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On along enough timeline, I'd like to run the mesh through ZBrush and add a bunch of details that I can then use to make a new normal map for the character. This will keep all the coloration and such the same, but add additional details like pores and minor imperfections that will make the face more life-like.
This reminded me . . . if you haven't tried yet, it might be a consideration to play around for an hour and see if it might complement where you are going with normal map creation:



This allows me to quickly get various maps started with initial adjustment and sometimes end there - or, update in Substance Painter/other program to adjust as needed.

I realize normals can be generated in Blender, too (I mean, what general 3D skill can't it do?) ... but sometimes specialized programs can offer a bit more of a flexible capability for functions you don't use everyday.

On the environments point ... of course Daz 3D content providers are using 3d Max, Blender, Modo, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, etc. to create most of those environments, props and clothing we find for sale:



So, any new environment work you do in Blender could be imported to Daz scenes for Iray material mapping and such, since Daz (and Poser, which I prefer) generally excel at making the jobs of flexible camera/render setup and character posing efficient (exceptions apply).

That could always be a bridge between the apps as you start to ramp up your Blender content creation, as one consideration. Cycles is far more flexible than Daz Iray from materials to rendering options, but it will still take more time to setup with newer content until you've built up your material and scene stack, IMHO.
 
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That's honestly a tough question for me to answer. I think ultimately it depends on what you're end goal is. Me personally, my goal is total creative freedom. I realize to achieve that I need to learning everything there is about 3D modelling from start to finish. Many developers get along just fine without that depth of knowledge and are quite successful otherwise.
Thanks for the in depth explanation and the training links, I really appreciate it. I'll keep an eye on Udemi for sales.
 
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So totally wrong place to post this, if anyone has any questions please PM me and I can try to help in private.

So I've been playing Battletech and just for funnzies I went ahead and put in some custom Merc Pilots.
Started with Alexandra and College Life, so kept going and made some img's for Dr. Amana.

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Is there a patch for this.
Iam on the newest version, started a new game and i have the incest + bugfix patch installed.

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I haven't played this yet, though I plan to, but wanted to say that I really appreciate the developer stating they would make some of the content so it could be switched off or easily avoided. There are some things that others enjoy in a game that I don't and it's nice to have a game people with different tastes can all get the full enjoyment out of.
 

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So, I was awarded the "Rickrolled" trophy by this site. In the middle of the day it kept forwarding me to that infamous video every time I visited a F95 page.

Kept trying to get into this topic, so wondered if it was something to do with Dr. Amana :)
 

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So, I was awarded the "Rickrolled" trophy by this site. In the middle of the day it kept forwarding me to that infamous video every time I visited a F95 page.

Kept trying to get into this topic, so wondered if it was something to do with Dr. Amana :)
I got it from another one, they did a fake update for a game, and the DL links to it were for that.
 
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