Would a LOTR mod be good?

[noblewarriorsf]

I think a LOTR faction mod would be good I wish someone would make it.

[Elitewrecker PT]

Not allowed

[Puggly the Grey]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Not allowed

What if chu explicitly based teh mod off the GW owned LOTR tabletop game?

[Filthy Pollo 🐔]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Not allowed

[MrSoul]

Originally posted by Puggly the Grey:

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Not allowed

What if chu explicitly based teh mod off the GW owned LOTR tabletop game? :donpug:

no other IPs, including other GW properties licensed, owned or otherwise are allowed to be in mods.

"Please ensure your mod meets the requirements laid out in the EULA, especially with regard to the treatment of Games Workshop and Total War IP, and ensuring that no third party IP is present...

..Please only include Warhammer Fantasy Battles content in your mods – other Games Workshop IP like Age of Sigmar or Warhammer 40,000 is separate and is often licensed to other companies, or used in other games."
https://www.totalwar.com/cc-disclaimer/

[Atomsk]

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Not allowed

Legally unenforceable, mods fall under fair use.

[The Coal Man]

Originally posted by Atomsk:

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Not allowed

Legally unenforceable, mods fall under fair use.

CA still enforces it, even if there is no real legal grounds for it. There is a popular LoTR mod for Atilla that they have declared war on and removed from steam. LoTR is a common request and I think they publicly said "No" back around Rome 2 and have stuck to it.

There is a good one for medieval 2 but it would be absolutely awful to play after warhammer TW. Very dated.

I think steam also rolls over on this kind of thing just to be safe. When in doubt, remove it.

[Raider Deci]

Originally posted by noblewarriorsf:

I think a LOTR faction mod would be good I wish someone would make it.

As mentioned above there are problems with it for TW WH, hence why Dawnless Days (earlier Rise of Mordor) is coming to Attila and even there it was problem doing a Lotr-mod why it got name-changed and is not on steam.
Looks great though, cant wait for the campaign to be released which will be soon :)

[dulany67]

Originally posted by The Coal Man:

Originally posted by Atomsk:

Legally unenforceable, mods fall under fair use.

CA still enforces it, even if there is no real legal grounds for it. There is a popular LoTR mod for Atilla that they have declared war on and removed from steam. LoTR is a common request and I think they publicly said "No" back around Rome 2 and have stuck to it.

There is a good one for medieval 2 but it would be absolutely awful to play after warhammer TW. Very dated.

I think steam also rolls over on this kind of thing just to be safe. When in doubt, remove it.

Mods can be hosted other places. CA only controls the workshop.

[Velber]

Originally posted by Atomsk:

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Not allowed

Legally unenforceable, mods fall under fair use.

GW doesnt care, and neither does Warner Bro's, they'll still destroy you

[Velber]

Originally posted by dulany67:

Originally posted by The Coal Man:

CA still enforces it, even if there is no real legal grounds for it. There is a popular LoTR mod for Atilla that they have declared war on and removed from steam. LoTR is a common request and I think they publicly said "No" back around Rome 2 and have stuck to it.

There is a good one for medieval 2 but it would be absolutely awful to play after warhammer TW. Very dated.

I think steam also rolls over on this kind of thing just to be safe. When in doubt, remove it.

Mods can be hosted other places. CA only controls the workshop.

GW and WB can still send a cease and desist, i know because thats how some mods i liked got taken off Nexus and steam

[Darklordnj]

Originally posted by Pseudomonarchiadaiymo:

Originally posted by dulany67:

Mods can be hosted other places. CA only controls the workshop.

GW and WB can still send a cease and desist, i know because thats how some mods i liked got taken off Nexus and steam

The C&D from the Tolkein estate is also why the LotR mod got taken off originally, iirc.

[Darklordnj]

Originally posted by Mr.Soul:

Originally posted by Puggly the Grey:

What if chu explicitly based teh mod off the GW owned LOTR tabletop game? :donpug:

no other IPs, including other GW properties licensed, owned or otherwise are allowed to be in mods.

"Please ensure your mod meets the requirements laid out in the EULA, especially with regard to the treatment of Games Workshop and Total War IP, and ensuring that no third party IP is present...

..Please only include Warhammer Fantasy Battles content in your mods – other Games Workshop IP like Age of Sigmar or Warhammer 40,000 is separate and is often licensed to other companies, or used in other games."
https://www.totalwar.com/cc-disclaimer/

Just for additional info for whoever reads this, the only reason there are workshop mods in the first place is cuz CA pushed for it and this was middle ground to get GW to say okay to the idea.

[SpeaksTooFast]

Originally posted by Atomsk:

Originally posted by Elitewrecker PT:

Not allowed

Legally unenforceable, mods fall under fair use.

Going to agree that even if it's not CA does not believe that it is in their best interest to try and walk that line or fight that legal battle. They would rather play nice with the other big corps and IP holders.

[J]

What about "Generic fantasy mod with elves and trolls and stuff that definitely isn't similar to existing IP"?

[Filthy Pollo 🐔]

Originally posted by J:

What about "Generic fantasy mod with elves and trolls and stuff that definitely isn't similar to existing IP"?

Yeah that works.