Hi.. I'm a newbie in mesh world..
I'm tossing up between the two options mentioned, i.e.
However, if you want to try other skin designers' work, you will need either of the following:
A Catwa head applier and a Maitreya body applier in the same skintone from the same designer
OR
An Omega head applier and Omega body applier (again: same skintone, same designer), together with the Omega Relay HUDs for both Catwa and Maitreya (which Angeoco gave the links to, upthread). Omega is a cross-brand applier system that works on every mesh body part, as long as you have the corresponding relay for that body part. Some of the relays (like the Catwa one) need to be worn every time you want to apply an Omega applier, and others only need to be worn once and clicked to install Omega into the body part.
Sounds to me like these options are the same.. since both need appliers for head and body in same skintone, same designer. So what difference does using Omega appliers make (option 2) as opposed to non-Omega appliers (option 1)? In terms of requirements, I can see that the Omega applier requires relays. But what are the differences in terms of outcome or from a practical standpoint? What factors usually determine what people end up choosing?