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https://www.planetside2.com/eulaThat's the reason KW71 was asking you this question.
So to be clear, there is nothing wrong with having a little fun, importing models in the engine (nice work, btw), but you can't distribute these, at least not here. It's not really about making money or not: unless SOE gives you a direct permission to redistribute these assets, you can't do that because:
- It's against the Planetside 2 TOS.
- It's against the forum rules.
- It could put Outerra and the modding community in a bad light (content thieves).
Once again, it's not a bad thing to experiment with existing models, it's a good way to learn and test the importer. But it's also important to understand there are legal limits of what can be done or not with 3D models.
I suggest you to take a look at this thread to get an idea of what happens when you plan to distribute copyrighted content you have no right to :
http://forum.outerra.com/index.php?topic=2494.0. Please also note Levi is one of our most talented model converters, it was one of his first projects, so anybody can make mistakes
Export and mod as much as you want, do experiments as you like, but always keep an eye on what you can do with the models