This was the era of "faking it." You spent hours tweaking Irradiance Maps and Light Caches to avoid splotchy shadows. If you had a "hot" version of 2.4, you were likely using it in 3ds Max to create the first wave of hyper-realistic arch-viz that blew clients' minds.
: Enhanced PRG sky model for realistic sunsets and night skies with stars and Milky Way. V-Ray Version History & Milestones vray+all+versions+list+hot
Real-time, post-processing, and complete workflow integration. V-Ray All Versions List: A Comprehensive Report The
Known for its robust collaborative features, including Chaos Cloud Collaboration for reviewing renders directly within the V-Ray Frame Buffer, and V-Ray Enmesh for creating complex geometric patterns. V-Ray 5 (Legacy Support): V-Ray 2
Chaos introduces AI denoising and scene automation.