I get the feel discoverability of addons has become much worse with the Asset Store than it used to be with the Asset Library pre-4.7. Am I the only one? Here are some examples:
Search term: voxel
Asset Store
Asset Library
Search term: joint
Asset Store
Asset Library
Search term: terrain
Asset Store
Asset Library
Notice how even in the last example the results are still much more pinned down for the Library and non-related addons and AI agents still make it in the Store results.
I do acknowledge that some assets may not have yet been uploaded to the store but still, I don’t see the necessity of showing unrelated results just for the sake of outputting something. I prefer precision not indecision.
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You have put words to something I noticed. Though TBF, I never spent much time in the Asset Lib. I typically google for addons and add them myself from their GitHub pages. But I have noticed a number of AI-generated plugins and I do not like it. I actually assumed the no AI contributions to Godot rules would extend to the Asset Store, but I guess not.
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I do not use the asset store/lib for downloading addons neither. However, it is good “discover” tool:
When asking for “terrain” or “voxel” addons, you will most likely be pointed towards Terrain3D by Tokisan and Voxel Tools by Zylann. Those are, indeed, the best addons in these fields (my opinion), but it’s still worthwhile to check alternatives that might have fallen into obscurity and the asset store could serve that purpose.
CSG Terrain by SpockBauru, HeightMap Terrain by Zylann and M Terrain by mohsenph are interesting alternatives to Terrain3D that are subpar (technically) or outdated but still could serve some use.
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