New! Novica & Forum Members Tips & Product Reviews Pt 14

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  • Novica said:

    @cynderblue  I put a bold, in red note in my post so folks will know you were on it quickly, I told them to scroll down to see your response. That way they won't continue to find posts (using the plug-in) on a product page and only see the issue, and not see that you were addressing it quickly  :)   (That's why I @  you in the post.) 

    Regarding the other product- Every time I encounter the warped poses,  the vendor didn't do their settings correctly and poses are loaded on top of each other and not zeroing out, as Taoz suggested. 

    Not a problem, no creators that i know take issues with there products lightly so as much as these things annoy/frustrate you as customers they upset us too.

    As i mentioned previously if ever an issue has slipped through the net or something else crops up, im always happy to help where i can. I am aware that the staff at Daz are extremely busy and deal with way more clients on a daily basis than i do, that is why i recommend that a quick message can speed things along, it was fortunate that i spotted the note as i dont tend to be on the Forums that often.  A fix has been sent directly to avoid testing delay and a full update has been submitted for system rollout. It is definatly a wierd issue to suddenly appear when the product has been out for quite some time.

    If anyone else needs a fix only pre roll out let me know via private message with your email, ill be happy to send it via DB link. 

    Thank you for bringing this to my attention. appologies for the inconvenience and hope everyone has a wonderful weekend x

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited August 2021

    Heads up for the large Blue Moon (which will probably look orange) and will be the largest when it first comes up in a few minutes :)  You'll have to wait awhile before it comes back, the article explains it.

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  • SeraSera Posts: 1,675

    Hey there, Novica, I think you have the CocoSuit For G8F...

    Would you (or anyone else that owns this) be able to tell me if the socks are intact after taking off the shoes and ankle warmers? I would like to buy the outfit, but only if I can use the socks by themselves. 

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 4,112
    edited August 2021

    certaintree38 said:

    Hey there, Novica, I think you have the CocoSuit For G8F...

    Would you (or anyone else that owns this) be able to tell me if the socks are intact after taking off the shoes and ankle warmers? I would like to buy the outfit, but only if I can use the socks by themselves. 

    Hi @certaintree38, it took me time to load G8.1F after I saw the socks, but I wanted you to see what I did. There are no toes! Weird. 

    Mary

     

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  • SeraSera Posts: 1,675

    certaintree38 said:

    Hey there, Novica, I think you have the CocoSuit For G8F...

    Would you (or anyone else that owns this) be able to tell me if the socks are intact after taking off the shoes and ankle warmers? I would like to buy the outfit, but only if I can use the socks by themselves. 

    Hi @certaintree38, it took me time to load G8.1F after I saw the socks, but I wanted you to see what I did. There are no toes! Weird. 

    Mary

     

    I'm so glad I asked. I thought "who would make incomplete socks?" But after some experiences I've had with other products, I no longer assume things separate well. Oh, well. Saves me $4 I guess. Thanks for your help!
  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 4,112

    Any time I am able. Save those credits!

    You are most Welcome.

    Mary

  • gitika1gitika1 Posts: 948

    Thought I would give a little heads up; in case anyone else gets drawn to purchase a product because of cuteness.  I recently purchased Pudgy the Corgi.  Unfortunately, Corgi is a resource hog and settings have to be tweaked to keep DS from crashing.  For me, tweaking the settings will keep DS from crashing, but DS still pushes the system to use 32gb of ram and the cpu at 99.5%.  I think it is crazy that single figure takes 32 gb of ram.  As a side note, I own Pufflet (by the same PA) and DS has zero issues.

  • RainRain Posts: 335

    gitika1 said:

    Thought I would give a little heads up; in case anyone else gets drawn to purchase a product because of cuteness.  I recently purchased Pudgy the Corgi.  Unfortunately, Corgi is a resource hog and settings have to be tweaked to keep DS from crashing.  For me, tweaking the settings will keep DS from crashing, but DS still pushes the system to use 32gb of ram and the cpu at 99.5%.  I think it is crazy that single figure takes 32 gb of ram.  As a side note, I own Pufflet (by the same PA) and DS has zero issues.

    I bought Pudgy and my computer went crazy when I tried to render it.  I tried the tweaks that were suggested, cut the textrues down too, but DS froze on me and I was unable to use Force Quit (MAC) to get it to shut down.  I spent over an hour trying to figure out how to get my computer back and ended up having to shut down the computer completely.  I had no problem with Pufflet but I'm going to return Pudgy, sadly.  

