IMPORTANT! People that have been using Kaus's "Asteria Tileset" DO NOT USE IT!!

Celianna · 2016-06-11T10:25:19+0900

Asteria's Tilesets uses stolen artwork, please do not use it! This is an important notice to our members here who have been using tiles from a member named Kaus (also known as Hanzo Kimura), which he dubbed "Asteria's Tilset Expansion". It's been very popular among you all, and Kaus claimed it was either RTP edits, or original artwork. It is not, a lot of it is stolen artwork. I noticed the familiarity of the art when he posted a screenshot, but I couldn't place it exactly, so I couldn't claim it was stolen. Not until I finally recognized some of the art and where it came from. Here are some samples: Spoiler Kaus's tileset: Note the cliffs and the palm tree's leaves, and the ice pillars. Stolen artwork: Link to original artist here. /monthly_2016_06/ninogame.PNG.6c742ae92323732e079af6d0f25928d5.PNG Cave tiles ripped from the game Ni no Kuni. The above image shows Avery's beds on the right (blue bed), and Kaus's edit on the left (red bed). Avery never gave permission. A tree that he found on a book cover, shrunk and colour edited: Original: Many of the other tiles look super familiar to me as well, I just can't recall where I've seen them before. I also know Kaus's own artistic ability is nowhere near that good, and he's been known for claiming other people's artwork as his own under his previous name, Hanzo Kimura. People who have been paying for a commercial license and are using the tiles in their commercial game, CEASE AND DESIST IMMEDIATELY!! You are using artwork that you do not have the rights to use! Please stop using all of his tileset completely to be on the safe side. Ask for a refund through PayPal if you've recently purchased a license. To the members who've been using it for free, please do not use his tileset anymore and do not share it with other people (you're not going to get in trouble for continuing to use it, it's just very disrespectful to the artists). If you see someone post a screenshot with his 'tileset', please remind them that artwork was stolen and they should probably stop using it. Please share so that people know his tileset is mostly stolen artwork.

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Gabrelik

#341 Jun 13, 2016, 04:14 PM Source

@Celianna, I had thought you could not charge for edits, commercial license or no?
Celianna

#342 Jun 13, 2016, 04:16 PM Source

Gabrelik said:
@Celianna, I had thought you could not charge for edits, commercial license or no?

No, you can. Someone still did the effort of editing them after all. You're just paying for the effort, no the graphics.
Andar

#343 Jun 13, 2016, 04:17 PM Source

Gabrelik said:
@Celianna, I had thought you could not charge for edits, commercial license or no?

You cannot charge for edits - but if you read more exactly then you realise that Celianna is talking about "his" resources.

If you do something completely on your own (not using RTP edits), then you are allowed to charge for a commercial licence if you offer them for free non-commercial (charging both com and non-com would not be allowed as that would be competing with shop resources).
GrandmaDeb

#344 Jun 13, 2016, 04:31 PM Source

@felsenstern, It really was a terrible thing to do to people.

I know there are methods to use to keep your maps going and add replacements over time, but it is soooo much work to keep track and ... I am just so sorry this happened.

I wish I had understood the overall nature of the situation better.
Gabrelik

#345 Jun 13, 2016, 04:53 PM Source

Hudell said:
Well, first version of the plugin is here.

If anybody finds a bug or something running different from Kaus plugin, let me know. I'll make a thread for it when I get back from work tomorrow.

Hi, @Hudell!

I removed Kaus' plugin and installed the one you created. Everything appears as it should, except for the fact that my character has disappeared? I don't have "Start Transparent", or anything like that on, so I'm not sure what is happening. When I reinstall Kaus' plugin, this issue goes away.
Roscalin

#346 Jun 13, 2016, 04:58 PM Source

Hudell, You should Post the plugin in a new forum post.

That way you can shift through the Bug Reports on there easier then on this topic.

Echo607 Already knows of the new Plugin and she posted on twitter to change to your plugin, however i'm unsure if Driftwood will change to OrangeOverlay though.
felsenstern

#347 Jun 13, 2016, 05:56 PM Source

GrandmaDeb said:
@felsenstern, It really was a terrible thing to do to people.

I know there are methods to use to keep your maps going and add replacements over time, but it is soooo much work to keep track and ... I am just so sorry this happened.

I wish I had understood the overall nature of the situation better.

Oh, don't I am already sorry, that I attacked you with that comment. I am just mad and demotivated. I wanted to have my game to be done and ready for release as soon as possible, and I was working like mad on it lately. But now I can relax and work it all over the way it should be.
Celianna

#348 Jun 13, 2016, 06:44 PM Source

Anyways, word's gotten out, and Hudell released a substitute for the plugin. I think this thread has served its purpose, so I'm closing it. Leaving it up stickied for other users though.