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Esteemed
I got Hexagon on a big sale back in the PC days too...but I'm always on the watch for folks who would like to try stuff when its offered free. And I became so accustomed to hearing people be so negative about lack of updates, it never occurred to me to re-download it and try the updated version....until I saw it in a forum post.
Vue does have some built in content, if you start at the Esprit level. The free and entry level versions require some content purchases in order to really get benefit of the software. I think I went as far as the Studio version, which was the next after Esprit, with version 6...which is fairly dated now. That's another problem I had with Vue...they upgraded almost each year, so there was no way one could make it to the Pro level upgrade path without really investing some major money rapidily. So every year you'd slide back down to entry level, and I just could not justify doing that, though I liked the software renders and user interface. There were some things that I had purchased, like middle eastern houses, specialty items...and every time the software upgraded to another level, all the models had to be assigned to the new version. It just got crazy...it was almost as bad as Reallusion. It was frustrating because if I could have made it to Pro, I could have exported those models out into .obj and they would have been useful in Poser...but I never made it that far. So I finally said...you know what...goodbye....I like the software, but goodbye....I'll just have to find another way to do the same thing. DAZ has been well on the way to painting themselves into that same corner with exclusive content....and many people have consequently said, you know what...goodbye...this isn't worth throwing a fortune at. If you start adding up what you've spent over a 10+ period, it gets scary, and it motivates one to learn to create their content, and make the most of the software they already have. There comes a time when 3D content providers can overplay their hand...and we're seeing a lot of stores sadly closing partly due to this....like how many skimpy Vicky outfits did they really think they were going to be able to sell before that ship had finally sailed, especially with XD, and Poser's fitting capabilities. And buying into the "sex sells" worked for a flash-in-the-pan selling spree...but now we're living with the reputation that DAZ Studio, and to some degree Poser, is perceived as being used for what those outside of 3D view as entry level porn. That's why DAZ had to scramble to do damage control in order to market to schools and universities. In the real world folks still get prosecuted for such, especially now.
So...it's a good time to accumulate as many low cost, or free, tools as possible...because one never knows if it might be needed later. I feel that Hivewire is being very, very wise right now...to focus on excellent quality animals. Now that Content Paradise is closing, there will be a void in the market for animals...both realistic and toon.
Vue does have some built in content, if you start at the Esprit level. The free and entry level versions require some content purchases in order to really get benefit of the software. I think I went as far as the Studio version, which was the next after Esprit, with version 6...which is fairly dated now. That's another problem I had with Vue...they upgraded almost each year, so there was no way one could make it to the Pro level upgrade path without really investing some major money rapidily. So every year you'd slide back down to entry level, and I just could not justify doing that, though I liked the software renders and user interface. There were some things that I had purchased, like middle eastern houses, specialty items...and every time the software upgraded to another level, all the models had to be assigned to the new version. It just got crazy...it was almost as bad as Reallusion. It was frustrating because if I could have made it to Pro, I could have exported those models out into .obj and they would have been useful in Poser...but I never made it that far. So I finally said...you know what...goodbye....I like the software, but goodbye....I'll just have to find another way to do the same thing. DAZ has been well on the way to painting themselves into that same corner with exclusive content....and many people have consequently said, you know what...goodbye...this isn't worth throwing a fortune at. If you start adding up what you've spent over a 10+ period, it gets scary, and it motivates one to learn to create their content, and make the most of the software they already have. There comes a time when 3D content providers can overplay their hand...and we're seeing a lot of stores sadly closing partly due to this....like how many skimpy Vicky outfits did they really think they were going to be able to sell before that ship had finally sailed, especially with XD, and Poser's fitting capabilities. And buying into the "sex sells" worked for a flash-in-the-pan selling spree...but now we're living with the reputation that DAZ Studio, and to some degree Poser, is perceived as being used for what those outside of 3D view as entry level porn. That's why DAZ had to scramble to do damage control in order to market to schools and universities. In the real world folks still get prosecuted for such, especially now.
So...it's a good time to accumulate as many low cost, or free, tools as possible...because one never knows if it might be needed later. I feel that Hivewire is being very, very wise right now...to focus on excellent quality animals. Now that Content Paradise is closing, there will be a void in the market for animals...both realistic and toon.
