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Hi guys,

I just submitted  the 8.1 update for G8F Lickalicious... so in a few days time you'll be able to download it. Last time the e-mail notification tool was broken, so you'll need to check by yourselves ;)

 

What's new:

- GF 8.1 support;

- Added selector scripts;

- Fixed a bug that created an indentation on the tip of the tongue with some FBM;

- Added a texture option (rudimentary octopus look... for real tentacle, I'll need to create a new Lickalicious with another geometry)

 

Enjoy!

Hello,

I've bought and installed this product today, I hope this is the right place to ask a question. Applying the tongue was no problem, I had no troubles with multiple shells either, but... I can't seem to find out how to actually move (not shape) the thing. I've tried some of Thunder-3D's included bonus poses, which work fine, but I have no idea which bones/joints/morphs these presets actually change so that I could pose the tongue myself. After I've applied said bonus poses, I've looked everywhere (shaping/poses, the individual tongue bones) and I reset every "currently used" slider and variable that I could find, but the tongue still kept most of the pose of the bonus pose. That means there are some sliders or morphs or IDK what that I can't find... which is pretty frustrating.

So, I guess my question is, how can I actually move the darn thing and pose it manually? Is there something super obvious that I'm too blind to see? I really wanna use this product, because it seems 100 times better than the default tongue, I hope someone can help me.

 

Ok, yes, that lets me manipulate the tongue, but that wasn't what I meant. To be more precise, I cannot seem to figure out how to manually stick the tongue out (or put it back in). As example, I've used the Bonus 003 Lickalicious "pose" and I've removed all the used variables that I could find, yet the tongue is still sticking out, I don't know how to put it back in. On the other hand, if I don't use Thunder-3D's premade pose, I cannot figure out how to stick it out...

 

I think I know now what the problem is, but I still have no idea why it is or how to solve it. It seems that I don't have the "Length" morph for the tongue anywhere, although it is in my folder (see screenshots).

I install everything manually, in case that's important. Any ideas on how I might solve this?

Maybe you have a morph with the same name on G8F / GF8.1 and it "enslaves" the one on the graft, hiding it. You may rename the one on Lickalicious and resave it as a Morph Asset (File->Save As->Support Asset). Then, reload Lickalicious, and you'll have the new morph (the old one will still be there), visible.

As a quick workaround, load one of the Thunder-3D bonus poses that has the tongue sticking out and then just zero it out. That loads the Length morph as shown in my picture above and it becomes available to use.

Edited by user Tuesday, August 3, 2021 10:45:25 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

OK, permanent fix. Make sure you have a backup of the original zip file, or access to it, in case of issues. I tend to copy the original morph file out to another folder as backup before I start editing.

1 - Rename the morph in the data folder. I called mine Tongue_Length (Picture 01)

2 - Open that file (Tongue_Length.dsf) in a text editor. I use Notepad++.

3 - Rename 5 instances of the name Length to Tongue_Length in the file. 3 at the top and two at the bottom of the text. (Pictures 02 and 03)

4 - Save the file and restart DAZ and load G8F and Lickalicious and the Length morph will show (Picture 04).

 

Hope that helps and if you ahve any problems let me know and I'll try and help.