After thinking long and hard, I’m opting away from a complete recode of 2.0.0. Instead, I am going to use 1.x elevators as a base, and branch 2.0 off from there. It’s been three years since I released a major elevator version (1.x being the only one) so I think 1.x has lived long enough.
I previously said that using the 1.x code base was a bad idea, but in reality it’s not. The only reason it was a bad idea at the time is that I had some extremely advanced things planned for 2.0 that I don’t think can be done with the 1.x code. So, I am going to hold off on those really advanced things and concentrate on extending the code, cleaning it up, making it faster, and adding a plethora of new features and abilities.
The good news for those of you who already own a 1.x elevator system – I will be providing an update path for you to update to 2.0. Mind you, this update will not be free as this is considered a new product (I.E. upgrading MS Office 2003 to 2007 is not free). There will be no price cuts to the 1.x elevators and they will remain available for purchase as a “cheaper” alternative to 2.0, and 2.0 will see an increase in price due to the new features.
As for the upgrade path, I will likely have an update pack product for sale that will cost the difference between a 1.x elevator kit (L$2000) and the price of a 2.0 kit. It will basically be an updater that you will rez and it will copy over the new scripts.
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As a side-note, I want to remind everyone that after the next Havok 4 update all Union Micro elevators should be completely Havok 4 compatible!