Oblivion to skyrim

[Jesters2009]

Can Oblivion mods be ported in some way into Skyrim (armor/armour weapons and the such)?

[Artistdude05]

I'd imagine they could, depending on what it is you intend to do. If your the original mods author then there shouldn't be a problem if you got the know how. I've already seen some people transferring their older models to Skyrim. Although if your not the mods author, it's consider illegal to do so, and I know you also can't port anything from the vanilla Oblivion to Skyrim either.

[Matth85]

Most likely, yes. However, a few things are important:

 

1) The author decides. And most likely the author wants to do this, so s/he gets the rightfull honor.

2) If anything comes from the original game, it is against the EULA and somewhat against the law. Though it depends where you live, if it is directly against the law. Most of all, it is disrespectull.

 

Otherwise, some adjustements need to be done for certain mods:

Scripts need to be redone.

Models need to be re-imported.

The toolkit work must be redone.

Magic effects need a overhaul.

 

So, in a way, only the models and concept can be carried over.

 

Cheers,

Matth

[bben46]

The members who have been around a while already know this, but for those who are new to modding Bethesda Softworks games I will repeat it.

 

Beth does not own the copyrights to all of the assets in their games. Like nearly every game company some assets are licensed from other third party sources. The license normally does not allow use in anything except the particular game it is licensed for. That means using a vanilla game asset (mesh, texture etc) from one game in a mod for another game is not allowed. Even if it is another game from the same series as the third party copyright owner could sue Bethsoft for allowing it.

 

When a modder creates a new asset, that asset is automatically copyrighted to them alone by law. Many Modders allow free use of their assets without anything more than a line in the description attributing that asset to them. :thumbsup: Others are more restrictive, asking that you get their permission before using their material in your mod.

 

And as always, anything you do on your own computer is your business. It does not concern us unless you either upload a mod with copyrighted material that you do not have permission to use - or you start posting pictures showing off material that is not allowed on The Nexus.

 

The reason for the restriction on the pics is posting those ALWAYS (I have yet to see an exception) results in a barrage of "why can't I get that from The Nexus", complaints about censorship (this is not not censorship, but copyright violation, completely different law) and demands that the poster tell where they got it from (usually a proscribed site not allowed to be discussed here.) :pinch:

Bben46, Moderator

[Sagiy19]

Most likely, yes. However, a few things are important:

 

1) The author decides. And most likely the author wants to do this, so s/he gets the rightfull honor.

2) If anything comes from the original game, it is against the EULA and somewhat against the law. Though it depends where you live, if it is directly against the law. Most of all, it is disrespectull.

 

"You disrespect the law, and you disrespect me."

 

@bben46 Do you realize that I didn't read your post... not because it is a bit long, I don't mind that. But because it is so appalling.

Edited December 20, 2011 by Sagiy19

[Jesters2009]

Thanks guys, all of the above makes perfect sense.