No, we have no plans to release the source code of the game. For modding I recommend to use the Plugin API instead: Working with the API is a lot easier compared to modifying the source code of the game. But it also has a few other benefits, like much better compatibility between different game versions, full multiplayer support (plugins only need to be installed on the server) and higher security (especially in multiplayer). The API has a few limitations though, but if you're missing certain features or events, you can request them in the API Requests section.
Also, is it ok if people sell plugins? A friend of mine wants to make and sell plugins for the next version of Rising World. Is it ok for plugin creators to sell their plugins?
Yes, you're basically allowed to sell plugins. We have no specific rules about that atm, so basically it's up to you to decide what you want to do with your plugins. However, if the plugin contains any game assets (e.g. if you bundle a game texture with a plugin and ship that texture with the plugin), please contact us before selling that plugin (usually there is no need to bundle game assets with plugins though, since the API already has direct access to many game assets like textures).
For the API, you can check out the documentation at https://javadoc.rising-world.net/
It contains an overview of all classes, events and methods - some of them also include examples 
Selling plug-ins oh no that's a very slippery slop going down hill FAST trying to sell plugins / mods has never worked and i'm 99% sure it never will, you only have to go back to good old Skyrim and see the trouble that caused with paid mods.
A big no no for me 
Yes I agree, paying for plugins is a horrible idea. I'm not sure anyone would pay anyway when there are so many free alternatives? 
In my experience plugins and mods in general are better to be left at donation only for a start, if you see that the mod grows really big and e.g. you need more people to work on it and donations are not enough people usually handle that by releasing premium features with a small subscription fee on top of the free mod/plugin.
E.g. a plugin that requires a MySQL server connection or a website to display data which the creator would need to pay for is something someone could after a while if the plugin is successful and used by many ask for a small subscription to keep it going.
But other than that Bethesda tried it and hell broke loose, it was a PR nightmare for them and well honestly quite expected. That is why they changed it now to be free, they acknowledge that in their FAQ too:
Is Creation Club paid mods?
No. Mods will remain a free and open system where anyone can create and share what they’d like. Also, we won’t allow any existing mods to be retrofitted into Creation Club, it must all be original content. Most of the Creation Club content is created internally, some with external partners who have worked on our games, and some by external Creators. All the content is approved, curated, and taken through the full internal dev cycle; including localization, polishing, and testing. This also guarantees that all content works together. We’ve looked at many ways to do “paid mods”, and the problems outweigh the benefits. We’ve encountered many of those issues before. But, there’s a constant demand from our fans to add more official high quality content to our games, and while we are able to create a lot of it, we think many in our community have the talent to work directly with us and create some amazing new things.
Sell something else,leave RW alone! Dont make me call Bruce Lee LOL
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