They had a great start, but now... There are lots of complains, there is no update for almost one year, there are lots of bugs, they are not answering on the foruns anymore, and they are even deleting the threads where the users complains about it.

Yes, you are right. Unfortunately i had the same problems.

Are you talking about advanced features or even the "core" features of any usable game engine , are buggy ?
I mean

- Import of most popular static and animated file formats
- Entities handling ( movement , rotation, animation etc )
- Lughting engine
- Collision engine

Well , at least this demonstrates the good of
open source engines like Ogre3D or Irrlicht,
always improving , (even if they don't have
all tools other 3D engines have and are C++ only with some possibilities in script).

I pass my time modeling, texturing when i have free time.
I don't had time to play with engines for a long time.
so this news , is really bad

I 've checked their site from time to time ,waiting some shader editor, and that's right , no new update , we should inform all BV users.

They could at least have a good spirit and put it in open source ,
if they plan to let the engine down and all users
that have paid for it.

Another possibility , they are creating a game instead and don't have time to make the docs , and plugin problems , do support ,
and only use Lightwave as they started
... but i don't have seen any of one of their supposed game anywhere
selling (we should have seen posts on their forums) ?

The last possibility , they had problems with shaders , that's what they had to bring , nad perhaps it has been too difficult caus the engine is not shader centric ?

AND THEY SHOULD STOP LYING AND INFORM THAT THEY ARE
STOPPING BV SUPPORT !

The new version is taking longer than originally forcasted. And that's basically it.

They've confirmed repeatedly that BV is still in full swing and are on the verge of releasing a major update. They asked the community for models etc so as to squash any bugs before release and have advertised for more staff.

The developers feel they've been forced into a position of silence now which is a shame but understandable given the uncivilised nature of the complaints.

"there are lots of bugs, they are not answering on the foruns anymore, and they are even deleting the threads where the users complains about it"

So if this is right , i find that a little strong to calm down BV users.
Well only future will tell us , what BV will become ?


(i hope good things caus it has lot lot of potential and already very good tools : world editor , terrain editor etc ... )

I do hope myself...
Well, never used B.V. but I am favourably impressed by its tool as well as by its game architecture
B.V. looks like a real flexible multi purpose and modern game engine
I have also got the impression that some B.V. members are a little bit exagerating about bugs but this might be due to the definity non acceptable attitude of the developers
Read the B.V. chief designer's answers on the forum and you understand what I mean

Apart from emotional consideration
Is it really so buggy
Can you rely at least on the basic functions ?

Importing an animated skinned character and moving it around avoiding obstacles ?

Thanks

That's reinforce my opinion about game engine reviews
How many times we have read :

" A new engine , fantastic !!!!!!!! look at the shadow , over there, you see...in the right corner "
I have never read, never, something like

" I have been testing the new engine for 6 monthes, well it is reasonably stable, well documented, user friendly..."

I use Bitz3d and 3DGS
I think I will stick to them for a long time