Hi everybody,
This is sort of a reply to the lengthy threads about it this week, so I will start with: I assure you that 2.0 is being released this month!
We did want to follow up with more details (maybe the exact release date, pricing, details of the Xfrog plant offerings etc.), but we've had a lot to discuss and finalise during the last 2 weeks. During that time I did post a list of new features you can expect. A lot can happen here on the forums in just a few days, but these are days that we are busy working on as much as possible in the run up to the release. I have also been unsually busy with non-Terragen stuff which is an unfortunate coincidence. Some of the things we said about posting updates "next week" have had to change. But there is no change to the fact that we are releasing Terragen 2.0 this month, and we made sure of that before we started talking about it.
Another reason we're being a little bit quiet about things is for competitive reasons. Obviously anything posted here is completely public, but there are different levels of publicity, so I can let you know here that the release is happening.
I can't speak for all of Xfrog's statements on this forum, but in the course of our discussions with Stewart from Xfrog some things have had to be amended which have meant they couldn't release those free plants "next week". We were still working on the details when Stewart said that. Some free plants may still be available - please be patient and we'll tell you when things are ready.
Someone floated the idea/joke that Planetside might be bought by Xfrog? No. We're not being bought by anyone just yet and have no plans in that direction.
Matt
Thanks, Matt.
Hooray!
3 cheers for the planetside crew, who always work hard, and still keep us informed!
And perhaps another 3 cheers for the software release this month!
:D ;D :P
AWESOME ! :D :o ;D
Excellent news!
Excelent news, sorry about the conspiracy theory stuff, guess I didn't realize I was pressing a sensitive button :-[
richard
Excellent news Matt Thank you and the rest of the Planetside staff for addressing the recent posts in this forum.
8) 8) 8)
Thanks Matt for taking the time to tell us what's going on.
Thanks for the update - look forward to the release.
Mick
Thank's Matt. i can't wait for the release, but i'll have to.
I never believed a word of that planetside being bought by xfrog talk.
Matt,
in an earlier thread you stated the final pricing and the deadline for pre-release purchases will be announced prior to the release. Does that still stand? And are we talking 24-hour notice or something more reasonable?
When is it planned to have the 16 shader limit fixed? Just curious. Will that be in this release? Or few more months down the line as an update?
Firstly, I think this is a great bit of news, I think its really good that Terragen 2 is finally getting near to its "gold" release.
I'd also like to say that the last few posts I have made *though they are few in number* have been full of criticism towards Terragen 2, but I would like to point out that I still, and always will think that Terragen 2 is a great rendering package, and has amazing potential for the future.
However, due to the last anouncement of Terragen 2's release ;), Your going to have to forgive me for being skeptic about the idea of a release this month
Quote from: zionner on March 16, 2009, 02:48:36 PM
However, due to the last anouncement of Terragen 2's release ;), Your going to have to forgive me for being skeptic about the idea of a release this month
That is understandable :)
Matt
otakar,
We won't suddenly raise the price without giving you reasonable notice in advance... we will give you that.
Matt
Quote from: cyphyr on March 13, 2009, 08:54:54 AM
Excelent news, sorry about the conspiracy theory stuff, guess I didn't realize I was pressing a sensitive button :-[
richard
I'm not sensitive about it... just thought it best not to completely ignore it.
Matt
Thanks, Matt! I'll stay tuned, but I'll be traveling the last week in March, so I am especially curious how soon this is going to happen :) (and yes, I will need to know what the full price will be before I can make a decision on forking out a couple hundred bucks.) Too bad you won't have the basic version worked out for the big release (its limitations and price)...
Great news!
Just a reminder Matt: You have five days left to release within announced time frame. ;)
Don't worry, I still have faith. But do you think you can make it, with the full documentation and all?
I don't think they're going to make March.
Quote from: calico on March 27, 2009, 08:54:12 AM
I don't think they're going to make March.
QuoteBut there is no change to the fact that we are releasing Terragen 2.0 this month, and we made sure of that before we started talking about it.
That's what Matt said on the 13th March.
Quote from: Mohawk20 on March 27, 2009, 06:00:05 AM
..... with the full documentation and all?
I'm thinking this is the bit that will take the longest, getting documentation that makes sense together with examples of some of the more esoteric functions could be a real pain!
GOOD LUCK
richard
Yes I think the docs would take a long time to write. But the docs could have been written weeks and months ago, no reason to think it's all been left to the last minute. Apart from the paint shader I don't think any new nodes have been added so a lot of it could have been written last year.
Quote from: schmeerlap on February 22, 2009, 05:39:24 AM
Hi Matt
You said nothing about the documentation (user manual) being completed for final release. Will it Be?
John
Quote from: Oshyan on February 22, 2009, 02:51:08 PM
Yes, it will be. :)
- Oshyan
Talking about documentation, will the math and logic behind the functions be explained in detail or is this a level of understanding we'll have to acquire on our own. Some or our members seem to be able to manipulate the function nodes with a very deep understanding whilst others (myself included) barely touch them.
thanks
richard
yes, a thorough and nicely written documentation will be a gift from the gods!
