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Offline Ment
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Actually, a case-by-case basis doesn't sound very promising to me. But it's better than nothing, I guess. The Nexus section is interesting. But it's almost empty. There's some Polish balance mod, a few mods for visual replacements of heroes with creatures, and a couple of similar things. It would be great if it could be filled with more substantial content; we have much cooler stuff presented in larger quantities on our forum.
 

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That’s what I’m saying – we should also publish on Nexus. But I’m not sure how they’ll react to ported content. It seems like they don’t really encourage that.

That’s why, and for other reasons, I’m saying let’s try to get official permission. Does anyone know where we can find this community manager? Any ideas?
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There used to be a user on the Ubi forum who posted various insider information. I don't remember the nickname anymore. Now I tried to Google it and found something like this: https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/1257834-Say-hello-to-your-new-Community-Manager-! Maybe it's him. Maybe not. In any case, Ubisoft's websites and forums are a good starting point for such searches. You could even write directly to technical support and ask them to provide contact information for the community manager for Might & Magic.
 

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At least, armor and monster ports from The Witcher to Skyrim are being published there normally, and there were also some from Kingdom Come, but I'm not sure.

The developers officially allowed ports from Kingdom Come for everyone. They also allowed ports from The Witcher, but only within the Witcher series. So, the rest is due to oversight. In general, there's a trend on Nexus towards a lack of, or at least a small number of, ports. For comparison, you can look at Steam, where there are a lot of ports.
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That's what I'm saying – we should also publish on Nexus. But I'm not sure how they'll react to ported content. It seems like they don't really encourage that. So, for other reasons as well, I'm saying, let's try to get official permission. Does anyone know where we can find this community manager? Any ideas?
I have permission to use resources from two representatives of Ubisoft Russia – 6 out of 5 (11.12.2012), and 7 out of 6/5 and 5 out of 6/7 (15.01.2016)! So, if anyone wants to contact them, I have their contact information! Anyone interested can write to [email protected] with the subject "Ubisoft".
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I have permission to use the resources from two representatives of Ubisoft Russia - from 6 out of 5 (11.12.2012), and in 7 out of 6/5 and in 5 out of 6/7 (15.01.2016)!
So, if anyone wants to contact them, I have their contact information! Everyone interested can write to [email protected]">[email protected] with the subject "Ubisoft"
Psatkha, could you post screenshots of these emails on the forum for everyone to see? That would be really great, as documentary evidence. Some kind of proof.
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Psatkha, could you post screenshots of those letters publicly on the forum? That would be really cool, as documentary proof. Some kind of paper.
First, I'll ask them whether I can show their data publicly?!
When I attempted to write them a letter with the following content:
Good day!
I greet you, dear official representatives of Ubisoft!
The question is — may I publish your answers on fan forums dedicated to games of the Might and Magic universe, stating that you allow the use of resources from other games of the Might and Magic universe in Heroes 5, namely 6 and 7, as well as others published by Ubisoft?!
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Best regards, Psatkha (Псатха)
I received the following message from [email protected]:
This message was created automatically by the Mail.ru server; there is no need to reply to it.
Unfortunately, your message could not be delivered to one or more recipients: [email protected] SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<[email protected]>: host ubisoftaad.mail.protection.outlook.com [104.47.60.36]: 550 5.4.1 Recipient address rejected: Access denied. AS(201806281) [QB1CAN01FT011.eop-CAN01.prod.protection.outlook.com] [email protected] SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<[email protected]>: host ubisoftaad.mail.protection.outlook.com [104.47.60.36]: 550 5.4.1 Recipient address rejected: Access denied. AS(201806281) [QB1CAN01FT011.eop-CAN01.prod.protection.outlook.com] [email protected] SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<[email protected]>: host ubisoftaad.mail.protection.outlook.com [104.47.60.36]: 550 5.4.1 Recipient address rejected: Access denied. AS(201806281) [QB1CAN01FT011.eop-CAN01.prod.protection.outlook.com]
We recommend that you verify the correctness of the recipient addresses.
From all this it follows that, unfortunately, these employees are probably no longer official representatives of Ubisoft, so I think it won't be a crime to post three screenshots here...
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First, I'll ask them if it's okay to display their data publicly!
Why not? If these permissions are granted generally, and not to a specific person, what's the problem with making them public?

But, of course, ask just in case. And in the meantime, could you please send me screenshots? Either in a private message here on the forum or to my email address: [email protected]
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Why not? If these permissions are granted in general, and not to a specific person, what's the problem with making them public?

But, of course, ask just in case. And in the meantime, can you send me screenshots? Either in a private message here on the forum or to my email [email protected]
Well, the permissions were issued for a fan nickname, not for a full name with passport data, so I have nothing to hide. Here are three screenshots!

In principle, you can ask a question through their portal. Tonight, I'll try to log in with my Ubi account and ask the question in 2021, just to update it.
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Cool! It’s great that this is now displayed so prominently. But is this only about the sixth game, if I understand correctly?

Didn’t you say that they gave the same answer regarding resources for the seventh game when asked about the fifth game?

And one more question. Can you ask those same people about resources for M&M Dynasty, M&M Dark Messiah, or M&M X Legacy?
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Awesome! It's great that it's now displayed so prominently. But is this only about the sixth game, if I understand correctly?

Didn't you say that you received the same answer regarding the resources of the seventh game?

And here's another question. Can you ask the same people about the resources from M&M Dynasty, M&M Dark Messiah, or M&M X Legacy?
So, the answer was... the recommendations remain the same: a non-commercial project with attribution to the copyright holder is allowed, everything else is not.

I submitted the question through their portal using my Ubi account, just to update the information.

Here's the text of my message:

Good day!
 
I greet you, esteemed official representatives of Ubisoft!
 
Question: is it currently permissible (I previously contacted you and received permission [screenshots of emails attached] regarding Heroes of Might and Magic 5 [11.12.2012] from Irina Polo (Kassina) [email protected] and Might & Magic Heroes VI [15.01.2016] from Nikolai Kuratchenko [email protected]) from a legal standpoint to use resources from other games in the Might and Magic universe in the game Heroes of Might and Magic 5 in the form of fan modifications (hereinafter - fan mods), namely Might & Magic Heroes VI, Might & Magic Heroes VII, Might & Magic Dynasty, Might & Magic Dark Messiah, Might & Magic X Legacy, as well as other games published by Ubisoft?!
 
Sincerely, Psatkha
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Great! Thank you for taking the initiative!

Please keep me updated if you receive a response.

And the more screenshots, the better, because then it will seem more like an official response. Otherwise, all that can be said is, "One person on the forums, one Ubisoft specialist, gave permission."
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Please keep me updated if you receive a response.
Of course... by the way, the very first time (in 2012), the response from Irina Pollo (Kassina) came after about two weeks... I wonder how long it will take for them to respond in 2021!
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