The new version 8.01 is now ready for a public beta test. You can find a list of the new features here:

http://manual.3dgamestudio.net/newfeatures8.htm

Please install this version in a new folder; do not install it in your old A7 folder. Some remarks:

- This is a public beta of the free version only. However, users who already own a key file with "*.dta" extension can use it to unlock this free version to Extra, Com, or Pro. Users who purchased or upgraded A7 since March 2010, but have not yet a *.dta key, can contact Support with their purchase info and will receive the new key file.

- Some A8 features, such as shadowmapping and OpenAL, are not yet included in this beta. They will be included in the next A8 update.

- This version has three known bugs. One beta tester reported a particle error on level change in a large A6 C-Script project. It was too large for upload and we could not reproduce this bug here. So I hope we can find out more when someone encounters the same bug during the public beta test.

- The second known bug is an ominous error message when you start GED the first time. Please disregard that message.

- The third bug is that one user could not install the free version - it always installed the trial version on his PC. You can fix this as described some posts below when you encounter this problem.

Please test everything carefully and if you find a bug, please report it to the bug forum.

Thanks JCL! early X-mas this year

I think I might be experiencing this. I selected free version from the installer, and when I try to run the engine I get "trial period expired". Uninstalled and reinstalled a few times, and tried different install locations. Win7 ultimate 64 bit is the OS.

Update: If I choose "run as administrator", the engine will run but says 30 days remaining.

Please download this file and unzip it into your Gstudio8 folder:

http://server.conitec.net/down/key8s.zip

Under Win7 you must login as administrator for copying a file in a program folder. Please let me know if you get the free version then.

Thanks JCL. I tested that and it now says free version when I start the engine.

I have never been so happy about software

But I can't use the Preview in the Engine because there is an error with an file called %1.c

Thanks for the public beta! Everything works fine so far.

When I am trying to use one of those pxent Commands I am always getting undeclared identifier. Do I have to include a new Header like ackphysx? But no problem, I'll have a llok at the examples

@TheLiam:

http://www.conitec.net/beta/physX_open.htm

You have to add:

ackphysX.h

When I start an A8 lite-c script (one of the samples), the engine starts and after one second it freezes, sometimes for two seconds, sometimes completely.

I would like to be able to change a Region by face mode manipulation, could this be implemented?