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Re:Adobe XD, where did it go wrong? by paavohtl on Saturday February 12, 2022 @05:38AM (#30311678)
Perpetual licenses to Substance products are still available on Steam [1], at least for now. They are more expensive, but so far there has always been a -33% discount on release.

[1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1775400/Substance_3D_Desi...

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Re:Adobe XD, where did it go wrong? by fxtentacle on Saturday February 12, 2022 @05:49AM (#30311722)
That's just 1 out of 4 apps. You need at least Painter, Designer and B2M.

Plus it seems that in addition to buying this app, you also need to rent a subscription if you want access to the preset library (which used to be included for free).

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Re:Adobe XD, where did it go wrong? by paavohtl on Saturday February 12, 2022 @06:03AM (#30311813)
Painter, Designer, Sampler and Stager are all on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Adobe. B2M is no longer available anywhere, but I guess sampler is a replacement for it.

But yeah, it sucks that you have to get a subscription for the material library.

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Re:Adobe XD, where did it go wrong? by prox on Saturday February 12, 2022 @08:02AM (#30312458)
If you buy it, do you also have to have a CC account or do business with Adobe?
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Re:Adobe XD, where did it go wrong? by paavohtl on Saturday February 12, 2022 @09:37AM (#30313097)
No, I don't think so. They activate using your Steam account.
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Re:Adobe XD, where did it go wrong? by prox on Saturday February 12, 2022 @12:49PM (#30314691)
That is good to know! Ty.
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