Max Lexandre

@Simon_Hypixel Are there specific requirements for the server-list application? Is it a "server size" thing or just about compliance with set rules/guidelines?

Spent the whole weekend on this: the in-game mod browser UX and the creator support side. This weekend was just on the new flow, plenty of tech and proper UI work still ahead. The browser stays library-feel, not shopping mall. No price tags on the grid; 1-click install in the game menu. On the creator side, profiles are the center of the experience: badges, supporter counts, stats. Hytale provides cosmetics for both sides. Players who support modders, and modders who hit supporter milestones. Direct support goes to the creator, not into a marketplace cut. BTW we don't want to profit from this. Modders out-earning the studio on this would, unironically, be the dream! Player rewards should unlock in tiers and rotate seasonally or monthly. Time-limited cosmetic sets, badges and so on, but the whole catalog cycles back through over time. Goal is keeping players invested without falling into a FOMO trap, miss one season and they come around again. One thing I really want baked in: rewards for modders who support other modders / share assets openly / lift up smaller creators. The vision is clear internally. We want to give this a fair shot at keeping mods free in-game, and we'll get creative on ways to monetize our creators. NGL, seeing the prototype with no price tags and just "install" buttons feels like the good old days of gaming.

I want to talk about the in-game mod browser and monetization, but first: this is not a final answer or a locked policy! I'm brainstorming with the community because this is one of those decisions that can shape the game's future, and I want feedback before we commit to the exact model. I've had people in DMs tell me Hytale needs paid mods, because modders put real work into their creations and should be able to earn from them. I've also had people tell me paid mods would destroy the ecosystem, because the mod browser would stop feeling like a place to explore and start feeling like a store. Both sides have a point, and I don't think you have to pick one or the other. The model I keep coming back to is a hybrid that hasn't really been tried before: protect the player experience in-game while giving creators strong ways to earn player support. Important note: none of these changes the EULA. This is not about taking away what modders can do outside the game. It's about what we choose to show and promote inside the in-game mod browser. Here's my thinking: I want players to open the mod browser and feel like they're walking into a community library of cool things to try, not a shopping mall. That doesn't mean I think modders shouldn't make money. Quite the opposite. I bring years of experience in modding and monetization, and I know the scene has evolved a lot. Creators put serious time into their work, and great modders should be able to build an audience, earn support, and make a living from what they create. But there is a real cost when the first thing players see in a mod browser is price tags everywhere. Mods are most magical when trying them is easy. You see something weird, useful, funny, beautiful, or ambitious, and you install it because there's no friction. That sense of discovery matters a lot to me. There's also a deeper problem with paid mods that people don't talk about enough: the incentive structure between the game developer and the modder. Imagine a creator makes an amazing fishing mod and sells it for $5. It gets huge. Later, the game team decides that fishing should be part of the base game. Suddenly, there's tension where there shouldn't be any. The creator feels like the game is stepping on their work, and if the studio is taking a cut from mod sales, it now has a financial incentive to leave feature gaps rather than fill them. Why add fishing to the base game if you're making money from someone else's fishing mod? I really don't want that relationship. Our goal is to make a great game, give creators powerful tools, and let the whole ecosystem grow around that, not to leave holes for modders to fill and monetize. So the direction is: mods in the in-game browser are free to install. No price tags in the browsing experience. No paywall as the default relationship between player and modder. But creator support should be real. We will give players ways to support their favorite creators, make creator profiles matter, highlight great work, and offer Hytale-side rewards for supporting modders: badges, titles, cosmetics, and so on. For example, if a player supports several creators, they get a special reward from us, not because they bought a mod, but because they supported the people building the ecosystem. Longer term, there's room for something closer to an in-game Patreon-style system: support a creator, get early access to experimental builds or extra creator updates, while the mod itself stays free to browse and try. That part needs careful design, and I don't want to overpromise the exact shape today. The principle is what matters: support should be pull, not push. Players should feel invited to support creators they love, not pressured every time they browse. We make money when people buy the game and through optional cosmetics. That gives us a cleaner incentive structure: make Hytale better, invest in player experience, and help creators earn because players genuinely value their work. BTW, if we ever handle creator payments directly, the only reason to take a cut would be to cover transaction and operational costs. We're not designing this around taking a percentage from modders. This is not the obvious business-maximizing route. I know that. But I think it's the right one for players. I believe that if we are players first, we will do great in the long term. I'd rather have a modding ecosystem that feels open, generous, creative, and alive than one where every cool idea immediately becomes another checkout screen. I believe we can help modders make great money while giving players a much better experience than a storefront-first model! It will take time to get right, and some details will change as we build it. We'll share more as the mod browser takes shape, and I genuinely want to hear what players and modders think about this direction.

