Rules of Modding Conduct for The Riftbreaker

Hello Riftbreakers!

We are very excited by the amazing reception of the Integrated Mod Manager and the launch of the Steam Workshop. We see that many creators are already migrating their work from other content distribution platforms to the Steam Workshop. We are working on making other modding platforms available, which should help with promoting your work even further.

EXOR Studios started as a modding group. Before we moved on to work on our own projects, we published custom maps, skins, and other mods for our beloved games. Our first major project was D.I.P.R.I.P. - a total conversion of Half-Life 2 focused on vehicular combat in a post-apocalyptic world. We love mods and use mods for various games we play on a regular basis. We see them as a clear benefit for the players and the game itself.

However, like most things, modding needs to be regulated. Not all user-generated content is acceptable, and laws do not work the same in all countries. This is why we would like to give you our policy and state our views on modding in general. Don’t worry - we’re not going to drop a 300-page legal bomb on you. That wouldn’t do any of us any good. Instead, we’re going to set a few guidelines to follow. That will save any sort of legal hassle for both you and us.

The Riftbreaker - Rules of Modding Conduct

1. You can use all files from the original copy of The Riftbreaker as a base for your mod. Copy, edit, mix and match all the files that we made available to you to get the required result.
2. You are also free to use our assets from our previous productions - Zombie Driver and X-Morph: Defense for the purpose of making mods for the Riftbreaker.
3. You have the moral rights to any part of the mod that you publish that is your original work. If you’ve added a custom-made model into the game, recorded your own sounds, or created a custom script to make the engine do your bidding - it is yours. However, any mod elements that are based on our work are still owned by us. If you made tweaks to a skin or edited a couple of lines in a script - that is still EXOR Studios’ intellectual property.
4. We’ve given you access to The Riftbreaker World Editor Suite. You’re free to use those for the purposes of mod authoring and publishing. However, that software is provided as-is, and we can’t make any guarantees that it will work correctly in all cases. We do not take any responsibility for any damage that may result from using this software.
5. By publishing a mod for The Riftbreaker, you give us the right to showcase the mod and create derivative works from it. We may publish a Mod Showcase article on your mod, show it off on stream, and display it publicly - all while explicitly mentioning that you are the author of the mod and where to find it. We may also use your mod to create original game content based on its idea.
6. Your mod may not contain any of the following:
   • elements that infringe on any applicable law
   • elements that bear resemblance to any third-party intellectual property
   • any assets from games not owned by EXOR Studios
   • any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, corrupted files, or any other similar software or program
   • obscene, indecent, pornographic, offensive, defamatory, fraudulent, threatening, hateful, or blasphemous content
   • content that is likely to bring EXOR Studios, its affiliates and products into controversy and disrepute.
   We know that some of these statements are vague, but we reserve the right to decide whether any of the points above are applicable subjectively. As long as you don’t pirate 3rd party content and stick to good taste - you will be fine. Remember that there are humans on the other side of the screen.
7. EXOR Studios does not guarantee that all published mods will be checked for law or the Rules of Modding Conduct infringements.
8. By publishing a mod for The Riftbreaker, you guarantee that you are the rightful creator of its contents and personally guarantee that it does not break any of the rules set by EXOR Studios. EXOR Studios will not be held accountable for any instability, damages, losses, and other problems that might arise from using your mod.
9. EXOR Studios reserves the right to revoke anyone the right to author and distribute mods in case there is a breach of the Rules of Modding Conduct.
10. EXOR Studios reserves the exclusive right to make decisions in cases not mentioned in the Rules of Modding Conduct in order to uphold the good standing of the company, the game, and its community.
11. If you have any questions regarding modding and if you’re unsure if your work is compliant with the Rules of Modding Conduct, please contact EXOR Staff on Discord - www.discord.gg/exorstudios.

We hope that these rules will help both you and us in the long run.

EXOR Studios