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DAZ Dragon 3

I picked up the Millennium Dragon 2 last August when the price dropped to that which I couldn't refuse. However, I don't think I've done a single render with a dragon yet. I had a lot of stuff in mind, but never got around to any of them. Here we are 9 months later, and DAZ just dropped the Dragon 3. And it's awesome!

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The Pro bundle is usually $124.95, but you can get it for $62.23 with the Platinum Club debut pricing. Just like with the Giselle debut, if you bought a few summer items early, they gave you 10% off when it finally came out. I spent $3 bucks on some cloths, and got the Dragon 3 Pro bundle for $54.56. Not bad.

This time around there was no mid-tier bundle. Just the base and the Pro bundle. But at $54.56 for the Pro bundle, there's a ton of stuff. It really is a great price for what you get.

The Pro bundle includes:
  • DAZ Dragon 3 Base
  • DAZ Dragon 3 Textures
  • DAZ Dragon 3 Morphs
  • DAZ Dragon 3 Fantasy Poses
  • Cinematic Poses for DAZ Dragon 3
  • Dragon Trainer's Toolbox
  • Ridged Plate Armor for DAZ Dragon 3
  • War Armor for the DAZ Dragon 3
  • Strap Saddle for DAZ Dragon 3
  • Armored Chain Saddle for DAZ Dragon 3

If that wasn't enough, they also put out a texture pack for the Ridged Plate Armor for free.

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That's a sweet amount of content. Trust me, this time they're not going to go to waste.

So let's check it out.

Wow, looks pretty big!

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How big? Very big. Check out how much bigger it is than the last generation dragon.

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But to really put things into perspective, here it is next to Victoria 6. Now that's a dragon!

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This thing could almost swallow you whole.

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With the Dragon Trainer's Toolbox, you're just one click away from resizing it to 1x for a nice hatchling size. Cute.
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You can also go all out with the 7x "god mode". That's insane! That's dinosaur sized!
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The bundle also come with some morphs. You can add some weight, some muscle definition, or beef up the plates.
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There's also a decent amount of head and body morphs. Not to sound too cliché, but you're really only limited by you imagination. There's an infinite number of dragon combinations you can make.
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You can even ditch the wings entirely and make some pretty dangerous looking lizards/dinosaurs/monsters.
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As far as poses, there's no shortage of those either. Flying poses. Laying poses. Attacking poses. You name it.
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The Fantasy Poses are great for pairing the dragon with a human counterpart. They are made for Gia and Gianna, but with a little tweaking, they work fine with Victoria and Michael.
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Textures. Dragons need textures. Again, no shortages there. There's black, green, red, gold, silver, and a few variations on the red, green, and gold. I would liked to have seen a blue texture. If the time comes, I might have to just make my own.

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Let's check out the wearables. First up is the War Armor. It’s sort of a no-frills armor set. Nothing fancy.

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The Plate Armor. This looks pretty sweet.

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These are the Plate Armor textures that DAZ gave away for free. These would normally set you back another $10.95 without a Platinum Club discount. Free assets are always good.

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I figured I’d throw together a quickk render with Michael 6.

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Finally, the Armored Saddle. This one is pretty cool too. I really like the chains. They’re posable too, so you can have your rider grab them.

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Between the morphs, the textures, the armor, and the poses, you can come up with some really amazing renders. These aren’t masterpieces, just a few that I threw together for the post to try things out. I'm not disappointed.

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