I was astounded with how well DS v1 works. In fact, since it generally runs faster and easier on my system, I've actually been doing most of my non-Bryce renders in that. Shadowing is more consistent, the OpenGL works better, and even without the P5 shaders (which I don't need *that* much), frankly you can't beat it for the price. Clever, though, of DAZ to make all the little plugins cost. Still, for what you and I do, the base program and a couple of the freebie plugins (and let me know if you want/need the deformers and IK chain plugins) and you're good.