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Originally Posted by Freycinet
Yes, why don't we ask him to spend an afternoon on entertaining you...?
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get out of bed the wrong side?
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Originally Posted by Splitter
Nope, you are right. That sort of censorship is silly but those countries can do what they like. I'm a bit miffed that I have to be subject to laws that don't pertain to me.
I don't REALLY care if it is there or not, but since there is no good reason for it to be omitted then it's wrong to not have it in an otherwise historically accurate sim. The ability for a third party to add them should not be curtailed.
But maybe even having that ability is a violation of the law in some countries. I suspect that is the case and why the developer will not allow such third party skins. If that's the case then I see it as those countries imposing their moral will on other countries.
Splitter
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i believe that is the case. it's illegal in germany and, iirc, a newly introduced law in russia. it's the newness of this law that is part of the problem, in that no one is quite sure to what extent it is to be applied.
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Originally Posted by Triggaaar
+1 on that part. I respect the decision of countries not to show a symbol, but it is a pity if their decision impacts on others. Particularly given that the subject is those countries committing atrocities against the countries their decisions are now affecting.
A simple switch (markings on/off) may be banned, but they obviously can't ban the ability for a third party to paint skins (they could ban those third parties from making certain skins available in their country, though that can be hard to police). To ban the ability to make skins would be like banning pen and paper. There’s no reason why the publishers can’t produce the game with historical markings, but only sell censored copies in countries with a ban on Nazi symbols.
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again, it may be that as it is made in russia that the feature cannot eevn be in the code. that or having it in censored distribution packs would mean the law could be violated by that company's product being imported from a source that sells the uncensored version. then there's also the hot coffee thing with GTA san andreas, i think they got fined for that bit of hidden code being found and exploited.
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Originally Posted by Freycinet
Dear me, the swastika debate.... yawn.
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...and back to bed
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Originally Posted by Abbeville-Boy
when the game gets hacked swastika will appear 
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may that be when the
next sim is being developed.