[Coming Soon] Now-Crowd Billboards - Alien Predators [Commercial]

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Humanity journeyed to the stars with hopes and dreams.  Sadly, they found the stuff of nightmares with the new Now-Crowd Billboard series, Alien Predators! This product is a perfect complement to the Now-Crowd Billboards - Future Life product, with 30 new Figure Billboard Sequences made up of 6 billboards each for 5 heart stopping alien predators. Paint your horror science fiction scene FULL of the perfect alien predators creeping, crouching, stalking, and screaming in rage in high quality, flexible and easy to use billboards... perfect as a backdrop for the main action that you add!

Billboards are a fantastically quick and resource easy way to add background crowds to your scenes. These pre-rendered elements are great to play the background characters in your scene. The Now-Crowd Billboards improves on standard billboards by providing 72 different views for every billboard figure. Change a billboard figure to 12 different horizontal angles and 6 different vertical angles. When your camera moves, the Now-Crowd Billboards can be changed to match!

There are also great scripts to make these billboards easy to use! There is one script to turn the billboards to face the camera and another script to change billboard figure angle based on horizontal and vertical orientation.

For Iray and 3Delight

No figures are included with this product.

No other products are needed to use the Now-Crowd Billboards - Alien Predators.

Features

• 30 Figure Billboard Sequences: (.DUF)
  • Disruptor Alien Pointing
  • Disruptor Alien Running
  • Disruptor Alien Screaming
  • Disruptor Alien Standing 01
  • Disruptor Alien Standing 02
  • Disruptor Alien Walking
  • Dweller Crawling
  • Dweller Creeping
  • Dweller Reaching
  • Dweller Running
  • Dweller Standing
  • Dweller Walking
  • Exile Crouching
  • Exile Screaming
  • Exile Standing
  • Exile Walking 01
  • Exile Walking 02
  • Exile Walking 03
  • Fallen One Creeping
  • Fallen One Crouching
  • Fallen One Running
  • Fallen One Screaming
  • Fallen One Sensing
  • Fallen One Standing
  • Mantisaran Hunting
  • Mantisaran Lunging
  • Mantisaran Pointing
  • Mantisaran Running and Hunting
  • Mantisaran Standing 01
  • Mantisaran Standing 02
• Scripts Include:
  • Now-Crowd Orient Billboard Script - Change billboards to face camera
  • Now-Crowd Change Billboard Angle Script - Change billboards to use different figure angle
• Textures Include:
  • 72 Texture and Transparency Maps (2048 x 2048) per singleFigure Billboard
  • 72 Texture and Transparency Maps (3072 x 3072) per single Multi-Figure Billboard
• Optimized for Iray

IceDragonArt

I think your attachments are meant for the other coming soon?

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IceDragonArt said:

I think your attachments are meant for the other coming soon?

Doh!  Thanks.  I was having problems with attaching the promos and Chrome not showing them. 

IceDragonArt

RiverSoftArt said:

IceDragonArt said:

I think your attachments are meant for the other coming soon?

Doh!  Thanks.  I was having problems with attaching the promos and Chrome not showing them. 

Lol no problem.  I was like, wait, those don't look like predators!  Lol.  This is going to be very cool!

MelanieL

How many hours of the day do you spend rendering for these massive sets?!

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IceDragonArt said:

RiverSoftArt said:

IceDragonArt said:

I think your attachments are meant for the other coming soon?

Doh!  Thanks.  I was having problems with attaching the promos and Chrome not showing them. 

Lol no problem.  I was like, wait, those don't look like predators!  Lol.  This is going to be very cool!

Good eye!    I am glad you think they will be cool.

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MelanieL said:

How many hours of the day do you spend rendering for these massive sets?!

Too many   My poor computer probably averages 6 hours/day every day of the year since the first Now-Crowd idea was born.

Greybro

Nice

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Greybro said:

Nice

Thanks!  Can't wait for them to get in everyone's hands!

maraich

These will be useful to me as well. Monster swarms are great for urban, sci-fi and fantasy settings. Quite versatile.

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maraich said:

These will be useful to me as well. Monster swarms are great for urban, sci-fi and fantasy settings. Quite versatile.

Great to hear!  They are useful to me, but I was unsure if others would find them useful.

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And they are released!  Those who have bought Now-Crowd products before should see a green banner giving you a discount! (Thank you so much for your support)

Midnight_stories

I grabbed it straight up now all I got to do is figure out how to use it Lol!

Great stuff !

