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usb drive anyone?

Sorry but have you actually watched the video? Extensions and add-ons are basically the same thing if you disable online access. You can continue installing them manually from disk as usual. We show this multiple times. With internet disabled literally the only thing that changed is the label of the tab and where the install button is, and that Blender will not ship with a bunch of unmaintained add-ons. The previously bundled add-ons each one now has its own repository that the community can contribute to and help maintain.

@@PabloVazquez I have already watched the extensions video om youtube. We don t like it and are not gonna update anymore after 15 years. There is no need to change addons to extensions.

@@antoonsorg So wach again. This time with attention.

Nah it just needs to be rendered with Blender Internal´s FSA.

As a user it´s really the same process. For add-on developers it´s just the initial setup that takes a bit, but the benefits are huge.

@@PabloVazquez i know its exhausting, i understand that u put every effort in what u do... but im so happy u to see again

Did you really watch the live stream? We repeated it several times that Blender´s principle of not requiring Internet access to work is still true. Online access is opt-in. You can take the add-ons with you and use it fully offline in your cabin in the woods.

@@PabloVazquezRight! Than why this change? The only reason i can see is for future "improvements" like subscriptions and stuff. I hope i am wrong, nevertheless, why this change? So Blender doesn't require internet access, the plugins are there, they are just called extensions now and have to be "reinstalled" basically. Ok. but why? What is the benefit? Meanwhile, i still can't do a proper hair, there's no good info on the hair nodes... GN keep changing from one release to another, and EEVEE is still in a never ending development. I am aware Blender is a free open source product and i am grateful for it and kudos to all the developers. I just don't understand why is it that instead of focusing on finishing incomplete features that users are hopeing for years, dev's keep doing changes no one asked for. No one had any issue with the plugins. So, to reiterate, If the plugins are not changed, if blender doesn't require internet access, if you don't need internet access to install extensions, than what is the reason for this change?

I don't like the new extension system, they made it so unintuitive and complex. Every update they broke many addons, zero care about addons backward compatibility, I hope at least this new system helps to achieve addons backward compatibility.

@@MET87 No, these projects do not detract from other ongoing developments. That web wizard won't fix your hair curves. These changes are planned over the course of years and are unavoidable for a continuously growing and expanding DCC package. Sometimes it's better to start over instead of bolting on new functionality, both in terms of keeping around legacy code and also the UI and the user's mental model of the system. Blender has never sold out and will never sell out, and you know this if you informed yourself about the package/community/eco system you seem to be so emotional about. As far as I know, all of the things you mentioned are being actively developed, and some are easier to incrementally release than things that need to Just Work, like EEVEE. Or at least, that's what it looks like from here, but I'm just a user that's grateful and impatient, like yourself.

@@stonail665 That's up to the addon devs, 4.2 has so many breaking changes, most add-ons wouldn't work either way. This will make it easier for devs to patch addons and for users to update them

We considered it, but although it works well for a quick setup, it becomes a problem if users want to change this later (now they need to know where to find the setting, since the welcome message is dismissed). You go through this only once and learn forever where the setting is.

It's also about teaching the user where the setting is. Online access is a System setting that can be used beyond extensions if needed in the future, like a Blender updater.

lol, I don't think that's a good idea, the Blender Market are one of Blender's biggest financial contributors. You'd effectively be forcing the Blender foundation to lay off developers, not to mention all of the addons everyone loves would stop being developed and kept compatible with new Blender versions.

There is an approval process so I don't think it will slide. Also not sure why you would do that.

you just need mouse and keyboard. just look for a beginner animation course here on youtube.

That is just excuses you can still do it without those equipment.

6+ years of working with Blender ... still using just a laptop, keyboard and mouse. I am not sure what advanced equipment you are looking for, but I can assure you that you can do a lot with the basic stuff. Happy Blending :)

@@jenovaizquierdo I didn't come here just for you to attack me. I came to ask professionals and kind people and I don't need pigs like you answering my questions. As you can see two other people already answered my question. Your comment was very unnecessary and I think you should think before you speak. I'm not trying to start a fight. When I asked this question, I asked it because I was still new and I didn't know that much. Please refrain from leaving comments like this in the future, thank you.

@@adisage thank you, I guess I still have a lot of learn.

I agree with you

One of these "themed" streams each month would be great! By the time they run out of themes the first ones will probably need an update.

Pablo made it weekly. but it was simply too exhausting for a one man show. He made a brilliant job to keep us updated for years.

Me too 😊