@st4rfoxx @ronzdog73 @Danny_Salamon @CalltoActivism @grok Despite that the state still reduces its emissions and clear transportation is a key reason of that, averaging close to 3% drop yearly, but still falling short of the set objectives.

@st4rfoxx @ronzdog73 @Danny_Salamon @CalltoActivism @grok Higher population density, severe wildfire seasons nullify any improvements, geographical reasons such as LA basin which has an effect that "traps" pollution near ground level, amonst others. One can have an intelegent discussion if you're not just throwing insults.

BREAKING: A DC pollster just texted me “it’s over” after Donald Trump’s speech today where he called “affordability” a “line of bullshit.” There is not one Republican lawmaker who is up in 2028 that didn’t just shit their pants. He just gave Democrats the perfect ad.

@Onlyme2505 @Damian_O_M @WallstreetTra13 @atrupar This war also does not make Iran not pursue its nuclear program, this ends in some deal, and they'll go back to do what they been doing all these years, and then what... another war in a X years to do this same thing on repeat?

@Damian_O_M @WallstreetTra13 @atrupar Except they aren’t one week away, never have been, but no matter if they were close before after last year they are years away

HEGSETH: Their nuclear facilities have been obliterated SMITH: Whoa whoa whoa whoa. We had to start this war, you just said, because the nuclear weapon was an imminent threat. Now you're saying it was completely obliterated? HEGSETH: They had not given up their *ambitions* SMITH: So Operation Midnight Hammer accomplished nothing of substance HEGSETH: You're missing the point

@WallstreetTra13 @Onlyme2505 @atrupar But what does it matter? This war does nothing, it ends, they go back to do their thing, and the whole drama continues. There is no "death to the USA" regime change, just for what? Slow them down? So US will have to start this war every X years?

@Onlyme2505 @atrupar Yeah but these guys are getting aided by Russia and Chinese. Who really knows what it takes

@WhiteWizard62 @OunkaOnX You fear monger that leveraged at Europe when Iran is not in conflict with Europe, it is in conflict with the USA and Israel, so yes why wouldn't be the one that wants the world to play by his rules be the one dealing with this mess?

@OunkaOnX You would rather Iran have nukes, that can hit Europe? Got it...

Hegseth: "Europe needs the Strait of Hormuz more than we do. Get in a boat. This is their fight, not ours" The US closed the Strait which was open before the war. So, it's now Europe's fight?

@Simon_Hypixel The thread on my post to you had to be locked as this involves serious situations and legal nuance (one guy has its family under police protection), I think you've been contacted about it already, I hope you can set a precedent that crossing lines has consequences!

@Simon_Hypixel hey Simon you should give this a read, this outright hostile behavior towards the modding community deserves to be punished, they shouldn't get away with harassing people until they abbandon their mods and servers. reddit.com/r/hytale/comme…

@jjverdi @freespeak3 It was the democrats that proposed banning gerrymandering years back, it was the republicans that opposed it. This was the republicans doing, they been doing this for decades and not they're mad it didn't go their way. If you were trully against it you'd opposed it then!

@freespeak3 Nice try moron. Keep proving me right

So in basically a 50-50 vote the Democrats just disenfranchised Virginia voters 91-9. Don’t ever lecture us about democracy again. It’s a tyrannical party that values power over people. They hate you. Even if you’re one of them. You’re a useful idiot and nothing more.

@Chicago1Ray Dems put a bill up YEARS ago that would BAN gerrymandering nationwide, it did not pass because of republicans. Drop the hipocrisy!

Don't get mad bc Democrats redistricted VA What we need to do is what they just did We have way more super majorities in states than they do TX did it.... Fl is voting on it, but that one won't take hold until 2028 They've been doing this for decades, it's time we do the same

We have super majorities in these states AL-AK-FL-OH-ID-IN-KS-KY-MO-ND-OK-SC-SD-TN-TX-UT-WV These states need to do exactly what Democrats did in VA When are we going to wake up and realize Democrats are at war with us They did it.. now do the same

@Laaangefinger @Opanin_totoFT @EricLDaugh Absolutely, the truth they don't want to admit.

