Info, as I understand it to work.
On-stage display.

Solid gray model - data not downloaded, no graphics
Black and White Model - Data and graphics downloaded, demo clips Not Downloaded.
Full Color Model - Demo clips Downloaded and can be played.

After a Model visiting you has left your On-stage, the demo clips remain in the folder for that card.

When you buy a card and download the full card, you also download the trailers.

This version as well as all previous versions.
If the trailers - Demo clips have been downloaded, they will be part of the random play rotation if that card is active.

@mentorx and others.

sorry to hear you accidentally deleted your collection.
I'm not sure where you got the information about Uninstalling, but I would never Uninstall.

in fact, except for testing for an installation bug, I have never ever Uninstalled.
Totem has never asked members to Uninstall the software while updating to a new version.

The trailers are tracked in your database on the server side.
So uninstalling and re-installing will not change the data on the server.

My testing shows that:
Each trailer has to be played to completion 9 times before it will trigger a change.
Watching a few seconds of the trailer and then switching to a new one does not trigger the counter.

@HannaHart

That is exactly the direction Totem wanted to go.
put more tools in the software so that you Don't need to go to the website.

The Special pricing on the cards are ONLY available through the software.
If you visit the website, you will pay the full price for the card.

The new On-stage function can technically give you 40 cards on special every 2 days.
Initially up to 20 cards, that can be replaced by up to 20 replacements each day.
So thats possibly 40 every 2 days.

On-stage cards are replaced if you Purchase one of the cards, or if you play the trailers 9 times, or if the card has been on-stage for more than 3 days.

Cards are supposed to be selected at random from the Cards that you don't already own.

Thanks Wyld...
Some fine tuning questions please...

If I DL the trailer but DO NOT BUY THE CARD...
What then?
Trailer is on my drive yes?...Will it's MB's play randomly in future or is it "dead" but it's MB are on my drive?


I understand that- Black & White Model= No MB of trailer loaded onto my drive....So no ***** DL of trailers...Yes?

Thanks, again.

EDIT: Wow! The software & the "site" are 2 different things?!!!
Will wonders never cease???!
(The wonderment of the UN-techy geezer...discovering reality!!) lol
It was all just the site to me!!
:)

@WA, the suggestion to uninstall was probably mine, as during the early stages of this particlar beta, an uninstall and a clean install was the only thing that enabled me to get VGHD working again. Some people have been ***** crashes on start up and reinstalling over the top did not solve this for me.

I know how you copy and backup your bin file etc, but for me its easier just to uninstall, I loose nothing because I always make sure that I answer "No"to the question that is separately and very plainly asked,"Do you want to delete your model collectiion?" So an uninstall is (for me) a safe and harmless exercise.

You are also very correct, uninstalling has never been at Totem's instruction as they say its unnecessary, but it has long been a stand option when having proplems with a program to uninstall and then reinstall, unless you have the technical background to debug the registry, which you have and I do not :)

The Only thing that Totem want is, that we play Mr. Server for Totem, everyone has to load the Demo Show, if you buy a New Card you must load the Demo Show and with P2P you got more Models, but your Upload is activated. So we play Server for other Users and Totem can safe a lot of Money. Really funny but if we spend alot more time for other users i want more than clicking everyday 9x times on a Model.

StylezZz

on the Advance Settings Screen there is a Check box for Allow File Sharing P2P.
Uncheck that box.
Now you have elected to NOT participate in the P2P file sharing, so you are no longer as you say, "Playing Server"

The option is In your hands.

@Wyldanimal,I have the same problem like @mentorx.I played demo cards more than 9 times and I letted them to play entirely( I didn`t play them only a few seconds),but the problem is still there.This feature with playing nine times is great,BUT ONLY IF IT WILL WORK.In my case it doesn`t work.
Do you have another suggestions for me,@Wyldanimal??
Thanks in advance for answers.

It`s OK now,@Wyldanimal.I tried one more time and it works now:)

@plasonic

If you DL the trailers and DO NOT BUY THE CARD, yes they will stay on the HardDrive.
Once the Card has left your on-stage, no they will not play any longer.
Unless that Card comes back to your On-Stage again.

