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    Giving credit to others and id Software

    jayngo26
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    Post by jayngo26 Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:12 pm

    Was checking out other wolf3d sites last night when I stumbled across the Diehard Wolf Bunker site. There was a topic under source code called TAKE NOTE. I realize giving credit to others is proper and the right thing to do if you borrow anything for your mod. Obviously giving credit to id Software is a must! But, after reading what happened to Nate Smith and the mod he made, I am a little confused. The last thing I want is id Software upset at me. Could someone clarify what is acceptable nowadays. I realize that's a few years old now. For instance, I am incorporating Resident Evil into my wolf3d mod. Now I am worried. Check out my title screen on my website. I thought it was fine, but not sure now! www.jayngoware.com

    On my site I gave id Software and Capcom full credit for their work. Just don't wanna tick anybody off. I was planning on making a thank you screen for my mod when it is done. I will list everyone there that helped me, including id and capcom. Is that enough?? Thanks as always.


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    Post by Nexion Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:07 pm

    It was released at the time when RTCW was an upcoming top game. Nate's mods had a huge number of downloads. Nowadays wolf mods are even more unattractive to (newer) pc gamers. I guess it's ok if you use some stuff with appropriate credits. Of course it's better if you modify it or replace it with new stuff. I have no clue about Capcom's rules. Maybe using Resident Evil Zero as a name could be a problem though I have no clue about their copyright stuff. Maybe the new Wolfenstein game will also cause some trouble...
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    Post by jayngo26 Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:20 pm

    Thanks again Nexion. I really hope that doesn't happen again with the new release of Wolfenstein lurking in the not too distant future. I'll just make sure I give the appropriate credits to everybody.

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