[Noctourne Wonder...]

When even the placeholder graphics are mindblowing, I can't wait to see the final project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

[Monophobe]

On the open source front probably not. To be honest I'm half wondering when Sega might catch wind of this and stop me. I'm considering once all the mechanics are ironed out, removing all reference to NiGHTS (yeah I know that would suck) and creating my own visuals to avoid issues. Also can't imagine Epic being best pleased if it got released in these clothes so to speak.

I'm definately sticking with the theme until the gameplay is fully working, after that, well, we'll see. Not going to worry about it for now since nothing has left my PC and isn't going to anytime soon.

[iLLViLLAiN]

It's silly how some companies dislike fanmade games so much. I see them as the equivalent of cover versions for songs. Sure they're sometimes made to sound similar but the musicians add their own little style to what's already been made.

[Razer112]

Woah... I leave the forum for a bit and THIS happens?
This looks amazing! If I didn't know better I'd say that SEGA themselves that was making it.

I wish I could help, but the only experience I've had with Making 3D games was Coding and Mapping for some unfinished Doom mods, and Mapping for Half-Life 2.

[Nemoide]

It's silly how some companies dislike fanmade games so much. I see them as the equivalent of cover versions for songs. Sure they're sometimes made to sound similar but the musicians add their own little style to what's already been made.

The problem isn't the company "disliking" fanmade games. It's their legal obligation to send cease & desist letters once the existence of such a thing is brought to their attention. The law basically says that if you allow one unlicensed game, you lose the trademark.

That said, I feel like Sega's legal department probably isn't roving the internet in search of fan-made games. Just so long as it doesn't end up on big-time news sites before it's done (not very likely), there should be no problem.

[viperxmns]

I would think that as long as you're not making any money off it, a fangame is simply an advanced form of fanart and has no illegal implications.

[iLLViLLAiN]

The problem isn't the company "disliking" fanmade games. It's their legal obligation to send cease & desist letters once the existence of such a thing is brought to their attention. The law basically says that if you allow one unlicensed game, you lose the trademark.

That said, I feel like Sega's legal department probably isn't roving the internet in search of fan-made games. Just so long as it doesn't end up on big-time news sites before it's done (not very likely), there should be no problem.

Then I guess this'll just have to remain in this little corner of the internet for now.

I would think that as long as you're not making any money off it, a fangame is simply an advanced form of fanart and has no illegal implications.

That's a fine way of putting it but all this legal stuff is confusing.

[charlie]

Wow! I can't believe I didn't look at this topic earlier. This is some really great stuff in such a short amount of time of restarting it.

The visuals are really stunning. I should learn how to use UDK sometime, but I'm sure your career is definitely helpful for this stuff. I should get around to taking some programming classes...

I'm sure you can figure out the scoring but if you need a hand on the details I can help with that. I have a pretty good grasp of the scoring mechanics in NiD.

Keep up the great work!!

[Noctourne Wonder...]

Technically even fanart is a copyright violation, but no one really cares. Sega isn't known for shutting down fangames, but don't market it as a NiGHTS sequel for money. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)