Sprite sheet question

[Laviathan4041]

I do know RPG maker games like OFF and Yume nikki have sprite sheets on here (If i remember correctly...). I don't think asking for permission would be a problem until it becomes one. It's not like everyone asked nintendo if they could rip all these mario game sprites. I mean honestly if I wanted to steal the easy to get rpg maker sprites for a fangame it woudn't be so hard. I also know that that in the fan game super f***ing mario they had the freddy sprite in it as a character. I don't know.....

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yeah, I'd say RPG Maker is some dangerous territory indeed.

I actually have an account on one of the forums so as to follow one of the res staff.

The developer of any RPG Maker game is definitely not the only hurdle.

The official resources are under what as far as I'm concerned is a draconian EULA that basically says they're only to be used in RPG Maker. I also don't like its wording as to WHO owns those resources. The way I am reading it, Enterbrain possesses all ownership and creative credit of anything their Res Staff makes. Sounds to me like artists get screwed ,there.

As for as sprite-ripping is concerned, posting or re-using any of those "official" resources would technically be breaching their EULA, assuming I am reading that correctly. Whether that would actually have repercussions here, I cannot say. It very easily could. Then again, besides most users never read EULAs, ripping in itself probably breaches many EULAs, since a lot of commercial software has "you may not de-compile or attempt in any way to reverse-engineer this software" written-in the EULA by default.

So, as Skyla said, ask the creator (or try)
But beware those... certain resources.

I'll stay away from official resources. So that means anything original and unique to the game or basically public domain ( probably won't though) I could rip right?

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As for as sprite-ripping is concerned, posting or re-using any of those "official" resources would technically be breaching their EULA, assuming I am reading that correctly.

You're not. Basically the rundown for the RPG Maker RTP material is if you purchased the software, you have the right to use the material made with or that came with it as you please, as long as you do not alter the core functions of the .exe and as long as graphics are used for game creation purposes only.

Distributing the RTP is pointless, however, as any RPG Maker program, even demos, comes with the full RTP unlocked, and is never locked or hidden from you, even after the demo expires, so it's a readily available source. But that's not the issue here.

Now... Mad Father, if I'm remembering right, was made on Wolf RPG Editor, which I believe was freeware anyway? I would still look to ask the creator, seeing as a good majority of his graphics were self made, and the game is distributed for free.

Yeah Mad Father is made on Wolf RPG Editor. I have never used it, I wonder how that would work out for me in ripping. I'll sure a guy who took a bunch of other people's stuff to make a game could understand why someone would want to do the same to his game and characters otherwise they're a hypocrite then. But I'll see if I can contact the developers.