Can we consider getting a "Micro transaction" store that is built into the editor?

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I really am baffled how this isn’t a thing.

One HUGE problem with the asset store is dealing with endless packages and for textures, sounds, or models.

"Want a grass texture?

Download this texture pack with 1000 textures and navigate through ten folders to find the texture.

Your project is now 50 Gigs. $100, please?"

This is so beyond stupid and insane and I’m so sick of it and done.

What you NEED to do is make a little micro transaction shop.

A window where you search “Stylized Grass Texture” and it populates a ton of textures. You drag and drop it where you want it and look at it. Then grab a different texture and drag and drop it, removing the first one. That’s the one. Ok, purchased!

$1.

Can’t do anything else in the project until you either put it back or buy it.

Same with sounds, models, animations, menus, you name it.

AND offer a subscription model for unlimited access to micro assets.

And if you want to go REALLY crazy… HIRE FULL TIME ARTISTS!

It hurts my brain how this is not a thing already.

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Those micro assets are AI generatable these days. IMO the whole idea of buying a 1,000 textures pack asset is money not well spent. You would usually get just a few textures, ie grass variants, or wood variants, whatever you need, hand-picked. There’s sites where you can get them for cheap or even free in good quality.

It’s also best practice to import such big media asset packs into a blank project. Find what you need, export it as .unitypackage, and import just the selected assets into your main project to keep it clean and tidy.

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AI is not there yet.

Also, some people prefer not to touch AI.