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Hi Paride

Think I've messed up here.

Have just paid for a year's subscription, roughly £200/year.
If I stop paying after 1 year will I downgrade to v4?

If I'd bought the enterprise upgrade with 1 year maintenance for £499 then I'd be stuck forever at whatever release of 2020 was out after 1 year?

Is there not a cheaper version of the subscription for those of us who have already paid for Octane and various upgrades/plugins over the years?

If I want to use and keep 2020 do I need to buy 'OctaneRender® Enterprise Maintenance Upgrade' for £349 and also buy 'Upgrade legacy V4 perpetual licenses to 2020.x perpetual licenses.' for £499, total of £850

The 'Upgrade legacy V4 perpetual licenses to 2020.x perpetual licenses' options don't mention plugins, only Octane standalone. Why is this?

I have (I think) a v4 perpetual license. If I spend £349 on 'OctaneRender® Enterprise Maintenance Upgrade' for 2 years, what license do I end up with once the 2 years is up?

Sorry for all the questions but I'm concerned I've bought the wrong option...

Hi Rik,
Have just paid for a year's subscription, roughly £200/year. If I stop paying after 1 year will I downgrade to v4?
Yes, purchasing Octane Enterprise Maintenance legacy V4 (or V4 AA) perpetual 12 Month Extension 199 € After 12 months your licenses will be V4 perpetual.

If I'd bought the enterprise upgrade with 1 year maintenance for £499 then I'd be stuck forever at whatever release of 2020 was out after 1 year?
yes, if you upgrade your legacy V4 perpetual licenses to V2020.x perpetual licenses 12 Month Extension 499 € After 12 months your licenses will be V2020 perpetual.

Is there not a cheaper version of the subscription for those of us who have already paid for Octane and various upgrades/plugins over the years?
No there's not.

If I want to use and keep 2020 do I need to buy 'OctaneRender Enterprise Maintenance Upgrade' for £349 and also buy 'Upgrade legacy V4 perpetual licenses to 2020.x perpetual licenses.' for £499, total of £850
No, your wrong purchase will be refunded then you will upgrade your legacy V4 perpetual licenses to V2020.x perpetual licenses 12 Month Extension 499 €

The 'Upgrade legacy V4 perpetual licenses to 2020.x perpetual licenses' options don't mention plugins, only Octane standalone. Why is this?
your license upgrade includes the plugin you purchased. The annual maintenance includes access to complete OctaneRender DCC plug-in ecosystem and cloud rendering services.

If I spend £349 on 'OctaneRender® Enterprise Maintenance Upgrade' for 2 years, what license do I end up with once the 2 years is up?
your licenses will be V4 perpetual.

Regards
Paride

Hi Paride

Thanks for that info.
I've been communicating with the Octane support people and decided that getting a refund for the subscription and paying £499 for the full enterprise edition was the way to go.

However, when I look at the octane live page for my account I can't see any download links for the 2020 version? I only see a link for v 2019 and that appears to be for standalone rather than 3ds max.

Where do I download the paid for 2020 version for 3ds max?