ThorsHammer9999
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I Love how everyone keeps skipping over that phrase, "For the time being..." which simply means they're not offering an update currently or for the foreseeable future add in that it's beyond unlikely that a customer service rep would have access the that sort of information and that we have had people post previous and very varied responses from customer service that all said different things all you got was a very fancy, "I don't know" and that's pretty much it....it's still ambiguous..."For the time being" could just mean they're working on finishing Lego Worlds and/or updating Lego Universe and are otherwise too preoccupied to worry about LDD...it doesn't mean NEVER like you're trying to play it off as...they have a lot in the works right now and I doubt something that earns them nothing would take priority over software that actually has earning potential, "For the time being..." literally just means for right now.
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<----- Doesn't believe this as they've already announced that LDD will by usable in conjunction with Lego Worlds, please refer to http://lego-worlds.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Digital_Designer for my meaning, likely what they meant was they're not offering an update currently or for the forseeable future, meaning they're isn't one on the way yet as they are working on other things but that sometime in the future they may release updates.
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If it was announced?.....here http://lego-worlds.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Digital_Designer ....try to keep up man.....and as for you talking about a loader/exporter no....if you ever bothered to keep up you would read how it's as easy as placing the model into the right file for Worlds....but they have mentioned that they have had issues with it as Lego Worlds brick palette is not as extensive as LDDs and that Worlds tends to break the models...oh also it works in reverse...worlds to LDD....but again it tends to break the models...so....clearly updating the base code for the older program (LDD) and the brick Palette for Worlds are the two biggest issues to tackle right now to make them completely compatible, and more then likely those two issues are the focus of the Lego Digital Media Team and The Lego Group....and since LDD hasn't had more then the odd brick update in how long?....5? 6 years? that would mean LDD would need to be tackled 1st as it would be the biggest project....therefore it is likely and logical to assume that they are currently busy rebuilding LDD to work with Worlds ergo it's logical to assume that they are making LDD 5.0....again this is an assumption and NOT a fact.....but the logic tracks
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I disagree....they've already announced that LDD will be usable with Lego Worlds in that you'll be able to port LDD builds into Lego Worlds....here's the issue with that...you CAN'T just slap to programs like that together and hope they work....software doesn't work like that....which is why LDD has issues with Apple OS'...it was built for Windows...so in order to make an older program (which hasn't had an actual software update in how many years?) work with a newer one they would have to update the base code of the older program (In this case LDD) to work with the newer program (Lego worlds)...which means it's NOT abandoned by LDD and means it will get more then a brick update...and for it to be taking this long makes LDD 5.0 an actual possibility....they're updating everything...and that would take a WHILE....now this is an assumption...but it is a logical one based on how little we've actually been told
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I never bothered either...I could got o pick a brick and get all the pieces I needed for a fraction of the cost
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"Please note that we have stop this service on 16 January 2012....."I remember this...the service they stopped was being able to order your custom lego sets....not LDD...just the ability to order a custom box and instructions and pieces for your custom set.....as you've said there are still brick updates and also as has been pointed out they announced that you would be able to import models from LDD into Lego Worlds.....now that they have found another means with which to apply LDD to actual production thereby giving it value making it also make sense to update the base code so LDD works with Worlds meaning they would be updating the actual software itself so ti will work with other software meaning that LDD 5.0 is likely to be coming down the pipeline very soon
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I'm not having any issues with it Win X is megablocking up my audio and microphone though....the drivers weren't made to work with Win X so I occasionally have to reboot so it detects that they are there but otherwise Win X has no issues
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Lego hasn't quit on LDD users....they've announced that it'll be usable with Lego Worlds.....why would they abandon something that is going to be used in future developments that will make them money?....abandoning it is counterproductive and just you being presumptuous....also I have Windows X....LDD works fine...it is up to date with current OS's....I also love how you declare them giving away a GREAT lego building program for free them keeping it up to date for almost 15 years again, for free, supposedly unfair....even if they did quit LDD, which again they're not, but if they did quit it in favor of projects that would make them more money....they gave us 15 years FREE
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except they've already confirmed that it'll be usable with Lego Worlds......why abandon LDD when it's going to be applicable to an upcoming product?.....makes me think that they're updating the base code so it works with Worlds and that's what's taking so long.....the LDD 5.0 with more and better features and more bricks and decals is just me hoping
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it's just speculation based on the length of time between updates and upcoming media that uses LDD....like I said I'm assuming and hoping...nothing more
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I'm assuming and hoping that the delay is caused by the upcoming release of LDD 5.0. This is because as Lyichir said they need it to be compatible with other digital media and they need to update the basic features and potentially make it a bit more user friendly and that we'll either see an update later this year (the fall update always comes out lat Sep. to mid Oct.) or early next year depending on what changes were made and what was added.
