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I’m hoping soon. I’ve tried to stay loyal to Encore and using old versions on an old white macbook. It’s slow and clunky. I would love to see monthly update, even if only a few words to assure us that the updates to Encore are coming soon.
@andre Yes, I know. That was just meant as a joke. Hence the laughing emoji.
But patience is already being put to the test. If only because there will be no more statements from Don.Happy summer, down under!!!
By the way, while the <english word> “Encore” has the same use (in concerts) as “Bis” in Europe, the French “Encore” means “again, still”.
And “still” also means “still”…A “Stille Nacht” for everybody…
Did I miss something? Is he OK?
As far as I know, you haven’t missed anything. Unfortunately, I don’t know any more either. Only that his last post was from May 2025.
I’m also waiting for a sign of life from Don.Helaas, Ik denk dat het voorbij is. Geen Encore 6.
Misschien toch te veel problemen.We weten natuurlijk niet of de gezondheid van Don goed is. Mocht dit niet zo zijn, laat het ons
dan even weten zodat er meer begrip komt waarom Encore 6 er maar niet komt..Hello Encore45
Sadly, I think it’s over. No Encore 6.
Perhaps there are too many problems after all.Of course, we don’t know if Don’s health is good. If not, please let us know so we can understand why Encore 6 isn’t happening.
I’m afraid that you are not far from the reality. At end of fall 2024, the availability was said to be very soon (“if not by Thanksgiving, it would be by CyberMonday”…)
Sure, there are unexpected problems raising up during a development, but it wouln’t be a very big deal if certain functions, originally planned, were delay for a second release.
In the previous years, there has been a long period where Don had to prioritize other tasks, and this is something that can show up again. If not again and again.Now, would a first version of Encore 6 be made available in the coming weeks, I would not think that Don would have, all of a sudden, enough time to handle problem reports and to issue the needed corrections. Let us not forget that Overture 6 is also many years overdue.
I think it is too risky to embark as a single developper on such a project. Not that only big engines with tens of people would be necessary (that would only be more expensive (unless subsidized), but a small team of two or three people should be the vital minimum.
In my conversations with Don, I learned that the code he purchased was in much worse shape than he imagined making the project a lot more difficult than thought. It’s been awhile since we last talked.
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