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This is an idea that I've had for a while now, but I was too nervous/unsure about actually doing something with it, so I've been sitting on it. But, considering that it's the new year and I'm trying to grow my 3d skills, figured now would be as good as ever to start this type of thread going. 

The purpose of the thread would be as follows - 

1) To give my personal opinion on products that I've purchased - While I could go through to each artist directly and see their content (which is what I would normally do) I just figured it'd be nice if there was a more common place in the forums where everyone could see the appreciation. 

2) To give examples on how they are used in the event that others need help. I've never claimed to be a genius and I don't play one on TV. There have been numerous times where I've bought something and I'm either overlooking something or I'm just too tired to understand why it's not working, lol. 

3) To give people who are considering purchasing it a chance to see how it works before buying to. I think I can speak for almost everyone when I say that we like to know what a product is like before we buy it. People do it with all forms of product or service, why should 3D content be any different? Sure there's the gallery that shows what it's like after it's been rendered, but that might not give people the full scope of how it works behind the scenes. With this thread, I'd love to give that perspective that people look for. 

This last idea came from the post that I see on various sites (this one included) where it's "Have you bought this? Do you like it? Would you recommend ABC for this kind of project?" 

I'm open to any feedback about this idea, but I thought it would be a neat little bit to do here on this site. There are a lot of amazing users out here and we have some great conversations when the thread line is interesting enough. 

Whatdaya say? 

Definitely only products on this site. If there are other sites where I want to make review threads (which I will at some point)  then I could just go to that site and do that.

But, I did take a look at Night Secret, it looks nice and it's already on my wishlist. But that's awesome to know that it's already got morphs for moving the crotch to the left or right (gotta love it) But you're absolutely right when it comes to changing the color of a product. Most times, you have to go all through the surfaces tab and make all kinds of adjustments and then take it back to GIMP and do even more work there, it's just awful. But by just changing it in the Base Color tab, that takes a lot of that extra work out of the picture. 

Moving on to Davo though, almost everything they've made has been amazing! (I say almost because I haven't bought all of his products yet) But I also have that, and I love the material zones. It makes changing the color and the look of everything 100x easier. I can't tell you my suprise when I opened up the product in Daz and tried to move things around and thought to my self "There's no way I can move all of this." And then I could and I was so happy! I love artist that take the time to make everything moveable/editable. I'm willing to pay the extra dollars for them to make that happen. Not gonna lie though. Sometimes, I'll start building something, and before I know it, I'm a little discombobulated because I have so many options. It's a little nerve wracking sometimes, but it's nice to know that I have the choice of utilizing those options. There are a lot of products out in the Daz 3d world where it's a really big prop and it looks like it should have a lot of movabale parts, but then it doesn't and it's like >_>. 

Thank you for sharing that! It took me a second to get back around to this cause I wanted to make sure that I'd have time to type this out. I've got quite a few products of my own that I'd like to share about it, so I'll pick one and post it here soon! 

For my first one, I'm going with the very first thing that I purchased on this site - TaB DS G2 Core Pack v1.03e (by  Erogenesis, Laudanum) I cannot even express to you how happy I was when I first bought this. I just wasn't in the mindset of having to purchase the pro version of figures for hundreds of dollars just to have everything, so this was a perfect solution. 

Pros - 

• The cost - For only $14.99, you have hundreds of possibilities for combinations for the size and look for your schlong. 
• Scrotum Detail  - Twisting it left and right, you can see the detail in the skin stretch without any additional morphs vs. Dicktator where you might have to dial in a couple of other morphs to make it look perfect. 
• The misc parameters - Some of them don't seem super useful, but they're fun to play with for varied effects! Some of them are like - UnderBulge, Viyar Cock FBM and others. But some of them are amazing to the extent that I wish Dicktator had them. Some of them are like - Cock Disel, FBM - Super Ugly, and Grungy. The scrotum  morphs are also excellent! 

Cons - 

• The "shield". I couldn't ever get a post just right without that thing ruining it. More often than not it was because the coloration was wrong, but more than that, it just looked weird. Obviously at this time, I wasn't very apt at using GIMP like I am now, not I didn't think to fix it in post. However, for a new artist  this could certain pose a problem. 
• Testi movement - It's limited in terms of moving it around. It's not like Dicktator where you can move each testi via the universal tool. You can only move it so far to the left or right or up and down before you have to remove the limits from the parameter. 
• Material options  - Unlike some of the other add ons, there's no preset color/material options for various skin tones/creatures. While I'm sure that there's an easy way to change it through the surfaces tab, for newer users (or the lazy like myself) it'd be nice if there was a preset that I could use. 
• There's no anus. I've come to expect this from the amount of add ons that I've bought that come with this already. It's not so much of an issue as it is personal preference. 
• Compatibility -  I know that the one that I have is the G2 version since that's what I used to work with, but there is a G3 version, so I'm not sure if it's compatible with G8 figures or not. It would be amazing if it was, but my gut tells me that it wouldn't. 

