We should be allowed to (slightly) modify models of absent creators

[MrRious]

Some of the models (especially the older ones) are rough gems. They're great concepts, but have some minor flaws that make them completely useless.

Since their creators are gone, there's nothing left for us, but to cry in bed thinking how great it would be to have their permissions to edit them.


We should seriously be allowed to modify things like:
- Adding Team Color,
- Adding sounds to animations that lack them
- Reusing older textures of the models
- etc.

 

[Freddyk]

Well, nothing prevents you from doing that, and to include the modified model in your map project, as long as you credit the original creator of the base model.

Sharing the modified model in Hive model section is another story though, and that could be discussed...
My opinion is that you should not submit the model as a new resource, but instead make a post in the original model thread with your modified model attached.

 

[Kyrbi0]

^^Pretty much this.