Oh, and can i have a DVD with tutorials with that please? ;D
The DVDs and tutorials with example files would be what I think could do okay. Maybe we should ask Frank how his business is doing with his tutorials and files, etc.
The best place to learn 3D maths and how they string together is to look at the Cryengine 2. The flowgraphs are pretty much identical.
I'd even take a bittorrent DVD image to self burn or something like that to ease distribution of the DVD.
Hey camarades what happens to you, only 4 days left, and you couldn't take a small rest and wait untill the final release .....
After that you can discuss about "Docs & Bugs"... ;)
Good advice.
Quote from: aymenk2003 on March 27, 2009, 01:51:37 PM
Hey camarades what happens to you, only 4 days left, and you couldn't take a small rest and wait untill the final release .....
After that you can discuss about "Docs & Bugs"... ;)
Quote from: calico on March 27, 2009, 02:06:39 PM
Good advice.
Quote from: aymenk2003 on March 27, 2009, 01:51:37 PM
Hey camarades what happens to you, only 4 days left, and you couldn't take a small rest and wait untill the final release .....
After that you can discuss about "Docs & Bugs"... ;)
Second that.
But we know the final release will be Tuesday. I have known that since the announcement of a March release, it has to be the 31st because I am out. Grrrr. >:(
Well, obviously 'this month' means 'the last day of this month', you should know that. ;)
I was just reminding everyone that we don't have to wait much longer, as long as everything goes according to plan...
But it's the weekend and I want to play!! :))
I have some serious concerns about this release. It seems to me that there will be at least two major problems.
The first will be the mass release of tension amongst the posters on this forum. This will be like taking the top of a shaken pop bottle, although perhaps a little less moist. The tension that has built up over the last year or so released suddenly may not be a pretty sight.
The second problem will be what will fill the gap in poster's lives that has been occupied by the rumours, counter rumours, accusations, quotes and misquotes since I joined up last year. There may be a need for a helpline for those affected.
In fact I'm not sure I want the release now - I'm quite happy as I am!!! Apart from any other consideration I'll have to stop reading and actually produce something.
Quote from: otisnesthead on March 28, 2009, 06:41:26 PM
I have some serious concerns about this release. It seems to me that there will be at least two major problems.
I think it won't be as bad as you make it sound. The tension is not that big, as it will just be another update, only a bit better perhaps.
And the gap will be filled with checking out new features, rendering, complaining about bugs, and asking when the next update will be.
Don't worry, everything will be fine... ;)
In my head it'll just be another version, with new fun features. Ive been happy with it since I bought it, and became especially happy after it was multithreaded (more so 2nd multithread release when they squashed those render bugs/freezes n such from the first one)
???
Quote from: otisnesthead on March 28, 2009, 06:41:26 PM
I have some serious concerns about this release. It seems to me that there will be at least two major problems.
The first will be the mass release of tension amongst the posters on this forum. This will be like taking the top of a shaken pop bottle, although perhaps a little less moist. The tension that has built up over the last year or so released suddenly may not be a pretty sight.
The second problem will be what will fill the gap in poster's lives that has been occupied by the rumours, counter rumours, accusations, quotes and misquotes since I joined up last year. There may be a need for a helpline for those affected.
In fact I'm not sure I want the release now - I'm quite happy as I am!!! Apart from any other consideration I'll have to stop reading and actually produce something.
Quote from: otisnesthead on March 28, 2009, 06:41:26 PM
I have some serious concerns about this release. It seems to me that there will be at least two major problems.
The first will be the mass release of tension amongst the posters on this forum. This will be like taking the top of a shaken pop bottle, although perhaps a little less moist. The tension that has built up over the last year or so released suddenly may not be a pretty sight.
The second problem will be what will fill the gap in poster's lives that has been occupied by the rumours, counter rumours, accusations, quotes and misquotes since I joined up last year. There may be a need for a helpline for those affected.
In fact I'm not sure I want the release now - I'm quite happy as I am!!! Apart from any other consideration I'll have to stop reading and actually produce something.
Yes, it reminds me of the Lightwave 9.6 release. I was happy doing the beta testing and getting each beta release, but then it ended and I realized I can't afford the next version (LW Core). ???
Except in this case everyone who purhased already is in Camp Happy.
Quote from: Zylot on March 29, 2009, 12:30:21 AM
Except in this case everyone who purhased already is in Camp Happy.
Indeed: "Buy now, don't have to pay more later".
Quote from: Mohawk20 on March 28, 2009, 08:03:08 PM
Quote from: otisnesthead on March 28, 2009, 06:41:26 PM
I have some serious concerns about this release. It seems to me that there will be at least two major problems.
I think it won't be as bad as you make it sound. The tension is not that big, as it will just be another update, only a bit better perhaps.
