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Nah... it's definitely stockings

Stockings... Stockings are always the answer...

Hehe....

Hmmm.... Call me suspicious...

Nope. It gives no clues. My computer is still working though. It's a little twitchy but usable, running that Win 11 that it's not supposed to support...

And I've redone those grainy composites. I'll include the updated files in a megapack when I finish Aubrey and round out my office staff. Currently running a few Miku cospplay renders for that set.

Mixed news... my pc still isn't fixed. MS customer support have conceded that the 24H2 update likely corrupted the win 11 files, but something in my hardware is preventing them from fixing. Attempts to reinstall win11 give the report that my pc doesn't meet the win 11 system requirements... and yes, my pc is running win 11 already. On the brighter side, I have migrated Daz to my D drive, and I still have all my smart content tags and no 'missing file' errors when I load up and old scene... so woo me for that. 

I'll try those ideas as soon as I have a working computer. It's not going well.....

Well, I managed to get Mary finished... I think. I'm sure you'll be able to point out things that I missed though. With Mary done, I need to rebuild windows and fix that, and that's going to include reinstalling Daz,  I have no idea when Aubrey will be done for the office. See you on the flip side. Wish me luck.

https://mega.nz/file/KpYjlSYA#WAIF5ORcPr0zzXH4WuiXWjg6gOCC-sLZIMY1O_t5yzU

Windows update went badly wrong and left the system glitchy... Sigh

Sigh... trying to get Mary finished before I have to reinstall windows on my pc...which means reinstalling daz...and likely all its assets...which isn't going to be pretty.

Here is a link to a YT video for creating billboards. As for the cosplay set, I've not done any further work on it as I've been trying to help fill out the office. Mary's main renders are now done and I've just the composites left to to do.

If you've got the money, a 12gb vid card will do wonders, even an old 3060 like mine. 32gb ram will be fine, too, and the CPU doesn't matter anywhere near as much if the vid card is handling the rendering.

Hehe. Let's see... I'm running an Intel i7, 64gb ram, and an rtx 3060 12gb vid card. Close ups and full body shots take about 10-20 mins to render (the office environment is particularly demanding). As a general rule, 4-5 models in a scene is all my rig can handle before it drops to CPU rendering and the render time moves to hours. The club scene above went through in under 5 mins. And yes, some assets are particularly rough on a system. Sea salt hair is another resource sink. I can't even move a model around a scene if she has that hair. The billboards are a way around the crowd scene issue, and you can easily reuse them. So maybe have individuals in the front row that are going to stand out, then duplicates in the rear where they'll be less noticeable.

Yep, the lighting on the billboards is awful. I just created them without really thinking about lighting as it was a basic test piece. To get them properly lit, I'd redo them using the scene lighting. I was also considering the use of some sort of composite as well. There are pros and cons to each method. It's easier to get the lighting right with composites, but then you're stuck with the crowd in place...unless you do multiple composites. Billboards are more flexible with placement, but the lighting might end up off in certain positions in a scene... kinda depends on the scene. But, it was an interesting experiment and I learned something, so useful in it's own right. My thinking was that for this particular location in a CSP sense, you might want the male stripper(s) as part of finales, and therefore it would make sense to have them somewhere in the main scenes. Speaking of finales, I'm still clueless about a theme for the office, if anyone has any ideas.

And you're welcome, Swag

I've been thinking about a possible new location... a nightclub holding a bachelorette/hen party. To make it a little more realistic and atmospheric I wanted some bystanders, perhaps a lot of them, but Daz would have fits with all those extra models. I'd heard about billboards and decided to give them a go. So here is my test scene. The only actual model is Denise. The others are 2D billboards... sort of cardboard cutouts. I don't think it came out badly for a first attempt/

Woohoo!!!!

Got it. Doing Mary's mains atm

Yep, I adjusted the light on the rest of the ezcomposites 

It's been another horrible week, but I did manage to get Kim finished... not sure about the ezcomposites though. Sometimes they seem to be missing and I don't know why. I'm sure Eldricus will locate my stupidity though. Here's the link. Again just Kim's office set.

https://mega.nz/file/6lgRURpY#9gjUlPdAeUNNTRvY-C9wi2W0I5SnXYdLuTnDhs9zw3A

Just doing her composites now. Extra voice files are already done, so I hope it won't be too long. Probably Mary will be next.

TY JT. A nice little opponent.

Sign me up!

Ahhh... Now, that's a fair point. I might have to add some less concerned expressions to the sets before I put them into the megapack.

No problems. I'll have Kim's composites just to the left and behind where you see Saiki  and have her standing. She won't block Leah or be covered by Saiki or Crystal. Aubrey will share the chair with  Leah, and Mary with Candy.

Hehe, there's nothing wrong with her, she's just not to my taste. Between us we provide a wide range of personalities for the ladies so everyone can find something they like.

And yes, dialing things to 100% usually looks weird, so I tend to avoid it most times. Maybe part of this is my philosophy towards these sorts of games. I prefer the opponents to be willing to play, but not expecting to lose, and becoming shocked when they do. So, and no shade towards Eldricus here, I'm not a fan of Candy because her profile leads to a character that is eager to strip, which isn't to my taste. So generally, after the first few items, the expressions on my opponents become more concerned. It's just my personal taste.

Oh very likely... I have been collecting expressions from all over the place. The Gustaf and I3d base sets are good staples. And Ubrey will be going in Leah's chair, hence Kim in between.

And fixed the outfit files on my end. They'll have the correct lines when I add them to the mega pack. Kim will be positioned between Leah and Crystal. What lines should she have for those two?

Vivian looks good!

Hmmm... interesting... Saiki is supposed to look embarrassed and worried, but Elena is supposed to look more annoyed. Individual perception, I guess?

Booo!!!! Kim is coming along nicely.

Hmmm... No one likes Elena?

A few hiccups when compiling this, but here's Elena looking all stern.

https://mega.nz/file/u4h2kaQa#R017ibOgBznfyVRfdKQTUw07YTWU71-3YrVoF-3_aYI

Still thinking about a bridal set but the outfits are limited.

Yep... the lighting... For some reason it had a yellow tint to it. I turned it to white, dropped the intensity, and repositioned it. Also tweaked the expression a bit.

Yep, you're right... No idea why that is... I'll investigate...

Working on Elena's composites now so not too much to do. I've been trying to think of a good office related finale theme for this pack if anyone has any suggestions. Meanwhile, here is Kim all dressed for work.

All of Elena's main renders are finished, just wirking on the playing/Drinking ones, then the composites... with any luck... should be done by the end of the week.

Cool! I would have made the tv screen an emissive emitter to provide the frontal screen glow... 

Ummm....yeah.... It's a.... Little dark....