Will no longer be posting my mods on here (as if anyone cares)

Short story: I don't like the new policy, nor the community it will end up fostering. I've seen the Elder Scrolls modding community melt down over shit like this. You give them an inch, they'll take over the continent.

I don't care about whether people take my mod and modify it. Given the quantity of miniature tweaks I make and plan to release not only do I not want to be assed to state that I give everyone permission to modify or reimplement my mod for their own, I don't want people to have to worry whether fuckcock222's gameplay additions are "tainted" with modifications to it due to making it work better with other weapon packs such as the Wurmheart Ammo Overhaul mod or my randomized weapon rebalance mod.

When Steam Community Workshop is enabled, I will be posting my mods there, as they have an actual sane policy and take account of of the fact that the company owns derivative works.



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Thanks guys.

 

Agreed. When I also plan to move to Workshop the moment it's up, though I'm gonna leave my mods up for now.

 

Relevant http://wryemusings.com/Cathedral vs. Parlor.html

A number of sites already cater to the antisocial and counterproductive parlor-style modding, I don't see that we need another.

 

Whats the policy?

 

Erm... What new policy are you talking about?

 

http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/regarding-mods-mod-packs.63991/

The introduction of "mod permissions" contributes to a toxic and drama-filled modding environment.

 

Well I don't really see a problem here. If you don't want your mod redistributed, just check the box that says not to and offenders will be punished.

 

What's the big deal?

 

I don't even see it as a big problem, someone has your mod w/no permission or didn't put you in credits? WRITE IT UP

 

I'd suggest rereading the OP, you have missed its point entirely.

 

I think people are upset because they can't use anyone's mod in their pack or alter others work?

So unless I'm missing something, they're getting upset that not all mod authors will essentially make their work open source, and that they think it will impact the modding community. Which seems somewhat ridiculous since I've seen plenty of budding modding communities (Like the Elder Scrolls) and I for one would like to have control over how my own work is distributed, and since Chucklefish are also giving the option so that users don't need to seek permission if the mod creator wishes it, but hey ho, you can't please everyone.

 

People have their own opinions.
minecraft has the same policy with modpacks, yet it doesn't have a button
but in the mods description,
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic...-fires-by-blowing-into-your-microphone-forge/
it has 'dos and dont's'
if people want to protect their mod, allow them, because im pretty sure it's not your problem.
and i'm pretty sure modifying a mod alilttle than republishing it is horrid
Same with repubblishing the whole thing! That's what the devs are trying to stop! whats your problem with that?
You can just modify it with the creators consent! If he's restricting it, he doesn't need help. and if you want to modify it, why not just ask the creator instead of raging on this forum .-.
Why do you need permission to someone elses work? It's pretty damn hard to make a mod, and for someone to just...

 

Well if that's the case, then I agree. It's entirely up to the creator of the mod to choose whether or not people are allowed to use that mod in their works. I, for one, would not post mods here if everyone could redestribute my mods without my consent.

 

Just for the record (and don't treat this as a comment on anything else in that post), the default behavior for the radio buttons is exactly that; free to redistribute and free for modification.

 

http://wryemusings.com/Cathedral vs. Parlor.html#ContrastsandConsequences

Here's a common scenario for you: a mod requires permission, but the creator is no longer available. How would you handle this?

 

Thanks blastred, you wrote what i also was thinking!
It doesnt take many minutes to simply ask the author, or write in their discussions thread if you want to know how he did things etc. And the thing someone wrote that all modders have a big ego and so on is bs in my eyes. Maybe some think higher of themselves but thats certainly not me , nor is it why i started modding games back in hl days.

I been a member of the nexus network which i really like, steam workshop has its advantages to =)

 

I left my house , it's not on sale, would you take it? No.

If you really want to, just take and edit the mod. with no permission. i highly suggest you don't do that, but if hes not there anymore, or EVER. Do what you want. Because he won't be like, "HEY WTF ARE YOU DOING WITH MY MOD?"

I left my house forever, i forgot to put it on sale, would you take it? Hell, why not?

 

So basically people here don't want to have to actually talk to other mod authors before just taking someone else's work and changing it. Yeah, that totally makes a great modding community...

 

Sorry but that entire page reads like a "Why I should be able to steal someones work" essay. Modding can be a joint effort yes, that's why you get modding teams that work together, rather than lifting someones work and altering it then releasing it under your own name (possibly without credit, as was the problem), the latter is not a joint effort, it's hijacking work by someone else. For example taking someones sprites and using them in your mod, rather than asking them if they want to team up, or asking a spriter to make them if you can't. If someone abandons a mod completely, then remake your own.