And the gap will be filled with checking out new features, rendering, complaining about bugs, and asking when the next update will be.
Don't worry, everything will be fine... ;)
So no real change then. ;D
The only difference will be that people will be asking for the first update rather than the 2.0 release.
Indeed. And, well, maybe we have a few new free plants to play with as well... 8)
;D ;D ;D ... IT'S A FINAL COUNTDOWN...
Ba da daaaaaa ba da dada da
Quote from: Zylot on March 30, 2009, 02:06:59 PM
Ba da daaaaaa ba da dada da
:o Oh My God!!! All this waiting has gone to his mind!!!
He´s crazy!!! Someone bring his meds right now!!!!! :D :D :D
Should we be completely shocked (no disrespect meant, though), if Planetside's release comes in April?
Quote from: calico on March 30, 2009, 02:54:35 PM
Should we be completely shocked (no disrespect meant, though), if Planetside's release comes in April?
April when? 1st would be a great joke of course, and I don't mind that (though the previous statement of "this month" would be wrong).
But halfway or even end April would be very bad for any credibility they have left.
Deliver tomorrow and their credibility will increase, any later and they can kiss a good marketing start goodbye.
But I still have faith! 8)
I agree on 1st of April. That would be an interesting birthday gift from abroad ;-)
But then, taking into account that I do not celebrate my birthday - tomorrow is a better date after all :P
The docs will be a continuation of what has been available thus far, i.e. basic tutorials and guidance on working in the major layout areas of TG2 - Objects, Terrain, Shaders, Water, Atmosphere, Lighting, Cameras, Renderers, and the Node Network. A basic node reference will also be available.
More complex tutorials on specific or advanced techniques will have to wait, and that unfortunately includes the function nodes. Although really the mathematical approach to scene creation is probably something outside of our scope to teach as it's a more general concept and mostly dependent on a good knowledge of math.
- Oshyan
My skepticism won! :P
Quote from: zionner on March 30, 2009, 05:09:03 PM
My skepticism won! :P
Yay ???
(Did you notice how Oshyan didn't comment at all about the release date? I'm getting excited!)
Today's the day!!!
I guess 23:59 will be the time of release... if that's Greenwich Mean Time, it would be April for some of us, but the promise of this month would be kept, strictly speaking.
I can't wait... :o
Yeah, let's play hungry crowd!
Release! Release! Release! Release! Release! Release! Release! (and so on, and so on)
;)
Quote from: PorcupineFloyd on March 31, 2009, 06:56:52 AM
....
Release! Release! Release! Release! Release! Release! Release! (and so on, and so on)
;)
sung to the theme of Spam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE)(Monty Python) or the ubiquitous Badger Badger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOxR7rTYuSI) song :)
richard
Is anyone else refreshing the forums and the planetside site every five minutes, to see if they can be the first to spot the release in the wild? ;)
Nah, relax. Go to the park to run for a while instead. The weather's beautiful today :>
At last you'll be less nervous ;)
Quote from: domdib on March 31, 2009, 07:38:54 AM
Is anyone else refreshing the forums and the planetside site every five minutes, to see if they can be the first to spot the release in the wild? ;)
Yes, of course! ;D ;D ;D
EDIT:
I just found this on the TG2 FAQ.
QuoteWhen will TG2 be available?
[...]
The final version of TG2 is expected to be released in 2008.
Quote from: domdib on March 31, 2009, 07:38:54 AM
Is anyone else refreshing the forums and the planetside site every five minutes, to see if they can be the first to spot the release in the wild? ;)
Totally!
Jo made a joke!! I got it. hehe
By the way - aren't we supposed to receive an e-mail about the release? ;)
If you own it, yes.
Quote from: PorcupineFloyd on March 31, 2009, 08:22:50 AM
By the way - aren't we supposed to receive an e-mail about the release? ;)
I'm starting to get a horrible feeling that this is going to be another re-run of the Jan 08 release, remember this (http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=3063.0)when we went right up to the 11th hour (practically literally) and then we were informed of huge problems that we've spent the last year+ fixing.
Oh well all we can do is keep the faith, really hope I'm wrong.
Good luck PS, make us proud :)
richard
I must say I'm pretty much numb from this stuff. In other words I don't believe anything I hear and only half of what I see.
And, if it makes you guys feel any better this is what we have:
Stated on the Pre-Purchase Page where they say what you get for your money, are these lines:
# Free updates to Terragen 2 "Deep" edition final release and subsequent minor updates (2.x versions)
# Free updates to Terragen 2 Animation module available upon final release and subsequent minor updates (2.x versions)
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However, on the License agreement (the last thing you have to agree to before you can install TG) is this line:
Should any other warranties be found to exist, such warranties shall be limited in duration to ninety (90) days following the date of delivery to you. In no event will Vendor's liability for any damages to you or any other person exceed the amount paid for the license to use the Software. Vendor shall have no obligation to provide technical support, maintenance, updates or other support for the Software.
