Release Date: March 2012
Store Product Page: Godspeed
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Hermes was the Greek messenger to the Gods, as well as patron to Alchemists, Merchants and Thieves. Known for his fleet-footed sandals and Helm (each which had wings and enabled flight) he was able to carry messages to the gods or mortals with a quickness, and accompanied new souls to their place in the Underworld. He also carried a special staff with two serpents entwined, known as the Caduceus (which has been erroneously used as a symbol of Medicine for centuries)

Includes full Greek armor built for a god of speed and flight, complete with wings and a Spartan styled Helm with real fur. Also includes the Caduceus, which boasts special effects worthy of an Olympian, and poses which work with the Caduceus.

===== LIST OF CONTENTS: =====

Godspeed Armor
* Armor
* Bracers
* Helm
* Sandals

MATS for Armor
* Olympian God (White and Gold)
* Hermes (Teal and Silver)
* Utility MATS that turn off wings on all applicable items
* Utility MAT – Armor Straps Off
* Utility MAT – Helm Hair Off

Caduceus of Hermes Prop
* Short Caduceus (Left and Right Hand)
* Long Caduceus (Left and Right Hand)

Caduceus Mix and Match MATS
* Crystal-OFF
* Crystal-Blue
* Crystal-Green
* Crystal-Magenta
* Crystal-Orange
* Crystal-Purple
* Crystal-Red
* Crystal-Turquoise
* Crystal-Yellow
* Metals – Gold&Silver
* Metals – Pewter&Bronze
* Metals – Brass&Copper
* SFX-OFF
* SFX – Blue&Purple
* SFX – Green&Orange
* SFX – Purple&Red
* SFX – Red&Yellow
* SFX – Turquoise&Green
* SFX – Yellow&Turquoise
* Staff-GlowBlue
* Staff-GlowGreen
* Staff-GlowMagenta
* Staff-GlowOrange
* Staff-GlowPurple
* Staff-GlowRed
* Staff-GlowTurquoise
* Staff-GlowYellow
* Staff-SolidBrass
* Staff-SolidBronze
* Staff-SolidCopper
* Staff-SolidGold
* Staff-SolidPewter
* Staff-SolidSilver

Poses for M4
* 5 Long Caduceus Poses (Left Hand)
* 5 Long Caduceus Poses (Right Hand)
* 5 Short Caduceus Poses (Left Hand)
* 5 Short Caduceus Poses (Right Hand)

===== MORPH LIST: =====

Clothing Morphs:
* Morphs ++ (Fitness, Thin, Young)
* Elite (Adonis, Spartan, Svelte)
* Adjustment Morphs on All
* Sit 1 & 2, legs bend fwd, back and side on Armor Skant
* Wing Movement Morphs On Helm and Sandals
* Wing Style Morphs on Armor (chest piece)

Caduceus Morphs:
* Snakes – Cobra and Viper Heads
* Snakes – 5 Formations
* Snakes – 10 Tongue Movements
* SFX – 10 Movement Morphs
* SFX – Twist 1 and 2
* SFX – Flare
* SFX – Longer and Shorter
* Wings – 10 Style Morphs
* Adjustment Morphs (Snakes Smaller, move up and down on staff)

===== INSTRUCTIONS: =====

..:: CLOTHING ::..
Browse to your Runtime:Character:Godspeed Folder, and here you will find the CR2 to load the clothing pieces (4 in all) Double click the icon and it will load zeroed in the scene. If you are using DAZ Studio, the files will be located in the Runtime Folder, in the same location as noted above.

To conform the clothing, load the item, go to the top of poser under the drop down menus and click on Figure. A new menu will open which will say conform, click that and then conform to and a new dialog will open with its own dropdown. Select Michael 4 and hit ok, and the item will load onto M4 (alternatively in DS, right click on the item and click “fit to” then select M4 in the list – but it should auto-conform in DS anyway) You will need to do this for all the figures. From there, you have a ton of morphs to play with, including adjustments which will fix pokethru, movement and style morphs on miscellaneous pieces, which will change how the figures look and move (note: dialing in morphs ALWAYS work best by dialing in on the BODY actor)

There are also MATS included for the clothing – there are two full mats: Olympian God and Hermes. There are also utility mats that turn off certain things on each item, for versatility.

..:: PROPS ::..
To locate the props, go to your props folder and find the Godspeed Folder. There you will see four files: Long Caduceus Left and Right Hand, and Short Caduceus Left and Right Hand. To load each, simply double click the icons. They will parent to M4’s hands, and the poses that are included work with the Caduceus (covered later in this wiki) The Caduceus has many morphs on it, to change the heads to cobras and vipers, movements and formations, etc. There are also adjustment morphs that will help combat collisions with the snakes on the longer staff, when using poses that are not included with the set (such as moving the snakes up and down on the staff, or scaling them down, etc)

There are also mats for the Caduceus included. These are located in your pose library (in the Caduceus MATS folder) as well as your Materials library, in the Godspeed/Caduceus MATS folder. I have included both MC6 and PZ2 mats, simply because, PZ2’s don’t work with props and require an actor to be loaded in the scene (so if you are using the staff alone, you must use the MC6 mats) These MATs are also mix and match, so you can mix your choice of colors or metals, etc.

..:: POSES ::..
There are also 20 poses included in this set, which were designed for use with the different versions of the Caduceus that are included. To use, first load the prop, then use the pose for perfect alignment (otherwise, the pose will not pose the staff properly) It’s important to use the correct prop for which the pose was intended, so perfect alignment can be acheived. To locate the poses for M4, you will need to go to your pose library, into the Godspeed/Poses folder.

1-5 are for the Right Hand Long Caduceus
6-10 are for the Left Hand Long Caduceus
11-15 are for the Left Hand Short Caduceus
16-20 are for the Right Hand Short Caduceus

For a full instruction guide, Ive written a tutorial that has been included with the set in PDF format. This will explain everything in deep detail, and walk you through getting the best out of this set.

===== OTHER NOTES: =====
Color coded and labeled templates for all figure is available, so you can make your own textures.

Outfit has blank channels for custom morph inj support

The thumbnails for the pose and light files are the standard 91X91 resolution, so that they will show properly in DAZ Studio. If you are a poser 5 or higher user and prefer the larger thumbnails (which are 125×125 in size), you can download them here: Godspeed Thumbs

Please Note:
Bigger thumbnails will NOT work in DAZ Studio, nor lower versions of Poser, so only download these if your using Poser 5 and higher.

Instructions to install larger thumbnails:
These are set up to the same exact locations as the original sets thumbnails. To install, simply unzip it to your Poser Runtime, and overwrite the old thumbnails.

KNOWN ISSUES
The hair on the helm is a bit render intensive when using raytraced shadows. Longer Render times should be expected (but not horribly long)

For more information on the set, how to use it and combat things you may encounter, please refer to the PDF included in the set.

Technical Support is always available. If you have questions that need answers, feel free to email me — IgnisSerpentus@damageinc3d.net