Hey,
This response is in regard to several of the above comments. I hope you all understand that inappropriate sexualization is a difficult issue to elaborate on in what was intended to be a concise clarification of our rules, and that is because sexualization is complicated.
To elaborate on “over-exaggeration,” models which are uploaded to our game involve caricaturizations which are intended to represent bodies in a stylized fashion, and the proportions of these can be exaggerated in a way that, combined with other factors such as exposed skin, sexual language in referring to the model in the description, or, for example, modeled genitalia, can make us believe the model is inappropriate for our game.
We are not going to delete every single model that has large breasts or large hips. Again, and as was the intent of the way the examples were worded, models which draw a lot of attention to these features through over-exaggeration, especially if they are combined with other clarifications we’ve listed, are models which can concern us, and lead us to assess the model for inappropriateness as they always have been.
In regard to the comments on bathing suits, I mentioned in the Discord that we are not deleting models wearing bathing suits because that is not inappropriate for our game, but if some models in bathing suits expose skin in a way that we deem offensive or inappropriate, then we will. In regard to comments on fetishes, the clarification states that we will remove models which “clearly allude” to sexual fetishes, as in where it is apparent to us, as reasonable people.
In case this was not clear, we often discuss concerning models with other people on our team before removing them, and we moderate the Workshop when we have the time and as we get reports.
If players see models that they deem inappropriate on their own, and report them, we can take a look. As was stated in the original post, we already have marked several models as inappropriate in the past or have had some brief discussions on Discord with community members about these issues, and those people have time to remove the models on their own.
The clarifications in the original post are guidelines we use when assessing whether or not we find a model to be inappropriate, and they are rules for users to use when uploading models and deciding whether or not they are uploading inappropriate sexual content because there have been issues with that in the past.
As we’ve been saying on Discord frequently, all we can ask is that you all use your best judgement on if you think something is inappropriate and violates these rules when uploading it to the Workshop, and consider whether or not you have uploaded something that is inappropriate in the past if you don’t want to worry about Steam’s temporary ban.
As was also said on the Discord, we aren’t trying to be draconian about this. All we want is for Tower Unite to be a place where users feel comfortable and respected by their fellow players while they enjoy playing games, building, and hanging out.
