Alright, I'm going to give this its own dedicated thread after being brushed off by "know-it-all" type individuals. THS_Tritonb basically supported what I've been basically saying that, if directly or indirectly. Basically, people were worried Rising World would lose its funding (dip into red) coming with with ideas on how to help Red51, the best answer being the whole 'Studio Mode' suggestion. Even THS_Tritonb, even if unware, dips into that 'Studio Mode' suggestion.
Sure, custom textures for various tools and vehicles work. It can be done, but on the flip side it has been openly observed people purposely refused offering more from their wallet in stinginess. An hypocritical "Scrouge" like move. If you're going to support Red51 then go all the way, don't chicken out.
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"Seeking World Gen' Seed Tool - Studio Mode Territory":
QuoteIs there a online seed generator tool? Even a tool to punch the # of the seed you are using to see what it looks like? Unity version if it matters
This would best be done with the proposed 'Studio mode'.
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- Rising World - Studio Mode (Proposed):
What would this proposed Studio Mode do?
Learning from Japanese indie developers it should be treated as a "gallery", and with external features as we move along. It has to allow the user to view animations of player models, NPCs, etc. It has to allow viewing of objects, furniture, and maybe even place them in a basic sense to set up basic scenes. Preview, or window-shopping, basically. Another feature can also be spawning worlds in a 50x50 chunk in a player form, or unlimited in isometric viewing.
Red51 would have to look at various 'Studio' modes from 'Illusion Game Studio' (Koikatsu, Honey Select, etc), or even other indie games on Steam dealing with lewd themes. Various Japanese games come standard with 'gallery mode', something this studio mode could do in a standalone manner. Default screenshots, inserted updated screenshots, listening to music, etc.
(Example of an 'Studio Mode', something that could be used to view player models, animations, etc.)
As for world view, 'Seed Generators', maps you can view Minecraft's 'AMIDST' software to preview the terrain generation.
It should also be a tool to allow the users to test various models before importing them into Rising World. A dependency check, telling you what you're missing, etc.
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In closing:
I know people hate my wall of texts, suck it up. It's life. Sacrifices are mandatory in life. Put up or shut up. I know I may sound arrogant, but people do want this , they won't go on the forum to say this. The question from THS proved my point people genuinely want and desire the 'Studio Mode' for Rising World, and it would help if it was a paid DLC (even if they're oblivious to their own curiousities). Win-win for Red51 AND the community, even if its full of hypocrites, at times. One Red51 is able this would be a good way to help everything all around, especially with the API, plugins, and seed generation predictions. People wanted maps? This is a decent external way of going on about it.
If players are worried about funding then this is the best way to go about it. I'm not trying to gaslight or censor anyone (you guys are doing that to yourselves), I however am aware how much people want to pinch their wallets even when they claim they want to "support" Red51 in some weird "spiritual" sense. Sometimes you just have to put out to gain equal amount of effort back, as shown by various Japanese communities for various games. Look at VRChat's Japanese community via 'VKet', or Minecraft Japan, or PIXIV/BOOTH, and 'WIDAR', etc.
Take a look at PIxiv's Booth to see what the Japanese community has made with potential stuff being inserted into Rising World at a future date. If there is a will, there is a way. Don't be shy, you won't gain anything by hiding or pretending to have some weird sense of forum "bravado", or whatever.
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WIDAR can be used to scan real world objects (figures, vases, etc) into a format Rising World (Java) can support, and something Unity version shall support in a "few months" of this posting.