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So, what we have is "Matt's Word" and "90 Day Guarantee" for support and Updates.
If we do indeed receive the release as Matt said at the beginning of this Thread, that's Great! If not hey, I already used my 90 days. ;)
Have a TG Day! :)
I think thats there more for the someone who might buy tg2 once its not really fully supported and tg3 (wohooo?!?!) is out, and then try to demand support and patches for the old software.
people sue for stupid stuff these days, which leads to overuse of legal protection.
"i didn't know eating fast food every day, every meal would make me fat! sue mcdonalds!!!"
"hot coffee is hot!!! sueeeee!!!"
its retarded.... the world is turning into idiocracy (great movie, if you havn't seen it, go rent it or something, and open your eyes to our future)
Yeah... It's so stupid.
It makes me wonder why there is a law in California that says: "It is illegal to eat an orange in your bath tub"
Wtf is that all about ???
- Terje
Quote from: neuspadrin on March 31, 2009, 10:40:49 AM
people sue for stupid stuff these days, which leads to overuse of legal protection.
"i didn't know eating fast food every day, every meal would make me fat! sue mcdonalds!!!"
"hot coffee is hot!!! sueeeee!!!"
its retarded.... the world is turning into idiocracy (great movie, if you havn't seen it, go rent it or something, and open your eyes to our future)
Actually, that's just America... You are famous for your suing society! The rest of the world isn't as retarded as you... yet. ;)
I'm not really proud of it and wish people would learn.
Since we don't have any real control over what Planetside does, let's just wait and see. If they do not live up to their word, then you can deal with the disappointment. But, they were sort of put in between a rock and a hard place with xFrog's announcement about free stuff. Anyway, it might just be the way a smaller business deals with things that are out of their control, in which case a big conglomerate might tell you to eat it.
I'm betting we get the straight scoop from Planetside and I'd rather have everything working as opposed to bugs. Then, Planetside can work on the animation module. No sweat. I can do something else in the meantime.
Quote from: sjefen on March 31, 2009, 10:51:54 AM
Yeah... It's so stupid.
It makes me wonder why there is a law in California that says: "It is illegal to eat an orange in your bath tub"
Wtf is that all about ???
- Terje
Thanks now I HAVE to go to California and eat an orange in a bathtub !!!
Grrrr
;)
richard
Quote from: Mohawk20 on March 31, 2009, 10:53:27 AM
Quote from: neuspadrin on March 31, 2009, 10:40:49 AM
people sue for stupid stuff these days, which leads to overuse of legal protection.
"i didn't know eating fast food every day, every meal would make me fat! sue mcdonalds!!!"
"hot coffee is hot!!! sueeeee!!!"
its retarded.... the world is turning into idiocracy (great movie, if you havn't seen it, go rent it or something, and open your eyes to our future)
Actually, that's just America... You are famous for your suing society! The rest of the world isn't as retarded as you... yet. ;)
Butt Head!!
??? Are you calling me names? ;)
Why Butthead? Why not Beavis, they're friends right? :P
Anyways, even if they manage to get it released today, I can't try it. I have an animation running on one pc that will be running for another 600 hours atleast, and the other pc still isn't done with the final Parting Sea image...
(If that one doesn't make it to Image of the Week I don't know what will. :P)
I can handle a few days more...
In case you missed my point? I never said anything about suing, someone else started that BS.. Basically , they (Planetside) can do or say anything they want and don't have to live up to their promises. Of course you already know that Story. ;) Now I'm going to jump in the tub and enjoy an orange. :D
Quote from: Mohawk20 on March 31, 2009, 11:12:54 AMAnyways, even if they manage to get it released today, I can't try it. I have an animation running on one pc that will be running for another 600 hours atleast, [...]
Oh, now you 've done it ! You just gave them a further 25-day delay excuse ! :P
Oh, did I forget the smilie? Dang, sorry Butthead. ;) ;)
No problem Beavis ;)
Oh ok, but I thought I was retard? ;) ;)
Only one hour left on my side of the planet, though we are at GMT+1 here, so west of the US still has about 8? hours to go...
Well, as long as it's still March somewhere in the world, it should still count. So I guess they still have a good 14 hours to go :)
The site time when logged out says 9:15 PM and I assume that's in the UK. I'm US Eastern time and UK is 4 hours ahead of us.
I just hope we get an update soon to tell us when the new release date is going to be and that it's just days or weeks away and not months.
Quote from: reck on March 31, 2009, 05:39:36 PM
I just hope we get an update soon to tell us when the new release date is going to be and that it's just days or weeks away and not months.
That would be nice - we all could go to sleep without the feeling of missing something...
Yeah, otherwise buzzzzz and mohawk'll start working out the minutes left.
