- Crowds of digital people can now be created (Menu > Create > Scatter > Generate Crowd). Crowds can be created in a designated area or on top of objects converted to navigation mesh (Path > NavMesh).

- New Scatter toolbar can be used to launch the Crowd Generate window or apply different crowd-gen templates, including random, formation, ring, walkway, etc.

- New prop distribution function (Menu > Create > Scatter > Distribute Prop) can be applied to designated props (Path > NavMesh).

- Distribute Prop function can now be accessed in the Scatter toolbar.

- New NavMesh function (Menu > Create > Generate > NavMesh). By defining NavMesh parameters and object properties in the scene, you can create an area where Motion Director characters can automatically navigate, as well as an area where characters and props can be deployed using Scatter.

- New NavMesh-related attributes have been added to props. They include static, dynamic, unwalkable, and ignorable states which will have a direct impact on the NavMesh area.

- New NavMesh toolbar can open the NavMesh generation panel.

- New NavMesh update feature in the NavMesh toolbar can be used to refresh NavMeshes and adjust the positions of scene objects.

- New content category called "Actor Group" can be used to define groups of characters. A control panel can then be used to change the group's randomness, material, and motion settings.

- New Actor Group editing tools for customizing groups according to different scenarios.

- Actor Groups are supported for bought ActorCore characters. ActorCore characters with gender and age tags will automatically be added to the selection pool for random applications.

- New DDS (DirectDraw Surface) for source image compression. This compression can alleviate some load on the vram to prevent operational issues stemming from high-resolution resources.

- DDS compressed data can now be cached. Once cached, no time will be spent on decompressing the image.

- Characters now have the ability to switch to Lite mode under Modify > Attribute. This mode will lock certain animation functions to optimized playback performance.

- Characters in lite mode can be switched back to Edit mode with the original editing restored.

- Using crowd generation, walkway, and actor groups will automatically pair together characters, motions, and iMDs based on content tags. This system guarantees that randomization works in a logical manner.

- Custom tags can be assigned while using crowd generation, walkways, and actor groups to correspond to various scenarios.

- Preference > Default Tag settings can be applied to crowd generation, walkways, and actor groups.

- New path editing can be used for Motion Director's Walkway system to set path width and connections.

- iMD files and MD Action settings can be adjusted for walkways. iMD parameter settings will be automatically applied to characters assigned to paths.

- New run-time solution for feet slipping that currently only works for default Motion Director packs (iMDs).
- Characters driven by Motion Director will now have mutual avoidance capabilities. Avoidance settings can be adjusted under MD Controls > General Settings > Simulate.
- New MD Controls > Character Settings > Simulate > Agent Radius setting can be used to adjust the avoidance detection radius on a per-character basis.
- MD Behavior Mixer can be used to mix upper body motions with iMD-driven leg movement.
- New Add/Delete Behavior commands can be used to add motions to the current iMD options for Idle, Perform, and Mixer behaviors.
- New Perform and Mixer trigger conditions. These adjustable conditions can decide whether a triggered motion is disrupted or continues to play after a brief interruption.
- New auto-add function for MD Behavior. Mode and mixer data for the target iMD can now be added to the current iMD to expand its options.
- New Mixer Weights panel can be opened from the Behavior List or from the Trigger panel in Motion Director mode. Mixer weights offer more intricate control over the motion blending of each individual bone.
- iMD retargeting can now be manually applied (MD Controls > Character Settings > Simulate > iMD Motion Retarget).
- Retargeted motion will now be cached for iMD. This cache will be reused when the same iMD is applied to the same character.
- New middle-click waypoint function in MD Player Controls for switching to flock mode. When multiple controlled characters reach their destinations, they will maintain their original formation.
Content Manager
- Custom tags are now allowed on every item for forthcoming search and management enhancements.
- Support for the upcoming Workgroup content download.
- Multi-word searches are now allowed, separated by spaces, commas, or underscores.

- New Search History function will store prior search terms.

- New Control on Path and Auto on Path modes in the MD Controls panel for the walkway settings. These modes have an effect on the follow-forward and reverse parameters.

- Snap to Surface can be used to plant the feet onto the ground and will take into account the strength settings for different characters. Make sure to retarget motion prior to applying plant feet.

- Integrated iMD-related settings into MD Behavior. The MD Behavior panel has been restructured to accommodate the extra customization system.

- New 'Mixer' category for hotkey settings. The 'Mixer' trigger section is separated into 'Mode', 'Perform/Mixer', and 'SubMixer'.

- Perform and Mixer under the Trigger page are now separated by speed.

- Optimized the iMD deployment process for the Motion Director mechanism. iMD motion will be forcibly retargeted for CC3+ and ActorCore characters to allow for faster previews.

- New macro toggle can be accessed in the MD Controls upper-right menu.

- Macro settings can now be saved for groups of characters, not limited to single characters.

- Files can now be dragged from the File Explorer directly into Content Manager subfolders.

- The 'Item' tab now displays purchased items. Before only the downloaded content was shown.

- Installed' and 'Not Installed' filters have been incorporated into the search function, displaying them directly on the user interface.

- The original global tag under the tree node has been renamed to "My Collections".

- Enhanced Content Manager stability and speed up performance.

Finally, crowd simulation within iClone!!!Thanks RL for the great update

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Looks to be an impressive update. If everything works as stated...


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Looks promising! Does anyone know whether there is an "attractor" or destination target function? I know there is an "avoidance" feature but does the sim also have (or plan to have) an ability for users to have crowds move towards a set target point? As in zombies moving towards someone? Thanks!

Congratulations to the developers for giving us yet another excellent product update.

Gerry

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With the new Crowd simulation and the possibility to customize our Motion director characters, Reallusion is surpassing itself all the time,. Congrats!


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