Importing UT2004 Textures, Meshes, etc in other Games.

[TheKiller]

Hello, Im somewhat of a modder for a UT2003 Engine based Game named Land Of The Dead.

I was wondering if I am allowed to use the Textures, Meshes, Animations from UT2003 and UT2004, into LOTD.

I will Give the Credits to the X Game for what i used from it.
PS: Yes, i know my english is a bit bad

[Sly.]

Welcome to the forums.

All content used in any U/UT/UC game is copyrighted. You could do that if it was a UT2003/4 mod but you mustn't do that if it's a whole different game which doesn't require the user to own UT2003 or UT2004.
You can only use content from one U-game and use it in another U-game but you mustn't do that from a U-game to some other random UE-based game.

[TheKiller]

Are you sure?
Its just a couple of images etc... in my opinion it may encourage others that Download The Map for the X Game, to have a look on UT, as thhey liked the X Animation, or mesh etc.

A person Who made a map for UT2004, has converted His map for LOTD, with the textures and meshes etc, from UT2004.
Is that allowed, In my opinion It should be.

[Crusha K. Rool]

The map layout is his copyright then, but he needs to replace all textures and meshes from UT with some equivalents from LOTD or some self-made ones as he doesn't own the copyright for the UT stuff.

[TheKiller]

I said the map Was already converted to LOTD, By someone years ago. With the UT2004 Meshes and Textures.

[Crusha K. Rool]

I know what you said, I just said what was the legally right way to do it.


"Someone else set my neighbor's house on fire, so I can do the same" was never a good argument.

[TheKiller]

Good point. So, is there a way to contact the peron that made a specified thing in game and ask for his permission?

At the moment, I'd like to use the Skeleton Animation and Get it as a character into this game.

[Sly.]

Are you sure?
Its just a couple of images etc... in my opinion it may encourage others that Download The Map for the X Game, to have a look on UT, as thhey liked the X Animation, or mesh etc.

Making textures isn't as easy as it sounds. However, if you want to try it, there are several websites on the internet which offer free base textures which can be used to make (complex) custom textures.

A person Who made a map for UT2004, has converted His map for LOTD, with the textures and meshes etc, from UT2004.
Is that allowed, In my opinion It should be.

Then he will definitely have a problem with lawyers if someone from Epic discovers it and finds out his adress and name.
Tbh, I don't think it should be allowed. I wouldn't want my hard work to be taken for someone else's work without asking me and giving me credits or paying me for it.
Apart from that everything you have to know about it is written in UT2kx's EULA.

Sorry, I don't know who made animations for UT2kx and don't know how to contact the animators.
You will have to make it yourself it seems.

I wish you good luck, though.

[TheKiller]

Tbh, I don't think it should be allowed. I wouldn't want my hard work to be taken for someone else's work without asking me and giving me credits or paying me for it.

I dont want to take it and claim it mine. I am going to Credit the Game as its from there.

I have used quite a few things from Postal2 into LOTD, as the makes of it said that we can use anything from it into this game, and Always credied them in the Post where the MOD Was released, and inside the .U files.

[Sly.]

Theoretically you could ask Joe Graf who made the animations. He is gameplay programmer at Epic Games, active on this forum and might know it. While you'd be at it you could ask him if you can use the animations at all, because I doubt they will let you do it (since the EULA prohibits it). If you can't find him, you could contact Flak about it but she is very busy since a few weeks because of the forum update and the wave of new members in the Gears 3 section (which results in much spam she has to "clean up").

I wish you good luck.

[Làámßø]

if what you make is free to the public then all should be good...isn't this all open source now?

...now if your adding this to a game that will be put up for sale! then you have a problem!

...my 2 cents!

[Sly.]

Well, it's not that easy.
Epic Games owns these textures and in their EULA they say that this content must stay within this franchise iIrc (too lazy to check but I'm very sure that it's like that). Without an official "yes" you mustn't use them. You can only use UT content if it's a mod which requires you to own UT2003 or UT2004.

[TheKiller]

What i make is absolutely FREE to the public. Its just an addon u add in the game.
I dont intend to sell even my modded stuff. Cant talk about selling something i dont own.

[Sly.]

The point is, they (most likely) prohibit it because otherwise you could just recreate the game in another game with the same assets and so the owners of the other game would have UT (or parts of it) for free without even owning it.

[ArtofManta]

that's illegal!