Considering an upgrade ... again

Yes, once again I am considering an upgrade of the game engine. The latest and greatest version is now available. T3D will run us a cool $900.00 bucks! That's $100 less then retail as a current license owner. That upgrade will not happen anytime soon but I am considering the jump from V1.4.2 to the advanced engine V1.7. I had a buddy of mine render my current test model in his 1.7 version and improvement in render quality and lighting alone makes me want to seriously consider the upgrade.

Here is the same exact model rendered in both engine versions.

Version 1.4.2

Version 1.7.0