Just updated from 2025.6 to 2026.4. But I can't change the Power pin for textures anymore. If I try the change the Power pin to a RGB color it just stays as a Grayscale color ???
Is this a bug or is there a new way to add colors to textures as I always have used the Power pin for that?'

EDIT: seems ...

Unfortunately it f'ed up all my character shaders and SSS and something is wrong with glossy and roughness. Don't have time to dig into all the problems, so a warning to those who want to switch. So I'm back to the "old" version which is also faster. Just have to figure out how to deal with my light ...

Thanks! It worked

When I use fill lights I like to hide them in mirrors by using light ID's and Light Pass Mask. But I see now it only works on Diffuse and Glossy materials. It doesn't work for Specular materials.
Is there any way to get it to work with Specular materials? And why did Otoy leave out Specular ...

Hmm, wonder why they haven't update the bechmark.

I believe their CC processor is Studio-Y - just like last year. I agree it should be noted on Otoy's payment page as "Studio-Y" is what the bank statement will say and nothing about Otoy or Octane.

If they work with the current OctaneBench, you will likely see the test results there when they become available.

I just bought the black Friday deal with extension of my current subscription. But do I need to hit the "Cancel Automatic Renewal" button to prevent double billing?

One thing that happens when you turn off RTX is that you free up more Vram. Maybe check with GPU-Z that the system has enough Vram with RTX on.

Quick and dirty you can add the placement to a group and add another placement.