One of the most exciting shifts in and beyond is the granular control over surface imperfections. You can now use Corona Decals to "crack" your scene—literally—by applying individual controls over material channels like:
Scientists recently modeled the chaotic behavior of the Oort cloud—a shell of icy bodies at the edge of our solar system. They found that slight perturbations from passing stars (chaos) create "cracks" in the cloud’s density. Every 26 million years, these chaotic cracks send a cascade of comets toward the inner solar system.
For the modern 3D artist, the message is clear: the "chaos" of the past has settled into a structured, efficient, and accessible future.