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Applying older ds files to Genesis 02?

RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,249
edited December 1969 in The Commons

Hi,

I'm assuming that the older .ds files will not apply to the new tech of Genesis 02 without a conversion to duf.

So I'm a bit out of practice. How do I go about doing that?

I've gotten my female shapes redone for Genesis 02 Male and well ... a bearded lady is not what I'm after but all I see is a V4 template option. I have plenty of V4 skins so may as well make the most of them but yea, the ds files are not applying.

Thanks for the help

Richard

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,612
    edited December 1969

    Load V4, apply the .ds material preset, save as Material Preset.

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,249
    edited December 1969

    WOW.. that's allot of work. There is no auto script to convert? Come on DAZ.

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,612
    edited December 1969

    http://www.daz3d.com/v4-skins-auto-converter-for-genesis-2-female-s

  • starionwolfstarionwolf Posts: 3,670
    edited August 2014

    Edit: my info is wrong.. as usual. lol. See fixmypcmike's post above. I misread your post RAMWolff

    Old text:

    There is Victoria 4 for Genesis 2 Female in the store. I don't know how well it works with skin textures though.

    Any existing material presets must be re-saved in DUF format from the original Victoria 4 if you use V4 for Genesis 2

    Post edited by starionwolf on
  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,583
    edited December 1969

    You can copy paste all surfaces selected off a V4 in scene I believe
    I certainly do it between Genesis 2 genesis and M4 V 4 if I have all 3 in a scene

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,249
    edited December 1969

    Hmmm, silly me I have both the converters for V4 and M4 to Gen2 but looking under the scripts I don't see them. So I guess they are somewhere else.... Thanks! :-)

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,249
    edited December 1969

    Is the "Map Transfer" utility? I thought that was built into DS?

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,249
    edited December 1969

    Hi again,

    Can someone please give me a little tutorial on how to make this script by Draggonstorm work?

    1) I can't find where this is installed but it's installed (confusing)
    2) I've looked through the ReadMe and Documentation folder for a PDF, nada
    3) I load up Genesis 02 Female (which the product page says I need but when I try to load up a ds based V4 skin, nothing happens.

    So what do I have to do then? Load up Genesis 01 and go the long route?

    I don't like paying good money to be this confused by a product and having NO documentation to refer too!

    GRRRRRRRRRRR

  • RenpatsuRenpatsu Posts: 828
    edited August 2014

    I don't own the product, but according to the file list in the document center the script should be at

    /People/Genesis 2 Female/Scripts/V4 Skins Auto Converter/New Surfaces For Old.dse

    What I usually do - if I am not saving a material preset - is to use a script to rename the surfaces of G2F to G1 ones with the script from BlackFeather1973. After that you can apply e.g .ds or .pz2 materials to G2F. You'd still need to copy the surface from the head to the ears, but well, and remember that shaders won't copy over, only the settings.

    Genesis1 surfaces for Genesis 2 Female, and vice versa (UPDATED)

    Post edited by Renpatsu on
  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,249
    edited December 1969

    Thanks so much. I've found the scripts thanks to you. So I'll play and see what happens. If I'm not satisfied I'll try out your other suggestion for using Black Fethers script.

    Gracias! :-)

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