well.. i feel stupid and pissed since i bought facerig and the app has been forgotten and outdated since long ago and now you come with basically the same thing but you have to pay a subscription fee for it? i suppose i'll use one of the alternative programs wich btw are better.

UPDATE AS OF A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THIS POST!

Part 1 - https://prnt.sc/uuwzax
Part 2 - https://prnt.sc/uuwzuz
Link - https://www.animaze.us/news/

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย IIZoMByII:

well.. i feel stupid and pissed since i bought facerig and the app has been forgotten and outdated since long ago and now you come with basically the same thing but you have to pay a subscription fee for it? i suppose i'll use one of the alternative programs wich btw are better.

What alternatives tho? Any good android ones?

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Ausman Cometh:

UPDATE AS OF A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THIS POST!

Part 1 - https://prnt.sc/uuwzax
Part 2 - https://prnt.sc/uuwzuz
Link - https://www.animaze.us/news/

I love how they talk like they're doing facerig buyers a favour by saying they'll make it atleast not break for a year.. Even bigger F-U to those of us that supported them when they were getting started.

^ I loved the part where they were like 'We'll support it for at least a year so that a random windows update doesn't break facerig' as if that's a thing that can happen >_>

Evidently none of facerig's models are compatible, which means any Live2D stuff you have would need to be modified in some way to wok with Animaze, with no specifics yet on what that would be.

They /really/ seem to think we're going to be blown away by the TWO props they're giving us, I wonder wtf they could be. Like that's such a tiny gift it's almost worst than no free props imo. Why was every single model not available in Animaze? That sounds very stupid. Plus the fact that not every avatar is in Animaze, like wtf how hard could that have been

Not to mention the fact that avatar resolution still doesn't look great in the beta, pretty much just the same as Facerig too, only a bit smoother in animation

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Vinacious G:

^ I loved the part where they were like 'We'll support it for at least a year so that a random windows update doesn't break facerig' as if that's a thing that can happen >_>

it... actually can. you'd be surprised. i work for a camera company called SUB2r, and, a single update from MAY, has us scrambling to try and fix the firmware to get around whatever the !@#$ was in that update.

if it can do it to a piece of hardware's firmware, it can do it to a basic program.

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Vinacious G:

Evidently none of facerig's models are compatible, which means any Live2D stuff you have would need to be modified in some way to wok with Animaze, with no specifics yet on what that would be.

they'll be bringing those avatars from facerig back in the new animaze.

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย 🌈 Milo 🌈:

Oh gee, yet another subscription-based software, I'm so thrilled....

Right? Like we all need yet another subscription payment..

Yet another way to screw the little guys, Early access to those who pay the higher rate?

Keep your "Amaze!"

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Vinacious G:

Evidently none of facerig's models are compatible, which means any Live2D stuff you have would need to be modified in some way to wok with Animaze, with no specifics yet on what that would be.

We will be bringing a lot of FaceRig avatars into Animaze and, if you have custom 2D avatars that you've been using with FaceRig, you can most certainly convert those avatars to work with Animaze. We have documentation for this: https://www.animaze.us/manual/convertavatars/convert2davatar

Why does every software publisher think that software subscriptions are the way to get rich? Everyone only cares about the whales like in free-to-play microtransaction crapware business models? I suppose this is a solid red flag that Animaze is crapware and you have no confidence in making money the conventional way. Maybe you should see if Epic Games will pay you millions to be an Epic Game Store exclusive on their crapware store.

Refuse to deal with software companies who treat their existing users this way. Vote against this behavior with the most power thing you have... your impact on their wallet.

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย kennbot:

Why does every software publisher think that software subscriptions are the way to get rich? Everyone only cares about the whales like in free-to-play microtransaction crapware business models? I suppose this is a solid red flag that Animaze is crapware and you have no confidence in making money the conventional way. Maybe you should see if Epic Games will pay you millions to be an Epic Game Store exclusive on their crapware store.

Solid burn with the Epic bs, honestly it might be better for them. Actually it WILL be better cuz there they'd have a whole new base to start with; tons of kids; and none of us Steam users who have supported them for years.

Honestly, Facerig could ahve been FAAAAAAAAAR more successful if they had just made models easier to import. Requiring expensive af software/animators to design something for you was a HUGE hinderance to adoption and more widespread use, in addition to their lackluster UI, video recording/exporting wonkiness, and forced BlUrRy As ♥♥♥♥ low-res backgrounds.
Even when importing an image that's 1080p, 4k, or more, still results in blurry crappiness. Wtf??

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย kennbot:

Why does every software publisher think that software subscriptions are the way to get rich? Everyone only cares about the whales like in free-to-play microtransaction crapware business models? I suppose this is a solid red flag that Animaze is crapware and you have no confidence in making money the conventional way. Maybe you should see if Epic Games will pay you millions to be an Epic Game Store exclusive on their crapware store.

Because those kind of devs care more for money than quality worth for money...

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Holotech Studios:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sif:

You'll need to pay a subscription to use custom content.

This is false, (and the question was already answered).
You will not need a subscription to use custom content.


Subscribing to items on the Steam workshop will work just as it did on FaceRig (free of any charge).
One time Imports of private content outside of the workshop avatars will also be possible without a subscription.

Clarification: One time means that, on the free plan, you pay a one-time small fee per one time private avatar import. That process can be repeated however many times - a subscription is not required.

Either way we're paying to use our own content.

It aint 'free' when you need a yearly subscription to make it 'free'....
It aint 'free' when you have to pay $0.99 per import....
It aint 'free' when you're advertising your product via a water mark.

Is that some kind of Romanian financial logic? Because it makes little sense in my part of the world.

How do I test my models or skins? Do I have to pay 99 cents every time I modify my files and need to test them in the program?

Like say I import a model into Animaze using the 'free' sub. I pay my $1. Then I notice the content doesn't work or I've messed up a texture or not placed bones correctly. So I fix the files, and need to get them into Animaze again to test. Does Animaze detect new files and I have to pay again?

If I import a model and it works, but decide later to make a 'skin pack' for some variety, even just a simple palette swap, can I just import those texture files, or will I be expected to pay for each skin like I am importing completely new content?

In facerig I can essentially import my files and test them in real time unhindred.
How does doing so work in Animaze with its paywall?