For everybody's information and enlightenment, here's the exact post from Steve Kondris at Daz, from the Daz Studio Update Forum: Posted: 28 Feb 2004 23:41 Post subject: Recent road blocks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, it's definitely time for some more information on DAZ|Studio, so I'll share with you all I know: We've recently run into a few render engine issues. Specifically, we're waiting for a critical update from 3Delight so that we can reenable bump and displacement maps in the renders. There was work to be done on both sides, and DAZ's has been finished and in the hands of 3Delight for quite some time now. Unfortunately, we do not have their fixes yet. This has been making it very difficult for us to finish up another release. Meanwhile we've been continuing work on the compatibility issues surrounding Poser4 products, as well as finishing up what is considered the core of DAZ|Studio. Part of that is finalizing the DAZ|Studio file format, as well as completing the foundation necessary for additional plugin modules, that DAZ and 3rd party developers will create, to operate correctly with the DAZ|Studio core application. We're looking to get another build out just as soon as possible so that everyone can do some more thorough testing for us. Once we have a release date for that, we'll make sure we post it so you know when to expect it. That's all I have to share for now, but I hope to have another update sometime next week. Thanks, Steve