Quote - Unfortunately even if the updated plug in was released today, I don't think I could bring myself to try again. My experience was so poor and the plug in so unprofessional that I can't bring myself to spend that kind of money on it. But I will still be jealous all the same. :)

It's really unfortunate that your experience with the DS plugin, and the slow development, left such a bad taste in your mouth. Octane seems to be a high quality product, the standalone is very stable, and 2.0 has added a lot of great features.

But, I can understand your frustration, especially when you go on the DS plugin forum and see there is so little information about when the 1.5 or 2.0 update will be available, or even any recent posts on the progress on it.  The latest version of the plugin is a bit unstable for me as well, but the version just prior to it works quite well on my system.

Some of the issues with development could be the poor documentation on the DS plugin API. I know the updated version of Reality for DS is about 9 months past the projected release date, and I have heard (read) complaints about the lack of support/documentation for plugin developers.

I really like Octane, and enjoy using it despite some of the issues with the plugin. But I'm also a very patient person. Maybe someday it will be worth it to try Octane again, so you can get the use out of your video card that you purchased it for.

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