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>>534670

That's good advice. You've been quite helpful ... have a good week.

Fair? Definitely fair to pay for a legit copy once I start earning. Autodesk has also taken a huge step in introducing a (sort of) reasonable substitute in Maya LT. It's a great move, and worth supporting.

The full subscription is beyond me, unless I have a successful game. I'll subscribe for one year of Maya LT to try and cover my ass ...

Here's the thing, if I earn a decent sum (let's be honest, I'm new to this and have a ton of obstacles, especially talent and visibility), I'll definitely pay for the full license as well.

I'm thinking, it would be good to pirate Maya LT for now. And pay its annual fees before I publish the game.

Thanks for helping me ...

>>534665

Thanks for your thoughts brother. If I understand you correctly, I could possibly get in trouble since the Maya LT and Full Maya licenses would differ correct?

I'm also wondering ... how DO these people get caught in the first place? Is there some metadata in the fbx files or in the game assets somewhere? Since I'm a one-man setup, I suppose it would be difficult to figure out which softwares I'm using ...

>>534662

The Maya LT idea is fantastic. I'm ashamed not to have thought of it earlier. Thanks a lot!!

I'll grab the Maya LT monthly subscription for a few months around the time I publish the game. I'll check out if it's legal to use assets once the sub has been paused/discontinued ...

I'm only just starting out in game dev, so I'm quite ignorant about a lot of things.

I'll be using Unreal Engine, and since the asset pipeline is much better than Blender's (not to mention better animation tools), I've decided to pick Maya to start learning 3D modeling and animation.

My question is: Assuming I have zero ethical problems with it, should I use a pirated copy of Maya in a commercial inndie PC game? I'll be working all by me lonesome, without any partner or freelancer. My hunch is that this should be fine as long as I keep my mouth shut. What do you say?

Thanks for your time!