Doom maps
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- Lioyd_Irving
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Doom maps
I'd like to see a remake of Doom's E1M1. I think this game deserves it.
- Lioyd_Irving
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- Dimebog
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It's free to distribute it as-is, not free to steal parts of it and release them as your own product.Lioyd_Irving wrote:And NO, it probably isn't illegal because E1M1 is part of the shareware version, which is free.
Other than that, I really don't see a reason to remake Doom maps in TF. Just remake them in Quake or something. What am I missing?
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If someone wants to go build a map from Doom they can go ahead. If they want it to be distributed with Transfusion that's a different matter.
As has been said, E1M1 is not free to do with as you please - the Shareware license allows the software i.e. the whole package, to be distributed freely (as an addition, the modding tools originally released for Doom actually stated that they couldn't be used on the shareware version, only retail). A Doom map was included in previous test builds prior to 1.0, but has been taken out. On the other hand, Quake maps are now released under the GPL, and can be legally recreated in Transfusion (which has been done).
Bottom line: Blood maps first. There's lots of them. Mappers can make their own Transfusion maps (which again has been done), but they have to be legally solid to be included or distributed.
As has been said, E1M1 is not free to do with as you please - the Shareware license allows the software i.e. the whole package, to be distributed freely (as an addition, the modding tools originally released for Doom actually stated that they couldn't be used on the shareware version, only retail). A Doom map was included in previous test builds prior to 1.0, but has been taken out. On the other hand, Quake maps are now released under the GPL, and can be legally recreated in Transfusion (which has been done).
Bottom line: Blood maps first. There's lots of them. Mappers can make their own Transfusion maps (which again has been done), but they have to be legally solid to be included or distributed.
- Slink
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Thank you for the clarification. So you suppose the line between a similar rendition and an exact replica wouldn't be fuzzy enough? Hmm. Understood.
Original Doom is actually still sold by id Software, via the id website and Steam as well. SO, id is still making money from that intellectual property. I could understand them getting perturbed.
Lot of Blood maps... How bout that to-do list?
-Slink
Original Doom is actually still sold by id Software, via the id website and Steam as well. SO, id is still making money from that intellectual property. I could understand them getting perturbed.
Lot of Blood maps... How bout that to-do list?
-Slink