Minotaur 6 HD for Genesis 2 Male(s)

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Breaking loose from the confines of the Labyrinth, the Minotaur has forced his way into DAZ. This mighty mythos dominates any who oppose him with powerful Full-Body and Full-Head shapes that were meticulously sculpted to bring out the finest details in High-Definition.

No detail has been overlooked in this addition to the Genesis 2 Male collection. With bovine leg options, horns and a tail, the Minotaur can crush, impale and maim his enemies in a variety of ways.

What's Included and Features

Minotaur 6 HD Custom Shapes:
- Minotaur 6 Full Body Shape
- Minotaur 6 HD Full Body Shape
- Minotaur 6 Head Shape
- Minotaur 6 HD Head Shape
- Minotaur 6 Control Parameter
- Minotaur 6 HD Control Parameter
Minotaur 6 HD: (.DUF and .CR2)
- Minotaur 6 HD
- Minotaur 6 HD Wearable
- Minotaur 6 HD Horns
- Minotaur 6 HD Legs
- Minotaur 6 HD Tail
Minotaur 6 Material Options:
- Minotaur 6 All MAT
- Minotaur 6 Human MAT
- Minotaur 6 Genitalia MAT
- Minotaur 6 MAT Horns
- Minotaur 6 MAT Legs
- Minotaur 6 MAT Tail
- 2 Eye Color Options
- 3 Eye Reflection Options
- Mouth SSS On/Off
- Skin SSS On/Off
Textures Include:
- 15 Texture, Bump and Specular Maps (4096 x 4096)
- 14 Texture, Bump, Specular and Transparency Maps (2048 x 2048)
- 6 Texture, Bump, Specular and Transparency Maps (up to 2000 x 2000)
DAZ Studio Material Presets (.DUF)
Poser Custom Material Presets (.DUF and .MC6)
This product includes the Minotaur 6 UV Maps
Texture Templates available through the Product Library

Minotaur 6 is built on DAZ's revolutionary Genesis 2 Base Male so you can mix and match him with any other Genesis 2 Base Male morph or character.

Some key advancements with Genesis 2 include:

Morphing

The concept of morphing has been advanced further in the Genesis 2 product line. Genesis enabled a figure to be morphed little by little toward a child, a monster, a supermodel, a muscle-bound warrior or even an alien. Now with Genesis 2 more points of articulation, more polygons in the figures and a male and female specific base allows you to easily sculpt Minotaur 6, and any Genesis 2 figure, into more detailed, more articulate and more gender specific forms.

Increased details

With over 2,000 more polygons than even the Genesis base had, the detail levels on some of the most critical body parts, like faces, feet, hands, as well as knee and elbow joints, produce a much more realistic end product.

Articulation

No matter how good a figure looks, it has to move right. It has to react well with its environment in a realistic way. With Genesis 2, changes in level of articulation are one of the most significant updates to the base. Specifically, this includes increases in the individual movement of ears, toes, breasts, body joints and torso, as well as reworked weight mapping to show the effects of theses movements and the gravity they happen in.

Facial expressions

In order to produce more realistic facial movements and expressions, Genesis 2 includes a dynamic and movable jaw, as well as significantly increased facial polygons and a new eye reflection mesh.

Compatibility

Due to consistency of key body parts and shapes, such as feet, users are able to utilize content and accessories intended not only for Genesis 2 Males, but to also leverage their Genesis content through the DAZ Studio "auto fit" process. Additionally, due to the ability to go directly from a Male base to another Male base, the auto fit process for Michael 4 content has also been improved (this processes requires the use of the Michael 4 for Genesis 2 Male product).

Software support

The two industry leading software products for leveraging the DAZ 3D models are DAZ Studio (which can be downloaded for free at http://www.daz3d.com/daz-studio-4-pro/) and POSER. Whichever of these you prefer, Genesis 2 will work just fine. Minotaur 6, and any Genesis or Genesis 2 figure, will simply drop right into DAZ Studio seamlessly, or can be easily imported into POSER using the DAZ DSON import utility available at http://www.daz3d.com/dson-importer-for-poser.