I'd rather give people access to them for free here.
Thats exactly the problem I'm talking about - sites now selling (for a huge markup) extracted / fixed up MWO files - I very much doubt they have a license from PGI to do so either, so its basically theft. PS - I've fixed up a couple of models nicely for printing already (Orion and Highlander) and would be much more enthusiastic about doing more of them if I knew other people could benefit.Įdited by Wonderdog, 12 July 2016 - 06:33 AM. Reason for this post - I'm getting really pissed off now at seeing dodgy russian websites SELLING fixed up models and thus profiting from PGI's artists hard work. I'd like clarification from a PGI mod before I upload anything! To be 100% clear, I'm not talking about selling prints, only making work on printable STL models (modified from the game files) available entirely for free to anyone who wants them, has a 3d printer, but doesnt have the skillset or tools to make the models printable themselves.
I'd really like to be able to share with other people who want to 3d print some models for themselves, and would like to avoid any the cloak and dagger nonsense. Would it be permissible to post modified files here on the forum - assuming all copyright etc on the modified files was relinquished to PGI (who own the underlying work anyway)? Previously, modellers have been wary of posting links to cleaned up, 3d printable models based on the game files for fear of compromising PGI's IP.