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It would be very very hard to exploit the animations, animations are not code and cryptic did not store and exploitable code, at least exploitable to a large degree like somethat such as you say on the client. I've swapped animation files I'll admit, and while I type ;raisehand and see the hover animation, when I ask someone else what they see, they say I'm raising me hand. IMO cuppa has listed the reasons.

I added my input up there, I'll update the sig too.

Tealleaf, I've posted pic of my stuff, but dont have a place to put em up for d/l yet. added your board to my sig too

In the process of modding you DO open up and extract textures made by Cryptic and then modify them. that is a break in ToS.

Thank you CuppaJO for your responce I know the tied hands feeling all too well and feel you on this one

Well, hopefully we dont need to go underground. theres a solution to every problem, hopefully the devs can find a way to allow modding of the game.

Well if what it comes down to is using copywrited stuff, they could just ban the act of spreading copywritten stuff. I'd be fine with banning superman textures and such, but banning the xp GUI mod I made or banning the altering of a sword into a golden sword? I dont see that as breaking any legal copywrite rules.

I think cryptic knows the difference, though I do think they'll enlighten us on it as well. communication is good and from what I've seen, cryptic is good with communication.

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Superman's shield or Batman's logo

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Cryptic can be held responsible for something like that if they created the file, or allowed the name in the case of reserving names of heroes. But If someone else alters the texture so that only he can see it, first off no one else can see it(hence the client side), and secondly it is not crypics problem anymore. Also, If I draw a superman logo or a batman logo and put it on my computer or hang it on my refrigerator, DC/marvel or whoever cant do anything about it. I dont believe this decision is for such instances as you listed. why it was brought up and stated? Im not sure.

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One thing's for certain about the hack community - give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile. Cryptic can't stop the hacks entirely (check an above post about moving to the Vault) but the Dev's at least won't condone the mods here.

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You are dead wrong. Here's a pic of something that is in question

This is the stuff being banned?

Camo Gun

None of the models were hacked, no code was changed only the image file was switched out. It still owrks like the original.

Now my post may be deleted, but hopefully not, as it is intended to be constructive to the topic.

on another note, I think it's very hard to screw up your system in with these, if you delete the data folder that they all go into, then all your textures will be back to the originals. if anything maybe deleting the piggs, the most you'd need was a reinstall.

-Rile

no, I dont think cuppajo is wrong here, he's enforcing the rules as he should, he's saying the same thing statesman wouls say as well. I've sent in a nice eamil with some suggestion and hopefully there can be a discussion about this. I think the community would only thrive from it.

and I just posted my mods....**sigh** oh well, maybe we can petition :/