i suggest this new textures fee as a way to encourage smaller textures and less alpha textures , allowing a better expreience (maybe a better framerate) for everybody and less space used on the asset server. and providing a scalable money sink
without alphas:
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256x256 and below : 5L$
512x512 : 10L$
over 512x512 : 20L$
with alphas:
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256x256 and below : 10L$
512x512 : 20L$
over 512x512 : 40L$
here is a sample idea of how the upload texture window could be changed to reflect it:
http://ethernia.net/img/upload prototype.jpg
allowing peoples to resize the pcitures from the client before uploading would encourage to more size optimised textures
