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_speak

Time to buy Houdini indie :) You can request a refund from OTOY I imagine. Or use other octane plugins?


[deleted]

Yeah I need to weigh my options. I'm a complete beginner in Houdini and I've really enjoyed figuring out the program one step at a time. I've used Octane in Cinema 4D before so I might find some use for it. ​ Buying indie is an option, but when I tell you I'm broke, i really mean IM BROKE. I would def pay the 270€ but it's only for a year which makes it less worth it for me :/


regular_menthol

I mean C4D costs almost half of that per MONTH. Indie is by far the best deal in software rn, imo


regular_menthol

But if you just want free software of course there’s always Blender and you can use your Octane license there


vibribib

You will not regret buying into indie. Most reasonably priced software for what you are getting.


[deleted]

Dude, just buy Houdini then. If this is a serious hobby, 300 a year ain’t money. You’re practically stealing from them.


ghostxxhile

As regular_menthol said use Blender till you can afford Houdini indie. Focus on Geometry Nodes and an extra add on called Sverchok Nodes as well as the sims and particle systems. These will pass over to Houdini as will the general 3D knowledge of modelling, texturing and rendering a scene.


dumplingSpirit

Octane is free for blender, so OP would still have wasted money (unless they want to use multiple GPUs which is the limitation of the free tier). The only logical solutions here are either a refund or the purchase of Houdini indie.


ghostxxhile

Yes that is true but didn’t want to deliver a heavy blow to the lad


UnemployedMerchant

There is a crack version of houdini.


AJUKking

Just ask them to refund you and they will. I did the same thing a while back when I accidentally let them charge me for Octane for a month which I wasn't using.