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"free gift, just for you, no purchase necessary"

windli3356windli3356 Posts: 230
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  • savagestugsavagestug Posts: 172

    Scroll down towards the bottom of the page

  • nemesis10nemesis10 Posts: 3,421
    edited June 21

    Just in case you miss it, click the shop now button....

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  • windli3356windli3356 Posts: 230

    ah~ I wish the UI is less chaotic and confusing, thanks. 

    So all legacy items. 

  • theflarftheflarf Posts: 148

    Seems somewhat disingenious to have the 'free gift' with something relatively new on the banner at the top, but then when you scroll to find the link (and the actual banner for it) it's nothing newer than Gen2

    It's not even 'legacy' at this point it's borderline 'ancient' content, that point where it might not even be worth the effort of scrolling and finding something even though it's free

  • jd641jd641 Posts: 458

    Funny or sad I don't know but out of the 1183 items listed, there's probably nothing there I want. I scrolled through a bunch of pages already and I didn't feel like I needed a second look at anything listed so far, so free or not I'll just let this go.

  • ElorElor Posts: 1,485

    I don't know how well they convert to iRay, but they are a couple of nice environnements by Danie and marforno in the selection.

  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 847

    I picked some musical instrument props -- yeah, they're not the freshest, but when they're far enough in the background, I doubt it will matter. Trying to figure out what to do for the second one... so much V4/M4. Given I started on G9 last fall, not really my jam.

  • MazhMazh Posts: 485

    Also thought of the DM items, when you understand Iray shaders and play a bit with bump maps/ strength or roughness/ reflections.

    The texture maps are mostly good.

  • ElorElor Posts: 1,485

    SilverGirl said:

    I picked some musical instrument props -- yeah, they're not the freshest, but when they're far enough in the background, I doubt it will matter. Trying to figure out what to do for the second one... so much V4/M4. Given I started on G9 last fall, not really my jam.

    If you're looking for props, there is the Video Camera by Age of Armour:

    https://www.daz3d.com/professional-video-camera

    Age of Armour provided a couple of free accessories for the camera:

    https://www.ageofarmour.com/3d/free/video-camera-accessories.php

    I don't have the camera and I don't know how well it'll convert to Iray but the accessories look nice.

    They are also a couple of weapons, stands, etc.

    Mazh said:

    Also thought of the DM items, when you understand Iray shaders and play a bit with bump maps/ strength or roughness/ reflections.

    Do you have tutorials on the subject: with simples objects, I usually understand what I'm doing, but as an example, I still don't know how to get textured glass (like the one in the Medieval Dock) to have transparent glassy surfaces and opaque the metalic ones.

  • dennisgray41dennisgray41 Posts: 803

    They had some really nice outfits back then and now that I have Clothing Converter Genesis to genesis 8 I can use them. I have wanted several of them for a long time.

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 5,678

    SY has done V3/M3 to G8F/M autofit clones, so the early clothing can be used. It's remarkable how much better even the early stuff can look in Iray - and while the modelling was not as good, frequently the imagination was wilder.

    Regards,

    Richard

  • MazhMazh Posts: 485
    edited June 21

    @Elor

    If this is just about having a nice stained/ leaded glass effect, I would use a commercial shader product from the shop.

    If you want to have a specific one from an old product, you can use a texture map in the shader. Like for opacity a matching b/w map where white is max opaque and black is max transparent - but of course you can also use like fifty shades of grey for different grades of transparency/ opacity - same goes for metallicity or reflection e.g.

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  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 847

    Elor said:

    If you're looking for props, there is the Video Camera by Age of Armour:

    https://www.daz3d.com/professional-video-camera

    Age of Armour provided a couple of free accessories for the camera:

    https://www.ageofarmour.com/3d/free/video-camera-accessories.php

    I don't have the camera and I don't know how well it'll convert to Iray but the accessories look nice.

    They are also a couple of weapons, stands, etc.

    I've admired those cameras in a couple of these freebie things... they're so well made, but the proboem is I have absolutely no use for them.

