Building: Is it considered free modeling/copying...

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#155700853Tuesday, February 10, 2015 5:13 PM GMT

If you do any of the following: Take someone else's mesh retexture, but nothing else. Take a free model that you would have built the same way anyways, deleting all unnecessary stuff.

Rezui

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#155701173Tuesday, February 10, 2015 5:20 PM GMT

I know many popular games do this, however, I do know very serious game builders will make their own mesh, and their own models. I do not find the mesh's to be copying, since I'm sure you've seen the same meshes in many games (I.E. The common grass mesh). However, the free models on the other hand, are a bit more copying. If you can build it, build it. It'll give a better feel to the game.

chimmihc

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#155701665Tuesday, February 10, 2015 5:31 PM GMT

you cant make meshes

IthacaMedia

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#155703058Tuesday, February 10, 2015 6:06 PM GMT

Im talking about mesh textures. What I mean is not copying just meshes, but taking someone else's retexture of a mesh that is open source in free models anyways.

IthacaMedia

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#155706711Tuesday, February 10, 2015 7:25 PM GMT

What I want to know the most is is it considered free modeling/copying if you take someone else's retexture of a mesh that they made open-source anyways (I believe you don't have to make it open-source, correct me if Im wrong).

johny220

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#155709392Tuesday, February 10, 2015 8:27 PM GMT

Heck no

RobloxAWasteOfMyTime

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#155714099Tuesday, February 10, 2015 9:44 PM GMT

It doesn't really matter if you use a few of them - that's what models are there for - right?

GodShowsTheWay

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#155714367Tuesday, February 10, 2015 9:48 PM GMT

Don't overuse them. Don't make it obvious that your game is full of free models.

johny220

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#155714946Tuesday, February 10, 2015 9:57 PM GMT

Meshes/textures/decals are totally acceptable.

IthacaMedia

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#155764722Wednesday, February 11, 2015 7:16 PM GMT

Ok thanks guys. I'm still not sure if you get it, I'm talking about JUST retextures of free model meshes that other users made, NOT free models in general or free model meshes. I know free model meshes are fine if you use just the mesh, Im just wondering about retextured meshes since those are partially user created, if they're ok as well.

johny220

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#155786408Thursday, February 12, 2015 1:26 AM GMT

eh it'd probably be fine, they're in free models for a reason, the creator doesn't mind you using it

Pastelly

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#155791393Thursday, February 12, 2015 2:40 AM GMT

ITs fine to use some. But when you start adding like over like 10 free models you should probably try to stop adding. Its ok to use some. Dont be a juliuscoles and make 99.99% of the game freemodeled k.