Commercial vs. indie
by Michael Brodock · in General Discussion · 08/03/2006 (4:12 am) · 6 replies
This is probably a stupid question, but... can I buy the commercial version even if I really just want to play around with it and not actually create a commercial game?
The reason for the question is that I noticed a lot of the add on paks are commercial and so my second question is do you need the commercial version to use them?
My thoughts are: 1) yes I can buy the commercial version and 2) yes you need the commercial version.
Pretty sharp eh? :)
Thanks,
Mike
The reason for the question is that I noticed a lot of the add on paks are commercial and so my second question is do you need the commercial version to use them?
My thoughts are: 1) yes I can buy the commercial version and 2) yes you need the commercial version.
Pretty sharp eh? :)
Thanks,
Mike
#2
Not only that, but if you get the commercial license, you ar left with no choice but to buy the commercial content packs (or so I believe).
So that's just more money out of your pocket. The commercial license to me is more for folks who are dead-serious about making games.
08/04/2006 (11:08 am)
If you just want to toy around with it, get the indie license.Not only that, but if you get the commercial license, you ar left with no choice but to buy the commercial content packs (or so I believe).
So that's just more money out of your pocket. The commercial license to me is more for folks who are dead-serious about making games.
#3
I don't know about you guys, but I've never understood the point of commercial versions for art add-on packs. Since upgrading to TGE commercial, I've had to stop using some of the packs I had bought previously -- which is kind of a bummer. However, some of the newer packs don't have separate indie and commercial licenses, so that's a very cool trend.
[Edit: fixed a typo]
08/04/2006 (11:32 am)
@Scott and MarkI don't know about you guys, but I've never understood the point of commercial versions for art add-on packs. Since upgrading to TGE commercial, I've had to stop using some of the packs I had bought previously -- which is kind of a bummer. However, some of the newer packs don't have separate indie and commercial licenses, so that's a very cool trend.
[Edit: fixed a typo]
#4
08/04/2006 (11:36 am)
Hmm. I just browsed several of the older content packs on the web site and it looks like all of the Indie/Commercial differentiation seems to have been removed. I hope that means what I think it does. :) 
#5
08/04/2006 (11:53 am)
Yeah, I never understood the point of them either. That's good news that Indie/Commercial has been removed from the packs.
#6
08/04/2006 (2:02 pm)
Thanks for clarifying. I did see some packs with commerical attached and so was the reason why I asked. I ended up buying the Indie version as I can always upgrade to commercial should the need arise. 
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