2.0 upgrade

[scratch33]

Hi,

I have see that otoy has released octane 2.0.

Just some question about this :

To upgrade the plugin when its ready we must upgrade the standalone right?

If I upgrade the standalone now, does the actual plugin continu to work?

Thank you

Francesco

[juanjgon]

I want to release Octane 2.0 for Lightwave this week. We are making the last tests with the beta version, building the OSX plugin and updating the docs.

-Juanjo

[juanjgon]

If I upgrade the standalone now, does the actual plugin continu to work?

I think that you can update the standalone without problems. The plugin has it's own libs, and it doesn't need the standalone to work.

-Juanjo

[geo_n]

http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 47#p188247

Does this mean that ALL plugins are free for a limited time? Lw plugin is not available yet but if people buy into standalone now they will get lw plugin for free?

riggles got the modo plugin for free but that's also third party so does that apply to lw with this limited time deal?

[polytek]

I think its been answered already :

Postby abreukers » Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:37 am
For a limited time, users who upgrade to OctaneRender™ 2 can also upgrade an existing plugin license (first-party or third-party) at no additional cost to make use of an available OctaneRender™ 2 plugin or receive a voucher towards the 2.0 plugin when it’s available...

This means the user must have had a previous v1.x Standalone license and the v1.x plugin license



by FooZe » Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:23 am

PavilionVL wrote:If I have Octane Standalone 1.x and Octane for Cinema 4D 1.0 and want to upgrade to Octane 2.0, I can use plug-in for C4D with Octane Standalone 2.0?

Sincerely your costumer



Yes, the 2.0 licenses are backward compatible (they work with all 1.x releases as well).

geo_n wrote:

xxdanbrowne wrote:I bought both the maya plugin and the daz studio plugin and yet when I upgraded my standalone to 2.0 I wasn't offered the option of upgrading for free either maya nor daz.

So what's the scoop?



Yeah same with lightwave plugin. I think they will send a voucher by mail when the plugin is actually avail so you can claim it.



If the plugin is not available yet the 'voucher' is stored against your customer account with us. When the plugin license becomes available for upgrade in the future, it should show in the license upgrade page just like the standalone did. Just tick it and if you have a voucher that is unclaimed, it will automatically be used and you will not be charged for the upgrade.

Thanks
Chris.



So in short...just great news, thank you Otoy

Regards,

Poly

[electric_eric]

I have Octane 2.0 standalone available in my downloads section. Can I download and use this or do I have to go through the payment process to upgrade the license?

Cheers.

[juanjgon]

You need to upgrade only the Standalone. Plugin upgrade is free for a limited time, and I hope to have it ready in few days.

-Juanjo

[scratch33]

Thank you for the info, juanjgo.

Buyed 2.0. tried some features with the help of the 1.5 plugin export. Very cool.

Can't wait to see the 2.0 plugin.

Francesco

[kostache]

I bought 2.0 stand alone upgrade and I've found version 2.0.10 in my LW downloads section. But after installation plug-in refuse to work because of wrong activation data. Whet could I get a right one?

[FooZe]

I bought 2.0 stand alone upgrade and I've found version 2.0.10 in my LW downloads section. But after installation plug-in refuse to work because of wrong activation data. Whet could I get a right one?

Which license did you upgrade? Only the standalone? I have just put the lightwave 2.x license upgrade live.
Go to the upgrade page again and you should be able to tick your lightwave license.
Since you upgraded your standalone without upgrading your plugin, it should tell you down the bottom of the upgrade page that you have a 'voucher'.

Click proceed after ticking your LW license and it should automatically use the voucher, upgrade your license and send you an email (no payment).

You need to have both your standalone and plugin license at 2.x to use the 2.0 plugin.

Thanks
Chris.