Thanks for the reply Beppe, good to hear it is on the to do list.

Cheers
Andreas

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There is some odd behavior going on in the LiveViewer, I don't think I've encountered it before the latest Octane version.<br/>
(I'm using C4D 2026.1.0 and Octane 2026.2 Build 1.8.4)<br/>
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1. When rendering to the LiveViewer, any change in the Octane Settings appears to switch ...

Hi Beppe!

Sorry for the delay, got super busy. Here is the console log, hope it helps:

Loaded Octane DLL:OctaneRender Studio+ 2026.2 version:15010000 SDK:2026.2
OctaneRender for Cinema 4D 2026.2-1.8.4 built for:20260 C4D vers:2026100
C4D:2026100 comp:[AW_Fractal7XL] OS:[WINDOWS 64 BIT] Windows 11 ...

Hi again Beppe!

I noticed when re-opening another older file (also presumably saved with either Octane version 2021 or 2022) that a Universal Material saved with the Diffuse BRDF Model set to "Lambertian" opens set to BRDF model "Octane" in the latest version 2026.2 (1.8.4), thereby of course ...

Great, thanks Beppe!

Thanks!

I PM:ed you a link.

Cheers
Andreas

Also, was wondering what is the oldest previous Octane version that supports 50-series GPU:s? 2025?

Hi Beppe, thanks for the reply.

Funny that it works for you.
I'm using Octane 2026.1 - 1.8.2 (with C4D 2026.1.0).
Not entirely sure what Octane version the file was saved with, but it is saved in late 2021, so reasonably would have been Octane 2021 or 2020.

Unfortunately, the solution to change ...

Hi!
(posted this in the "Releases" section first, but maybe that was the wrong place, sorry for spamming)

I am experiencing a couple of issues when opening older files in the latest Octane version.

What I have found so far (when opening a file last saved in 2021) :

- All Image Texture nodes ...

Something else to consider might be to separate the flakes to their own layer for even more control.
See Silverwings video on car paint materials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BBQGaqeuqw