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited August 2021

    @gitika1   @spuffy   Thanks for the heads up, I saw a post about the Corgi in Commons about it crashing a computer and thought that was a shame. What a cute dog!  I'm going to unwishlist it. crying

    @memcneil70 Thanks for helping out, I just got online for the first time today/tonight. 

    Heads up, in Fast Grab, this gal Aiya HD  has nice thick eyebrows and they have good individual hairs at the start of the brow. Also, look at the various brow colors! So currently 70% off. Thought I'd point her out because you really can't tell about the individual hairs in the main promo. 

    Now here we go again- since when is "SHOWED" correct?  "Not all showed." in the promo!!!!   WHERE IS QUALITY CONTROL Reviewing the promos??????

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  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 3,982
    edited August 2021

    Novica said:

    @gitika1   @spuffy   Thanks for the heads up, I saw a post about the Corgi in Commons about it crashing a computer and thought that was a shame. What a cute dog!  I'm going to unwishlist it. crying

    @memcneil70 Thanks for helping out, I just got online for the first time today/tonight. 

    Heads up, in Fast Grab, this gal Aiya HD  has nice thick eyebrows and they have good individual hairs at the start of the brow. Also, look at the various brow colors! So currently 70% off. Thought I'd point her out because you really can't tell about the individual hairs in the main promo. 

    Now here we go again- since when is "SHOWED" correct?  "Not all showed." in the promo!!!!   WHERE IS QUALITY CONTROL Reviewing the promos??????

    Even better if you look  at it the word is NOT "showed" it's "SHOWNED"   so it is still a mess ...there is the thought that english is not the PA's native language but still Quality Control doesn't proof read or fix spelling?

     

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    Sorry 'bout that, yes it is showned. I was doing Instagram at the same time and left and came back to post. :)   Yep, the vendors who aren't native English speakers do a remarkable job IMO and they should be confident when they submit products the QA people have their backs. This was a large print error!

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,047

    Novica said:

    Now here we go again- since when is "SHOWED" correct? 

    I showed you an example of that in this post.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    Gordig said:

    Novica said:

    Now here we go again- since when is "SHOWED" correct? 

    I showed you an example of that in this post.

    LOL, yep, I was referencing showned. You smarty-pants! 

    I am working in DIM to download products, which I haven't done in awhile. 145 products from June 22nd to July 31st, about 99% were Fast Grab or 1.99 items. 32GB.  I've been very bad at downloading when I buy things and will have to do better than that. So the question for today is, about how many of the 1.99 items do you think you've bought? (Does anyone know when that started, that may help you figure it out?)  

  • TaozTaoz Posts: 9,940

    Just did a data compare between my Product Library data in the old store and the new store, it looks like four products are missing now.  I've found them all in the order history, but the library page links don't work, I just get swirlies.  Wonder if it's a local account problem or if these are missing in general.

     

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    @taoz so are you missing all four shown or only the one circled in red from that group?

     

  • TaozTaoz Posts: 9,940

    Novica said:

    @taoz so are you missing all four shown or only the one circled in red from that group?

    All of them.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited August 2021

    @taoz I just tested the FernLea one and the page is there, I don't have the Kyuuka one

     

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    Ron's Atmospheric Bundle product page is there for me

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    So is Ron's Water

  • TaozTaoz Posts: 9,940
    edited August 2021

    OK, thanks!  Then it looks like a local account problem.  If anyone still have the history files (in "his" folder) from the DAZ Product Manager 1.000 - 1.003 (which worked with the old store) I can put the compare app up for download, if they want to check their accounts. 

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited August 2021

    BeccaGrace (G8F)         dF Chic Party Fashion (G8F)      dF Ingrid Hair (G3F /G8F) 

    The Chic Party Fashion has a lot of nice colors, I turned off the collar and the "panty" which is a bit misleading- that is the midriff piece which shows (and probably the panty, I didn't look.)  You can achieve a lot of styles with the various colors, aka have the collar and panties a different color than the rest of the outfit. It is $1.99 right now.  The gloves alone are worth that!  And the top and skirt are separate too.  THE TOP dFORCED VERY NICELY ON DEFAULT SETTING.

