I'm not sure, but I don't think so. The code in both mods is, probably, in conflict.

Is this compatible with the newest overhaul to the Planetary Diversity system or is it now defunct?

Good mod

Normally I'm apposed to this sort of thing but seeing as the main mod in question has not been updated in 7 years and this is not the first person to reuse some of the assets im going to pass on judgement.
That being said the authors argument will not keep him from being forced to take this down if the original author decides to complain about this. I would suggest attempting to get permission, removing the long winded description of why you think you can and just state like others that you have requested permission and not received a response (the most likely outcome) and that you will take it down if the original author requests it. this is the accepted way to do what you are doing. And who knows maybe they will respond with a yes

I'm curious... if I started reporting mods like those Star Wars or Star Trek mods that use other peoples' intellectual property, and if you happened to like playing with those mods, what would you think of that? What would you think of my decision to report them for "stealing" somebody else's work? That's essentially what's happening here, don't you think?

You can re-use assets from other mods if you have permission, but you don't. Stop filling the workshop with garbage.

I am not taking recognition away from the original authors. I put links to their mods and insisted that the original content was not made by me.
If an artist is not capable of seeing the diffusion that this brings to his art, that is his problem.

Regarding Star Wars etc, it only reinforces what I say. Stellaris wouldn't be a better place if mod creators "followed the law" and removed their material for copyright infringement. It would be absurd and unfair, in fact. It would benefit no one, not even the legal authors.

And a texture work is intellectual property. If it wasn't, there wouldn't even be a legal basis to criticize my actions, because I would simply be using some textures that they gave us for free, period.

Also, you didn't take "intellectual" property. You took their actual texture work. You can attempt to make the argument that layering/filters/resizing is no different than throwing some words on the picture, but most people don't see it that way.

Big difference between a meme and this kind of mod. Whether you like it or not, many authors mod for the recognition, and even if they don't, they want to retain the ownership of their art within the space. Not abiding by this has driven a huge number of creators away. Having been in modding spaces for 2 decades, it is much better to allow them to keep creating so we can use it, then try to take this dumb as fuck "moral" stance. All it does is hurt everyone in the long run.

As for the "multimedia" argument, yeah, mods get DMCA'd all the time. Paramount (Star Trek) and Games Workshop (WH40k) are notorious for it. It's a simple Google search away.

So I hope that you are faithful to your ideology and do not use any meme without first contacting its authors and receiving their consent. In fact, according to that idea, every time you consume multimedia content you are probably complicit in some kind of intellectual property theft.
Do you think that the creators of the Star wars, Star trek or Starcraft mods of Stellaris have asked their intellectual/legal owners for permission? Probably not. Because when something is free or has enough diffusion, it becomes part of our culture, and the culture, in part, belongs to everyone.

Point 4 is outright stupid. That isn't how copyright works. Read up on the DMCA. Whatever you *believe* is outright immaterial. Memes don't 'get taken to task because it's literally more trouble than it's worth. Which is actually why so much of the stupid false flags and bots exist for things like Youtube. Whether you like it or not, you are taking someone else's property without their permission.

@Gatekeeper - ok, just wanted to try the civil way first. Your wrong about usage but feel free to have your own opinion on the matter. I'll be reporting your mod.

I'm sorry to bother you, but I refuse to voluntarily delete anything. I believe that the use I am giving to this art is legitimate and not for profit.
It is just a compilation for those people who, like me, only want small fragments of a larger work that, I insist, is free; I am not taking money or credit from anyone.

At first, this project was for personal use, but I thought it would be absurd that everyone who wanted to have the same thing had to do the same work as me. That's why I decided to share this mod.
Pepe the frog is a character designed by someone, and therefore belongs to him. According to this logic, is it wrong for the rest of us to use and create new memes based on Pepe without the author's permission?

@minurominerwin - hi! Author of Planetary Diversity here, please remove all Planetary Diversity material you have used without permission. I'd rather not have to report this mod as you have material from other places, so I'm giving you the option to voluntarily remove my stuff first, I hope you can respect all the hard work I've put into PD over the years. Thank you.

I am not stealing credit from others. I just take a free thing and make it more accessible.
That's what sharing free stuff on the internet is all about.

Typically when taking other's work you should get their permission first.

I really don't know, but I think so. The file I used to make the new textures work is different from the one used by the "texture pack". So, theoretically, there should be no compatibility issues.

YES! though may i ask if there could be built in compatibility for the "stellaris texturepack"? The extra variety would just be lovely

Hmm. I think about it. Maybe it's a good idea.

Any chance you will be able to expand on the mod but with more ecumenopolis textures?