It's quiet out here.....

[luvsmuzik]

I use Facebook because my cable system has an app that I can share my work directly to big screen tv. My family then can then see it in true image size rather than on their phone or tablet. It is easy for them because they are not real computer saavy. Most of my stuff is crap anyway, but they are happy to see me doing something. I have been busy still trying to make my own objects and textures rather than get kicked for "borrowing" others. In addition to testing programs still working with Windows 10. Fun times. Probably easier to resign that I am never gonna get a touch screen pc or laptop to just Draw on....oh well. I do enjoy reading all the advice and what I sorta get about the technical stuff.

There is no feeling to compare your letdown when you spend hours masking images suitable for a texture and someone says your work looks like "Elvis Art" and compares it to wall hangings sold out of box trucks on weekends near shopping malls. Thanks goodness I have a sense of humor.

[bobbystahr]

Snared by my guitar as much as anything but I'm quietly working in the background. Got a great technique going for making stained glass  with all the colours procedural..trying yo mix a semi opaque milk glass. re: FB...kinda necessary for music on a local level and got my guitars fixed for free bot 2 years back...I post there for the peons who don't use TG so that I can make them drool and feel klutzy, hee hee hee
This is my fave place and I come her more than any place since I retired from renderosity.
This is the only really worthy forum I know of at present so rest easy Ulco...
EDIT

here's a couple of quickies from 2 aspects; inside and outside light.

[Kadri]

I had a look at the forum stats just to see it a little more unbiased.
Yearly page views aren't so much different. But new topics are less of course.
But for a new software i think it is normal that it does have more topics in it's first years.

With new version's and some challenges like the last VR it will go up and down naturally.
How about a yearly official Terragen challenge by the way?

More participation is a little related to the nature of the software too. Terragen is harder to use then some others.
And not everybody uses forums anyway.

[Upon Infinity]

Also, after such a time, the knowledge base is pretty built up here, by now.  Maybe more people are finding their answers with searches instead of posting questions.  As for images, of course, I've many on the go, however the economic crisis here has forced my hand to reprioritize things.  I have not posted in quite a few months, now.  I'll probably be back on the rendering bandwagon again in the next few weeks.

[AP]

Same with reprioritizing here as well. Still, a few weeks should be nearly in time for Terragen 4 if all goes well for release.

[Dune]

You're probably all right, and I am glad with the guys/girls who post regularly anyway. But formerly there were more discussions, tests and requests related to shady areas of TG, of which some were very useful for the development of TG (if I may say so). And more people sharing their work, open for C&C, which is nice, challenging and educational (mostly).
I'll shut up about this. I'm sure TG4 will bring up more posts 
Yearly challenge would be nice, but who will cough up all the prizes?

[bobbystahr]

I may be a bit AWOL as I got a bunch music stuff going on, depends on how much art therapy I need for the music.

[otakar]

I can only speak for myself, but I just don't find enough time for TG (other than following the forum). I have become rather addicted to a couple of mobile games (almost requiring daily activity) plus messing with the new VR headset. It is just lots more comfortable to pop myself down on the couch in the evening than sitting at my desk at home. I already spend 8 hous a day at a desk. Furthermore, my experiments with TG yield rather mediocre results compared to what is being posted here. I could get better results only by spending more time, which takes me back to my first point. I will keep trying though. Still love the software and this community.

[fuzzyEuclid]

Time. I've never been deep into the boards, and only recently have I dusted of my TG3 software (TG4, after all!), not for lack of love, but simply an almost total lack of time. I was attempting to get something up for the VR challenge, but nope. I'm still attempting to get it together to post as it's own thing anyway - lunch hours at work are pretty much all I got to spend, and those tend to get interrupted very much a lot.

So maybe I'll have something to show before we ring in 2017

[TheBadger]

whats Facebook?

[bobbystahr]

You're probably all right, and I am glad with the guys/girls who post regularly anyway. But formerly there were more discussions, tests and requests related to shady areas of TG, of which some were very useful for the development of TG (if I may say so). And more people sharing their work, open for C&C, which is nice, challenging and educational (mostly).
I'll shut up about this. I'm sure TG4 will bring up more posts 
Yearly challenge would be nice, but who will cough up all the prizes?

I think a challenge should be for simply the mastery of it and voted by peers; whereas a contest is a 'competition' and prizes are offered, subtle difference in my mind.
Back in the Imagine days we had many challenges and that's where I learned a lot of what I know about 3D; and none offered any prize but the accomplishment of making something new and maybe more difficult than before.

[Dune]

You're right, Bobby. Only with real prizes the incentive would be bigger for users to do their utmost, but we could have a challenge every year.

Lack of time is a pity, really, so I even more appreciate any posts coming in.

[mhaze]

I agree bobby.  Back in my old povray days there was a prize free challenge every couple of months - there was always plenty of competitors and the standard of entries was good to brilliant.

[AP]

Same here in full agreement.

[fleetwood]

Maybe the lull is somewhat a seasonal one in the Northern Hemisphere and warmer weather for many means more time on outdoor activities.
No like for FB, refuse to join.