Reverting to 2.11. and having multiple versions installed

[DaStruCon]

Hi.

As it currently stands, version 3.0 has some bugs that are forcing me to revert to previous version that was more stable.

In general, 3.0 feels a bit faster but render times seam way slower for images and for animations. Even the Render Preview (F4) takes longer.
The other main issue is that AI Upscale and Style Transfers are not working. I’m sure this will be fixed soon, but as i have an active project i have to complete it is very inconvenient.

With the D5 Launcher we got with D5 2.11. i was kind of expecting that we could have multiple versions of D5 installed if we wanted… similar how Unreal Engine works. I was really surprised when i saw that was not the case after updating to D5 3.0. I really want this feature enabled, because then it would be less of an issue if a new version has bugs and we can use the previous stable version to work on projects. (I will submit this in Ideas & Requests).

For now, please provide a direct link to D5 2.11. so that i can revert to it and complete ongoing project.

[ela]

Hi @DaStruCon

I’m sorry for the inconvenience you’re experiencing with version 3.0.

You can find historical versions of D5, including 2.11, here:

Download Historical Versions of D5 Render

Updates to the D5 Render may include new GI, new features, new assets, etc. In general, we recommend that users use the latest version of the D5 Renderer. However, some users may have special cases that require them to use a version other than the latest one: If you have an ongoing project, we suggest you continue to use the lower version and click “Cancel Update” when the update pop-up window appears. If you have already updated but need to back to the lower version, please click the link be…

Thank you for your patience, and we hope this helps you continue your current project without disruption.

[Leah_Li]

Hello @DaStruCon

Thanks for the feedback regarding the 3.0 version.

The problem you mentioned about “render times seem way slower for images and for animations”, could you please share a test file, so we can compare on our end?

Can you use other AI features normally, except for AI Enhancer? Click it, but no response?

[ek1]

i was kind of expecting that we could have multiple versions of D5 installed if we wanted… similar how Unreal Engine works.

that would be great

[Leah_Li]

Hi

You are able to install multiple versions, if you install them in different paths. Then you can open different versions through D5 Launcher.

[DaStruCon]

Hi Leah,

I will check with my client if i can share the file.

Yesterday the AI features worked fine. Today the mentioned features are not working. I didn’t test other ones. But yes, “click it but no response” is what i was getting.

[Leah_Li]

Thanks for the response, @DaStruCon

Our team is working on fixing AI issues. Considering you are on an urgent deadline, we want to provide a temporary solution for you to have a try. Please check your DM.

[DaStruCon]

@Leah_Li

You are able to install multiple versions, if you install them in different paths. Then you can open different versions through D5 Launcher.

I will try this method when reverting to 2.11. What file path do you suggest for installing multiple versions? The default is set to C:\User*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\D5 Render

It seems an easy option for D5 Team to implement this out-of-box. And have them listed as tabs next to each other, rather then requiring going through the three dots menu.