Well, its now in DAZ's online store. Gave me a 20 dollar disount for upgrading and a $30 coupon from buying the Bryce 5 package a while back. Pretty sweet. Looks like the main download is 120 megs. There's a extra content package that comes with it for free till the 17th of May with loads of presets and models, etc. I'm pumped! Here's the low down: Bryce 5.5 is now on sale! Though the official release date of Bryce 5.5 isn't until May 5th, 2005, as a big "Thank You" to our loyal (and patient) customers, we're offering the download version one week early! To celebrate the upcoming release, everyone that orders Bryce 5.5 online before May 17th, 2005 (23:59:59 MST) will also receive the following bonus items FREE: Bryce 5.5 Content Kit, Vol. 1 (a $29.95 value!) 50% Off Coupon: The coupon is good on the DAZ Original items included in a single purchase, of any amount you choose, and will expire on May 17th, 2005. The coupon is not good on resell items, Published Artist items, or towards the $1.99 price of any Platinum Club item and can not be combined with any other coupon. $10 voucher good for one week from the date of purchase All these bonus items are yours free simply for ordering Bryce 5.5 during our Prerelease Party. But, don't let this pass you by, this offer ends May 17th, 2005! Whats New in Bryce 5.5? Bryce 5.5 is a powerful 3D landscaping and animation software application that allows you to create and render virtual environments. Bryce 5 included such new things as the Light Lab, Tree Lab and the Bryce Lightning network render application. Now version 5.5 has added even more capabilities to Bryce. Heres whats new with Bryce 5.5: Dramatic Render Speed Increase: Render your favorites scenes over 30% faster on average with no image quality loss at all! Enhanced OpenGL Support: See the texture maps applied to objects in your scene in real-time in eight different display styles. DAZ|Studio Character Plugin: Easily load and edit thousands of 3D models. Bryce Lightning 2.0: Along with a new interface, this network rendering application now includes advanced image compression for improved rendering speeds over your computer network. Bryce 5.5 Content Kit, Volume 1 included FREE for the first 30 days! As part of our introductory offer on Bryce 5.5, everyone will receive the Bryce 5.5 Content Kit, Volume 1, for FREE if you order before June 5th, 2005 (23:59:59 MST)! This Content Kit, containing over 400 MBs of content, will greatly expand your Bryce creation possibilities. Includes all of the following items: 20 Moon, Sun, Sky, and Rainbow Materials Fantastic Metals (38 Material Presets) 30 Islands Terrains (20 never before released) WWII Destroyer, Gothic Cathedral, Chapel, Country House, Bridge, & Lighthouse Bryce objects 2D Trees Tutorial Clouds Tutorial Stumps and Trunks Tutorial Winter Memories Tutorial Order Today and Receive the Bryce 5.5 Content Kit for FREE! Special Offer: Upgrade from Bryce 5 to Bryce 5.5 As a special consideration to all those who previously purchased Bryce 5.0, whether from DAZ or from other retailers, DAZ is offering an additional $15 discount off the purchase of Bryce 5.5 for the first 90 days! All you need to do is enter your valid Bryce 5 serial number into the special field of the checkout screen and click the Submit button. This will verify your previous purchase of Bryce 5 and take an additional $15 off your purchase! But dont delay, this upgrade offer is only good through August 5th, 2005 (23:59:59 MST). 3D Starter Bundle Coupon for Bryce 5.5 And dont forget, if you purchased the 3D Starter Bundle, you are entitled to receive an additional $30 off your purchase of Bryce 5.5*! All you need to do is enter the coupon code, provided below, into the coupon field during the checkout process and click on the Submit button to add it to the order: 3DSBBRYCE55 So all those who purchased the 3D Starter Bundle, and are already Bryce 5 users, will get Bryce 5.5 and the Bryce 5.5 Content Kit, Volume 1, for only $24.97*! This is an amazing deal, so hurry and get Bryce 5.5 today! *includes Platinum Club discount in price listed above. This coupon expires August 5th, 2005 (23:59:59 MST).

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