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lumiasartlumiasart Posts: 126
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Hello everyone, I recently rediscovered DazStudio and as an artist I was hoping to try it. But I'm a little confused about some of the packs... I read sone of the other users questions and they helped so here we go... I'm also a simmer so forgive me if I use the game to try and understand what this all means There is a pack called Genesis 8, several packs with character names (we'll use Victoria 8) and other packs with head/body morphs. Applying this to the sims does this mean that Genesis 8=base game, Victoria = expansion packs and morphs = custom content/mods? Meaning that: Genesis is the base for everything. Victoria is an extra model you can add with better rig to improve your base/an update/upgrade. And morphs are extras you can add but they only work if you have a certain expansion (meaning model) - only morphs made for Victoria work on her and morphs made for Genesis work in general (like cc for base game). Is this right or have I just confused you?

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  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604

    pretty well

    Genesis 8 F  is base figure model for that generation of genesis female    
    She then has quite a few main characters, 

    • Victoria 8
    • Olympia 8
    • Stephanie 8
    • Monique 8
    • Teen Josie 8
    • Charlotte 8
    • Sakura 8
    • Karyssa 8
    • Alexandra 8
    • Aiko 8     to name just a few.   these are all  different purpose built shapes exploring different ethnicities, body shapes and variations etc which are released at roughhly monthly intervals. On release days you will find a base character, a starter bundle and a pro bundle, which include other products. If you want you character to be "Anatomically correct" then you need to buy the pro bundle for at least one of the adult characters (M&F) as genitalia are only released in the adult pro bundles.

    there are also morph packs,   these enable you to dial in differences to either the base figure or the characters, and desighn your own unique look

    Then there are named extension packs  such as  https://www.daz3d.com/ry-tessa-for-victoria-8   ; which is optimised to be used with V8  but can actually be used on the base figure but won't look exactly the same.

    Have I confused you?

  • lumiasartlumiasart Posts: 126
    edited July 2019
    Chohole said:

    pretty well

    Genesis 8 F  is base figure model for that generation of genesis female    
    She then has quite a few main characters, 

    • Victoria 8
    • Olympia 8
    • Stephanie 8
    • Monique 8
    • Teen Josie 8
    • Charlotte 8
    • Sakura 8
    • Karyssa 8
    • Alexandra 8
    • Aiko 8     to name just a few.   these are all  different purpose built shapes exploring different ethnicities, body shapes and variations etc which are released at roughhly monthly intervals. On release days you will find a base character, a starter bundle and a pro bundle, which include other products. If you want you character to be "Anatomically correct" then you need to buy the pro bundle for at least one of the adult characters (M&F) as genitalia are only released in the adult pro bundles.

    there are also morph packs,   these enable you to dial in differences to either the base figure or the characters, and desighn your own unique look

    Then there are named extension packs  such as  https://www.daz3d.com/ry-tessa-for-victoria-8   ; which is optimised to be used with V8  but can actually be used on the base figure but won't look exactly the same.

    Have I confused you?

    Not at all! Thank you so much! :D I'm mostly insterested in working the models and not full 3D scenes so this is perfect advice.

    One more quick question though... I found Victoria and Karysa but only because I had seen them before in tutorials. If I want to search for characters is here an easier way? I say this because Karyssa for example is not on the "figure" list in filters... :)

    Post edited by lumiasart on
  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019

    G8F would be the base, and everything else would be morphs& extra skins (a.k.a. "characters"). There are morph packs without skins, that usually add extra shapes to individualize your figure.

    The Victoria ( etc that chohole mentioned above) are "official" characaters/owned by DAZ3D, while characters owned by the PAs might need specific morph packages or an official character to reach the look that you see in the promos. There are also characters that just need the base character, like G8F.

  • lumiasartlumiasart Posts: 126
    BeeMKay said:

    G8F would be the base, and everything else would be morphs& extra skins (a.k.a. "characters"). There are morph packs without skins, that usually add extra shapes to individualize your figure.

    The Victoria ( etc that chohole mentioned above) are "official" characaters/owned by DAZ3D, while characters owned by the PAs might need specific morph packages or an official character to reach the look that you see in the promos. There are also characters that just need the base character, like G8F.

    Thank you for your help! :)

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    UnderlandDigital said:
    Chohole said:

    pretty well

    Genesis 8 F  is base figure model for that generation of genesis female    
    She then has quite a few main characters, 

    • Victoria 8
    • Olympia 8
    • Stephanie 8
    • Monique 8
    • Teen Josie 8
    • Charlotte 8
    • Sakura 8
    • Karyssa 8
    • Alexandra 8
    • Aiko 8     to name just a few.   these are all  different purpose built shapes exploring different ethnicities, body shapes and variations etc which are released at roughhly monthly intervals. On release days you will find a base character, a starter bundle and a pro bundle, which include other products. If you want you character to be "Anatomically correct" then you need to buy the pro bundle for at least one of the adult characters (M&F) as genitalia are only released in the adult pro bundles.

    there are also morph packs,   these enable you to dial in differences to either the base figure or the characters, and desighn your own unique look

    Then there are named extension packs  such as  https://www.daz3d.com/ry-tessa-for-victoria-8   ; which is optimised to be used with V8  but can actually be used on the base figure but won't look exactly the same.

