Friday 2010-07-30 Dev. update and Discussions - Page 14

proton45 · #**131** 07-31-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Fansadox

Wow thats not good news... I have an idea though. I assume that there is a company lawyer? You could try and find out in a testtrial what thersult would be cause the context where the swastika is being used in your product has nothing to do with propaganda for the Nazis. That way a court could judge that the new law isnt intented to be used in this context.

Its just an idea but worth a try in my opinion.

I can just see the headlines in the gaming news... "1C hires lawyers to include/display swastika in new game". That seems like a reasonable way to spend the cash & generate publicity...lol

kendo65 · #**132** 07-31-2010, 06:32 PM

Just what we need - having the game's release held up in a 5-year court hearing.

Vylsain · #**133** 07-31-2010, 06:48 PM

It's going to be like old Pro evolution soccer versions where Roberto Carlos was called Roberto Larcos... ^^

Svastika branches will be reversed, Adolf Hitler will be called Adilf Hatler and Hermann Goering will be Gernamm Hoering...

Seriously, that's a sad piece of news but you're right to play the safety !

Richie · #**134** 07-31-2010, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Tree_UK

I mean in terms of terrain, and lets be honest we are not going to see SOW this year.

Tree you would make a great opposition politician

BG-09 · #**135** 07-31-2010, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LukeFF

If you had bothered to read Luthier's replies, you would've seen his response in post #103 in this thread.

It seems you have clear view just as me. Let the force be with You!

~S!

SlipBall · #**136** 07-31-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Friendly_flyer

In IL2, there is a way to manually edit the campaign file so that you can make the whole squadron use a particular skin. If this feature is made s a tad more accessible in SoW, a user-made skin and such a feature would probably solve that problem very easily.

Maybe...but this one sentience might mean maybe not...also it may even be a deal breaker for some of us

Originally Posted by luthier
No there won't be a hidden swastika, and Russian legal climate being what it is, we can even potentially get in trouble if one is made as a pure user mod with no help from us.

To scrub the worlds unpleasant history, is the best way to repeat it's mistakes.

luthier · #**137** 07-31-2010, 09:04 PM

Just to clarify, the Nazi thing wasn't my personal decision. It was made after consulting with legal, and made at a much higher level than myself.

The Russian law is extremely vague. It basically says "manufacture and distribution of any Nazi symbols in any form is punishable by such and such." If somebody wanted a pretext to go after 1C, the courts would interpret it whichever way was needed. And not only would 1C be slapped with a huge fine that would dwarf any potential profits from BoB, the actual actors, most likely myself and / and Oleg, could look at a prison sentence.

So can we please close this subject once and for all?

SlipBall · #**138** 07-31-2010, 09:06 PM

I just slammed my door shut

schnorchel · #**139** 07-31-2010, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by luthier

Just to clarify, the Nazi thing wasn't my personal decision. It was made after consulting with legal, and made at a much higher level than myself.

The Russian law is extremely vague. It basically says "manufacture and distribution of any Nazi symbols in any form is punishable by such and such." If somebody wanted a pretext to go after 1C, the courts would interpret it whichever way was needed. And not only would 1C be slapped with a huge fine that would dwarf any potential profits from BoB, the actual actors, most likely myself and / and Oleg, could look at a prison sentence.

So can we please close this subject once and for all?

OK, Luthier. I promise no mention on that. But can we have a feature to enable user add any symbol they like on the German plane's rudder, just like the feature of Geschwader emblem on the fuselage?

Friendly_flyer · #**140** 07-31-2010, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by luthier

JSo can we please close this subject once and for all?

Would it be possible to make the setting for the skin a squadron uses in an off-line campaign accessable to the player? It is possible to do now in IL2 by manually editing the mission file, but it require people fiddle around in the game folders where they normally don't go. If this setting is a made available from the campaign screen, Much of the swastica trouble will go away as soon as user made skins are available. It would also benefit people who like to skin themselves and have the squadron fly with their own designs.