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Midnight_stories said:

I grabbed it straight up now all I got to do is figure out how to use it Lol!

Great stuff !

Thanks Midnight!  

How to use it?  Do you mean for your images?  Or is this your first Now-Crowd product?

Midnight_stories

Yes this is my first one I've bought any utube video by chance?

I terrible I buy a heap of stuff then I get too busy to use half of it. I think this could excellent for promo's

RiverSoft Art

Oh well welcome!  

There is a manual in the ReadMe's.  They are incredibly easy to use (and very fast since they are so resource light).  Put your viewport in a textured mode (say Textured Shaded).  And then, from the manual:

To use a figure billboard:

• Double-click the billboard to place it in your scene (I believe they are in Props->People)
• Use the Now-Crowd Orient Billboard to Camera script to make the billboard face square to the camera
• Use the translation transformations sliders or widget to place the billboard in your scene with the feet just on the floor (this is where the drawing style helps).  Note that you may have to use the Now-Crowd Orient Billboard to Camera script again.
• Use the Now-Crowd Change Billboard Angle Script to select the best view of the figure
• Use the horizontal angle slider to "turn" the figure in the billboard
• Use the vertical angle slider to give an overhead view if you need to match your camera angle.  Note that If you change the vertical angle and face the billboard at the camera again, your billboard will not be flush with your floor again.  You are going to need to drop the figure(s) to the floor.  

 That may sound complicated, but it's not.  Once you get to using the scripts, it becomes very intuitive and magical as you drag a slider around and billboard changes the angle of the image used.  If you get stuck, let me know.

Please come back and describe your experience using them for the first time! 

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Midnight_stories said:

Yes this is my first one I've bought any utube video by chance?

I terrible I buy a heap of stuff then I get too busy to use half of it. I think this could excellent for promo's

You and me both.  The best thing about creating the Now-Crowd Billboards is that I finally use all the stuff I bought and left to gather dust  

 

Midnight_stories

Followed that no worries at all !

Wow those scripts are great, especially the the rotation figure one.

it's got me beat how you do the shadows.

Total love it, I can see a whole field of skeletons on spikes just like in Dracula.

This is going to make it possible!

Cheers

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Midnight_stories said:

Followed that no worries at all !

Wow those scripts are great, especially the the rotation figure one.

it's got me beat how you do the shadows.

Lots and lots of rendering   I have to render 72 different angles for every billboard figure.

Midnight_stories said:

Total love it, I can see a whole field of skeletons on spikes just like in Dracula.

This is going to make it possible!

Cheers

Well, I want to make sure that you understand that this product doesn't make the whole field of skeletons.  This product just uses things pre-rendered.

Ivy

It looks great RiverSoftArt I am sure alot of sci fi people will love I seeing this come out in the stores today .  But I am still holding out for a contemporary style Asian set ;)

Midnight_stories

RiverSoftArt said:

Midnight_stories said:

Followed that no worries at all !

Wow those scripts are great, especially the the rotation figure one.

it's got me beat how you do the shadows.

Lots and lots of rendering   I have to render 72 different angles for every billboard figure.

Midnight_stories said:

Total love it, I can see a whole field of skeletons on spikes just like in Dracula.

This is going to make it possible!

Cheers

Well, I want to make sure that you understand that this product doesn't make the whole field of skeletons.  This product just uses things pre-rendered.

I get that it's image seq 360 deg at 15deg 3 images per picture, wow that's a lot of work Bro. You certainly would be busy !

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Ivy said:

It looks great RiverSoftArt I am sure alot of sci fi people will love I seeing this come out in the stores today .  But I am still holding out for a contemporary style Asian set ;)

I know, I know!   Out of curiousity... what outfits would you consider a contemporary style Asian set?

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Midnight_stories said:

RiverSoftArt said:

Midnight_stories said:

Followed that no worries at all !

Wow those scripts are great, especially the the rotation figure one.

it's got me beat how you do the shadows.

Lots and lots of rendering   I have to render 72 different angles for every billboard figure.

Midnight_stories said:

Total love it, I can see a whole field of skeletons on spikes just like in Dracula.

This is going to make it possible!

Cheers

Well, I want to make sure that you understand that this product doesn't make the whole field of skeletons.  This product just uses things pre-rendered.

I get that it's image seq 360 deg at 15deg 3 images per picture, wow that's a lot of work Bro. You certainly would be busy !

