"Mom, the celeb from the silver plugins returned!!!"

Welcome back!
I just started my vam journey this year and i am only qualified to speak for my limited self experience. What are you into? If you like lap dance experiences, i would recommend two creators who are relatively new (one from last year, the other started somee months ago):
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The great plugin for fluids arrived this year, SexyFluids! It is a masterpiece:
Introduction This package introduces the fluid module from DildoLanguage as a standalone plugin. The initial release can be used on person atoms of any kind. It will enable different fluid emitters based on the person type. Other atom types are...
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14mhz just published a great ui resizer and undocker, a dream come true for working within timeline:
※ Reporting bugs or issues will help me improve the plugin and help others. CustomUI-PanelResizer ● This plugin helps users by allowing easy adjustment of the default VAM-UI size. ● By default, this plugin applies to all Atoms as a session-level...
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I have the impression your last time (regarding your plugins) was around 2022? Then you may have missed the particle and asset legend Farger?
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Ghostwalden is on a streak and is pumping out lots of great assets, especially hilarious ones (yes, it is a werebear playing a balalaika):
https://hub.virtamate.com/resources/authors/ghostwalden.67631/
And if you don't know his Gordon, you are missing something.
Skynet seems to be more or less "new", for me it is a legend doing great looks and very useful plugins:
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I guess there are too many "new" great creators, i would need hours to do them all justice. Don't know much about other developments and VaM2. They were recent new milestones and an addon kit, but i guess it is still an ongoing dev journey.