independent creations<\/span> without any direct involvement or influence from the game’s Creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis means that the Creators of a game cannot:
\u2022 Work on Mods for their own game.
\u2022 Finance or commission such Mods.
\u2022 Request features or otherwise influence the design of Mods.
\u2022 Provide special treatment to specific Mods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With that said, project Creators are allowed to offer modding tools or documentation to the community, or answer technical questions Mod authors may have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nConsequences<\/strong>
If Mods fail to maintain independence, they are considered Expansions or Access Products in relation to the game they are designed for.
However, that distinction usually doesn’t matter in practice:
\u2022 The budget of Expansions\/Access Products must be added to the budget of the base project (Mods usually don’t have any expenses, so their budget is 0).
\u2022 The revenue of Expansions\/Access Products must be added to the revenue of the base project (Mods usually don’t earn revenue).
To be clear, it’s the responsibility of game Creators to refrain from getting too closely involved with the creation of Mods.
In theory, there shouldn’t be any risks or consequences to Mod authors if this requirement isn’t followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis rule should be easy to comply with, and we’re also not uptight about it: as long as game Creators don’t try to label Expansions\/Access Products as Mods to get around our license terms, we remain laid-back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nLicense Requirements<\/strong>
1. Mods can only include or use Candy Arts Assets if the game they are made for has licenses for these Assets.
\u2022 If the game doesn’t have licenses, the Mods are actually Add-ons<\/strong>, which are not authorized<\/span>.
\u2022 Add-ons are not permitted because they allow a project to use our Assets without being bound by our licenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2. If Mods include or use our Assets, the Mods must have appropriate licenses. These licenses don’t have to be of the same tier as the base game.
\u2022 For example, Mods can be under the Free Indie tier even if the base game is under the Pro Indie tier.
\u2022 Licenses apply to Mods to same way they would apply to regular projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. If Mods don’t include or use our Assets, they don’t need any licenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note that Mods and their authors are not bound by the licenses of the base game. Mods can only be bound by the licenses assigned to them (if any).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nRevenue<\/strong>
Mods can earn revenue:
\u2022 If they include or use our assets, they require a commercial license.
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