I'm 50-50 on it. I think she looks attractive with the rework, but I also think she already was attractive.
Not sure why the change is needed, unless this meant to be in the story itself: tired of her old style, she just wants something different. So I think it's fine either way.
Think the new version Is good but like other users have said the original was better. If i can ask how-come you decided to rework her character?
Her old hair just isn't very render-friendly. It's an older Daz product that requires a lot of post-work to look passable. Still, I am listening to all feedback, and since Raegan's D19 content isn't fully finished yet, nothing is set in stone.
The only idea i have is maybe, just change her hairstyle and clothes, that way she keeps her mature sexiness. Without her suddenly reappearing, looking half her age for no apparent reason. (Unless there is a cosmetic surgery system in the medbay)
I prefer the original as that new hairstyle looks messy, like she just rolled out of bed. That's not the look of a rich businesswoman.
Don't like. At all. The long hairstyle looks sexy, this new one looks like a crazy cat lady.
What inspired the change? I don't have them both in front of me, but the new pic doesn't look dramatically better, from what I recall. Seems like a lot of work with little to no upside.
Mostly for ease of rendering. Her old hair is difficult to make look render-good, often times it takes a lot of post-work and it's a chore.
I like it. So many women cut their hair a little shorter when they get older, so from that point of view it's kinda realistic.
It looks perfect for a rich beauty like her.
I like this better. With her strong jawline you either need something like this or something like a bob cut. As has been pointed out, she's a successful business woman and "haystack" hair doesn't go well with the discipline it took for her to get to where she is in life.
That hairstyle is definitely better but when I look at this model and then at the old model for Raegan, I can't help but feel that this is a major downgrade.
I think that detail (lots of individual locks and strands) is what's causing fits trying to pose the model. He probably has lots of clipping with clothing that has to be cleaned up or manually tweaked in the pose.
It's not just the hair, her face looks worse too. I can understand wanting to switch the hair out for something that's easier to work with, but would it not be possible to keep everything else the same? I don't have extensive knowledge of DAZ (or much at all, really).
There are a few sets of Raegan renders that I really like, and you found one of them. There are many scenes with her in the game that better highlight the weaknesses with her hair.
