Truscape

I don’t mind - clarification requests are something I’m always glad to answer :)

Why Toby Fox went with Materia I’ll never get. Was it because of the console space? (If he stuck to just PC could he have remained an independent stakeholder?)

Alright, after checking Polygon, GamesRadar, and IGN articles, there are mentions of DRM but not the malware payloads (I guess the original article I looked at might have conflated this guy with someone else). I’ll retract that part of the statement.

The modder in question for this case is not above placing DRM within his paid mods to prevent free distribution. So I’m skeptical of any system of monetization not immediately succumbing to malicious compliance.

Mods are by the community, for the community. If your mod has enough significance that you believe it is worth monetizing - create your own game with the endless amount of tools available with that hallmark feature. (Or actually talk to the devs to work out an official arrangement rather than being a hardass and witnessing the consequences of your arrogance)

…you are aware of the perverse incentives that kind of system would bring right?

“Here’s alpha 0.01. It gets to the title screen.”

“If you donate here’s version 2.00 to download with experimental (wink) features such as actual playthrough complete testing.”