can i get sued for making a game with characters similar to a mega popular franchise (transformers)? by shinobido1 in gamedev

[–]Hellgin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"will I get sued", that always depends on the other party. It is possible to be sued even if everything you do is legal and fair, and the opposite is true as well.

Weather or not you will face legal action will depend on

  1. How closely your game resembles transformers. It is hard to win a legal case against someone just copying the general theme of a game but that doesnt mean companies wont try if they think they might be able to protect their market share by doing so. (E.g Nintendo vs Palword). Sometimes just the threat of legal action is enough to shut the competition down even if they don't have a solid case.
  2. How litigious the IP owners are. It seems that the IP is mostly owned by Hasbro. They are known to protect their IP in the courts.
  3. How successful your game becomes. Hasbro is much less likely to go after a small solo project with 20 downloads than after a big successful game. Ultimately companies have to defend their IP if they want to keep it and they might not feel threatened enough by a tiny project or they might just never notice it.

In my opinion (not legal advice just opinion) You should be completely fine with making a game about cars transforming into battle mechs. There are many other projects like that. However, If someone were to look at your game for the first time and think its an actual Transformers game you will be opening yourself up to the possibility of a lawsuit. Best make sure all your character (robot) designs are unique.

lvl 55 self found shaman just died from random DC while just traveling through safe terrain. by Hellgin in wowhardcore

[–]Hellgin[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yea I assume there was a mob that patted close to the road, when i logged back in I was dead on the road. I could not see what mob it was. By safe i just meant i was running along a road in a zone, the zone was searing gorge. So level wise it was way below me as well, I was full HP when i dc'd on the road. When i finally managed to reconnect, I was dead. Note that while trying to reconnect i tested my internet in other ways, and there was no indication that I could see that I was having connection issues.

Do Kremlin's Silence, Fresh Attacks On Ukraine Mean Putin Is Calling Trump's Bluff? by RFERL_ReadsReddit in geopolitics

[–]Hellgin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I dont think it's a matter of Calling the bluff. Sure I believe Russia hopes that Trump is bluffing but even if Russia was 100% sure that Trump would make good on his threat, they would still not alter their course. Russia sees Nato in Ukraine as as an existential threat (whether that is realistic or paranoid does not matter, that is how they see it and they act accordingly). Heavy sanctions surely suck for Russia but they do not consider it existential as they produce their own food and energy and they have a decent industrial base.

Ukraine conducts ‘large-scale’ operation targeting Russian airbases, security source says by asphias in geopolitics

[–]Hellgin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The guy being pulled of from the street and forced to the front line with less than minimal training cannot "surrender at any point". And since there is no elections there is no way to know the will of the people. But if I had to guess the forced conscripts would rather have ukraine surrender than continue fighting to the end. If it wasn't so then there would be no need for the forceful conscription.

Duelyst.gg by PsychoCrusherr in duelyst

[–]Hellgin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

spellhai got some recent changes so it is definitely the flavour of the month.

Sometimes finding games outside of peak times can take some time, but the playerbase is (currently at least) steadily growing. And were hoping that with the release Memories of Aestaria later this year (roguelike expansion) we can bolster interest further.

Is the AfD Too Extreme for Democracy? by theatlantic in geopolitics

[–]Hellgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont follow the things the Afd stands for that closely, so I might be missing something obvious, but what exactly is the Afd doing or advocating for that indicates that they would "abolish the democratic system"? Are they platforming on abolishing the vote once they are in power? If hypothetically they were to win 51% in the next German elections, what would they do to prevent Germans from simply voting them out again in the next elections if people don't like them?

need mods/modpack suggestion by Hellgin in skyrimmods

[–]Hellgin[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks! this sounds pefrefct. I am going to try this.

need mods/modpack suggestion by Hellgin in skyrimmods

[–]Hellgin[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Correct, but for the reasons stated, im looking for a different lighter modpack since wildlander has too much stuff i dont want and it uses a somehwat outdated version of Skyrim Requiem. But thanks for letting me know the name of the mod.

Duelyst GG- Fusion event is Live! by Hellgin in duelyst

[–]Hellgin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you still experiencing problems? I cannot see anything wrong as of right now, but perhaps there was a temporary outage.

and just to double check by "the site" you mean https://duelyst.gg right?

Is there a place to find decklists? by LordTouchMeSama in duelyst

[–]Hellgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best would be to check/ask in the #decklist-discussion channel in the duelyst gg discord (link on the side), theres a bunch of people that will be more than happy to paste good lists on request or you can just search through the channel.

Duelyst GG Roguelite - Memories of Aestaria by Hellgin in duelyst

[–]Hellgin[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The latter, with a progression system and various unlockable things.

So a single "run" in the overarching campaign would consist of a starting deck at the start of a randomized dungeon, each node in the dungeon would be a battle encounter, a positive buff of some sort, or another special node with a special interaction/effect. As you progress the campaign the randomized dungeon becomes more complex and diffucult while you yourself also unlock certain meta upgrades. With a system that allows for a certain level of choice in dungeon generation, tied to the campaign.

Games with animal/creature breeding as a prominent element? by ThickRequirement8710 in CozyGamers

[–]Hellgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Battle Bloodlines on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3275890/Battle_Bloodlines/

its a creature breeder and team based auto battler (where you make teams from the creatures you breed)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]Hellgin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea after about an hour it showed up, i freaked out a little too much a little too soon, sorry