It's been almost two years, but DAZ finally uprevved Victoria. Victoria 7 is an all-new Genesis 3 character and she's "even more life-like than ever before." According to DAZ, Gen 3 characters have increased detail in the fingers, toes, neck, mouth and chest. Also, rigging has been reworked to enhance posing ability and 60 more points of articulation in the face have been added.



I couldn't pass up the Pro Bundle. $95 bucks is pretty steep for a bundle, even for an all-new generation. With my Platinum Club savings, I got the Pro Bundle for $66.13. That's not too bad. The bundle comes with a ton of stuff.



There's no shortage of goodies this time around:

• Victoria 7 Base
• Summer for Victoria 7
• Adeline HD for Victoria 7
• Feel It! Mix and Match Expressions for Victoria 7
• Capsces Fun and Flirty Victoria 7
• i13 Sexy Model Poses for Victoria 7
• Krayon Hair for Genesis 3 Female(s)
• Leyton Hair for Genesis 3 Female(s) and Genesis 2 Female(s)
• Casual Summer for Genesis 3 Female(s)
• Austrani Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)
• Post Apocalyptic Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)
• Vigilante Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)
• Genesis 3 Female Genitalia

It's the perfect mix for those just getting started. Since it's a new generation character, I'm sure a lot of the Gen 2 stuff won't work, so it's probably as if we're all starting from scratch. Again.

Let's start out by comparing the base figures. The difference between the Genesis 2 and Genesis 3 bases is like night and day.





The base comes with three sub-surface shaders. Here's a side-by-side comparison of 25%, 50%, and 75%.



As with the Genesis 2 base, DAZ gives you some simple wardrobe choices, hair, and poses to get you started.



They also give you a complete outfit to help you on your way to your first render.



The base figure is definitely a huge improvement over Genesis 2. The detail and skin texture are almost good to go out-of-the-box.



Moving onto Victoria 7, let's see how much better she looks.



Again, night and day. You can see the pores in her skin. There is so much more detail than Victoria 6. I always thought Victoria 6's default skin texture was too pink and orange in the face, and a little patchy overall. Victoria 7's skin texture is nice and even and looks amazing.



DAZ also added some more realism to the genitalia. In the past, they've always been somewhat reserved in making her look as real as can be in that department.



See? Victoria 6 looks very pink and orange in the face. Her natural skin tone is without question Caucasian. Victoria 7's skin tone by default is much darker, and more "exotic". She's also a little thinner in the hips.



As said before, Victoria 7's default figure shows an improvement in the genitalia, but it doesn't stop there. The Female Genitalia, that only comes with the Pro bundle, shows that more attention was given there too.

The Gen 2 Female Genitalia add-on is somewhat bare-minimum and is basically a morph of the labia majora.



The Gen 3 Female Genitalia add-on is a complete do-over with the addition of the labia minora. There's even a morph or two.



As with all figures, there's some makeup options.



On to the bundle goodies.

This is Summer for Victoria 7. I think this character makes Victoria 7 look more like her Victoria 6 predecessor.



A little SSS and some lights shows that the skin is pretty detailed.



I had high hopes for Adeline HD since the promo shots looks so nice, but I have to admit, she's a little freaky looking.



Maybe she'll look a little better with some makeup and lights.



With the addition of the Vigilante Outfit and Krayon Hair, I have to say she's looking much better. I guess it's all about the light.



Again with the Vigilante Outfit, but this time with the Leyton Hair.



This is the Casual Summer outfit.



The Austrani Outfit.



Post Apocalyptic Outfit and Krayon Hair.



This bundle definitely comes with a nice mix of everyday and fantasy stuff. There's something for everyone. These are just a few quick renders I threw together just to try things out, but already I'm happy with Victoria 7. As I thought though, Genesis 2 poses do not translate well due to the new rigging in the Gen 3 base. There are some tools available for purchase that convert the poses, so I might just have to plunk down some more cash for that. So far, clothes seem to autofit pretty well, but it would be nice if they showed up in Smart Content. Seeing that Smart Content window as empty as it is when Victoria 7 is selected is just depressing considering the amount of Gen 2 assets I have.

As great as Victoria 7 looks, I'm not giving up on Victoria 6 just yet. She is a great character, and since she's already a few years old, there's an unfathomable amount of assets in the DAZ store for her. Not to mention the amount of assets I've purchased of the years that I haven't even had a chance to use yet. I'll probably bounce back and forth between the two as I build up my Victoria 7 library.

I can't wait to see what she can do!