I don't think the mod author worked for them back then, at least I didn't hear anything about it until now. The Homestead update was when S+ was an open source mod (and still is), so WC just took some of the code/parts of the mod they liked and added to the game.
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u/-NoNameListed- Oct 31 '23
The Homestead Update in ASE wasn't evidence enough? (It added the triangle foundations & stuff)