I'd say that 5 pm US Pacific time is the latest time that would make any *commercial* sense to me. And it's already past 3 pm there. So my guess is it ain't coming today :(
Sad trombone here ...http://www.sadtrombone.com/sad_trombone.swf
I used to get this feeling in my youth when a girl didn't show up. I'd hang around, think of all the reasons she might be late etc. etc. Based on that experience I think it's time to stop waiting, go home and get drunk... :P
I think we're past "commercial sense" for a release now, we would have known by now I'd have thought.
I'd like to see a stable, functional release, when its ready. We've been privy to TG2's development for over two years, seen its ups and down but the rest of the world has stood back considering it not viable for its uses because of its steep learning curve and its stated unfinished nature. Although this is not our baby we do have an investment in it and we all would like to see the best for TG2 and Planetside. I'd be real happy to see a stable final beta in the next few weeks with a commercial launch at SIGGRAPH or some similar venue. That way we could benefit from a fully working copy of TG2, participate in final Bug squashing and Planetside could get a release at a time that would make more commercial sense. But finally if it ain't ready please don't release it
Just my 2p worth :)
Good luck PS
richard
Quote from: otisnesthead on March 31, 2009, 06:30:52 PM
I used to get this feeling in my youth when a girl didn't show up. I'd hang around, think of all the reasons she might be late etc. etc. Based on that experience I think it's time to stop waiting, go home and get drunk... :P
LOL I know oh so well ::)
I'm not going to count minutes, don't worry.
I would like to hear from PS though, like "Of course we're not going to make it, but we'll give you a small update and some free trees anyways", or perhaps "Surprise! We scared you didn't we? But we made it to the last second of the month to release, and here it is!".
Something, anything, but just tell us what's going on. I don't mind waiting longer for the release, I'm rendering anyway.
Yeah, i think we're do for some kind of update on the situation.
don't get too mad over this ;D
Does it really matter if it's today or tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? I don't think so. A product release can be a whole lot of work shortly before the deadline, and that is not only for some last minute tweaking of the SW, it's also around the marketing stuff that needs doing, content to be written, interviews to be arranged, work on the website and so on and so forth. A company with a marketing department would be able to handle these things in a managed project manner and deliver on the spot. But PS is a small shop, and must deal with these thing sequentially, and its common to underestimate the workload associated to these.
Easy, fellow TG2 friends, easy. Eventually, we'll have what we wanted.
Frank
PS: I'm in Europe. It's late and I will go get some sleep, and not have any nightmares around the release date having slipped into April 09
I'm not upset, just like to be informed on what's happening and why. I too have a render in the works (and for me they take so so much longer).
rest well, who knows, we may wake up to good news tomorrow.
Well I the UK it is now April. ;D
Guess what?
What is the special big deal about the 2.0 release anyway? The version we are using does the job and won't expire so I for one can wait.
Right you are...
I'm going to bed as well, dreaming about... well, anything really ;D
Good night!
Have you been doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results?
Quote from: otakar on March 13, 2009, 05:19:30 PM
Matt,
in an earlier thread you stated the final pricing and the deadline for pre-release purchases will be announced prior to the release. Does that still stand? And are we talking 24-hour notice or something more reasonable?
Quote from: Matt on March 16, 2009, 09:39:19 PM
otakar,
We won't suddenly raise the price without giving you reasonable notice in advance... we will give you that.
Matt
Judging by this post, I can only assume that the final release won't be announced today or tomorrow. I've already purchased T2, but I think others are waiting to see the price list for the final release, before making their decision.
I'm also willing to wait until PS is ready with a solid release. I only ask that they make us aware of any delays.
Had a bit of a fight with the good one in myself if I should join this discussion .... and ... oh well the evil one won ....
So here is my three cents:
I agree, it shouldn't really matter if the release is today or tomorrow or wheneva, BUT why TF do they get us all excited about going GOLD in March '09?!?!?!
Why not just shout up about it and announce it when it is actually ready instead of making fools of themselves AGAIN?!??!
Don't they realize there is geeks like myself out there actually looking forward to the "final" release, waiting for it and wasting valuable time checking this thread over and over?!
I don't get it - that's what I call bad marketing strategies.
However, looking at there "new" webpage, which btw is already google indexed (maybe tell your webdeveloper to keep google out until it goes live) doesn't make me think the release is gonna be anytime soon as the content isn't even completed there:
Some nice pics up there :)
Nevertheless, in Germany there's a saying that I guess sums up what I wanted to say and always found funny (just to loosen this up a bit):
WHO CACKLES SHOULD LAY AN EGG!!!!
cheers
I bet Matt and the team are flailing right now trying to fix something and get it all packaged and built.
wow new site looks great cant wait to see that pushed live... looks like they still got some text here and there to fill in ;) lorem ipsum ;)
but yeh.... due to previous history planetside, wouldve been best to release bit earlier then the last hours of the 31st (if you even hit that), and to not announce that you would release until you already had that build built and ready to go, just sitting on it for a little more testing, then release.
Just found this on the new website, could be a screeny, dose the terrain preview look bigger? :)
Richard
ps actually pick apart the new web site, I'm finding quite a few cool ideas mentioned there that we've not got our mitts on "yet" ....
