TygerCub opened this issue on Mar 29, 2003 ยท 10 posts
TygerCub posted Sat, 29 March 2003 at 7:01 AM
Did Curious Labs ever get the Content Paradise working as advertised? I no longer have P5 installed, so it isn't an issue for me, but if (when!) I upgrade my computer, I'd like to reinstall P5.
Lelandra posted Sat, 29 March 2003 at 7:29 AM
Yes, most of the time Content Paradise is up and running...
PhilC posted Sat, 29 March 2003 at 7:30 AM
Yes its there and working. It would be an interesting sub thread to ask if folks use it.
Lelandra posted Sat, 29 March 2003 at 7:33 AM
Hmm I use it to look for stuff, I imported some links from some of the merchants found here at Renderosity.. but normally to go shopping I come here. lol Le
thgeisel posted Sat, 29 March 2003 at 9:17 AM
Phil: i have looked in content paradies once or twice. but never bought there.
EricofSD posted Sat, 29 March 2003 at 11:36 AM
Its there, but its mostly renderosity market place items.
sandoppe posted Sat, 29 March 2003 at 9:14 PM
I looked through it pretty thoroughly when I first got P5 and Eric is right....Renderosity items almost entirely....if not entirely. I've never purchased there. Didn't see any point to it.
TygerCub posted Sun, 30 March 2003 at 5:48 AM
Thanks for the replies, folks. Did the Content Paradise ever include the extra free-bees as advertised, or did they simply give up on that and just use it as a shopping link?
elgyfu posted Sun, 30 March 2003 at 8:50 AM
Its too hard to see how much things are quickly so I have not bothered - on Renderosity, RDNA and Daz you can see the price straight away. I have a budget for Poser (though it is kinda flexible!!). I never saw anything free there!
mickmca posted Sun, 30 March 2003 at 9:09 AM
I went there when I got the announcement from CL that it was open, and what I found was almost entirely R'osity Marketplace stuff. Absolutely no free stuff anywhere. Not even the piles of stuff one might hope that CL will someday provide to complete the content of the Poser 5 CD (like P5 templates, a cloth prop called a cloth prop rather than "hi-rez square", a one-sided square that knows the difference between its X and Z axes, skullcaps for the kids...). The navigation was useless and clumsy, and there was absolutely no reason to use that site instead of going directly to the Marketplace here. Never went back; doubt if I ever will. The "Content room" is about as welcome in my work environment as the gigantic advertising slogans on Nike shoes. (If Nike wants me to advertise their shoes while I wear them, I want an EULA! And royalties.) I felt pretty thoroughly ripped, comparing the reality to the claims. And, sadly, not surprised. So many bridges to repair....