Updated to 4.5 - now can't load Genesis properly
Mike005
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Genesis starts to load and then I get this message:
Missing Files
Some assets needed to load the file were missing. The content may not work as expected.
The following files could not be found:
/data/DA 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/D3D Gen 4/Victoria 4/27.dsf
(followed by a whole series of *.dsf files in the same directory)
I've checked and the directory exists and the files are there. (x:\content\data\DA 3D\Genesis\Base\Morphs\D3D Gen 4\Victoria 4)
I've tried re-installing the Genesis start files to c:\My Library and that does not work either
Please help someone, I'm pulling my hair out...
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It looks like you have overwritten the base Genesis file at some point in the past.
You need to go to Edit > Preferences > Startup > Load File, and change it to look for the Genesis that you just installed. Assuming that it is in the My Library folder, the path should be My Library\People\Genesis\Genesis.duf. Note that it is a .DUF file that it should be looking for, and not a DSF file.
I take it you mean the Genesis Starter Essentials that came with the download?
It's just trying to load a morph. Genesis should load fine. It's not a base morph of genesis so it's another product you installed
Just make sure that all your libraries are correctely configured. Open your content directory manager and check the DAZ Studio libraries there. One of them should point to the library where this file is installed. From what you've written there should be a x:\content there
One point though, I don't know if you made a mistake in writing or not but the path shouldn't be /data/DA 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/D3D Gen 4/ but rather /data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/D3D Gen 4/Victoria 4/27.dsf
Thanks guys for your replies and thoughts.
I solved the problem - sought of anyway.
It seems that some of the V4 morphs I converted with Gen4TOGenesis mess up Genesis when it loads under 4.5. (What I get when I load the default Genesis is a female form not a generic one and if I try to load one of the characters like V5 I get a very distorted female figure).
The fix was to remove the files that Studio says it can not find from the Genesis morphs area of data. Genesis and related characters load fine now and I can still access the rest of the morphs I translated with Gen4TOGenesis.
The ones I removed, and of course can not now use, seem to be mostly expressions.
Anyway, ok so far.
Cheers
Mike
I am having the same problem as the original poster. When I load a genesis character I get the following error:
Some assets needed to load the file were missing. The content may not owrk as expected. The following files could not be found:
/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/...../....../character.dsf
/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/...../....../characterHead.dsf
/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/...../....../characterEye.dsf
(... being the folder structure for that particular character which I have triple both the file structure and that .dsf files ARE there.)
Then what happens is that the body morphs will appear on the genesis model, but the head morphs won't.
I do have all the Appropriate genesis morphs required by the characters are installed all of which were installed by DIM as of last night. In a fit of desperation last night I completely wiped every crumb of DAZ/DIM/DCMS from my computer, including the downloaded DIM content. I ran CC Cleaner, deleted my recycle bin. (I cried alittle) Then I reinstalled the most current version of Daz 4.5 and registered it and made sure the genesis figure loaded on start up was the correct default one. I then installed DIM and re downloaded all my content and then ONLY installed:
Genesis Starter Essentials
Genesis Starter Essentials PoserCF
Genesis Evolution Body Morphs
Genesis Evolution Head morphs
Genesis Expressions
(All of these were fresh downloads from the new daz site which I assume are all the most current since there's no place to "reset" downloads anymore. Everything was installed to the DIM default C:\Users\Public\Documents\My DAZ 3D Library)
Then I added one Genesis character to the C:\Users\Public\Documents\My DAZ 3D Library as well (triple checking that the file locations were correct.) When I loaded up daz and tried to inject the character morph I got the exact same error, and the character body morphs loaded, but not the head morphs. (I cried a little more.)
I removed that character and tried 4 more genesis characters installing them individually, testing it (more crying), then uninstalling it before trying another character. The results were all the same.
I'm at my wits end here. I have a ton of content I want to install but I'm hesitant to install anything more in case I need to do something drastic (again) to get this issue taken care of. I'm reluctant to go back to using poser since I really love the potential I'm seeing with the genesis figures and genesis doesn't work quite so well in poser, but I'm at a stand still until I can get genesis characters working in Daz 4.5.
I am running windows 7 (all update) on an AMD machine with more then enough specs to run/render Daz..
(weepy face) Can anyone help me figure out what the issue is I am having?
~ Novbre
Here is the error portion of the log for the last character I tried (all the characters had the same error):
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(4211): Could not find modifier definition.
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1273): Failed to prepare modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(4211): Could not find modifier definition.
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1273): Failed to prepare modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(4211): Could not find modifier definition.
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1273): Failed to prepare modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1282): Failed to create modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1282): Failed to create modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1282): Failed to create modifier!
Could not resolve : "/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/PDesign/Catherina/PDCatherinarEye.dsf"
Could not resolve : "/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/PDesign/Catherina/PDCatherinaHead.dsf"
Could not resolve : "/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/PDesign/Catherina/PDCatherinalEye.dsf"
File loaded in 0 min 7.6 sec.
Loaded file: 0Catherina INJ.dsf
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(4211): Could not find modifier definition.
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1273): Failed to prepare modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(4211): Could not find modifier definition.
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1273): Failed to prepare modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(4211): Could not find modifier definition.
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1273): Failed to prepare modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1282): Failed to create modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1282): Failed to create modifier!
WARNING: fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1282): Failed to create modifier!
Could not resolve : "/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/PDesign/Catherina/PDCatherinarEye.dsf"
Could not resolve : "/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/PDesign/Catherina/PDCatherinaHead.dsf"
Could not resolve : "/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis/Base/Morphs/PDesign/Catherina/PDCatherinalEye.dsf"
File loaded in 0 min 50.5 sec.
Loaded file: 0Catherina INJ.dsf
I'm having the same problem as above. I just installed and none of the files will load.
You really should have started a new thread for this problem, this thread is 10 months old, and refers to a previous version of DAZ Studio.
What OS are you using?
What version of DAZ Studio do you have installed?
Did you install Genesis Starter Essentials, Genesis 2 Starter Essentials and Default Lights and Shaders for DAZ Studio?
How did you install your content? Using DIM or manually?
If you used DIM, the default location for the content is C:\Users\Public\Documents\My DAZ 3D Library, and that has to be listed as BOTH a DS Formats and Poser Formats path in the Content Directory Manager. Edit > Preferences > Content Library > Content Directory Manager.