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  1. OMY is my fav, but I also have a lot from Lyrium, Sweetart, and STUN Poses. Ana Poses also has some but not as many. All of them except OMY I think have curvy options
  2. So, Lara isn't "dying" per se, but as more and more new creators come into the picture, they are going to need the dev kit (which is by application only and the brand needs to send them out to people), but at this point they are completely unresponsive when it comes to getting it so very few if any newer creators are able to get the kit. Plus, many other newer bodies are out that people use and since little to no new creators are going to be able to create for Maitreya, it is eventually going to become less and less popular. In other words, if no one can get the kit, there will stop being new clothing made for it, people will move on, and it will be rendered obsolete. However, given that Maitreya has been around for almost a decade now, there will never be a shortage of clothing for it. There are hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of products made for it, so wearers will never run out of options even if it were to be eventually excluded from newer product releases. BUT with that being said, if you are looking to switch, it would depend on what your current shape looks like. Maitreya isn't a very curvy/thick body (not that it can't be, but it is not innately), so if you're on the more extreme end of Maitreya and you aren't satisfied, Reborn would be your best bet. It is a bigger body over all, even with sliders set low. Your Maitreya shape will be twice as thick when worn the Reborn body. If you're on the middle end and just want to be curvy but still thin or toned, Legacy will be your best bet. Legacy can also be thick, but will require your sliders to be up much higher, similar to Maitreya shapes. Reborn also has more approved mods made for it, where Legacy is a little stingy with approving them for their body, so keep that in mind too if you like using mods like juicy boobs or the maze soft thighs (which is available for both but the boobs ones are made by different creators for different bodies and none of them look the same).
  3. You would need to contact the creator. You'd need a copy of the actual texture, or the UUID for the texture in order to make it BOM, and considering if someone has that they could potentially steal and sell their own items using it, most creators go to great lengths to prevent people from ever seeing their textures or texture UUIDs so unless the creator slipped up and left the UUID visible somewhere, you would not be able to get it without being dishonest and breaking TOS.
  4. I really like ebody reborn. It took a little while to grow on me because the ass is so high and big (I just use a deformer to make it smaller, but not the ones that come with the body. I don't wear any "butt down" deformers bc it changes the look from the front too), but once I adjusted my shape a bit I love it (the secret is a longer torso). I do still wear legacy most of the time but I'll switch to reborn for curvier looks. My shapes are pretty similar between the two though. I do have SOME feedback for reborn: I kinda wish it had the belly indent that Legacy has, and I wish the calves were more proportional to the thighs when the sliders are hiked up. Sometimes I feel like I got those chicken wing legs lmao Pics of my shape
  5. Longer torso will help. It has very different proportions from Legacy, so while it is entirely possible to get your shape looking similar, the shape sliders will be wildly different. But make your torso a bit longer, shorten the pelvis a little bit, and if you still don't like the butt then I'd suggest try using one of the "butt down" deformers that it comes with. It took me a while to get used to it too, but I love my reborn shape now.
  6. Try LAQ. Lots of their heads and skins look like this. Edit to add: Here's a link to her Flickr page with all of her head and skin ads
  7. I honestly just prefer to build my own. I almost never like ALL of the animations in a single AO set, so I just buy individual poses and use the built-in Firestorm AO instead of a scripted hud. Most of the animations I buy are from Stun Animations, Ana Poses, Versuta, Lyrium, OMY, and Sweet Art. I also have loads from Kuso/Oracul, but they haven't made new ones in years now so I've kinda phased them out of my AO in favor of newer bento poses from the other stores.
  8. https://gyazo.com/56f105fac5643c1bfc9588358cfc14eb
  9. So the premade avatars in my opinion aren't the best idea and I'll explain why. You're better off buying a mesh head and a mesh body that you like, and then also buying a shape that's made for that head and body that comes with a style card (lists everything worn in the photo) so you can go buy those items separately and get the complete look in the photo, because the full avatar pack ones won't be compatible with the majority of other products out there. Most designers only create clothing and skins for the most popular mesh bodies, and the ones included in the complete avatar packs are no-name bodies and heads that aren't compatible with anything unless it's specifically made for that body or head. Not to say they can't look nice or be of good quality, but designers have to go through an application process to get the developer kit to make clothing and skins for each body and head, so they generally only stick to making stuff for the ones that the most people wear and will buy. Basically, the complete avatar packs contain one-off products that aren't compatible with anything but each other and you won't be able to wear the majority of fashion on the grid with them because textures won't line up properly, or clothing will clip and not fit correctly. With that being said, here's a small list of the more popular mesh heads and bodies to look into. I'd go around and grab a couple demos until you make a choice on which head and body to wear, and then look for an avatar shape that's made for that head and body (so it looks like the photo, bodies and heads are rigged differently and will look wildly different on heads and bodies they aren't made for). Look for a shape that comes with a style card so you can still get the whole look, you will just most likely have to visit multiple stores to get the items. I know it sounds like a huge pain in the ass but it's way more worth it to do it this way so your avatar will be compatible with other products and you can actually wear the things you see designers create. Bodies: TMP Legacy (Most realistic out there in my opinion, but the hud sucks. If you use Bakes On Mesh then you barely need to use the hud at all and it's great) TMP Legacy Perky (same as Legacy but with perkier boobs) Inithium Kupra (Curviest body out there, really extreme look) Maitreya Lara (Very basic mesh body, realistic looks best for very thin or athletic avatars) Belleza Freya (Realistic curvy body, used to be more popular, tons of clothing for it, but most new releases do not include Belleza anymore due to lack of support/updates from Belleza). Heads: Lelutka EVO/EVO X (most popular currently, very versatile. Evo and evo x use different uv maps though so the same skins and makeups will not work with both, you'll need to pick one and buy products specifically for that one) Genus Project (realistic, several different looks ranging from strong and angular to soft and round to alien-esque. HUD is kinda meh, but the head quality is great) Catwa/Catwa HD Pro (HD Pro is the newest from Catwa, much higher quality than their older heads. All are mostly younger looking so depends on preference). If you'd like help picking something out please let me know, I'm happy to help!
  10. Looks like the neck blend is turned on on the maitreya body hud, it's an extra piece of mesh with a fade at the end for easy head/body blending, but looks super weird in any kind of lighting with shadows. Should be on the same part of the HUD that you change the neck size. I'd give a screenshot but I don't use maitreya anymore so mine's super outdated lol
  11. It's a UV mapping issue so it's not possible. The only way that would work is on a mesh body that allows two different upper body textures for the arms, one applying to each. I know the Slink body used to allow this (letting you hide one arm layer and not the other, as well as their old appliers allowing you to input different UUIDs for textures for each arm) but to my knowledge that's the only one that's ever allowed it and I'm not even sure if they still do since I haven't worn Slink in ages.
  12. You can just readjust your shape to make your hip width narrower and/or your legs thicker to hide the thigh gap. It's just a style, and rigged mesh is all adjustable so you can mess with your shape as much as you want until you don't have it if it's not your thing.
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