New Sc Mod
<div class="IPBDescription">hi i need a few ppl...</div> hi guys as probably u all know, i am releasing a SC mod for HL. But i need some more ppl to help with the MOD. I need a coder,mapper, modeller skinner, 2d graphics artist and i think thats it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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hahaha. You're kidding right? That's funny. But not funny 'haha', more like funny 'oh how sad'.
Seriously, why don't you ask the LAST starcraft half-life mod about how much of a nice experience it was to get their work shut down for illegally stealing someone elses copyrighted material?
While you are at it, you can ask AVP Quake2, Aliens Quake, Aliens DOOM, Mortal Kombat Quake, Xmod, and the dozens of other foxed mods...
Agreed. You're better off describing the mod as "<i>similar to</i> starcraft" instead of saying it's a starcraft mod.
You can attribute starcraft as an influence, but by saying it's a starcraft mod, you're basically giving Blizzard's lawyers a key to your front door. Not good. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
EX never was actualy threatened, however:
1) EX was moving away from the matrix
2) they didn't want the chance of bad stuff happening
Well guys what can i do to change the mod so it can be as close to starcraft as possible without doing a whole new mod?
And how can you NOT know about copyright laws? are you 7? and just came out of a coma?
Here's an idea: people like ORIGINAL THINGS (cs, ns, tf) much moreso than unoriginal things. Come up with your own great idea, or the mod will probably be crap anyway. And with nobody to really make the mod you're kinda screwed anyway. The "oh you guys do the work and i'll make ideas" thing doesn't work. :P
anyway if i just change the name of the mod then itll be fine? lol coz thats what ESF done really coz i play their mod quite often <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
hi, I'm gonna make a mod. I'm looking for people to do everything for me.
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Doom: ESF has always been ESF. Dragonmodz is a whole nother mod it still exists and is comming out with a new version soon.
It probably matters what your doing and who too. Maybe bandi dosent giva care about HL mods. Blizzard how ever might, you just hafta ask them.
It also depend on by SC mod what do you mean? Cut and paster the RTS and call it "SC for halflife" your prolly gonna get hammered. If you mean im making a SC inspired mod and it is like a FPS with zergling like units and terran like weapons, with other original ideas oriented into play then you might get by.
Not only would you be hammered, but there would be absolutely no reasons for anyone to ever play the game.
oh and FPS SC? sc:Gost ;D
yah, look, if blizzard has shut down one mod already, don't expect to beable to do your own.
Before you do anything though, go to blizzards site, find their legal stuff and email em (if not legal, as close as you can get). Give them your compleate idea (include EVERYTHING) and ask em what they think and if it would be ok for you to do it. (and don't think they won't find out)
Cool. Let me know when you find people to do everything but supervise. Maybe I'll contribute some sprites or something.
/sarcasm
btw whats change the names a little bit? Zerg - Zarg is a little bit but sounds too similar. I think your gonna spend most your time choosing acceptable names for everything. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Nooh, you're doing it all wrong.
Zerg = Zurg
Zergling = Zurgling
Overmind = Overmynd
Marine = Murine
Firebat = Firebhat
Protoss = Protos
Tassadar = Tasadahr
Mod = Ripoff
Siege Tank = Seige Tahnk
Psionic Storm = Pysonic Storm
Minerals = Myneruls
Vespene Gas = Vespeen Gas
Mutalisk = Myootalisc
etc. It's easy! And I bet if you take all the aliens from NS and reskin them, and take the sounds directly from SC, and then add facehuggers, you are sure to avoid companies foxing you.
Just remember that Blizzard, at its most basic level, is a business. A business is designed to (<b>a</b>) make money, and (<b>b</b>) prevent others from profiting from their original ideas.
If one of the HR drones at Blizzard said "<i>all you have to do is change the names a bit and thn itll be fine</i>", I'd still go much further than just changing some names. Mainly, make your models look distinctly different than Starcraft's models. Your models can serve the same purpose as the Starcraft equivalent, but someone shouldn't see one screenshot and say "hey, that's an Ultralisk!".
cmon tycho beter out of you
Aparently either blizrd is being rather decent about stuff, I meen yes if he does the zurg stuff they will kick his ***
however, so what if people want to make a mod based off of something they like?
I meen I don't honestly expect it to be good or anything (It takes alot to convince me a mods gonna be good)
meh what ever
calm the hostility guys
cmon tycho beter out of you
Aparently either blizrd is being rather decent about stuff, I meen yes if he does the zurg stuff they will kick his ***
however, so what if people want to make a mod based off of something they like?
I meen I don't honestly expect it to be good or anything (It takes alot to convince me a mods gonna be good)
meh what ever
calm the hostility guys <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's bad taste to ask for everything but a project lead on another mods forums, especially when you didn't even come up with a concept.
Good. <span style='color:red'>***Locked.***</span>