Did you notice how the new logo (the "P") looks like a planet and a ring?!?! Nice!!!! ;)
Well the fact that the website has been reuploaded is a good sign at least. Matt said that the first instance of this site being found was a mistake and it shouldn't have been publicly accessible till the release. Besides Oshyan was on earlier today (well yesterday now) and didn't even mention the release schedule, so I'm off to bed. I'm freakin' knackered and I've worn out the F5 key on my keyboard.
QuoteWhat is the special big deal about the 2.0 release anyway? The version we are using does the job and won’t expire so I for one can wait.
The big deal is a better program. You dont see that? or are you are just too cool to be excited? In my opinion there are many things that could help do the job better. A butter knife does the job of chopping down a tree, but a chainsaw does it better. Im excited about potential chainsaws.
Packer: the problem is the announcement originally didn't come from Matt and most likely, was never going to be made at all... but Xfrog let it slip in an unrelated thread and started.. well... all of this.
Edit, see below
VVVVVV
Terragen 2.0 is built and ready for release. Xfrog plants for TG2 are ready. We're just experiencing a technical issue. We may be a day late but we're mostly in a good state apart from that. Please bear with us.
Terragen 2 day is almost here :) :)
Matt
Oh snaps, this is why I am still awake!
Hey, thanks for the good news Matt!
Awesome! Thanks for letting us know Matt. I hope the technical issue doesn't take too long to figure out.
Thanks, that was all we needed. ;D
Good luck with solving the problem. If there is anything any of us can help with, don't be afraid to ask...
Quote from: cyphyr on March 31, 2009, 09:05:55 PM
Just found this on the new website, could be a screeny, dose the terrain preview look bigger? :)
Richard
ps actually pick apart the new web site, I'm finding quite a few cool ideas mentioned there that we've not got our mitts on "yet" ....
This screenshot is quite old actually. It is also published in 3D World in the first half of last year (approx)... Your excitement makes you see funny things :D
Great to hear the package is on its way. Curious about all its contents!
Martin
maybe a new key system in place for gold causing problems?
Thanks for the update Matt. Kudos on your new ventures.
Quote from: calico on April 01, 2009, 07:57:09 AM
Thanks for the update Matt. Kudos on your new ventures.
... May I'm Late or in Advance ? ....
Is there any new release ??? if so please give me any
link !
Reply as soon as possible ;D
Quote from: aymenk2003 on April 01, 2009, 10:32:24 AM
Quote from: calico on April 01, 2009, 07:57:09 AM
Thanks for the update Matt. Kudos on your new ventures.
... May I'm Late or in Advance ? ....
Is there any new release ??? if so please give me any link !
Reply as soon as possible ;D
calico was referring to page seven where Matt told they had some technical problems with the announced update.
Quote from: calico on April 01, 2009, 07:57:09 AM
Thanks for the update Matt. Kudos on your new ventures.
"new ventures" please elaborate, did I miss something? :)
richard
Quote from: cyphyr on April 01, 2009, 10:36:33 AM
Quote from: calico on April 01, 2009, 07:57:09 AM
Thanks for the update Matt. Kudos on your new ventures.
"new ventures" please elaborate, did I miss something? :)
richard
You didn't miss anything .. things are like they were a month ago ,a week ago , a day ago ,an hour ago
even march 2009 ago... :'(
But once every few years March has an extra day right? This is still March... :P
Quote from: Mohawk20 on April 01, 2009, 11:25:10 AM
But once every few years March has an extra day right? This is still March... :P
???
Yes this is a terlese year. March is extended by one day until a photorealistic scenery program is released :D
Quote from: Mohawk20 on April 01, 2009, 11:25:10 AM
But once every few years March has an extra day right? This is still March... :P
That would be February in this universe, in other universes, who knows :)
richard
Since last day I didn't reneder any landscape ...all What I've done is start tgd ...
Menu-> Help -> Check for Update...
... and Here my <> (not) favorite landscape...
Guys, technically we're hijacking this thread now because we're talking about an April release and this was supposed to be a thread on the March release. ;D
Quote from: Matt on March 31, 2009, 11:41:45 PM
Terragen 2.0 is built and ready for release. Xfrog plants for TG2 are ready. We're just experiencing a technical issue. We may be a day late but we're mostly in a good state apart from that. Please bear with us.
Terragen 2 day is almost here :) :)
Matt
I know, Terragen 2 day should be a official holiday, so I can stay home and play with TG2 all day long............
That's all the motivation I need. Andy I need to book a day off.. :D
planetside probably was just making sure id actually study, knowing i had a test today and if they released they would've tempted me to not study all yesterday ;) stupid differential equations.
but i just took it and (hopefully) did well, so lets release :P
Hey guys, let hope that they release tomorrow, because we wouldn't want "World TG2 Day" to be April 1st. ;D
Quote from: sonshine_777 on April 01, 2009, 03:43:34 PM
Hey guys, let hope that they release tomorrow, because we wouldn't want "World TG2 Day" to be April 1st. ;D
Best point made in this thread.
april fools the april fools joke by making it real? best april fools everrr!! :P
a good april fools would to be to announce tg3, with mind reading rendering capabilities!
