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| Value for Money | 0/10 |
|---|---|
| Reviewer Rating | 0/10 |
| Overall Rating | 4.4/10  |
Manufacturer: Focus Multimedia Ltd
Platforms: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000
Full review by
kodoz
on 12th Aug 2005
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Good Points: The plant database is somewhat useful, If you know what you are looking for.
Bad Points: Total disappointment. Fails to meet package claims, at least for the home and landscape design features.
General comments: Popsicle stick models would be more accurate, easier, and you'll have fun eating the Popsicles. I could go on (and on and on) about my grievances with the 3D Landscape 2 Deluxe software, but I'll just say these 5 things, which only represent a subset of the pain you can expect if you choose to ignore the warnings here. 1) Marketing people, not the team of 3 that developed the software, should have to be able to demonstrate any of the products claims; severed digits, starting with the thumb, should be the penalty for failure. 2) The manual is no better for mulch or nuclear fusion than it is for using this program (it's the equivalent of "remove foil lid, stir, enjoy!" on pudding cups). 3) Welcome to the nonsensical and unresolvable error generator function of this program: "An exterior wall is missing" is my favorite, because a minute ago it was fine, all the same walls are there, I haven't changed any of them and I was adding a bush in the back yard when the error occurred, and the only way to correct the error is to delete all the walls and start over. 4) Grow plants...AHHHH they're taking over the neighbor's lawn! The daffodils are 14 feet tall and we've got a 140-foot tall dwarf pine! (Not to mention, I'm designing a landscape, so why is the default age for every blade of grass I add 25 years?) 5) Once I had a reasonable replica of my house drawn (and by "reasonable" I mean a misshapen box with a roof over most walls that in no way resembled the place I live, but was the end result of...Saturday), I start working on the landscape. For inexplicable reasons, drawing in a fence caused the windows to float 19 feet, 4 inches above the house. The reasonable, although frustrating solution would be to laboriously go back, and one by one rehang them to their correct height, but this beast is not reasonable. The fallback would be to delete all the windows, the fence, and all the landscape. Note that saving drafts before doing anything (I have 15 at this point) doesn't work either.
The #1 reason you should not consider buying this is that the "100% Satisfaction Guarantee" is 100% rubbish. Call the customer support line and you'll get no refund and no support. Sign me up for the class action lawsuit, or I can think of another use for a pitchfork....
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