    BeccaGrace has VERY vibrant eye colors, if you're looking for those, and a regular brown. Also comes with those solid dark options. She has different translucency options, this is the default. Seems a bit like porcelain. I personally wish she had less blush but if you increase your light (aka light/dark, shadows, midtones, etc) then it fades nicely.

    She is $1.99 right now.

    Becca Grace female with Ingrid Hair and Party Chic Outfit

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    I went back and noted the character and outfit are both 1.99 right now. If you're rendering any of the $1.99 items, feel free to share. Sometimes our renders give a really different look than the promos. :) 

     

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887

    Just a heads up, I am rendering Denim Diva and am definitely not seeing good results, so it must be me. Aave's outfits are good, but for mine, the jacket looks boobsy (yeah, I think I made up a word)  before and after dForcing (default.)  It looks like sagging boobs and doesn't match the figure.  Anyone have experience with that outfit?

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited August 2021

    Kesharess (G8F)      2021-01 Hair (G8F) 

    Regarding Denim Diva- Okay, I double checked to be sure I had the character selected in Scene when I loaded the clothes. Check. That isn't the problem. I then loaded the entire outfit, still boobsy. I deleted it, and tried just loading the jacket. Still boobsy. Doesn't make a difference whether I dForce it or not. Is there a difference in something labeled wearable vs wardrobe? By itself the jacket is wardrobe, the entire outfit including the jacket is wearable. It's not making a difference. I'm not linking Denim Diva because again, I haven't had a problem with Aave's outfits so I am still wondering what else may be going on here. 

    Kesharess notes:  Eyes have wonderful irregular sections so you get eyes with details. Makeups are glaring, unless you want dramatic you'll be limited to just the default. The smile seems stiff compared to BeccaGrace (I used the same expressions)  With Kesharess, you get really unique lip color options (one is half/half and really pretty) and overall body coloring options which deserve a look. She is currently $1.99

     

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited August 2021

    I'm just having a day with render problems. Now check Aiya and see if you have a brows option- the actual brows. The materials do not work, I tried blonde, etc and the brows don't change. See if they do for you. They are labeled materials, not shaders, and so selecting Surface isn't necessary.

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  • HylasHylas Posts: 4,982
    edited August 2021

     

    Novica said:

    I went back and noted the character and outfit are both 1.99 right now. If you're rendering any of the $1.99 items, feel free to share. Sometimes our renders give a really different look than the promos. :) 


     

    Here´s two very quick ones of Makayla. I really didn´t spend much time on this so don´t take it to seriously... but the character is awesome!

     

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited August 2021

    Thanks @hylas  She does look good.

    Also not much time on it- only 40% rendered but I have to free up the computer for processing some masking projects I'm doing and it's slowing me down a bit- this is Aiya with those eyebrows I can't change. I wanted to see her as a blonde but it "ain't happenin' "   Her lip options aren't great, I used the light pink and created my own which would go with auburn hair (aka use an orange base, not a rose or pink color.)   WF Lynna Hair  was used. (color 12 goes with the brows IMO). She is in Fast Grab 70% off. I can't recommend her due to the brow issue, unless someone else shows they don't have the same issue I am having. (can't use the materials) 

    Frankly I think Lynna Hair looks a bit greasy, particularly at the top of the head, like she needs to go wash her hair. It's just personal taste, but it seems too weighted down. This wasn't messed with at all, just out of the box, so those crinkles on our right may go away. I was mainly checking the character, not putzing with hair.

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  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,047

    Makayla was one of my first acquisitions, and she became the base for my centaur character Tallos. 

    The Big Day

  • vwranglervwrangler Posts: 4,885

    Novica said:

    Is there a difference in something labeled wearable vs wardrobe? By itself the jacket is wardrobe, the entire outfit including the jacket is wearable. It's not making a difference. I'm not linking Denim Diva because again, I haven't had a problem with Aave's outfits so I am still wondering what else may be going on here. 

     In general, "wardrobe" refers to single clothing items, while "wearable" refers to complete outfits. If you want to load multiple clothing items onto a character with a single preset, it has to be done as a Wearable.

    That said, some people save individual items as Wearable, which, in general, probably shouldn't be done. Depending on how an item is saved, if it isn't done as a wardrobe item first, the database may not understand that it's a clothing item. That can cause issues with autofit or the various converters -- the database may fail to understand what the clothing base character/figure actually is.

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