I wonder if Matt got any sleep.
probably not..... or maybe he passed out and hasn't woken up to release the software.....
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We've stopped development of TG2 to start working on TG3; first beta will be published in September 2009.
:D
TGD, renamed Terragen 2, will be rebranded Terragen TO THE X-TREME!! upon release.
I think they should have announced the update, and just repackaged TG 0.9 as TG2 for everyone who downloads it.
Quote from: Zylot on April 01, 2009, 04:33:11 PM
I think they should have announced the update, and just repackaged TG 0.9 as TG2 for everyone who downloads it.
thats brilliantly evil....
hell, pull out the very first version of tg ever released, and give us that ;)
I am wondering if Planetside's Server was infected by the "April Fools Virus" that there has been so much talk about?
I highly doubt that. The news about the worm makes me laugh.
yeh my parents were freaked over all the stuff they read about conficker.c and i had to reassure them they were fine last weekend when i visited. i even double checked that they were auto updating and up to date, and not to mention we use kaspersky, etc.
Speaking of April Fools has anyone been following Google's string of pranks over the past few years?
Here is the link to this years.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/cadie/index.html
Enjoy!
it´s all quite pathetic unfortunately. I wish planetside was bought by one of the giants (autodesk or whatever) that could throw in some big bucks and manpower, so that this amazing software could take off. It´s been over two years, and no wonder it´s a hobbist tool and not a professional solution.
Oh well, let´s wait that this puppy is delivered any time soon
Quote from: mt_sabao on April 01, 2009, 07:02:48 PM
it´s all quite pathetic unfortunately. I wish planetside was bought by one of the giants (autodesk or whatever) that could throw in some big bucks and manpower, so that this amazing software could take off. It´s been over two years, and no wonder it´s a hobbist tool and not a professional solution.
Oh well, let´s wait that this puppy is delivered any time soon
Could all be true and very nice, but the more gets bought by giants the more it will inhibit creativity, innovation and competition.
and increase price tag....
Its a fine line to walk. Big and commercial. Sounds great. Yes - "timely but expensive."
or: Small nugget of a company that maintains excellence and its original promise.
I think any attempts to please everyone is a double edge sword. Talk to much and people freak out.
Talk to little and people say WTF, and get all up in your face. It can be a no win situation for sure!
Not an option, really. We'll get a quality solution as soon as it comes out.
Quote from: mt_sabao on April 01, 2009, 07:02:48 PM
it´s all quite pathetic unfortunately. I wish planetside was bought by one of the giants (autodesk or whatever) that could throw in some big bucks and manpower, so that this amazing software could take off. It´s been over two years, and no wonder it´s a hobbist tool and not a professional solution.
Oh well, let´s wait that this puppy is delivered any time soon
Which seems to be any day now
Quote from: Matt on March 31, 2009, 11:41:45 PM
... We're just experiencing a technical issue...
Wonder what it could be. ::)
Quote from: ro-nin on April 01, 2009, 07:40:16 PM
Quote from: Matt on March 31, 2009, 11:41:45 PM
... We're just experiencing a technical issue...
Wonder what it could be. ::)
It crashed and swallowed the code. Matt has ordered in a crate of Red Bull and has started again from scratch. ;D
conficker.c was actually an elaborate worm dedicated and targeted at matt, and erased every copy of tg2 he has, every revision, and all the code....
*GASP*
So... Where's the update?
I told Terragen to look for an update abd it said there was none :'(
Hi,
Quote from: jackblack on April 01, 2009, 09:03:07 PM
So... Where's the update?
I told Terragen to look for an update abd it said there was none :'(
The new version hasn't been released yet, so the update checker won't find anything new. You'll know when it's released :-).
The technical issue mentioned doesn't relate to TG2 itself. As Matt mentioned it's built and ready for release. However there are a lot of other things going on around making the release and it's taking a little time to sort out unfortunately.
Regards,
Jo
LOL Yo, Jack. Allie, allie, in free.
We give up.
Quote from: jackblack on April 01, 2009, 09:03:07 PM
So... Where's the update?
I told Terragen to look for an update abd it said there was none :'(
Chaos. Sort of like nature...
Quote from: jo on April 01, 2009, 10:32:40 PM
Hi,
Quote from: jackblack on April 01, 2009, 09:03:07 PM
So... Where's the update?
I told Terragen to look for an update abd it said there was none :'(
The new version hasn't been released yet, so the update checker won't find anything new. You'll know when it's released :-).
The technical issue mentioned doesn't relate to TG2 itself. As Matt mentioned it's built and ready for release. However there are a lot of other things going on around making the release and it's taking a little time to sort out unfortunately.
