No difference

sheedee3D

I purchased the Victoria 8 HD Addon 

 

https://www.daz3d.com/victoria-8-hd-add-on

 

but i see no difference between the normal maps and the HD maps...after rendering they both look excatly alike...not what i was expecting.

WendyLuvsCatz

it is the mesh in DAZ studio not the maps that shows more detail but it needs subdivision to do so, in render at least under parameters mesh resolution,

better to keep the viewport subdivision just high at default (value greyed out) and dial up the render subdivision 

Catherine3678ab

V8 loads with Render SubD at 2
V8HD loads with Render SubD at 4
To increase details one can change the SubDivision Level from 1 to 2 or 3. To do more would require clicking the tool cog and increasing the amount allowed. When one upgrades the subdivision, the render subdivision also increases.

V8 on the left, V8HD on the right. Notice that render times also increase as the subdivision increases. I stopped the spot render part way through. One can see greater details on the neck for example.