Reccommendations for Old West Clothes/Weapons Assets?

sarahwaitestx

Hey y'all! I've been using DAZ for about a year now, but this is my first forum post (sorry if I'm in the wrong section).

I've recently found myself needing to do a ton of Western type renders for a virtual RPG I'm running. I've been combing through the DAZ store and Renderosity, but I'd love recommendations for more products!

I'd especially love some more weapons. I have the "Western Guns" pack by Dekogon Studios and it's great! But I'd love some more varied weapons among my renders. I've got a set of whips for G8 male from the Wild West Accessories pack and the SY Whips and Lashes for G8 female. But I'd be down for more and could use some blades too!

What I have right now for Western outfits:

Banker's Outfit
The Chairman
Grit Outfit
Ichabod Outfit
Lighthouse Keeper
Mountain Trapper
Ranch Outfit
Steampunk Classic
Sunset Rider
Traditional Outfit (male and female)
Victorian Gentleman Outfit
Victorian Vampire (male and female)
Western Brawler
Western Poncho
Guerrillero
Victorian Outfit
Advent Outfit
Bounty Hunger
Clementine Outfit
Bang Bang Jackie
Burgundy Creed
Evaline Outfit
Everyday Cowgirl
Fiesta Dress
Fiesta Outfit
Missi Judge Outfit
Protector Outfit
Redgrave Outfit
Rose Hitches
Vernea Fae
Victorian Goth Outfit
Victorine Suit
Vintage Nurse
Dusty Cowgirl
Ktarya Outfit
Chuck Western Outfit
Mid Victorian Outfit (male and female)
Westbound

Stuff that isn't super Western but that I can make work, especially if I use a shader on part of it. I mostly use the Gingham and Stripes Iray Shaders for that.

Overalls Outfit
Romantic Gentleman Outfit
Regency Outfit
Sleuth Detective
The Count
Timeless Carol
Victorian Butler
Lumberjack Outfit
Underbelly Clothing
Aurea Regina
Chill for Genesis 8 Female
Corsair Fashion
Mother Goose Outfit
Octoberfest Dress
Peasant Dress
Regal Dress
Servant Dress
Toad Witch
Winter Splendor
Regal Captain Outfit
Various sets for the Universal Dress (like the Steampunk expansion, or the Victorian maid expansion)

I'm planning to get Desperado HD, Countryside Shaders, CB WIlla Outfit, Casual Vest Outfit, Mariachi Outfit (male and female), Dia de los Muertos Outfit, Casual Flannel Outfit, Victorian Gentleman's Evening Dress, Adventure Hunter Outfit, Steam Jack Outfit, Bilge Salt Outfit, Steampunk Outfit, Bluegrass Clothes, Caballero Outfit, Nostalgia Dress, Farmer Clothes, and Frolic Dress.

I also have Mr. Cogsworth and Rivetina Steampunk for G3, although I mostly stick to G8. I'm thinking about getting some G3 though, just because I think I already have most of the G8 Western stuff!

Anyway, I feel like I've spent the last two months searching for anything that's Western or could pass as such if you squint (or reshade it, I guess). I thought I'd ask here if anyone knows of any other Western clothing/weapons/shaders that I'm missing!

chris-2599934

Looks like you've already picked up a good stack of stuff. Using shaders to extend the reusability of what you already have is a good idea, consider also editing the texture images you have to make new ones. For example, if you have a bright checked shirt, open up the diffuse channel image in photoshop (or similar) to tone down the saturation and add some dirt - so it looks like it's been on the trail for a while. Save it as a new image and you've got another clothing option.

You should definitely look at G3 outfits. Instead of autofitting them to G8, use this tutorial: https://www.deviantart.com/sickleyield/journal/Tutorial-Convert-Clothing-G3-to-G8-G8-to-G3-686682065 . Once you've got a G3 (or older) item converted, save them as a Figure/Prop Asset (File > Save As > Support Asset > Figure/Prop Asset...) otherwise they get saved inside your scene file and make it really big.

Of course you can also kitbash things together from multiple outfits - a shirt from here, pants from there, etc. You might find the Fit Control products from Dev0 useful when getting such things to work together.