Oh yeah!    It is fun but busy!  I hope you like the set.

diogenese19348

How many Petabytes do you have on your NAS anyway? :P

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diogenese19348 said:

How many Petabytes do you have on your NAS anyway? :P

Not nearly enough!   I have 6 TB of internal storage in my PC and 12 TB (3 4TB) of external but I always want more!  

diogenese19348

Seriously, it's a problem.  I have a 2 TB C drive and it's full.  Of essentially just DAZ purchased items, I have reverything else on a different drive.  I've got a couple of your sets I still need to install because I simply don't have room for them, and putting something bigger than 2TB in at C is a major project because the file system has to change on a bootable drive.   My secondary drives are all at least 3 TB, and I'm running 3 of those.  I have to make the time to do a clean up, there is a lot of really old stuff in that DAZ library that can be deleted or moved, particularly if it was Poser items to start with.  Oh well, life is complicated and computers are not making it simpler ;)

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diogenese19348 said:

Seriously, it's a problem.  I have a 2 TB C drive and it's full.  Of essentially just DAZ purchased items, I have reverything else on a different drive.  I've got a couple of your sets I still need to install because I simply don't have room for them, and putting something bigger than 2TB in at C is a major project because the file system has to change on a bootable drive.   My secondary drives are all at least 3 TB, and I'm running 3 of those.  I have to make the time to do a clean up, there is a lot of really old stuff in that DAZ library that can be deleted or moved, particularly if it was Poser items to start with.  Oh well, life is complicated and computers are not making it simpler ;)

I recommend leaving everything but Windows and programs OFF the C drive.  My C drive is a nice 1TB SSD for windows and programs and then all data is somewhere else.

Ivy

RiverSoftArt said:

Ivy said:

It looks great RiverSoftArt I am sure alot of sci fi people will love I seeing this come out in the stores today .  But I am still holding out for a contemporary style Asian set ;)

I know, I know!   Out of curiousity... what outfits would you consider a contemporary style Asian set?

Oh !? I had thought I had gave you some ideas a while back my apology .  you properly already have 90% of these type clothing items already . many of these outfits are available in the store  "contemporary" theme would run from around 1970s to modern day 2018  The type of stuff you could fill any typical Asian theme render not so much of the ancient dynasty time period. unless you wanted to throw a few of those in too :)

 just to list a few

Ice Bandit Outfit for Genesis 3 Male https://www.daz3d.com/ice-bandit-outfit-for-genesis-3-male-s

Karate gi for g2M/F https://www.daz3d.com/lee-6-karate-bundle

Water Spirit Warrior Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s https://www.daz3d.com/water-spirit-warrior-outfit-for-genesis-3-female-s

Summers on River outfit for  genesis https://www.daz3d.com/summer-on-the-river-outfit-for-genesis

Wise Sensei for Genesis 3 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/wise-sensei-for-genesis-3-male-s

Time For School Asia for Genesis 2 Female(s) https://www.daz3d.com/time-for-school-asia-for-genesis-2-female-s

Kung Fu HD for Genesis 2 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/kung-fu-hd-for-genesis-2-male-s

Min Woo for Genesis 2 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/min-woo-for-genesis-2-male-s

Asian Lady's Accessories https://www.daz3d.com/asian-lady-s-accessories

Xiao Mei's Finery HD for Aiko 6 and Genesis 2 Female(s) https://www.daz3d.com/xiao-mei-s-finery-hd-for-aiko-6-and-genesis-2-female-s

Short pony tail https://www.daz3d.com/short-ponytail

Yakuza Outfit for Genesis 2 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/yakuza-outfit-for-genesis-2-male-s

North Hair https://www.daz3d.com/north-hair

Wukong Outfit for Genesis 2 Male(s)https://www.daz3d.com/wukong-outfit-for-genesis-2-male-s

Water Moon for Genesis 2 Female(s)https://www.daz3d.com/water-moon-for-genesis-2-female-s

Cheongsam Dress for Genesis 2 Female(s) https://www.daz3d.com/cheongsam-dress-for-genesis-2-female-s

Sierra Style for Genesis 2 Female(s)https://www.daz3d.com/sierra-style-for-genesis-2-female-s

Moonlight Stroll Bundle https://www.daz3d.com/moonlight-stroll-bundle

Mec4D Shaolin Monk Uniform for Genesis 2 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/mec4d-shaolin-monk-uniform-for-genesis-2-male-s

 

these are a few Outfits that can be found at renderosity but there are a lot more I could post but don't dare too because of  Daz TOS issues.