Overall, my rating for this product is a A - . It's that dern shield that got to me the most. Otherwise, this prodcut is amazing for someone who's just starting out and wants to just get their feet wet. 

And I'm back at it again with another review! I'm currently working on a bit that I don't really understand, but I think it's cool. So I decided to take a break from that and show off some of the other stuff that I've got in my library of goodies! 

This is one of the more complex products that I've got in my library and it's the Gynecology Chair by Laudanum. This, like a lot of my other purchases, was an impulse purchase that I made on account of what I could use it for. I didn't actually have fleshed out plans for it. Although, the few times I've used it, it was a lot of fun! 

Pros - 

Almost everything on this prop is moveable/adjustable in some way or another. From the large lever on the back to the leg rest and the levers on the sides of it. There's even this little "rack" that sits at the front near the base. I haven't the slightest clue what that's actually for, I just know that it's there. With everything being so adjustable, this gives a lot of space for placing differently sized and shaped characters into the chair. 

It comes with an array of preset poses that work with both male an female figures. That's a big thing for me, cause I use male figures far more than the female ones, so I have to be able to use things for the males the way I do the females. It's always a pain when you attempt to apply something to a male figure that was meant for a female and it ends up taking forever to get it to fit just right to the male. This product doesn't disappoint in that department, so good marks for me from there. 

The surfaces tab. Oh ma goodness. All the sections of the prop are nicely labled so it's super easy to find what you want to recolor and to do so. I've bought some products from some vendors where the objects in the surfaces tab aren't labled quite as nicely, and it leads to turning opacity on an off trying to figure out what I'm messing with. 

Con - 

My biggest tick about this prop is similar to my favorite thing about this. There are two parts of this prop that I feel are very important that aren't moveable/adjustable. It would be the leg straps and the foot straps. I can't for the life of me get them to sit right on any figure. Most of the time, when I do consider using this for something, I will just remove the straps and the foot rest all around cause they're not maneuverable enough for me. 

Otherwise, I have no complaints about this. It's an amazing product that would do well in any Dr, torture or impreg scene that you may have in mind! 

Final Score --- A

https://www.renderotica.com/store/sku/64087_Gynecology-Chair

Edited by user Wednesday, January 26, 2022 9:40:08 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Forgot to add the score

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Next review: Collar by Miki3dx. Not gonna lie, I use this product all the time. It's enough of a mainstay with my 'Princess' character that it's included on my body preset for her, not my clothing one. In fact, I named the character off of the text preset. To me, this is the best general use collar on the market. It is highly versatile, able to go between a fashion statement, a kink scene (of many different types because of all the various pendants, studs, and text), and a playful interaction seemlessly. The materials provided are epic as well! When was the last time you bought a product that had 88 different colors just for the leather? PLUS 88 plastic and 88 metal. And gemstones. That's a ton of options. And it looks great whether up close or far away. With the collar being made for both Genesis 3 and 8 - plus being fitted to both male and female - it is usable for almost any figure.

I only have three cons to the product, and two of them are quibbles so let's get them out of the way first. Quibble 1: It's not very intuitive when you first use it. The in product documentation is nice, and well put together, but it still takes a bit to realize that each of the items needs to be clicked on specifically to change the materials, and which items have gemstones. After your first or second time this is never an issue again. Quibble 2: I do a lot of bondage/rape fantasy scenes, and I wish there was a preset for the pendants to go around all four corners of the collar. This is an entirely subjective quibble, because I'm lazy.

The only truly aggravating thing is the lack of an alphabet to make your own words. Let's be honest, the text is frequently the best part of the collar. An image is worth a thousand words, and if your image includes a collar that says 'breed me' it's worth even more. It's definitely telling that the forum post for sharing presets is instead filled with questions about creating your own text, and it's a shame noone (including myself) posted their own presets. I know this would be incredibly hard to code for it to be automatically placed, and I would never expect it. A simple alphabet that we could move and place ourselves would be nice though.

That being said, Miki3dx has 5 products in their library that aren't comics. I already own two and am waiting to start work again so I can get the other three. They put a TREMENDOUS amount of work into every item, and it shows. Final rating: A

Collar by Miki3dx

Collar Preset Link

Originally Posted by: Ebonix115

You stole the prop straight from my libray!

Ha!

It's understandable to be overwhelmed by it, it has a ton of options. I sometimes use simple collars as well (or different collars for different feelsl, like the Davo Collar). What sci-fi one are you talking about? You can message me if neccessary, and in the future I'll message it to anyone that asks. Can't wait for the next review, by you or anyone else!