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So always ask for permission, if the modder says no, this does not mean you can then go ahead and use their assets. It means stop what you're doing and find other assets you can work with.
So always ask for permission, if the modder says no, this does not mean you can then go ahead and use their assets. It means stop what you're doing and find other assets you can work with.
* most modders are fine for personal use edits, but this means no uploading their assets to other sites/discord servers and such
* most modders are fine for personal use edits, but this means no uploading their assets to other sites/discord servers and such
=== Example of Permissions ===
Say you find a head mod you like but you want to use it as a base to create your own head:
* Due to being an edited mesh you have to get permission of the mod author to use the mesh as a base for your own edits. Yes even if the original asset they edited came from the game.
** If the face itself isn't edited but the ears have been heavily edited then it would in this case be the ears you need to get permission to use.


=== Nexusmods ===
=== Nexusmods ===
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If you use an edited asset from another modder without permission you risk your mod or at the very least the assets used being requested to be pulled before the mod can go live again by nexusmods.
If you use an edited asset from another modder without permission you risk your mod or at the very least the assets used being requested to be pulled before the mod can go live again by nexusmods.
=== Example of Permissions ===
Say you find a head mod you like but you want to use it as a base to create your own head:
* Due to being an edited mesh you have to get permission of the mod author to use the mesh as a base for your own edits. Yes even if the original asset they edited came from the game.
*** If the face itself isn't edited but the ears have been heavily edited then it would in this case be the ears you need to get permission to use.
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