Quote - Is it somewhat stable? Does everything still work? Are the renders really quicker or did they just tweak the settings again? Are the new features worth the upgrade price? Do the plants look better this time?

This is for versions 11"Complete":

Is it somewhat stable: if "somewhat" means 50% of the working time, then yes.

Does everything still work: importing obj works with a minimum system load. Collada (still) has the silver foil (can be removed in the material eddy), Splines are sluggish to work with.

Rendering: still the snail. Vue6Infinite (same scene on version 6 and version 11) beats version 11 Complete easily.

What definitely does NOT work (considering performance):

• setting up more then one library: 11 tends to crash while trying to show/load any item.

• 11 needs too much time to recover from an interrupted render, very good chance to crash.

• 11 needs too much time to show an obj after import, very good chance to crash.

Got (installed) Vue5Esprit, Vue5Infinite, Vue6Infinite, Vue9Complete, Vue11Complete - and from testing these I can safely say that Vue6Infinite is the most reliable version of the versions I've got. Fast to work with, fast to render, no crashes (98%).

There are other issues for render results and 11 Complete, but they do not differ much from 9 Complete, so I will not bother you with the nasty details :).

Seems e-onsoftware somehow has lost some very talented developers/coders so now each new version is more an open beta with the users as beta testers - for a fee.

Machine specs: Intel i72600@3.4GHz, GTX 580, 16 GB Ram, Windows 7/64 - I can assure you: REAL programs (like ZBrush, Blender, 3DCoat and others) are performing flawless.

Hope that helps.