Kwan 8

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  • The store has plenty of Jedi content (laser swords, or whatnot), so you never know what will stick and what will not stay in the store.

    There were sufficient bundles that I did not have to make 7 free a rather good offer, but that will vary considerably from person to person, of course.

  • markgoode77markgoode77 Posts: 343

    Well, more free Bundles are nice as long as you do not have them already. Only 8 Gen bundle I do not own is Aubrey which is if course not included and I definitely need no Gen 2 bundles.

    Precisely.  The banner says "Because you're a loyal Genesis 8 Pro Bundle Collector", which is exactly the issue.  It's a very generous offer, but it's precisely because I'm a loyal Genesis 8 Pro Bundle collector (and G3 before that) that this offer isn't worth anything.  I own pro versions of all the starter bundles already, with the exception of the Manga type stuff which I don't use.  I don't use G2 or earlier stuff either.

    C'mon guys, I like the bundle, and I've got the $97 right here - just give me a decent excuse to spend it.

  • WolfwoodWolfwood Posts: 787
    gerster said:
    Wolfwood said:

    The 7 smaller bundles free (instead of 4) seems like a good deal. But still requires to spend almost $100 when normally is just $66 and then there is a discount / extra benefit for pro bundle owners.

    there was an other banner, which I posted earlier, which gave me a discount. So I payed $58 instead of $100.

    For me it was a good deal.

    From what i read that is already owning kayo 8 items from 2 weeks ago. $40 discount for owning 3/4 items of today's kayo bundle, is actually and incredible discount considering that bundle cost 44 alone.

  • GoggerGogger Posts: 2,416

    "Got Kwan?"

    Why, yes, I do!  Thank you DAZ for an awesome sale! 

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 4,313

    I was curious, I own all the Pro Bundles and with that Kayo 8. I just checked my messages, I have two offers for today and only one shows up on my main screen. I did buy Kwan 8, by purchasing the Alien vs. Troopers Bundle, which gave me the best discount of all the various combinations. Anyone who like him, but is passing him up today for cash flow issues, or the offer, keep the faith. By the fall or winter sales, the bundles will most likely be free and you will be ahead of me. I have rendered all three of the men and I am working on the alien now. I am very impressed.

    Yeah, bundles offered for free are picked over a bit for me. But, I found some I didn't have that I could use with environments. Or the ballet bundle which for some reason I didn't get, though I had bought the character on her own before. 

    I do want to alert anyone using the dForce Young Hair for Genesis 8, when I used just the hair by itself on Kwan 8, an artifact appeared during render around the mouth. Be prepare to look for the same issue that appears on the foreheads, and adjust the skull cap one way or another. It doesn't show if you add the beard. 

  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 11,746

    Ahhhh This bundle is right up my alley! And the added incentive of the free bundles is just too much for me to pass up. I love Sci Fi stuff and the characters, outfits, and environments all look phenomenal - I'm really excited to start rendering with these assets! Thank you and great work to all the artists involved! 

  • benniewoodellbenniewoodell Posts: 1,986
    There are so many other awesome bundles offered in the deal that aren't base characters, like the bakery, trailer park, I don't know I was looking through and saw a bunch of stuff I wanted to snag that weren't just started bundles. I totally dig the Kwan character as well as the other two, and the alien stuff is fantastic so I might pick it up now instead of just the characters since it's all included. And getting the Kayo HD morph, if I'm not mistaken, would be pretty cool as well as I never get those.
  • markgoode77markgoode77 Posts: 343

    I succombed.

  • ALLIEKATBLUEALLIEKATBLUE Posts: 2,977
    Gogger said:

    "Got Kwan?"

    Why, yes, I do!  Thank you DAZ for an awesome sale! 

     

    Ahhhh This bundle is right up my alley! And the added incentive of the free bundles is just too much for me to pass up. I love Sci Fi stuff and the characters, outfits, and environments all look phenomenal - I'm really excited to start rendering with these assets! Thank you and great work to all the artists involved! 

    I agree.  I got a ton of stuff, Alien vs Trooper bundle for $58, and 7 for free.  

  • Ok, so slept on it, talked to my mother on the phone about misc stuff (call you mom if you can, not about this stuff but you never know when you won't be able to anymore) took some time to myself before coming back, and nows there's a bonus three extra bundles? Yes please. But what about that outpost? Now it at least has Polish's name on it, but it lost all discounts. I really was hoping that one would have gone down in price, not up :'(.

