Lucas 8 replaces G8M [solved]
manekiNeko
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i noticed something just now - no idea how long this has been going on, i hardly load G8M base by himself: whenever i want to load G8M or the dev version, the body/mesh is not the base, but that of Lucas 8. no clue why this happens, or if/when/how i did a wonky save at some point...
i first tried to re-save the asset after resetting the morph dials showing Lucas body/head/scale to the normal values 0% and 100% (scale). as i reloaded G8M base again, Lucas was back.
so i went to DIM, deinstalled the G8M starter essentials and reinstalled them again. same thing happens - Lucas 8 appears. urgh. love the guy, but i can't get rid of him :/
and it happens wherever i click the G8M icon, be it smart panel or content/people, just wanted to make sure.
not a big deal to turn the 3 dials down... but i'd like my start G8M neutral if possible... and maybe an explanation why this happens.
btw, using 4.10 public beta (mostly when i want to use G8, and also better iray) - i don't want to install 4.10 normal version, i can't use dForce anyways, and some lights like AoA etc still work in 4.9 only, so i run both versions. i mention this, but i don't see how this would influence my issue above anyways...
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Uninstall and reinstall Lucas 8.
i read this, did it, closed DIM, waited, opened ds and tried - nope, still happening. and i checked in my file explorer, the duf file to which the icon links - people/g8m - has a "modified" date 30.10.17, nothing like recently. so no big point decompressing and waddling through this file with notepad++ i suppose... (given i actually get the hang of whatever in the code, i have no clue but sometimes i find out things)...
this is really weird. i deinstalled both, and re-installed ONLY G8M essentials... and it's STILL LUCAS! which isn't even installed! i don't even...
Are you sure it's Lucas 8, not a character from elsewhere named Lucas? Are you sure you didn't have both DIM and Connect installs?
yes it is lucas 8. but i found the culprit somehow.
in C:\Users\XXX\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library\data\DAZ 3D\Genesis 8\Male\Morphs\DAZ 3D there was a folder called "Lucas 8" (Lucas 8 is not reinstalled yet). so i noted where the folder was located, took it out to my desktop - et voilà, G8M loads normally. when i put the folder back, again the Lucas shape. rinse and repeat to be sure, it really is the problem. now, what am i supposed to do with this folder? just delete it? here's a printscreen from what is inside...
EDITED TO ADD: i found a scene file created on the same date as all the files in the prntscr below, barely 1:30hr later, called "lucas8 randomguy" - so it's obvious i used lucas 8 and did something stupid.
EDIT2: i reinstalled Lucas 8, and both figures load normally. seems my issue is resolved - no idea what i did back then - so the only thing i need to know is if i can just delete this folder forever... i have created a few scenes using Lucas 8, what if they need something from this folder?
I suspect you did some kind of asset save. It may be worth keeping a back up of the folder in case, at least until you can load the scenes (if there's an issue you shoudl get an error on load).
probably - it was around 4am then.. the time when those things happen.
good idea, i'll keep it. i actually just tried a scene i made the following day with lucas 8, and the character in the scene loaded... with all Lucas dials on 0%. since i knew, i just redialed him, and there was my character as i wanted him. there wasn't any static error msg, but i saw a panel with some lines written on it flicker by.
so, all set - problem dealt with ^^ - and a good lesson to be xtra careful when i feel creative in the middle of the night. although.. best time to be creative imho :)