Re: horror of death - new awsome shooting game released
Moderation!
Okay, lets try and sort things out here (what a way to start 2017).
There is actually no rule here about people not creating original games using open source source code. Ultrapower clones were banned, but that is because the developer of the game, Mason Armstrong requested as much, and since kianoosh hasn't specifically stated that source code of Lucky cop is not to be used, there isn't explicitly a rule on this forum against people doing so, indeed it might as kianoosh himself said be a good way for programmers starting out to experiment, just as Philip Bennifall intended with the Bgt example games from Blastbay.
That being said fungamer17, it is usually polite if you've used someone else's code to note as much in the first post, plus that way people will be more certain to know what they're getting, had you stated that the game was based on Lucky cop and noted the changes you'd made to the code or the gameplay additi
ons you included to make the game different from Lucky cop, it's likely you wouldn't be accused of making a cloned game.
As I said, example using source code is not a problem so long as you create something originally of your own and acknolidge other people's work.
I'll now ask people to please relax and stop jumping down other's thoats. As I said, ultrapoer was a special case due to Mason's wishes, but the more people get hetup about clones, the less you encourage actual developers. Everyone has to sttart somewhere, which is why we allow posting of example games and the like to get feedback from players.
if however players are witch hunting every developer who starts with example practice games using other's source code, then it's not likely many people will be encouraged to begin development.
For example, Fungamer17's remark that he has been working on the game for a long time probably means just what it s
ays and has nothing to do with the origin of the Lucky cop code, even though he should've acknolidged the code's source as I said.
@Ishen again, please stop throwing around accusations and let moderators do their jobs, since your ranting just makes volatile situations even worse. Most situations are a little more complicated than just one person doing something wrong, and having a constant go at anyone who has offended you or is against what you think the rules are really doesn't help and will simply turn this forum into a warzone, just report the post and things will be dealt with, as I'm doing now.
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