What are the new muscle packs in today's sale?

dragotx

I'm probably just being slow, but what is the difference between the 2 muscle sets in today's sale? Do you need both, is the morph set just for making body builders or is it good for just enhancing the muscles on a regular body?

3Diva

? I'm not seeing two muscle packs. All I see is a muscle morphs product and a muscle texture maps product.

Serene Night

A morph pack and an anatomical muscle pack like you see at the doctors or in text books

3Diva

They should probably look into the "details" of the Muscularity Morphs product though. Unless they ARE made for Genesis 2 Females. lol

"Muscularity Morphs for Genesis 2 Female is an extensive set of morphs that will allow you to tweak and customize your Genesis 2 female"

DustRider

I'm sure the muscle morphs are for G8F, since the G2F version came out years ago (same vendor). I always get these, you can add indivudual muscle definition where you want it, or (in previous versions) there is a dial to add all the muscles at once. There also has always been a flex, or flexion control that would allow you to set how much flex the muscles have as they expand/contract (joint movement).  The muscle morphs are an outstanding product, and well worth the investment IMHO.

Cris Palomino

I have contacted Daz. I am pretty sure it should read Genesis 8.

3Diva

Thanks, Cris. :)

Cris Palomino said:

I have contacted Daz. I am pretty sure it should read Genesis 8.

 

 

Gator

DustRider said:

I'm sure the muscle morphs are for G8F, since the G2F version came out years ago (same vendor). I always get these, you can add indivudual muscle definition where you want it, or (in previous versions) there is a dial to add all the muscles at once. There also has always been a flex, or flexion control that would allow you to set how much flex the muscles have as they expand/contract (joint movement).  The muscle morphs are an outstanding product, and well worth the investment IMHO.

Speaking of this, are the flex controls set as poses now, or still under Actor?

PLEASE LET IT BE POSE CONTROLS!

As it is with the actor, they don't get cleared resetting the figure's pose.  Or, if you need to re-apply the shape to get around what seems like a bug, it blows out the flex controls of the pose.

dragotx

Thanks everyone, that helps. So I definitely should pick up the morphs. But I'm still a bit confused by the maps one. Is it just the textures that make it look like someone flayed the skin off the character, or does it do something for chars that still have their skin on?

Sorel

I was hoping a male version of these would be available at the same time :(

daveso

i dont see flex morphs ...  

ThatGuy

Sorel said:

I was hoping a male version of these would be available at the same time :(

Yes, I was too.  Hopefully it is not long in coming out.

nonesuch00

I will wait for a bundle with male & female muscle morphs.

 

I will wait for a bundle of male & female muscle maps. I do have Slosh's UV Mapper again for Genesis 8 so I guess it's not crucial though.

 

I will wait for a bundle of male & female organs and other intternal anatomy structures.

ALLIEKATBLUE

dragotx said:

Thanks everyone, that helps. So I definitely should pick up the morphs. But I'm still a bit confused by the maps one. Is it just the textures that make it look like someone flayed the skin off the character, or does it do something for chars that still have their skin on?

I think the textures make the character look like they have been flayed. 

agent unawares

nonesuch00 said:

I will wait for a bundle with male & female muscle morphs.

 

I will wait for a bundle of male & female muscle maps. I do have Slosh's UV Mapper again for Genesis 8 so I guess it's not crucial though.

 

I will wait for a bundle of male & female organs and other intternal anatomy structures.

Waiting too. Got burned too many times.

nonesuch00

ALLIEKATBLUE said:

dragotx said:

Thanks everyone, that helps. So I definitely should pick up the morphs. But I'm still a bit confused by the maps one. Is it just the textures that make it look like someone flayed the skin off the character, or does it do something for chars that still have their skin on?

I think the textures make the character look like they have been flayed. 