    Have I confused you?

    Not at all! Thank you so much! :D I'm mostly insterested in working the models and not full 3D scenes so this is perfect advice.

    One more quick question though... I found Victoria and Karysa but only because I had seen them before in tutorials. If I want to search for characters is here an easier way? I say this because Karyssa for example is not on the "figure" list in filters... :)

    https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-people

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 11,693
    Chohole said:
    UnderlandDigital said:
    Chohole said:

    pretty well

    Genesis 8 F  is base figure model for that generation of genesis female    
    She then has quite a few main characters, 

    • Victoria 8
    • Olympia 8
    • Stephanie 8
    • Monique 8
    • Teen Josie 8
    • Charlotte 8
    • Sakura 8
    • Karyssa 8
    • Alexandra 8
    • Aiko 8     to name just a few.   these are all  different purpose built shapes exploring different ethnicities, body shapes and variations etc which are released at roughhly monthly intervals. On release days you will find a base character, a starter bundle and a pro bundle, which include other products. If you want you character to be "Anatomically correct" then you need to buy the pro bundle for at least one of the adult characters (M&F) as genitalia are only released in the adult pro bundles.

    there are also morph packs,   these enable you to dial in differences to either the base figure or the characters, and desighn your own unique look

    Then there are named extension packs  such as  https://www.daz3d.com/ry-tessa-for-victoria-8   ; which is optimised to be used with V8  but can actually be used on the base figure but won't look exactly the same.

    Have I confused you?

    Not at all! Thank you so much! :D I'm mostly insterested in working the models and not full 3D scenes so this is perfect advice.

    One more quick question though... I found Victoria and Karysa but only because I had seen them before in tutorials. If I want to search for characters is here an easier way? I say this because Karyssa for example is not on the "figure" list in filters... :)

    https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-people

    And  if you want only the main characters with bundles: https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-core-figures

  • lumiasartlumiasart Posts: 126
    Chohole said:
    UnderlandDigital said:
    Chohole said:

    pretty well

    Genesis 8 F  is base figure model for that generation of genesis female    
    She then has quite a few main characters, 

    • Victoria 8
    • Olympia 8
    • Stephanie 8
    • Monique 8
    • Teen Josie 8
    • Charlotte 8
    • Sakura 8
    • Karyssa 8
    • Alexandra 8
    • Aiko 8     to name just a few.   these are all  different purpose built shapes exploring different ethnicities, body shapes and variations etc which are released at roughhly monthly intervals. On release days you will find a base character, a starter bundle and a pro bundle, which include other products. If you want you character to be "Anatomically correct" then you need to buy the pro bundle for at least one of the adult characters (M&F) as genitalia are only released in the adult pro bundles.

    there are also morph packs,   these enable you to dial in differences to either the base figure or the characters, and desighn your own unique look

    Then there are named extension packs  such as  https://www.daz3d.com/ry-tessa-for-victoria-8   ; which is optimised to be used with V8  but can actually be used on the base figure but won't look exactly the same.

    Have I confused you?

    Not at all! Thank you so much! :D I'm mostly insterested in working the models and not full 3D scenes so this is perfect advice.

    One more quick question though... I found Victoria and Karysa but only because I had seen them before in tutorials. If I want to search for characters is here an easier way? I say this because Karyssa for example is not on the "figure" list in filters... :)

    https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-people

    Leana said:
    Chohole said:
    UnderlandDigital said:
    Chohole said:

    pretty well

    Genesis 8 F  is base figure model for that generation of genesis female    
    She then has quite a few main characters, 

    • Victoria 8
    • Olympia 8
    • Stephanie 8
    • Monique 8
    • Teen Josie 8
    • Charlotte 8
    • Sakura 8
    • Karyssa 8
    • Alexandra 8
    • Aiko 8     to name just a few.   these are all  different purpose built shapes exploring different ethnicities, body shapes and variations etc which are released at roughhly monthly intervals. On release days you will find a base character, a starter bundle and a pro bundle, which include other products. If you want you character to be "Anatomically correct" then you need to buy the pro bundle for at least one of the adult characters (M&F) as genitalia are only released in the adult pro bundles.

    there are also morph packs,   these enable you to dial in differences to either the base figure or the characters, and desighn your own unique look

    Then there are named extension packs  such as  https://www.daz3d.com/ry-tessa-for-victoria-8   ; which is optimised to be used with V8  but can actually be used on the base figure but won't look exactly the same.

    Have I confused you?

    Not at all! Thank you so much! :D I'm mostly insterested in working the models and not full 3D scenes so this is perfect advice.

    One more quick question though... I found Victoria and Karysa but only because I had seen them before in tutorials. If I want to search for characters is here an easier way? I say this because Karyssa for example is not on the "figure" list in filters... :)

    https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-people

    And  if you want only the main characters with bundles: https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-core-figures

    Thank you so much guys!! :D you were great help!
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