Tutorial [ILLUSION] HS2 Studio Neo|Chara Maker - (Help & guides Thread)

[Asarmargad]

So I've wanted to start learning how to create characters/scenes/renders etc... for a while now but I am bit confused here. Since for now I just want to do it as a hobby and as something new to learn, I don't really want to deal with a lot of mods or other utilities which are more advanced. So in order to have a simple or rather plain start, what should I install? I am familiar with illusion games but there are just so many varieties of things to install for HS2 that I don't know what to do.
For starters on the main page of HS2, which version would you recommend me to install? the repack or the plain steam version? and after that what are your suggestions and recommendations for me. I would love to have your opinions on what to do (with character creation and the studio at that).

 

[Kosten07]

So I've wanted to start learning how to create characters/scenes/renders etc... for a while now but I am bit confused here. Since for now I just want to do it as a hobby and as something new to learn, I don't really want to deal with a lot of mods or other utilities which are more advanced. So in order to have a simple or rather plain start, what should I install? I am familiar with illusion games but there are just so many varieties of things to install for HS2 that I don't know what to do.
For starters on the main page of HS2, which version would you recommend me to install? the repack or the plain steam version? and after that what are your suggestions and recommendations for me. I would love to have your opinions on what to do (with character creation and the studio at that).

I would definitely stick with the repack. There are so many fixes and useful mods that playing the STEAM version is a night and day difference. I am basically on the same path as you. Hobbyist, slowly learning. There are some really good guides around that hone in on specific things.

Starting with something simple yet important like lighting. It's amazing how much better lighting can make pretty much everything. Once you got a handle on that move on to something else.