Regards,
Jo
Maybe Conficker was supposed to be a mass deployment of Terragen 2, but something went wrong. ??? :-\
Have you guys seen this announcement?
http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=5975.0
We have documentation now!! Even before we have the product... (I know that's not entirely true, but it sounds funny)
So thanks for that already Oshyan, and the team! I'll be spending a lot of time in the function node reference area!
Mohawk, you have been to the Rumour has it... thread?
Yeah, just after posting this ;)
My guess is the technical issue was the xfrog trees not being ready. I guess Matt got tired of waiting? ;) Thanks for the release Planetside!
I'm happy about the release. This is great, Planetside.
great !
thanks for the updates guys !
it looks great and i am going to try it right now ! good job :)
Definitely adding to the mix
Many thanks to Planetside for this update
Is there going to be an update for the free version ???
technically the release hasn't even been officialized yet for us pre purchasers as they havn't sent out emails or posted it in the announcements as a release yet, or provide full documentation. It was more of a "heres a little treat for prepurchasers, check for updates in the program".
Most likely a new free version will be out within a short bit, once they announce the full release of it.
Upon becoming a pre-purchase customer I received an Email that enabled me to down load the software and key to aquire the "deep" edition beta. I am wondering just when?, I will get the actual current full full blown (gold) edition download notice, and be able to begin trying out the real MCcoy TG2 release. My connection to the internet is located on a "clunker" computer that I am willing to sacrifice to the cyber trash effects, and my TG2 work station is not able to directly connect to Planetside. so could someone in the staff or in the "know" let me in on when I get to use the real thing given my individual dual hardware arrangement? Thanks planetside for the timely/ahead of time release already delivered to the bulk of pre-purchasers, and all the great improvements mentioned in your Gold edition notice information thread.
If you're not able to use the check for updates button on TG2 then you'll have to wait for the release bonanza some time in the next "few" of weeks. Planetside hasn't said when that'll be because we'd be clambouring all over it
It's best to mail these questions to "registrations AT planetside.co.uk". No Oshyan, I'm not applying for any of your jobs :P lol
They will then probably send you (your key if necessary and) the link to download the latest version.
When you use the update-function in the beta and it detects a new version you're being redirected to the downloadlink.
So you can always install the beta on your crappy computer, check for update, download it and then copy that part to your TG2-computer.
At least, that's what I would do.
Anyhow, e-mailing Planetside is the best thing to do I guess.
Martin
I'm pretty sure Oshyan said to contact Planetside directly about this.
Quote from: arisdemos on April 06, 2009, 01:30:19 PM
Upon becoming a pre-purchase customer I received an Email that enabled me to down load the software and key to aquire the "deep" edition beta. I am wondering just when?, I will get the actual current full full blown (gold) edition download notice, and be able to begin trying out the real MCcoy TG2 release. My connection to the internet is located on a "clunker" computer that I am willing to sacrifice to the cyber trash effects, and my TG2 work station is not able to directly connect to Planetside. so could someone in the staff or in the "know" let me in on when I get to use the real thing given my individual dual hardware arrangement? Thanks planetside for the timely/ahead of time release already delivered to the bulk of pre-purchasers, and all the great improvements mentioned in your Gold edition notice information thread.
I have been trying to reach someone at Planetside via their Email, but cannot seem to get my messages through to their site. A lack of quick communications by email/forum for the remedy of one's problems is always frustrating to say the least. Of course compounding my anguish of this delay is the torment of having to watch so many of you other turkeys fullfilled as you use and fondle what I want with a passion,... and that is certainly cruel if not (with this outfit) unusual punishment.
if you are getting slow response do as suggested earlier. just install a copy of beta on a computer with internet just to hit upgrade and download the new one and then put on a thumbdrive and transfer it over and you can have your fun too.
Quote from: arisdemos on April 06, 2009, 04:17:57 PM
I have been trying to reach someone at Planetside via their Email, but cannot seem to get my messages through to their site. A lack of quick communications by email/forum for the remedy of one's problems is always frustrating to say the least. Of course compounding my anguish of this delay is the torment of having to watch so many of you other turkeys fullfilled as you use and fondle what I want with a passion,... and that is certainly cruel if not (with this outfit) unusual punishment.
Well, if you tried to e-mail them today, say after I replied and suggested to e-mail them, I'd say you're *a bit* ;) impatient...
I didn't had many e-mails with registrations, but from my experience they respond in 1 or 2 days, not in 1 or 2 hours ;)
Martin
You should have received a response by now unless you just emailed today. I'll check with the rest of the team.
- Oshyan
Thanks @ all of you who offered suggestions for alternative ways to gain possession of the new release, I am very happy to report that I am currently testing the this little honey with a 30 plus hr download to check out her speed. Oshyan I just got an answer from John at Planetside this morning, but neuspadrin's advice worked last night and I now have joined the coming out party. Thank you Planetside staff members for the new baby and being there when it needed help in delivery.