Mod Release Policy

Post by **Yossarian** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:35 pm

Hey

I have a question regards the Mod Release Policy on this Forum. I have a mod, that I would like to release, that holds around 3 converted meshes of the oblivion base game. These meshes are kind of key element of the mod, so I can't replace them. Since Oblivion is already old and I guess most likely everybody on this forum already bought it, my question would be, if such a mod would be ok to release here or not? I did it mostly for myself, so it wouldn't hurt me to keep it private, but I think it would be quite cool for others as well. Anyway I don't want to risk a ban for that, so it would be nice to have some official statement.

Regards

Yoss

Post by **JaxFirehart** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:45 pm

I would lean no.

Post by **Yossarian** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:07 pm

Ok... I somehow expected that. Although I never really understand these things, since the meshes could be freely downloaded on oblivion nexus and it would be ok. But I understand, that this *could* open the doors for ripped game content, something I wouldn't support as well. Where to put the line...

Post by **Trm8r** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:31 pm

I think TTW's installer converts the F3 data that is already on our computers, so this site isn't distributing protected assets. My view is that a publisher may try to tell me where I can locate data on my PC, but I can tell them to go to h*ll.

Post by **thermador** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:56 pm

Yossarian - you could have just never brought it up and no one would have ever noticed.

Post by **Yossarian** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:16 pm

Ok... well... I didn't mean to dig some graves. I edited my post relating this matter. Feel free to remove this topic if it causes inconveniences.

Post by **Thatchor** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:05 am

If you don't mind me asking, what meshes are they? Is it something that I (or someone else) could easily recreate?

Post by **Yossarian** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:15 am

Well... I don't think so. I ported the Cloud Ruler Temple and it's Interior to New Vegas and made a new Player House in a new Worldspace Valley with it. I always really loved the atmosphere of this place. I normally look for similar Mod Resources, so I don't need original game assets, but in this case I never found anything that hit the mark.

I think I could just remove the Temple and release the Valley as it's own, but well, I just created the Valley for the Temple, so this feels just wrong to me.

Post by **Thatchor** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:08 am

Oh yeah, that's a tough one lol. You could make a modern day cloud ruler temple with the same design if nothing else.

Post by **retlaw83** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 2:42 am

If you release the mod without the Oblivion meshes, but give instructions on how somehow who legally owns Oblivion can extract those meshes and where to put them, I think it would be all right. The issue is distributing files from a base game.