    I guess beggars can't  be choosers, but it is just me or does the weirdness of the store seam to be getting worse lately?

     

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  • ericolsenericolsen Posts: 350

    Ok, so slept on it, talked to my mother on the phone about misc stuff (call you mom if you can, not about this stuff but you never know when you won't be able to anymore) took some time to myself before coming back, and nows there's a bonus three extra bundles? Yes please. But what about that outpost? Now it at least has Polish's name on it, but it lost all discounts. I really was hoping that one would have gone down in price, not up :'(.

    I guess beggars can't  be choosers, but it is just me or does the weirdness of the store seam to be getting worse lately?

     

    It's at 30% now, where it should have been originally, I would think. 

  • ericolsen said:

    Ok, so slept on it, talked to my mother on the phone about misc stuff (call you mom if you can, not about this stuff but you never know when you won't be able to anymore) took some time to myself before coming back, and nows there's a bonus three extra bundles? Yes please. But what about that outpost? Now it at least has Polish's name on it, but it lost all discounts. I really was hoping that one would have gone down in price, not up :'(.

    I guess beggars can't  be choosers, but it is just me or does the weirdness of the store seam to be getting worse lately?

     

    It's at 30% now, where it should have been originally, I would think. 

    Thank you :) I ended up just wishlisting it for now, some day. Spent enough today with the big bundle, which should give me plenty to play with for a while.

  • brimstoneomegabrimstoneomega Posts: 343
    edited July 2020

    Since there seams to be a lack of these this go around here's a few "Out-of-the-Box"s for our new guys. I'm pretty impressed. I did use the HD add-on for Kwan, because it comes with his bundles. 

     

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  • JOdelJOdel Posts: 6,288

    I will admit to a liking for rolling the texture set into the main clothing item. But if this is a sign of things to come, it does mean that there will be a shortage of available "additional items" needed to engage discounts.

    We've always needed to purchase additional stuff to engage further discounts, but usually it's things that could concievably be used if you bought the bundle in the first place.

    But releasing new bundles just about every week probably means a need for cutting back on how much additional content is going to be available.

  • N-RArtsN-RArts Posts: 1,523

    Thanks for the purple banner... But he's still not in my price range. ^^'

  • ALLIEKATBLUEALLIEKATBLUE Posts: 2,977

    Since there seams to be a lack of these this go around here's a few "Out-of-the-Box"s for our new guys. I'm pretty impressed. I did use the HD add-on for Kwan, because it comes with his bundles. 

     

    Wowa Kwan is fricking ripped

  • doubledeviantdoubledeviant Posts: 1,186
    edited July 2020
    "Because you're a loyal Genesis 8 Pro Bundle Collector, we have a special offer for you"

    So I got this purple banner, and I can't help but feel it misses the mark.

    Yes, I do tend to buy Pro bundles, either on release if there's a really good deal, or at a deeper discount during other sales. And being a Daz newbie, I have plenty of older G8 Pro bundles on my wishlist.

    But the selection of items for this deal consists of Starter bundles and PA bundles, and while seven bonus Starter bundles is indeed a generous offer, I'd much rather be able to choose two or three Pro bundles.

    Essentially, the deal is "We know you like Pro bundles, so here's a bunch of Starter bundles as a bonus if you buy the new Pro (AvT) bundle."

    See the mismatch there?

    Mentioning it not to complain, but to provide feedback. If I'd been able to get (for example) Zelara 8 Pro and Nix 8 Pro with the purchase of Aliens vs Troopers, then Daz might have made a $98 sale from me today (the price offered to me for AvT is $97.98). As it stands, I'll skip this one and hope that Celani is awesome and comes with a better deal.
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  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,675
    edited July 2020

    Here is Kwan HD. This is a very nice model, with some excellent skin, and a very realistic look and build. his face is very nice. Overall, I like him! 

     

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  • ALLIEKATBLUEALLIEKATBLUE Posts: 2,977

    Very nice

  • Working on a female SPESS MEHREEN render with Kayo in the Crusher Armor, just to prove it works. (and, yes, it does work)

    IMO, my BATTLE BROTHERS (and sisters*, I guess), this is the ONE OUTFIT you should not sleep on. You never know with products that come close to the Warhamster 40K product lines. All true servants of TEH EMPRAH must obtain this battle armor sooner rather than later, IMO.

    EDIT: * This is a joke about "female SPESS MEHREENS", which is a VERY controversial topic for Warhamster 40K purists. (Just do an internet search on "Female space marines" and you'll see.)

    I love you. So much. Emperor protects!


