This has already been discussed, and the devs are in talks with the guys over at Minddesk about what can be done about this as currently you would have to buy a copy. If you’re looking to purchase it because you enjoy it and want to own it then I’d say go for it!
Otherwise you could just wait and see what happens in regards to different edtions or discounts for owners of Stonehearth.
I’ll just copy in some parts from around the forum regarding this:
Qubicle Constructor
I use the Master Edition of this program, because I need to export data both to get the model into Stonehearth and to animate using 3DS Max. The Master Edition is $79. Apparently at some point I said that you could use the free version of the program to make mods for Stonehearth, but if I did that is NOT correct. You can use the free version to play around with voxels, but the free version does not support exporting data.
We are in the very early stages of defining tools, and will let you know more when we’ve nailed down some plans. We would like to find a way for you to use Qubicle Constructor, maybe with a special Stonehearth edition. Such a program would probably not be free, since the people ad minddesk need to eat too
Hey guys,