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Using other games graphics?
Posted: 31 Aug 2004 14:55
by oboka
Could it be possible to import ALL the graphics from other TT-like games? If someone ripped Lomotion graphics and recompiled OTTD to work with the Locomotion tile size would we have "Open Locomotion"?
Could someone do the same with the nice graphics from Transport Giant (that would become a great game!! OTTD with Transport Giant graphics!!)
well... ramdom thoughts...
Posted: 31 Aug 2004 15:13
by Korenn
yes we could do that... as long as the owners of those graphics agree that we rip them, otherwise there is such a thing as copyright...
Posted: 31 Aug 2004 15:15
by BobXP
I don't like that. TTD graphics are great as they are.
Posted: 31 Aug 2004 15:19
by oboka
we are now using TTD original graphics... I think it is also copyrighted material... We are asuming that when you own a game you can do what you want with the files you have purchased...
The same argument is valid for Locomotion, or TG...
Posted: 31 Aug 2004 16:15
by Korenn
ugh
not another copyright discussion
just search the forums for "copyright" and have fun for the next couple of days, then read again what you just wrote.
Posted: 31 Aug 2004 17:41
by jules
The graphics in locomotion are designed for the gameplay of locomotion..
Ripping the graphics from this or ANY other game COULD be done but the graphics available would not support current game features....
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For an extreme example....
Half-Life has a train....
Lets code OpenTT in this ... W00t...
So the train would go alond the track and could pick up passangers or mail, but how do you put it in a depot, or implement busses or planes? or show passanfgers in cities :-s... and what would you do with the crowbar ?
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Even though locomotion looks similar, and is a similar type of game (build train network)... etc... the current open tt code would be impossible to copy to those graphics... a whole new code would be needed... meaning a whole new project.
Posted: 08 Sep 2004 11:03
by nzhook
Sorry, cant resit this one,
jules wrote:
Half-Life has a train....
Lets code OpenTT in this ... W00t...
So the train would go alond the track and could pick up passangers or mail, but how do you put it in a depot, or implement busses or planes? or show passanfgers in cities :-s... and what would you do with the crowbar ?
Mmmmmmm..... Half-OTTD, where you can whack the passengers into riding your network. It would be quite a cool game to watch - for about 5 minutes, until you wanted to add a new railline.
Ill go with what everyone else says, yes it would be possible (if you have the time) but would it really fit the game?