    I wound up going with the Daydream sundress... it's a basic enough cut that I think I can reuse it for a few things (including kids, when the age utility I'm waiting for comes out) if I throw some shaders at it, and the little heart pillow and the necklace might be useful for something, too. 

  • MazhMazh Posts: 485
    edited June 21

    @Elor

    Sorry, have to correct that, with these glass surfaces it's not about the opacity, but about glossy color and roughness (and bump of course), used the Iray "glass thin clear" shader and took the original diffuse and glass_t maps here.

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  • Blando CalrissianBlando Calrissian Posts: 548
    edited June 22

    I sometimes run into folks who still work primarily with Gen 2, or V4 and M4, so I imagine this is a nice little gift for them and perhaps a trip down memory lane for the rest of us.

    I'll probably pick up the video camera as well. It will probably look better than the one I ported over from 3D Warehouse (back when that was possible).

     

    EDIT: Aw, what a nice prop! Thanks, Daz!

    Camera Prop in Alley

    Person holding professional video camera

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  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,169

    I never complain about freebies. If I can't find anything I want, I pass - quietly. LOL

  • paulawp (marahzen)paulawp (marahzen) Posts: 1,371

    No complaint here. For free, I can always find something that could be fun from a decently large cross-genre assortment, even if they're a little old.

  • MazhMazh Posts: 485

    I complain about freebies but only in silence for myself surprisewink

  • felisfelis Posts: 4,327
    edited June 21

    I normally don't use that old items, but when Daz decided to offer them free, I found 2 outfits, and fitted them to G8, and simulated some parts.

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,054

    ..yeah if there wee more props and sets id be interested. Pretty much sitting fine with G3/G8. have what I want/need for G2. and have the autofit clones.

  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 7,760

    I picked up two very nice outfits for Genesis1. The quality of the modelling was evident in the zipper details, and applying iray shaders is always a quick and easy process. 

  • doubledeviantdoubledeviant Posts: 1,139
    Subsurface Toon Shaders

    3Delight, but promos look as good as some Iray toons, and the required base product is included with the DS 4.x bundle, so perhaps worth grabbing as a free gift to mess around with at some point.
  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,509
    edited June 21

    Nothing in the "Just for you" list excited me, but I went to the normal "freebies" page and picked up a couple of things.

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  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 3,331

    I got a couple outfits. I say, "Thanks Daz"

  • emanuela1emanuela1 Posts: 615

    Thank you Daz for the free gifts!:)

     

  • britscriptwriterbritscriptwriter Posts: 62

    Yeah I picked up a couple of outfits too, Gen 1. Applied shaders and they look like pretty decent options for future use. So thanks Daz :)

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,131

    I was glad to get the Genesis Hand poses. I think that can be converted to be used on G3/G8/G9.

  • miladyderyni_173d399f47miladyderyni_173d399f47 Posts: 1,755

    I got Melody Hair, I often go for older hairs as they are so easy to use on later (& earlier) generations, transmapped is easy on memory, and they take well to Iray hair shaders. For the second I picked up Fantasy Separates Vol. 3. I have the gen4 to G3 RSSY converter and I know it works on this outfit since it is in the converter promos.  (This converter works well and everything I've converted also autofits nicely to G8.)

    I also seriously considered the 2 SF helicopter type vehicles but didn't have any use for them. I will keep them in mind (& wishlist) since items often reappear in free & super-discounted selections.

     

  • 3DmentiaNull3DmentiaNull Posts: 128

         One way I respond to free stuff is to take a chance and choose an item that, like any purchase, you don't know if you'll like it, and of course, it's older stuff. But I use a lot of legacy hair and went with that this time cause of trying to make hair look good in animated realtime Filament view - trying to guess if the hair opacity culling won't be too bad. And it's interesting to see so many items I've already paid for, mostly legacy hair, then realising that even with my memory, I recognise every last item in the offer! I think I've spent too much time pouring through the Daz cataloglaughAnyway, thanks Daz! I appreciate it. / peace

  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 7,760

    FirstBastion said:

    I picked up two very nice outfits for Genesis1. The quality of the modelling was evident in the zipper details, and applying iray shaders is always a quick and easy process. 

     a fragile test

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