Thanks @Nikita. I'm not 100% sure what a Quake-like platformer would play like, but I anticipate adding projectile weapons for the some of the characters. I do intend to have character classes - based on Disthron's sprites I have already also added in a necromancer, skeleton, and knife wielding rogue. As of yesterday I started working on a pirate as well - I'll be submitting the whole spritesheet once all the animations are down, for now all it has is idle, run, jump, fall, and land. The goal is for these different characters to get unique abilities.
I am not a lawyer nor a moderator (IANALNAM), but OGA tries to curate its content beyond the level which is required by the law to ensure that (1) creators' wishes (which may be in contrast to their license choice) are respected, and (2) site visitors can feel as safe as possible when using content from here.
Without knowing the precise legal details, I am sure that OGA would not approve of fair use uploads.
Thanks for the feedback and share (and awesome art)! SpiderDave - I think that sounds like a really fun feature, and will look forward to trying to add it in the future.
Sarcasm aside, Grahhhhh - the consensus of the OGA overlords appears to be that all content within the previews is also released under the chosen license.
I believe this should be made more clear, as it has come up many times (at least in recent months). The only relevant point I have found is in the FAQ: "To upload content created by someone other than yourself, you must first make absolutely certain that the content has been released under one of the allowed licenses", and you must upload the preview images. Indeed the Art Submission Guidelines do not mention the preview, beyond saying that it "must be descriptive of the content you actually uploaded" - which could very easily be interpreted as meaning that the preview doesn't count as "actual uploaded content".
Perhaps there could be a required checkbox on the submission page which states "I agree to release all uploaded files (INCLUDING THE PREVIEW) and their content under the license(s) I have selected, and that I have the legal right to do so."
I swear, you are unstoppable! I finally ended up starting a small brawler game to use for these - once I add more of these characters I'll send you video of the progress. Thanks again for your awesome work!
I certainly have the impression that art from OGA is generally intended to be freely used in commercial and/or closed-source games. In the FAQ (http://opengameart.org/content/faq#q-proprietary) section they have a (non-legally binding) description of all of the licenses, and none of them suggest a limitation on commercial applications. The only case I am aware of a probelm is CC-BY-SA in iOS games, as CC-BY-SA has an "anti-DRM" clause which is incompatible with the Apple store. I don't know if there is a handy way around this other than asking each author for an excemption.
If your goal is to couple the character generator code into your own project, then you would have to release your source code under GPL, since Guarov0 has released the original under GPL.
Thanks @Nikita. I'm not 100% sure what a Quake-like platformer would play like, but I anticipate adding projectile weapons for the some of the characters. I do intend to have character classes - based on Disthron's sprites I have already also added in a necromancer, skeleton, and knife wielding rogue. As of yesterday I started working on a pirate as well - I'll be submitting the whole spritesheet once all the animations are down, for now all it has is idle, run, jump, fall, and land. The goal is for these different characters to get unique abilities.
I am not a lawyer nor a moderator (IANALNAM), but OGA tries to curate its content beyond the level which is required by the law to ensure that (1) creators' wishes (which may be in contrast to their license choice) are respected, and (2) site visitors can feel as safe as possible when using content from here.
Without knowing the precise legal details, I am sure that OGA would not approve of fair use uploads.
Thanks for the feedback and share (and awesome art)! SpiderDave - I think that sounds like a really fun feature, and will look forward to trying to add it in the future.
Sarcasm aside, Grahhhhh - the consensus of the OGA overlords appears to be that all content within the previews is also released under the chosen license.
I believe this should be made more clear, as it has come up many times (at least in recent months). The only relevant point I have found is in the FAQ: "To upload content created by someone other than yourself, you must first make absolutely certain that the content has been released under one of the allowed licenses", and you must upload the preview images. Indeed the Art Submission Guidelines do not mention the preview, beyond saying that it "must be descriptive of the content you actually uploaded" - which could very easily be interpreted as meaning that the preview doesn't count as "actual uploaded content".
Perhaps there could be a required checkbox on the submission page which states "I agree to release all uploaded files (INCLUDING THE PREVIEW) and their content under the license(s) I have selected, and that I have the legal right to do so."
I finally put together a demo video if you'd like to see it. Thanks again for these excellent sprites! http://opengameart.org/forumtopic/pixel-brawler
I swear, you are unstoppable! I finally ended up starting a small brawler game to use for these - once I add more of these characters I'll send you video of the progress. Thanks again for your awesome work!
Wow! These are great, and such a generous license! Thank you for sharing them.
I certainly have the impression that art from OGA is generally intended to be freely used in commercial and/or closed-source games. In the FAQ (http://opengameart.org/content/faq#q-proprietary) section they have a (non-legally binding) description of all of the licenses, and none of them suggest a limitation on commercial applications. The only case I am aware of a probelm is CC-BY-SA in iOS games, as CC-BY-SA has an "anti-DRM" clause which is incompatible with the Apple store. I don't know if there is a handy way around this other than asking each author for an excemption.
If your goal is to couple the character generator code into your own project, then you would have to release your source code under GPL, since Guarov0 has released the original under GPL.
These are fantastic, and perfect for the project I'm working on. Thanks for sharing!
I love your adaptations! They always strike me as perfect for a Towerfall-esque brawl game!
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