Anyone who creates skins for the survival MMO Rust can earn money from it. According to the developers of the online game, more than one million dollars have already been paid out.
Rust is an online game that allows players to create their own skins for weapons and items. These then appear in the Steam Workshop. Fans then vote on which skins should make it into the official cosmetic updates.
Players whose skins are offered in the updates receive money for their contributions.
Skin creators have already received more than one million dollars
The development team of Rust recently announced that they have paid skin creators more than one million dollars since the introduction of the system in July 2015. The skin creators express their gratitude and enthusiasm for this system, which is not commonplace in the industry.
While there are development studios like Valve with Team Fortress 2 or Digital Extremes with Warframe that utilize similar systems, most studios refrain from player-created content or at least do not pay any money for it.
Both sides benefit
It is essentially a win-win situation. The development studio gains new skins that the community likes (as evidenced by the votes), and the creators of the skins receive a little pocket money for their work. This ensures that Rust is continuously supplied with new skins, and the community can actively participate in the ongoing development.
As successful as the survival MMO Rust is, it is not well-received by everyone. For it has already been returned more than 330,000 times.
