by IainW » Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:21 pm
IainW
Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:21 pm
Hi BK
I've been using the Octane plugin for DAZ for a while now and remain really impressed by your render engine - but have been largely disappointed by the DAZ Octane plugin maintenance/support. I now have just over a week left to decide whether to purchase an OctaneRender Enterprise Maintenance Upgrade - or else just stick with the current version of the plugin.
As I have already purchased a perpetual licence to use the current version of the DAZ Octane plugin, I can't see any material benefit to spending another €199 on a 12 month 'upgrade extension' unless the Octane team is actually going to fix at least some of the major software defects for that money.
The major defects in the Octane plugin for me are (aside from general instability):
- Instancing doesn't work
- 'Strand-Based Hair' doesn't work
- Importing ORBX files doesn't work (unless only a single material is used)
- Templating doesn't work (for specular or roughness maps)
Which, if any, of these defects will be fixed within the next 12 months?
(It was great to hear from you back in January that you were going to "update the DAZStudio plugin while simultaneously working to refactor and improve the plugin". However, it doesn't seem like there's been much progress at all in the 9 months that have followed that announcement. I'm sure I'm not alone in having concerns about the apparent lack of progress. It would, accordingly, be really helpful if you'd please provide some commitments regarding timescales for fixing the existing software defects so that I can make my purchase decision.)
Many thanks
IAIN.