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They haven't missed any release dates....there is no set schedule for updates.....they're just released when they're released.....all these supposed "release dates" were just potential update possibilities proposed by fans of the product....more then likely they have a lot going on and while LDD isn't being given up on it's just NOT a priority and they'll release an update when they can.....and as such there is no need to rage quit as it seems you're doing
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well that sounds like I need a time machine.....Personally I'm guessing since we didn't get a spring update we'll get a fall one sometime in October maybe
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how long until eventually?
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"but hang tight as one of our awesome loyal fans and you should enjoy what comes next!" That last bit tells me they know what's coming for it but not so much when and that we will greatly enjoy it
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nah more than likely the new training was over proper responses, and the new sets, over the past couple weeks there have been probably a lot of different people asking for news on an LDD Update and everyone was given a different answer, also they were probably trained on any basic questions people could potentially call or email with pertaining to the new sets.
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I'm not even sure how to do that
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sounds like I need to get posting.....or start a topic and type in the letter L a bunch haha
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how do you get the different badges like the LDD BUILDER badge and how do you level up on here?
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A simple twitter account for the LDD team to give official news on would be a simple and free way for LDD fans to kept up to date
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not really....they can skip any brick and decoration that's already in LDD and only focus on those that aren't...image files for decorations would be fairly easy to adjust to the db.lif...it would just take time and be monotonous...I do it all the time myself...it get's boring but it's not hard...dedicate a day to it and you'd have most of it done....the 3D rendering is different but you could still use the 3D framework from LDraw in LDD as a base just adjust for size and clarity...again not to hard just monotonous...but a few weeks of monotonous would make it all work for LDD fairly easily and it would be a pretty good size LDD update
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couldn't the LDD team at TLG incorporate the LDraw brick and decorations database into LDD's db.lif.....that alone would be a massive and useful update without to much effort I'd imagine
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A lot of people (myself included) are calling and emailing them truly worried that they're abandoning LDD so I'm sure they see how much we love it and still want it to be kept up to date and hopefully they'll keep it going....personally my idea to help LDD pay for itself is downloadable content....the original program itself stays free but then you can buy specific themes that are retired to add to the program like for example the Aquaraiders theme, you purchase that theme to download for say a dollar or two and it'll install all the proper pieces in all the proper colors with all the proper decals as a theme tab on the home page that you can select to build the Aquaraiders sets with and customize with using those specific pieces...take it a step farther even...make it a dollar for a specific sub theme (Adventurers:Orient Expedition for example) but five dollars for all the Adventurers Sub themes...including Pharaoh's Quest...keep the cost of the themes down since you're not purchasing actual bricks and the money made from the purchase of themes goes back into developing more features, themes, and bricks for LDD with a little leftover so Lego can make a profit....personally...I would buy ALL the themes...instead of having just three tabs LDD/Mindstorms/LLD Extended you have lotsa tabs with smaller tabs for subthemes then if you want an Adventurers piece in our Ultra Agents set you just change theme like you can already do