In the coming months, additional features and support for Blender Publisher have been planned, which will be available as free updates:
new optimised, lossy file format; for smaller files and faster loading.
Installer & help product; to help resolving h/w related playback problems
Apple OS 8/9 players
As a separate project, for a major upgrade, research will be started on:
Streaming technology in Publisher files: for geometry, texture maps and audio files.
Engine support for external streaming media such as video and mp3
Multi-player environments
Information on the status of this new development is expected to be available Q1 2002.