    Also, possibly going to pick up the base guy, but this deal was not a tasty one and my pocketbook is very tight atm, so this is the first iconic I am missing out on in a long, long while.


     

  • vwranglervwrangler Posts: 4,902
    Sevrin said:

    What's with Tamati's back?


    It can only be a guess, of course, but I think what happened was that the person from whom this texture was made was also a very muscular person. And judging from the way people are posed at, for example, 3d.sk, what happened is that he was posed with his arms to the side in a T-shape, or hanging down at his side, and maybe even out front ... but he's so muscular that it wasn't enough to make the deep groove go away and present a smooth surface to the camera. And since Tamati is also hypermuscular, normally that would be fine ... except that somehow, for some reason, that groove is off center. So instead of falling right on the spine where you wouldn't notice, it's off to the side, where it calls attention to itself.

    No idea why it wasn't edited out, though. Maybe they thought it wouldn't call attention to itself the way it does.

  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,675
    edited July 2020

    Haru is a very cute, extremely realistic looking figure, with a great physique and nice muscular bod. He includes bodypaint, bodyhair, and a  tattoo option. He is very versatile so he can look like a wrestler or the guy next door. Or the wrestling guy next door... LOL 

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  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,675
    edited July 2020

    Since there is some discussion about Tamati, I decided to render two of them so his back (spinal  scar) could be seen. It is too bad about the mark. This otherwise realistic character is seriously cool, with fine details and a beautiful skin tone. he has a nice face as well... Overall a delight to look at. 

    The scar/Shoulder/back cleavage is too prominent whatever it is. It looks like something else was once there... But the groove is quite deep. Some wings perhaps? Regardless I hope there is an update to remove it.  The rest of the character is awesome.

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  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,675
    edited July 2020

    Okay, so that's the Kwan's. Overall, I can say I really like Kwan!  He looks fantastic, and is more realistic than a lot of DAZ store's recent figures. But I am seriously sad there are only 3. Where are the rest? This is the first bundle in a while where there is are no other character add-ons. This is particularly sad, because Kwan 8 is just.... Such an amazing character. Also where is the wrestling content? Not even a singlet? I'm okay with the sci-fi stuff, but... It would be great to at least have one wrestling outfit. 

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  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,057

    Since there seams to be a lack of these this go around here's a few "Out-of-the-Box"s for our new guys. I'm pretty impressed. I did use the HD add-on for Kwan, because it comes with his bundles. 

     

    Great job! If you put a backlight on the single shots, they'd pass for photos.

    And thank you, Serene Night, for giving us all three men again.

  • mmkdazmmkdaz Posts: 335

    Daz has definitely figured me out. Ive purchased more models in the past 2 months than I have over the course of most full years.

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,172

    Just got a new Purple Banner to pop-up (as a purchaser already).

    I wonder if there are additional discounts on offer for pro bundle buyers...

    I got one too...for more free bundles. I HAVE the bulk of the bundles I want and giving me more isn't really a perk IMVHO. LOL What I need is a discount, but hey...tomorrow is another day and if not, it has to go on sale sometime ;). I'm just not gonna blow a hundred bucks, even tho I love everything in the bundles mostly. It's just too much of a chunk at once ;). No fault of Daz's.

    Laurie

  • namffuaknamffuak Posts: 4,187
    AllenArt said:

    Just got a new Purple Banner to pop-up (as a purchaser already).

    I wonder if there are additional discounts on offer for pro bundle buyers...

    I got one too...for more free bundles. I HAVE the bulk of the bundles I want and giving me more isn't really a perk IMVHO. LOL What I need is a discount, but hey...tomorrow is another day and if not, it has to go on sale sometime ;). I'm just not gonna blow a hundred bucks, even tho I love everything in the bundles mostly. It's just too much of a chunk at once ;). No fault of Daz's.

    Laurie

    Yeah - it seems I own 104 of the bundles already - and then I look at the details and there's another 20 or so that I don't own the bundle but do own everything in it. And then another 15 or 20 where I own everything but one item. I scrounged up five items which makes the deal marginally acceptable - but two of the five are only on the list because they'd be free; I'll probably never use them. So I'm going to sit on it overnight - and then probably put all four of the current bundles on the wish list and wait for a better price.

  • HylasHylas Posts: 5,070

     

     

    Man... so handsome! blush

  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 11,746
    edited July 2020

    Oy - These are some good looking men! Haru, Tamati, and Kwan 8 (with his HD Add-On) "Out of the Box":

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