A couple of points that may help clarify what’s happening.

If your startup files or templates were created with older Octane versions, that can definitely be a source of instability.
In 31.2 several things changed under the hood: some nodes were updated, others replaced or refactored, and some ...

No problem here. Maybe the issue is linked to your particular material?

You're welcome!

Stay tuned for the 2026.1/Blender 5 release, we're really close!

Trying here in 30.10 and it looks like it's working properly.

Do you have a specific scene/steps I could use to reproduce the issue?

New, updated version of the addon.

Ah, nvm I see it came out on Jan 2. 🙂

EDIT: Lino, why is the 2026.1 Addon Beta not listed on Otoy's official Downloads page under Blender DCC?

https://render.otoy.com/account/downloads.php?#core


Test versions are never listed there, only here.

Also, this is a very special case, since it ...

MisterBananaPants wrote: Mon Jan 05, 2026 3:18 am Thanks Lino. How far out does it look at this point until we see the Test Version 2026.1 Addon for 5.0?

Alan

You're welcome.

We're doing our best to make it happen this week.

I'm probably way late to the party, but Otoy seems to be an amorphous cloud of semi-useful information.

Right now I'm hoping to use Blender 5.0x with OctaneStudio Render (paid version) Add-On, so:

- How can I get notified when the latest-and-greatest version comes out?
- Is there any official ...

Those option should only be used at the start of a session.
If you need to setup Octane's general basic options, please use this addon:

https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83942

Once installed, you'll find a new option in the 3D view:

Screenshot 2025-12-31 100312.png

This is not ...

This version should work fine with the upcoming 2026.1 for Blender 5.0 build.