KeeWe wrote:It should be at least continue to render if the internet breaks down. We have a very reliable connection in our office, so the chance of getting disconnected is very low. Plus, mobile hotspot is no problem. So, the need for a dongle is actually not given BUT if they connection breaks one time a year on Friday night, it's pretty sh*tty that we lose a whole weekend of rendering (if not checked). And: almost everybody learns about the dongle and the strict activation process AFTER the lost the ability to work/render... mayber otoy should promote that in a better way.
Yep, that's exactly the issue I had. I didn't realise it required an always-on connection until the worst possible moment, but then I'm told, "hey, don't worry about it, if you give us £50, plus an entire year's subscription cost up front, we can let you use Octane in a way everyone else allows you to use their software".
The irony of it, too. Apparently its to "prevent piracy", yet there is absolutely nothing preventing someone from hacking the dongle hardware and creating a VM copy that keeps Octane activated.
Octane isn't hack proof because of this dumb rule, it's just nobody has bothered to make an effort to crack the software. People really think crackers can hack IOS, DRM, and every other anti-piracy measure, but they're somehow stumped by this? lmao
