Could we have some better information about the various programs please.
This sounds silly but many people look at the box and see that the recommended machine for TRS2004 is lower powered than that for TRS2006 or TC3.
Therefore they think it's not worth upgrading since they'll get even worst frame rates.
May I suggest taking a session on a layout prehaps a TRS2004 default one and benchmarking it in TRS2004, TRS206 and TC3 on a single core cpu and again on a dual core machine so people can see that buying TC3 does not mean they have to upgrade their machine and if you have a dual core machine TC3 can take advantage of it. Ideally this could be done with a low end graphics card and a more modern high end graphics card. If Auran doesn't have the resources to do this perhaps the community could do it? We certainly have the range of machines.
When TRS2009 is ready this could be added to the table.
Many thanks
Cheerio John
Hello all,
It certainly would be helpfull to have this kind of information so that the community can indeed make an informed purchasing decision.
Before the release of TC3, I stated in the forums that I would certainly pre-order 2009 when the time came. After waiting what felt like an eternity I finally recieved my copy of TC3 and found to my disappointment that I was unable to play any of the supplied routes or sessions. My machine meets the minimum requirements for TC3 but even with all sliders to their lowest settings, I get frame rates of only 3fps and it takes over 15 minutes to load. The only way i can get TC3 to perform acceptably is to create simple routes with little to no scenery.
Content creation in 2009 will require normal maps which I can not get working because i have invested in ATI rather than NVidia. It took me all summer to create a textured cube in Blender and I will never be able to afford 3dsmax, so for me, 2009 does not appear to be worth purchasing. I love to create objects and I want to share them but I am a bit of a perfectionist so if I were to purchase 2009 my creations would have to meet that standard and since I will not be able to do so - well you can guess.
In my books that is 3 hits against.
I certainly can not afford to upgrade my hardware and the software requirements for content creation (3dsMax, NVidia normal map software, Photo shop) are rediculous.
For now I will go back to 2004 and gmax and create the objects in that standard. I have wasted too much time trying to get normal and bump maps working.
Don't get me wrong - I want and hope for Auran to succeed. If I win a lottery I'll upgrade and jump back on the bandwagon. I really think Auran is heading in the right direction for the long run but unfortunately we live in the current time with current means.
Brian
The less I see of the Jet Crash window, the better (as compared to previous versions).
