Well, I guess we can cry all we want to in here -- but our questions have been met with no definitive answers and even outright avoidance!  It's been over two years since I placed my info request above and heard nothing back.

PzDB was obviously a great program that was getting even better and then -- BAM -- a brick wall!  Ben and Jenn here have been radio silent about it, and the product has disappeared.  Rocketship 3D's website is still up but pretty-much non functional.

In all fairness, trying to adapt to too many things changing may have been too overbearing for Ben to be constantly trying to keep up with.  From what I could tell, yes, Microsoft created issues with Win 10 AND with Access (once removing it from the pro Office suite and then returning it after public outcry).  PzDB did require Access and version compatibility and, I suspect, it was probably driving Ben nuts in trying to write patches to please everyone's setup.  Also, if any Python scripting was used, well, we know how *their* revisions changed (ie, ruined) a lot of things.   Ah yes, progress creates problems -- sigh.

It would, however, seem to me that if a 3rd-party database was necessary, something free and open source (like Libre Office's database) would now make a safer choice to re-build PzDB upon.

But, being left high & dry, I am now forced on my end to do *whatever* I have to do to so find a solution.

EvilInnocence's website is very nice too.

Thanks, hborre.

Hborre, those are awesome.  Oli makes a great Wonder Woman.

Randym77, I wasn't a Passport Club member, but I snagged quite a few sale items on my wish list just before Content Paradise shut down.  Agreed that the G2 figures were a good, versatile idea.  It's just too bad they weren't taken any further.  Olivia proves they can look great when textured well.

Well then, that explains why I have 'em.  I gotta remember to review the readme's (insert "bongo slap" on my forehead here).

Yes, Olivia is the sleeper hit of Poser's G2 characters and worth the price right now.

While I have Poser 11, I'm using PP2014 for this project and Wardrobe Wizard is still there.  Rather than deal with converting V4 clothing, to make life easier, I'll just grab whatever I may need from Jessi's Clothing extensive props and convert them.

However, late last night, I stumbled upon another set of G2 female clothing we may not have known about that was buried in the props library under g2/morningcasual.  They load just fine as white but have corresponding mats in the materials library that actually *do* load when you click on them.  Not that this is my final choice below, but I do find them to be rather nice.

hborre, thanks for introducing me to nemesis74s' free textures.  Very nice.  I saved-down about seven of them.

Red Phantom, I'll look at both Wardrobe Wizard and the fitting room.  Wasn't Wizard created by Phil C, or is my memory jumbled?  You may have originally held-off on buying Olivia as she was a bit pricey when first appearing at Content Paradise.  Had my eye on her for a while and finally scooped her up last month during Rendo's Thanksgiving weekend 50%-off sale.  I suspect the sale may be repeated between Dec 25th and the 31st -- so you might add her to your wish list if you want.

A big thank you to everyone!  Now I know I wasn't going crazy -- at least, not over this.

Oh, wait!  The tennis shoes *did* load with their materials -- but they were so light that I had to grey down the diffuse color to see it.

Yep, I was dressing Olivia with Sydney's Tank, Pants (not casual pants), and Tennis Shoes and they are all white as snow -- even after clicking on their mats (from any new or old Poser library).

Mind you, I do kind of like white on her -- but, if I use it, I'd grey it down a bit first.

I've honestly never been motivated to use any of the other G2 figures before, but I really like Olivia.  She's not only cute as a button but, compared to the other G2 figures, she looks and renders very realistic.

RedPhantom, what did you use to convert the other clothing with?  I have a ton of Victoria clothing.

Thanks!

I gather so, randym77.

It would take a goofball like me, years later, to stumble across it.

And, yes, her tank top was one of the items I was attempting to use.

Guess this just goes to show how popular certain Poser G2 figures were, or not.

I'm just sitting back down to it now -- so if I discover anything, I'll let you all know.

Thank you so much for the all input, everyone!

I still have my Poser Pro 2012 Library on my new data drive -- moved over from my older workstation.  So, later today, I'll see if I can load the materials from that location. 

If not, I'm sure there are fabric textures tucked away in my Mapps Materials folder that I can make work.

Nonetheless, it's quite frustrating when things like this get broken. 

Thanks so much, randym77.

That's indeed curious, as the items' thumbnails certainly show color and texture.  But why would there be a material for them in the materials library, then?  My feeble old brain isn't grasping that, LOL!   I'll look at the files with P3DO and see if any texture images actually come up for them.

Come to think of it, this may be the first time I've used a Poser G2 figure in a project.  I bought Olivia because she's ideal for one of the characters in the story I wrote.  For most things, I still usually use weightmap-corrected M4's and V4's with character morphs.

I guess I can just plug in other materials I have in the material room. 

(I really need a working PzDB, as I have so much content across so many libraries now that I don't know where everything is nor do I remember everything I actually have.)

Hi, hborre!

I am trying to apply the matching materials for the correct piece of clothing from the Poser Library Materials Menu.

I never had this issue before on my old workstation in Poser Pro 2012, which ran under Win7 Pro.

But I'm now on a new work station that I had built late in 2019 and am running PP2014 under Win 10 Pro.  This is the first large Poser Project I've started since I finished my last one in late 2018 on the old machine with PP2012.

I'm sure that, if I go into the materials room, I can create textures for the items there.  But I'd like to see what was originally created for them.

Oh, sorry.

Yes, I meant G2 Poser figures.  I'm trying to dress Olivia with some of Sydney's clothing.  They load on her as white and conform just fine, but then I cannot add the material files for color and texture.

I do have some DAZ Genesis 2 figures, BTW, but have not used them yet.  And, yeah, I've always wondered who thought it was a good idea to  come up with such similar monikers for two different lines of figures.

Greetings, Rocketship "Ben" 3D,

I would like to buy PzDB.  If ever I needed it, I need it now.  Using PP2014, though I also have P11 installed.

Your own website seems to be unable to accept payment.  What's the situation?

thanks,
Dave

I've always appreciated your posts, EClark1894.

Never found them distracting or out of line.