If you DO NOT have Automatically Download Trailers checked, then there is NO DL of the trailers, unless you Click on the DL button in the ON-Stage view.

It is my Understanding that when you buy the full card, the trailers Do get DL along with the Full clips if you Have P2P checked.

I have not tested with P2P not checked..
maybe Someone else can confirm this..

By Participating in P2P, you get (4X ?) More Specials on the On-Stage, but In return you are also providing your Trailers for other members to DL from you.
P2P off only 5 cards on stage
P2P on 20 cards on stage (4X)

Thanks Wyld...for the info...and confirmation.
For me it would be great if it were true that trailers do not come with cards DL'd without P2P activated due to trailers messing up the PROGRESSIVE HOTNESS aspect of DB. (the "only" way to watch DB for me!)
Perhaps it just means that I'll be always deleting demo clips when I play DB.
I still would like to have the ability to control which demos get put on my drive like I did before,("download only full show").
Maybe a choice to delete demos from disc after 10 plays for at least Plats & VIP's perhaps?

OK...I'm shuttin' up now..
I get my check in 2 days...
Jasmine...Come to Daddy!
:)
Thanks again!

Reading this thread I understood, that to get NEW girls I have to DOWNLOAD and VIEW trailers that is already on stage.
Just a small question: where you found this info in THE SOFTWHERE? (not here, in the forum).
Software states clearly: 'Dozens (so at least 2 dozens so at least 24) NEW trailers EVERY DAY'. Without any additional conditions. I don't like anything on my stage now, I don't even download it, and I get 0 new trailers for already 2 weeks.
So it should be considered a bug (or just a lie).
Simplest fix can be is to place big red message
"To get new trailers you have to download and spend several hours watching all this junk that is on stage right now".
If there is such message - no problem, then it's up to me to decide whether I want to spend my hard drive space and time for it or I can just go to website and buy what I want without viewing demo of it.
But again: without such message - this should be considered a bug.

I don't mind the rotation so much. I would just prefer if we could delete the ones we don't like right away to get another demo or reduce the number of required plays to something like 5 each. That's still a required 100 times a demo must play before they get switched. Or a refresh all demo cards option which we can use once a day to see new offers on the spot.

We are hosting a P2P rotation which we have little control over. It would be nice if we could get rid of the ones we don't want to buy or watch 180 times a little sooner or immediately. Just my 2 credits on the subject ;-)

How about a housekeeping button on the setting screen, which will delete all of the trailer files which are no longer on the 'On Stage' screen?

We've been talking about adding a button to delete girls from On Stage. Also talked about deleting girl's demo once they leave On Stage.

All I need is to stop playing these demos over my full shows, I dont mind to keep demo clips on my PC and share them with others.

I like the idea of us being able to delete demos when we buy the card.
I like the old way of them being available for a time...then renewed.
I think it's a good thing to have them instantly available as new cards are added or for us to check out any card demo we want BUT ONLY IF WE CAN DELETE THEM WHN WE WANT TO!
Our choice!
Thanks for considering this Rex.

Remember, a happy Wanker is a....er....sleepy man!

Once again it's all down to how much space the user wants to devote to helping with clips. Maybe another slider for P2P [demos], greyed out if P2P is switched off and stating [demos] to share, from zero to twenty extra on top of the 'wheel'... it gives people more control over what they want to share and how much space they can devote to it. I'm averse to adding more controls to an already full 'advanced' tab, but giving people choice is everything...;)

When you took away the web page specials, you ***** us to download demos if we want to see new specials, even if we don't want to do p2p. (No download demos, no new specials EVER. Bug?) For me, that means my 19 credits will never be used, cause I don't buy 2 dollar cards.

@Rex - a checkbox to keep or delete demos would be cool for those that download them. A 'pass' option would be VERY cool for those of us who know whether we want a card without watching the demos. If we could pass on 8 a day and get them replaced the next day, it would put us back to where we were with the web page. (Can pass on more if we use p2p would be very easy to get around - just turn p2p off after you've made the selections.) Maybe make it a VIP option, so you know that those who use it have already invested a modest dollar amount?

Hi,

The new software don't change cards in "on stage".
After 3 days, I have same cards.

I prefered when we has the special offer on the webpage, because now, It's impossible for me to have other card in my collection...

Damage...