FirstBastion

You might want to consider some items from outside the DAZPoser realms for options for props and environments. Turbosquid has some western items like covered wagons and such

Leana

A few more ideas of outfits to look at:

https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-gunslinger-for-genesis-8-males

https://www.daz3d.com/western-outlaw-2-0-for-genesis-3-male-s

https://www.daz3d.com/shenandoah-texas-ranger-outfit-for-genesis-3-male-s

https://www.daz3d.com/cowboy-outfit-for-genesis-3-male-s

https://www.daz3d.com/retro-skirt-for-genesis-3-female-s

https://www.daz3d.com/long-leather-coat-and-hat-for-genesis-3-female-s

https://www.daz3d.com/watch-my-charm-for-genesis-3-female-s

https://www.daz3d.com/victoria-iven-for-genesis-3-females

 

Weapons:

https://www.daz3d.com/old-west-firearms-vol-1

https://www.daz3d.com/old-west-firearms-vol-2

https://www.daz3d.com/old-west-firearms-vol-3

 

 

sarahwaitestx

chris-2599934 said:

Looks like you've already picked up a good stack of stuff. Using shaders to extend the reusability of what you already have is a good idea, consider also editing the texture images you have to make new ones. For example, if you have a bright checked shirt, open up the diffuse channel image in photoshop (or similar) to tone down the saturation and add some dirt - so it looks like it's been on the trail for a while. Save it as a new image and you've got another clothing option.

You should definitely look at G3 outfits. Instead of autofitting them to G8, use this tutorial: https://www.deviantart.com/sickleyield/journal/Tutorial-Convert-Clothing-G3-to-G8-G8-to-G3-686682065 . Once you've got a G3 (or older) item converted, save them as a Figure/Prop Asset (File > Save As > Support Asset > Figure/Prop Asset...) otherwise they get saved inside your scene file and make it really big. Of course you can also kitbash things together from multiple outfits - a shirt from here, pants from there, etc. You might find the Fit Control products from Dev0 useful when getting such things to work together.

Thank you! Yeah, I've been kitbashing outfits together and reshading things. I hadn't thought of editing the texture images -- that's really smart. I'll look at G3 and that tutorial you linked to!
 

sarahwaitestx

FirstBastion said:

You might want to consider some items from outside the DAZPoser realms for options for props and environments. Turbosquid has some western items like covered wagons and such

I love TurboSquid! I'm mostly focused on characters right now, but I'll take another look at what they have.

sarahwaitestx

Leana said:

A few more ideas of outfits to look at:

https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-gunslinger-for-genesis-8-males

https://www.daz3d.com/western-outlaw-2-0-for-genesis-3-male-s

https://www.daz3d.com/shenandoah-texas-ranger-outfit-for-genesis-3-male-s

https://www.daz3d.com/cowboy-outfit-for-genesis-3-male-s

https://www.daz3d.com/retro-skirt-for-genesis-3-female-s

https://www.daz3d.com/long-leather-coat-and-hat-for-genesis-3-female-s

https://www.daz3d.com/watch-my-charm-for-genesis-3-female-s

https://www.daz3d.com/victoria-iven-for-genesis-3-females

 

Weapons:

https://www.daz3d.com/old-west-firearms-vol-1

https://www.daz3d.com/old-west-firearms-vol-2

https://www.daz3d.com/old-west-firearms-vol-3

Thank you for all of this, especially the links to Genesis 3 items!

 

chris-2599934

More western weapons:

https://www.daz3d.com/western-weapon-collection

and while I was looking for them through Polish's back catalog, I found these, for when you move on to collecting environments:

https://www.daz3d.com/western-town

https://www.daz3d.com/western-express-train-bundle (are the smolestacks really that big on US locomotives?)

winmath

chris-2599934 said:

https://www.daz3d.com/western-express-train-bundle (are the smolestacks really that big on US locomotives?)

It seems so - 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leviathan_63_Train_Festival_2009.jpg#/media/File:Leviathan_63_Train_Festival_2009.jpg

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimney_(locomotive)

There's a grainy old photo at the start of this video.