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Found a game that blatantly uses assets from Heroes 5 and 6. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xN6hbrTjkJ0 The other assets are probably also taken from somewhere. By the way, remembering the previous idea. How realistic is it, and what needs to be done to write a letter to Ubisoft asking for permission to use assets from Heroes 6, 7, and Dark Messiah for non-commercial mods for Heroes 5? Does anyone have any ideas, and is anyone interested in this?

I'm curious, purely out of curiosity, but objectively, when trying to write letters to Ubisoft, and if you aren't ignored, there are two likely scenarios: 1. The psatkha scenario, where some public relations person or just support responds and expresses their opinion that, in principle, you can use the resources, yes. But no one will give official permission. 2. My scenario, where I asked about the source code, and support replied that no, of course not. How to get to a higher level, and whether it's even possible, I can't imagine. Ubisoft, unfortunately, doesn't seem like the kind of company that seriously monitors community sentiment unless it's related to complaints about ugly/copied models for a new game.

They replied that it is possible to use content in non-commercial mods within the universe created by Ubi! That is, from Heroes of Might and Magic VI and VII into Heroes of Might and Magic V, or from Heroes of Might and Magic V and VI into Heroes of Might and Magic VII, or from Heroes of Might and Magic V and VII into Heroes of Might and Magic VI... I didn't ask about Dark Messiah, but it's clearly the same here!

1. In the psatkha scenario, when some PR person or just support answers and expresses their opinion that basically, you can use the resources, yes. But no one will give official permission.

In principle, this is already something, at least. I mean, given the impossibility of getting something better. That is, it is not a fact that they even have a person authorized to give such permissions. Who is in charge of the copyrights for the resources? Perhaps there is a mess there, and no one is really in charge, and the resources simply circulate between development teams within the series.

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They replied that it is possible to use content in non-commercial MODs within the Universe created by Ubi! That is, from 6 and 7 to 5, or from 5 and 6 to 7, or from 5 and 7 to 6... I didn't ask about Dark Messiah, but it is clearly the same here!

This is good, of course. But it would be nice to confirm such things with screenshots of the correspondence (specifically screenshots, not text quotes) and it would be nice to put these screenshots somewhere in a prominent place on the forum.
And the more English the dialogue is, the better.

In general, it is better to contact the English-speaking support again and ask about all three games, and then attach screenshots of the correspondence in a prominent place.
Ideally, also ask him if he is sure that he can give such permissions, and if not, who to contact.

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Honestly, after googling all this, I only found an article from Ubisoft for YouTubers. It was something like this: use it as you like, but without racism, sexism, and homophobia, and it was also written that Ubisoft still reserves the right to ban a person without explaining the reasons.
Unfortunately, I didn't find anything more useful.

Well, I have permission for my request... and the positive response came not from technical support, but from the public relations specialists! So, if you are so interested in this issue, it makes sense for you to write a corresponding letter – I’ll give you the address in a private message, as I received it in a private message, but it’s very possible that it’s public, however, I’m not sure!

By the way, remembering the previous idea. How realistic is it, and what needs to be done to write a letter to Ubisoft asking for permission to use assets from Heroes of Might and Magic VI, VII, and Dark Messiah for non-commercial mods for Heroes of Might and Magic V? Does anyone have any ideas, and would anyone be interested in this?

And what came of it?

I haven't done that yet. It somehow slipped my mind. I need to find some time and do it.
If you want, you can try it too, and we can try it together.
Just, if you do, don't write in your message that their games are "outdated" and that the developers are "lazy" and "idiots," or anything like that, as you usually do.

I haven't done that yet. It somehow slipped my mind. I need to find some time and do it.

So, what was the final result?

In the end, I gave up. At least for now.