On release of G8.1, Daz restricted the operation of prior G8 expressions. Various theories abound, but it is assumed to prevent conflict with new G8.1 expressions and prevent duplicate dials to appear. Since release, users have found that they can restore the G8 expressions by removing these restrictions.
Many discussions about this operation can be found in the following threads:
- Genesis 8.1 / Victoria 8.1 – Page 39 – Daz 3D Forums
- Clarity Genesis 8.1 – Daz 3D Forums
- Genesis 8.1 expressions – Daz 3D Forums
To re-enable G8 expressions for G8.1, do the following:
- Navigate within your content directory to …data\DAZ 3D\Genesis 8\Female 8_1\Morphs\Daz 3D\
- Right-click on the “Base Pose Head” directory and “Send To…” -> Compressed Zip Folder
- A new Zip file containing the directory should appear. If not, stop and do not continue until you confirm the directory is zipped and safe (for later restore if needed)
- You can now delete the “Base Pose Head” folder
- Right-click on the “Expressions” directory and “Send To…” -> Compressed Zip Folder
- A new Zip file containing the directory should appear. If not, stop and do not continue until you confirm the directory is zipped and safe (for later restore if needed)
- You can now delete the “Expressions” folder
- Now load a G8.1 Female and your G8 expressions should work.
You can repeat the above procedure replacing Female 8_1 on the first step, with Male 8_1. Once completed, an example directory would look like this:
Of course, you may have some duplicate dials and such, and if you want to “delve deeper” into fixing it all up, feel free to peruse those links above. This is just a quick summary based on my findings, for a nice person! 🙂
