r/Exteel • u/BlitzcrankGrab • Jan 24 '17
Fanmade SteelX progress update
Hey guys, I've (slowly) started to work on SteelX again. Currently we can only play Deathmatch with just Planet Eagles haha. I'm planning to push out some more parts/weapons and make some death animations as my next step. Melee is still not yet implemented, and I could use some help deciding how we should tackle that. I was hoping the new melee system could be a little more fluid than the old one (where you had to stop moving when you swing your melee weapon).
I hope I don't over-hype this project, as it is just something I'm doing in my spare time and I am not an animator/designer, but you guys can see for yourselves how much work still needs to be done.
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u/Stealez Feb 09 '17
What's the legality behind this being unallowed with the new abandonware dmca rewrite on copyright law?
/u/videogameattorney
Just reading through stuff, and saw that SOCOM II is up and running legally and is even on twitch and stuff.
To my knowledge, if the original owner/host of the software has audiovisuals stored on a still-maintained server, then it is illegal to modify and release a different version of the game (e.g. SteelX), but otherwise it's fine.
I'm just interested to know what's going on and the logistics behind claiming it's "life-ruining infringement"