Custom Models

[soulvious]

Look I already know 5 10ths of people are gonna say boohoo but hear me out. We pay money for these models right? Some models going to 120 fucking dollars *GLARES HARSHLY AT RUBIK* But something that bothers the fuck out of me is 9/10 of the player base cannot see our custom models how many people ask me "Why are you so small?" Meanwhile im a fucking 9ft tall bird bro like Mabey have the option on by default instead of having it off. Didn't spend money on this bullshit just for 100% of players to not see it. Also look at it this way @Rubik the more people that see the custom models the more people are gonna wanna throw money at you...... Just good marketing ya know? Idk mods what are your ideas?

[MistaMousey]

On 6/4/2026 at 9:40 AM, soulvious said:

Idk mods what are your ideas?

i see where youre coming from, but on the other hand having massive amounts of ccs to install turns newer players away from the server off download time alone. i also know ccs that get wildly expensive are because of their detailed graphics and/or size. having these ccs be cheaper invite more players to use them which, no offense, doesnt hold up well on a game older than most of the player base. However, i do agree some changes need to be made expense wise if most people cant see them or changing the fact that most people cant see them. Whole thing is though, this is rubiks decision entirely and whatever he says goes. I wish the best for you to get a positive outcome, but understand there are reasons why ccs are the way they are.

[soulvious]

 Cant lie I agree with everything you just said tho lol I appreciate you 

[playboycartifan123]

120 dollars? bro doesn't know the model compression technique

[Rubik]

Custom models and weapon skins are considered "optional" server content and the reason is due to the sheer volume of content being imported and negative impact that can have on load times (since you'd have to download 5gb of models every time you join). Tbh most people don't care or don't want to see your anime/furry models.

 

With every purchase you're helping to support the server and cover expenses and I appreciate that, but I also encourage everyone to save their money and do not buy custom content unless money is no object to them. As for the price, it's based on file size since players do have to download it. Even with compression, larger files are going to take longer to download. I think the way our store is structured is more than fair and often better than other DarkRP servers since you can create your own CC with in-game cash.

 

Custom content isn't for everyone and because of the limitations of the source engine as to how many models can be created at once, there needs to be some barrier of entry. In this case that barrier of entry is the price and the fact that people have to opt in to seeing it. I always encourage anyone that is thinking about importing custom content or questioning the value of whether it's worth the money to not do so, trust your gut and save your money, spend it on something else that is worth the value to you. Some people find value in this service but others do not. 

[soulvious]

 @rubik Unmute me from shoutbox goddamnit. But yea I see now there's allot that I didn't know. Its just fucking annoying as shit