11.2 should inform you it needs to uninstall the current Poser 11 first. If yes, it continues, if no, it exits. Tomorrow is the big day! :D

I'm not sure this is the right thread to mention this, but the mail that comes with a link to update to 11.2 takes you to PoserSoftware.com/downloads. Unfortunately, the file in the Mac section for Poser is, at the time of writing, version 11.1.5 not 11.2.

It is of course the future here in Japan, being 13 hours plus ahead of the US depending on which time zone you take.

Again, as Poser users are spread across the globe, it would be useful for consumers/users/community to know what time frame is being used when stating a download will be available on the 19th, e.g., such as, GMT. Could this be passed on to the Marketing Department as delicately as possible?

For information, on a Macintosh using Mojave 10.14.6, the bondware beta 11.2 doesn't ask to uninstall any existing Poser Pro 11.
Moreover, it picks up existing license keys of its own accord when being installed.

Curious as to why the Gold Release deems it necessary to do an uninstall as any earlier version used a different license server for verification/authentication — something that was a one off, and the new server being a driver for the current release.

You seem to be implying 11.2 needs to verify every time it opens which would make working off-line impossible.

If, on the other hand, it doesn't have to verify each and every time it is opened, then why would it need to do an un-install of existing software that has been paid for and used successfully for some time?

Preferences and other such items are, moreover, kept in separate system folders so there is no conflict there either.

Sincerely, Paul

I'm not sure about the uninstall issue, but I "suspect" it may be for the Early Adopters and Beta Testers, because they SHOULD have a new, fresh install each time. Once the final version is available for public consumption, I don't think that will be necessary.

Today is the 19th. The S-M Authentication Servers will be shut off today. It is necessary, as the S-M PP 11.1.nnn version will no longer work when that happens. I know I am sounding sort of brutal, sorry about that. But the change of hand in ownership completes with this final transition. It is true we could all keep the installer from uninstalling the old versions. But, those old versions of Poser 11 will no longer work. You can try it and see, of course. The transition will happen today, it has to happen. Today, it is all in BondWare's hands, and out of Smith-Micro's. That is all this is. The change of hands.
THAT said, bugs have been swatted, and a huge content bundle assembled. So, dig in and enjoy. :)

Wow, that sounded harsh and "authoritative". I am not any authority, I AM repeating what I've seen the very busy authoritative types say for over a week now. I know this place, where its too quiet, and we humans tend to dread "The Quiet In The Dark" stuff. Well, AFAIK, the devs, and testers, were all up most if not all the night fixing and retesting. Must be frantic there, about now. Rightly so too.

Hi Again, So downloaded and installed 11.2 on a Macintosh running Mojave 10.14.6 For your information — I am sure there will be variations depending on systems, and of course inevitable problems, however, it seems to work fine at first glance looking at the new La Femme default figure. The installer defaults to the wrong place on a macintosh, choosing the SHARED folder instead of the main drive with the applications folder in it, but this can be changed during the step through of the install window if you don't want to allow other users (may not be any) to use this software. As stated before, it does NOT try to uninstall previous versions so I still have my original 11 Pro and the early adopter 11 Pro Beta. It also picks up the license key from the system folder correctly without any data entry being required. If you leave your old versions in the applications folder with the name Poser or Poser 11 on the folder it may overwrite the contents of this. Circumspection by renaming such folders as Poser 11 SM (for Smith Micro) and Poser 11 Beta for the early adopters may have prevented the overwrite. The Beta I will of course delete. Thanks for all the hard work, Time to have a beer :) Cheers, Paul

Thank you so much for the info @paul_gormley! I'm running 3 Macs here and am currently downloading all the files. Your info will be very helpful when I begin installing everything.

Your welcome LeeMoon, trust it goes well. My big box died last year so currently down to my laptop, a MacBook Air with i7 and 8GB Ram mid 2013. Poser works fine, Zbrush too, DAZ is a fifth of the speed and rendering takes at least 1-2 hours. Even Firefly doesn't take that long, but may do with the new HRDI activated.

@paul_gormley, I've got all the main files downloaded, working on getting the remaining additional content files down now.

I'm running Poser on a 2011 27" iMac, 12 GB RAM/1 TB HDD for my test machine. If that goes well, then I'll do the upgrade on my 2015 Mac Mini and then 12" Retina MacBook (8 GB RAM/512 GB SSD.) I actually use the Mac Mini for most of my Poser rendering these days due to it having more free disk space available. Will be looking forward to getting a new iMac sometime in the future. The Mac Mini handles FireFly and SuperFly rendering well. I always looked down at the Mini until I got one. Now I'm a fan of the little Mac. LOL! I believe I had a MacBook Air i7/8 GB RAM/512 GB SSD of about the same year as you have. I loved that MacBook and traded it in for the 12" Retina MacBook in January 2017. It's been a treat to use that machine and is capable beyond what the specs might suggest. Can't wait to see how Poser Pro 11.2 works on each of my Macs!

The Window-based final update will ask for a complete uninstallation of any previous versions because it will place the core files in the same folders of the original SM install. The only assets that won't be deleted are the ones that are not installed by the Poser installer.

I am dl'ing the last two Legacy Content files now. PP 11.2.272 is running and happy as can be. I am so glad today finally came, and is wrapping up now.

say, you guys able to run SATA SSD's? How about a USB SATA Drive Dock? Ya want room like I do, that's a great and simple way to get it! I have 5 SATA SSD 'drives' running right now. Mighty useful.