Introducing Substance LIVE

Jerc

The 3D artist community has evolved so much in the past few years that we think software distribution should reflect these changes. Introducing Substance LIVE, a new rent-to-own licensing system. Coming later this week

xtrm3d

:-)

Fabian Fischer

It's more than Attention...
I am pumped. Can't wait for March, the month of substance

Jerc

Here it is!
Substance LIVE goes...live... later this week!

tungerz

Hey jerc,
Does this also apply as an option to purchase the substance database?
Cheers,
~Tung

xChris

Does interest accumulate in any way?

genwu

Definitely seconding a subscription option for the Substance Database.

Bertmac

Hi,
What if you own all apps already?
Can you still get the services.

Jerc

There is no monthly payment planned for the database at this point.

@xChris: There is a small additional cost if you go through the monthly payments ($20 for the Indie version, $40 for the Pro).

@Bertmac: Existing owners of all the apps will be "upgraded" to a LIVE account and have access to all the services, yes.

tungerz

Hows it going to be with new versions? Paid upgrades?

DireWolf

Love that Unicorn.

Jerc

tungerz wrote: »

Hows it going to be with new versions? Paid upgrades?

Regular updates are free of course, major upgrades can be paid through the same process when it is available.

If an upgrade is released while you are still paying for the previous version, you can choose to keep your monthly payments until you own the current version, or you can convert 50% what you paid already towards the new release.

Example: You paid $200 of the $320 for the Indie version when a new upgrade comes out.
You can convert 50%, so $100 towards the newer version.

You end up paying $420 instead of the regular $450 (300+150) you would have spent through the regular payment. And of course you don't have to upgrade if you don't want to.

We tried to be as fair as possible in every situation

tungerz

Yup thats fair
Can you elaborate on the monthly substance drop

Sorry for the noise (¤¿¤)

Cheers,
~Tung

Jerc

It will be a monthly pack of free substances. Depending on what we work on internally, it could be materials, filters, mask generators, or something completely different each month

tungerz

Okies thanks for the info
happy gdc to all you fine folks.
don't forget to post pix n vidz for all who is there in heart n soul,
but physically has to work (¤¿¤)

Cheers,
~Tung

xChris

Did the price just go up $50 bucks for the indie pack or is that just me?

Treidge

Substance Designer's new price is $149 instead of $99. Indie pack price has increased accordingly.

xChris

Gothca, anyone know if we can make a higher payment than the $19 or is that locked?

Jerc

It is locked to $19 but you can pay the remaining amount in full at any time.

JamesFSky

Sorry to bring this up again, but just to clarify, if we already own all three softwares (I have SD5, SP, and B2M 2 [not 3]), will we be still eligible for the monthly substance drop?

Jerc

You will need to upgrade to B2M3. You basically have to have the latest version of all 3 software (SD, SP, B2M) to be switched to a LIVE account.

tungerz

Hi Jeremie
I was surfing the site, noticed...

Welcome to Substance Live !
We will soon have some exclusive content and options available on this page.

I'm guessing still a WIP?

Cheers,
~Tung

Jerc

Yes, we are finalizing the page, it should look pretty cool once we're done with it

tungerz

Wicked (¤¿¤)
rock on brother