These are same just have different name convention. Density = Scale

The Blender node has 2 inputs (Absorption and Scale) while the standalone node has 3 (Density, Volume step length and Absorption)!
How do you refactor 3 inputs into 2 and get the same result?

Yes.

I noticed many incomplete features compared to other integration plugins. Like the local db and also some nodes. For instance the absorption medium node is completely diffrent from the one in the standalone octane and other plugins.
Do you think this is due to some lack of functionality in the ...

Hello,

A simple scene with a plane ground, a sphere and 2 area lights.

When I enable daylight, it sees the area lights shapes and casts shadows of them. Any way to disable that? Thanks.

Very bad news!

If you already took the decision to use that protection system, why asking for our suggestions?

1/ On earth, there is not only the USA ans Europe. Many countries do not have 24/7 internet connection or mobile internet or it is too expensive.

2/ Some users does not want to be ...

Also, try to bevel the body edges & corners a bit, they'r too rough to be realistic.

By the way, what a Pegbow is?

Maybe you should've used daylight environment for this exterior rendering to get some cool shadows. Hmmmm or mybe it's a cloudy day

Hey, that's a real photo, my grandma lives there

Great work!

Very nicer render (as well as sculting & texturing).

It would be nice if you give us some technical hints (poly count, texture size, environment, hardware you used and how much time it did take, ...).

Thank you

Here is the chess scene setup (no obj nor hdr included).

That depends on how much transparent do you want the glass to be.
The more the transmission values are high the more the glass is transparent (and of course less coloured).