 

Korean-Style Fashion https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/korean-style-fashion-i-2---sports-bra/110541/

HFS Shadow of the Rising Sun for Genesis https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/hfs-shadow-of-the-rising-sun-for-genesis/114820/

Shadow of the Rising Sun Textures  https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/shadow-of-the-rising-sun-textures/114838/

Korean-Hairstyle Fashion https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/korean-hairstyle-fashion-i/111192/

Fortune Cookie for Genesis 2 Female(s) https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/fortune-cookie-for-genesis-2-female-s-/108723/

 

 i used a google search to help give some ideas

., thanks for listen to my request.

https://www.google.com/search?q=contemporary+asian+theme%5C+clothing&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiyup3egoTbAhVCs1kKHRmfAvMQsAQIUA&biw=1920&bih=898

Midnight_stories

N/A

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Ivy said:

RiverSoftArt said:

Ivy said:

It looks great RiverSoftArt I am sure alot of sci fi people will love I seeing this come out in the stores today .  But I am still holding out for a contemporary style Asian set ;)

I know, I know!   Out of curiousity... what outfits would you consider a contemporary style Asian set?

Oh !? I had thought I had gave you some ideas a while back my apology .  you properly already have 90% of these type clothing items already . many of these outfits are available in the store  "contemporary" theme would run from around 1970s to modern day 2018  The type of stuff you could fill any typical Asian theme render not so much of the ancient dynasty time period. unless you wanted to throw a few of those in too :)

 just to list a few

Ice Bandit Outfit for Genesis 3 Male https://www.daz3d.com/ice-bandit-outfit-for-genesis-3-male-s

Karate gi for g2M/F https://www.daz3d.com/lee-6-karate-bundle

Water Spirit Warrior Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s https://www.daz3d.com/water-spirit-warrior-outfit-for-genesis-3-female-s

Summers on River outfit for  genesis https://www.daz3d.com/summer-on-the-river-outfit-for-genesis

Wise Sensei for Genesis 3 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/wise-sensei-for-genesis-3-male-s

Time For School Asia for Genesis 2 Female(s) https://www.daz3d.com/time-for-school-asia-for-genesis-2-female-s

Kung Fu HD for Genesis 2 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/kung-fu-hd-for-genesis-2-male-s

Min Woo for Genesis 2 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/min-woo-for-genesis-2-male-s

Asian Lady's Accessories https://www.daz3d.com/asian-lady-s-accessories

Xiao Mei's Finery HD for Aiko 6 and Genesis 2 Female(s) https://www.daz3d.com/xiao-mei-s-finery-hd-for-aiko-6-and-genesis-2-female-s

Short pony tail https://www.daz3d.com/short-ponytail

Yakuza Outfit for Genesis 2 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/yakuza-outfit-for-genesis-2-male-s

North Hair https://www.daz3d.com/north-hair

Wukong Outfit for Genesis 2 Male(s)https://www.daz3d.com/wukong-outfit-for-genesis-2-male-s

Water Moon for Genesis 2 Female(s)https://www.daz3d.com/water-moon-for-genesis-2-female-s

Cheongsam Dress for Genesis 2 Female(s) https://www.daz3d.com/cheongsam-dress-for-genesis-2-female-s

Sierra Style for Genesis 2 Female(s)https://www.daz3d.com/sierra-style-for-genesis-2-female-s

Moonlight Stroll Bundle https://www.daz3d.com/moonlight-stroll-bundle

Mec4D Shaolin Monk Uniform for Genesis 2 Male(s) https://www.daz3d.com/mec4d-shaolin-monk-uniform-for-genesis-2-male-s

 

these are a few Outfits that can be found at renderosity but there are a lot more I could post but don't dare too because of  Daz TOS issues.

 

Korean-Style Fashion https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/korean-style-fashion-i-2---sports-bra/110541/

HFS Shadow of the Rising Sun for Genesis https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/hfs-shadow-of-the-rising-sun-for-genesis/114820/

Shadow of the Rising Sun Textures  https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/shadow-of-the-rising-sun-textures/114838/

Korean-Hairstyle Fashion https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/korean-hairstyle-fashion-i/111192/

Fortune Cookie for Genesis 2 Female(s) https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/fortune-cookie-for-genesis-2-female-s-/108723/

 

 i used a google search to help give some ideas

., thanks for listen to my request.

https://www.google.com/search?q=contemporary+asian+theme%5C+clothing&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiyup3egoTbAhVCs1kKHRmfAvMQsAQIUA&biw=1920&bih=898

Thanks Ivy.  That will be very helpful.

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Midnight_stories said:

N/A

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