>>55602184>but a lot of Essentials projects build on top of assets made by other devsSure but that's what I'm saying, if the engine develops and more people make public asset packs, plugins, etc. that will alleviate a lot of the initial gatekeeping. I don't think Edelweiss uses any unique asset packs or sprites outside of its character art or models. Which lol who's going to steal those
You also have to remember that if Reborn/Rejuv wanted to, they could just say that their assets are no longer free use and take down games hosted on the site that use Reborn assets and communicate the same to RC and PC. They do have their non-character assets as free out of genuine good will. But having an actual strict and enforceable standard on what they choose to distribute instead of having to rely on honor agreements over how their character sprites are used is something that would be highly valued in this community. For better or worse.
>>55602190People value their art and OCs but would not really mind sharing how they coded XYZ from what I know.