That's because that's what medical schools do to teach doctors & such, although they are trending digital, I hope they don't loose sight that digital representations will also be identical or nearly identical (say several companies might make competing digital models), whereas real people are not identical, potentially overlooking new discoveries about human health and environmental damage that would have been discovered via traditional methods of dissection and study.

vwrangler

nonesuch00 said:

I will wait for a bundle of male & female muscle maps. I do have Slosh's UV Mapper again for Genesis 8 so I guess it's not crucial though.

Unless the G8F muscle maps come in a version that does not include the breast structure, trying to use those for a male figure would be deeply problematic.

dragotx

ALLIEKATBLUE said:

dragotx said:

Thanks everyone, that helps. So I definitely should pick up the morphs. But I'm still a bit confused by the maps one. Is it just the textures that make it look like someone flayed the skin off the character, or does it do something for chars that still have their skin on?

I think the textures make the character look like they have been flayed. 

Thanks, that's what I was trying to figure out.  

WendyLuvsCatz

dragotx said:

ALLIEKATBLUE said:

dragotx said:

Thanks everyone, that helps. So I definitely should pick up the morphs. But I'm still a bit confused by the maps one. Is it just the textures that make it look like someone flayed the skin off the character, or does it do something for chars that still have their skin on?

I think the textures make the character look like they have been flayed. 

Thanks, that's what I was trying to figure out.  

they can be used with a geoshell of normal skin or under one with transmaps for wounds, slashes etc

Oso3D

It’s awesome to see this; I’ve been using the v4/m4 maps for AGES

nonesuch00

vwrangler said:

nonesuch00 said:

I will wait for a bundle of male & female muscle maps. I do have Slosh's UV Mapper again for Genesis 8 so I guess it's not crucial though.

Unless the G8F muscle maps come in a version that does not include the breast structure, trying to use those for a male figure would be deeply problematic.

Hmm. that's right. Although all men have mammory glands that haven't undergone the degree of hormonal change adult female mammary glands have.

SimonWM

Hi all. A male version for the morphs and the maps is very close to completion and will be submitted to DAZ in the coming weeks.  Flex morphs weren't included in this version as Genesis 8 for the first time has already flex morphs by default and in many cases extra morphs will just create conflicts.  A separate product will deal with flexions and will be a better fit for more advanced projects like those requiring animations.

Sorel

SimonWM said:

Hi all. A male version for the morphs and the maps is very close to completion and will be submitted to DAZ in the coming weeks.  Flex morphs weren't included in this version as Genesis 8 for the first time has already flex morphs by default and in many cases extra morphs will just create conflicts.  A separate product will deal with flexions and will be a better fit for more advanced projects like those requiring animations.

Awesome thank you!

Xenomorphine

Was surprised to discover the texture doesn't give a completely 'flayed' appearance, as conventional skin phases in for extremities of fingers and toes, as well as ears, nose and belly button.

Then was even more surprised to find I don't have any existing G3 morphs to hide fingernails/toenails, regardless! Was able to use some to hide the fleshy part of the nose, lips and the ears, but there was still some conventional skin visible in those particular areas. Creative use of lighting might potentially solve that.

Still greatly relieved to finally have an Iray-compatible version of this texture for G3 use. Should look great when used for any themed X-ray art. Already considering toning down the opacity and seeing if the new G3 skeleton can be placed inside it... But am unsure how I'd get it to follow any identical poses.

nonesuch00

Xenomorphine said:

Was surprised to discover the texture doesn't give a completely 'flayed' appearance, as conventional skin phases in for extremities of fingers and toes, as well as ears, nose and belly button.

Then was even more surprised to find I don't have any existing G3 morphs to hide fingernails/toenails, regardless! Was able to use some to hide the fleshy part of the nose, lips and the ears, but there was still some conventional skin visible in those particular areas. Creative use of lighting might potentially solve that.

Still greatly relieved to finally have an Iray-compatible version of this texture for G3 use. Should look great when used for any themed X-ray art. Already considering toning down the opacity and seeing if the new G3 skeleton can be placed inside it... But am unsure how I'd get it to follow any identical poses.

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