@Opanin_totoFT @EricLDaugh H.R. 1 / For the People Act, would ban gerrymandering, but republicans voted no.

🚨 NOW: Pressure is surging to STRIKE DOWN Virginia Democrats' new 10D-1R Congressional gerrymandering map using the court system DO IT! GLENN YOUNGKIN: "I urge the Virginia Supreme Court to rule against this unconstitutional process that will disenfranchise millions of Virginians." FOX: "There have been multiple lawsuits including whether the ballot language was appropriate and whether the process to place the amendment on the ballot was legal." Bring it ALL THE WAY to the top. Time for Florida to redraw. Play HARDBALL.

@Opanin_totoFT @EricLDaugh Sorry but lies. Texas did this WITHOUT consulting the people. Virgina did this consulting the people. Threat to democracy is NOT using democracy to make these kind of decisions, republicans started this mess now they complain!

@EricLDaugh Typical Dems: “Democracy!” when they rig the map for 10-1 steal, but scream “threat to democracy” when Republicans fight back. Courts better nuke this garbage or Florida’s redrawing everything twice as hard. FAFO, cheaters.

@Urbanite107 @BarackObama Funny, what about when states like Texas did it to favour republicans in ellections? That's okay but this is stealing ellections? And to note, on Texas they did it without it being voted on by the people. Democrats won here with the vote of the people.

@BarackObama This is fraud:

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

@ZachMontanaro @BarackObama Funny, what about when states like Texas did it to favour republicans in ellections? That's okay but this is stealing ellections? And to note, on Texas they did it without it being voted on by the people. Democrats won here with the vote of the people.

@BarackObama Whatever happened to that talk about the dangers of partisan gerrymandering and wanting to make sure "all voters have the power to choose their politicians"? Funny how gerrymandering is suddenly not a "threat to democracy" when it benefits Democrats!

@JoshuaMargeris1 @BarackObama Funny, what about when states like Texas did it to favour republicans in ellections? That's okay but this is stealing ellections? And to note, on Texas they did it without it being voted on by the people. Democrats won here with the vote of the people.

@BarackObama Congratulations on robbing half your population of a fair vote, contrary to your State Constitution! Now let's see how it fairs in court.

@MrsTrotta1224 @BarackObama Funny, what about when states like Texas did it to favour republicans in ellections? That's okay but this is stealing ellections? And to note, on Texas they did it without it being voted on by the people. Democrats won here with the vote of the people.

@BarackObama Screw you POS. You were and are the downfall of our country. You’re a liar, cheater, and corrupt traitor. Go slither back under your rock. Democrats are the enemy to America.

@DennyGr28530407 @BarackObama Funny, what about when states like Texas did it to favour republicans in ellections? That's okay but this is stealing ellections? And to note, on Texas they did it without it being voted on by the people. Democrats won here with the vote of the people.

@BarackObama You’re a clown, with no relevance left what so ever . But you’re right. It’s not over. You & Soros Communist takeover is not going to happen. You underestimate the will of the American people.

@harris_los64022 @BarackObama Funny, what about when states like Texas did it to favour republicans in ellections? That's okay but this is stealing ellections? And to note, on Texas they did it without it being voted on by the people. Democrats won here with the vote of the people.

@BarackObama Virginia just voted for stealing elections, high taxes, ta everything, keep dividing the state, push out the middle class rural voters, A dictatorship is what they are getting, and you Obama, you divided this country you POS asswipe!

@LouTropeano @AlvieAl @Necrofamicon @ElxMapping Mid-terms are important for power checks, if republicans loose control, Trump can no longer be wilding the way he is wilding because nobody dares to say no to the man, even if that means "another war".

@AlvieAl @maxlexbacon @Necrofamicon @ElxMapping No matter what happens in mid terms. he is still YOUR president for 2 years 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

🚨 BREAKING: “Yes” has won the Virginia redistricting referendum — Virginia voters have approved eliminating 4 Republican districts, flipping them to the Democrats

@Hederhiggs This is 100% action reaction, republicans started pushing this on several states and now democrats are being able to pass it themselves. If you were against this they you should have raised your voice when republicans started doing it... too late now, it became fair game!

Goodbye Virginia