Hello I will soon create my mugen and access to the game (download) will be free in accordance with the license of elecbyte. However, I intended to upload a demo version with few characters, giving people the opportunity to buy the other characters from me if they like the game and to integrate them into their game. How can I do that?
Wait, this kind of people who make payed mugen content still exist ?Actually, there is few around... But of course, you should never do that.
Skyro said, June 02, 2020, 02:07:33 pmHow can I do that?Develop your own engine, make the demo with that engine, and create your own original characters. Then, you can think about making someone pay for characters.
If I understand correctly it is impossible for me to earn a profit in any way from my mugen? All this time sacrificed to complete my game will bring me nothing?
Yes.http://www.elecbyte.com/mugendocs/readme.txtQuoteThis license is subject to the following restrictions:1. The M.U.G.E.N Environment is copyrighted by Elecbyte and may notbe used for commercial purposes in whole or in part, altered orunaltered, without Elecbyte's express written permission.The only thing you can do, if you're making a game with completely original content, you can distribute your game and content for free and put a donation button in your website (for example Andres Borghi did it for his game The Black Heart, but the site is inactive now).But your game must be 100% original (this includes characters, stages, sprites and music), or you will be infringing copyright. So no Ryus, no Sub-Zeroes, no Wolverines.
If your intent is making money a free distribution engine without commercial license isnt for you. Search elsewhere.
If you used other creators chars as a base to make yours its still a dick move to sell their code when they have released it for free and I can tell you no one is gonna support you for that.
Skyro said, June 02, 2020, 04:00:35 pmIf I understand correctly it is impossible for me to earn a profit in any way from my mugen? All this time sacrificed to complete my game will bring me nothing?It'll bring you the satisfaction of having developed a game and all that entails. It's not going to line your pockets.