Re: Daz3d Genesis Evolution: Morph Bundle Rapidshare
Jasmine Miele
I know that's kind of a vague question since everybody's definition of complete will differ. However I'm just trying to get a good handle on what I have and what I'm missing without realizing it as this is an area I have not explored very much yet. If it helps I'm mostly thinking in terms of V5 and M5 (which I have) and what else they need to be relatively complete and versatile to cover a full range of diverse human figures without missing something really important.
You can also buy the "Genesis Evolution: Morph Bundle" ( -evolution-morph-bundle), which includes both the head & body morphs and save yourself a few bucks compared to buying each separately.
I'd also highly recommend their "Ethnicity for Genesis" head & face morph series (African, Asian, and Native American), to broaden your options.
And after that, if you have any money left over, I'd also suggest Posermatic's "NGM for Genesis Female" ( -for-genesis-female), and maybe some of DAZ's legacy shape sets for Genesis -- like "V4 and M4 Shapes for Genesis" ( -and-m4-shapes-for-genesis) -- very useful items to have.
ALL of Zev0's sets. Shape shift and breast/glute morphs, mentioned above, are great, but the versatility you get by adding Growing up, Aging Morphs and Face Weight is unbelievable. And then there's Dental Plan, which is too useful to even try to describe.
I could go on and on, but in the end I don't think there can really such a thing as a complete set. Because the greatest thing about Genesis (and the G2s) is that EVERY character can be used as part of a new character. There are certain body types I favor and not only is it generally easier to start with something that's already got elements that you like and then start dialing in new morphs, but it also has the dual benefits of both giving a group of characters a shared stylistic "DNA" and ensuring that no one else is likely to ever be using exactly the same combination of elements. So, really, any base shape and character set can be considered to be another set of moprhs.
And that brings me to the single greatest morph tool of all: GenX. If it's ever been created for any Gen 3 - Gen 6 character, it can be rolled over to Genesis and the G2s in just a few seconds. It's easily one of the best investments anyone working with Genesis could ever make.
Notes: this chart is not comprehensive (there are many other morphs not included here) and it is subjective (I've listed the ones that I personally consider to be most important, based mainly on my own experience). Not intended as an endorsement of these products over others that are not listed. Characters are not included, only morphs (with a few exceptions where there were gaps to fill). Boldface indicates DAZ 3D Original products. Also please note that many of the products listed below are also offered in various bundles, and it may be more economical to purchase them that way.
I suspect that I might have messed up some of my file locations, or perhaps moved some files that I shouldn't have touched. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling a number of the software modules, but I don't seem to have picked the correct modules. When I try to load !Gabi for V5, I get an error window indicating that the following files could not be found.
The "Evolution" category of morphs are the "Genesis Evolution: Body Morphs" and "Genesis Evolution: Head Morphs" products I think. Do you got those and installed as well? At least these products are listed as requirement of "Gabi for V5".
I can confirm that the Directory Manager entries are there for both Poser and Daz. I have been searching for the files using the Windows 8.1 OS. I took the missing file name from the error window and pasted it into Windows Search. That's why I was surprised that there was no directory entry for Evolution or Evolution Body. I have reinstalled Daz since my last note and it did not resolve the issue.
What you need to do is find out what directory DiM is installing things too. Go to setup dialog box in DIM and click on the "Installation" tab. It should look like the first image below. The default location to install products is "C:/Users/Public/Documents/My DAZ 3D Library". Note that this is in Public documents and not your my documents directory.
This will bring up the dialog box shown in the 3rd image. Click on the little "+" sign next to DAZ Studio Formats and Poser Formats to expand the list of libraries of each kind. I have a crazy large number of Poser Format libraries, but generally you only need the first two on the list. The important thing is to make sure the library path that DIM is installing into is listed on both the DAZ Studio Formats and the Poser Formats.
Your getting the Errors because you do not have the Genesis Evolution packages installed. Neither one is on your installed list. Those two figures call those packages and cause the error when they are not found.
You mention two products that are sold. I picked up the genesis-evolution-morph-bundle and that has some of the files. I am still missing files and was wondering what the other product is that I need.
As Mike points out the Bundle is both sets, two products for one price bundled. Body Morph set and Head Morph set. You should have it all unless the figures need other shapes as well. Like maybe V6 or something.
EDIT: Everything from your first post is in the Head Morphs....