I didn't write the Windows OS let alone the code for Poser (OR Bryce for that matter) negate the fact that I choose to use all and any of them to create with? By all means bitch at me for forgetting to credit you for providing an element of my creation, because I'm bad at doing that sometimes, but if you think that sort of thing affects the overall content of my hard work then please be good enough to explain your reasons for giving me the lowest possible ranking if it's not simply to piss me off, and to give yourself a warm smug feeling 'cos you just used a one-off nic and feel REALLY clever for doing it. ...now I'm REALLY gonna get some sh*t rankings. ~lmao~

Blessed be. ~s~

I heard that the release date was "The Twelfth of Never" but...maybe that was just a song. ~lol~

< Tongue firmly implanted in cheek > Quote - From the DAZ Forums. "SKondris Site Admin Ok, I've talked with the code monkey, apparently the $30 voucher was accidentally set up the same as the $5 monthly vouchers, meaning that it was set up to be good only until the end of the month. We'll get vouchers reissued to everyone and have it taken care of as soon as possible. Thanks, Steve" Well, speaking as a coder, if you constantly refer to me as a "code monkey" I'LL f*ck your coding up too. ~lol~ < /Tongue firmly implanted in cheek >

I had some idiot do something similar to me. I messaged them to "thank" them for their comments (like I try to message anyone who takes the time to comment on one of my images) but strangely enough the message was never picked up. I wonder why? ~lol~ Rise above it, and pity them if you have the time or the inclination.

There's a Raven morph and black tex for the Zygote eagle over at PlanIT 3d if you strike out on an actual crow. http://www.planit3d.com/index.htm