I don't know what DAZ is planning for Bryce, but unless it's some major improvements, unlike v5 (Corel) and v6 (DAZ), I honestly think the program should be made OpenSource, in fact, that is what SHOULD have happened long ago! :)

Bryce, to me is more about the USER than some damned company owning and abusing it. I recall the way Metacreations dumped it and Poser with great bitterness.

Look at how Blender has massively evolved due ot being OpenSource, it is incredibly powerful, the much needed changes to it's UI could one day see it as a major force in the amateur AND professional spheres (hey, pros don't like grossly expensive bloatware if they can find cheaper, decent alternatives hehe)

So, I don't know if the Bryce community has the mass and cohesion it once enjoyed so richly, but, if Bryce 7 isn't a really good improvement, or turns into vapourware, I seriously suggest the community try and push for it to be made Open Source! :)

DAZ makes it money from content...so if it doens't have to spend money on developer's for Bryce, but can sell more content...?

I may use another app, but the field must have competition for it to be healthy and I still care about Bryce.
I've also seen Mojoworld fade, Terragen doesn't have much use bar pure landscapes (sorry, it's not good enough for general scene creation), and Carrara doesn't have enough users to really "push" things, and none of this does any of us any good.
IMHO, DAZ really screwed the pooch by pushing Carrara instead of Bryce!

I think Bryce users should really up the heat on DAZ! make them know there's enough interest for major developments on Bryce 7, now, not vapourware maybes, or to go Open Source :)

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