I just noticed that CGTextures recently (within the last week) set up an account system and is no longer (as far as I know they used to) allowing people to release their images as textures in maps or in texture packs, even if modified. So I wanted to know if anyone else has a good website which does allow their images to be redistributed (I guess that would make it a website with open-source textures?).
That said, links to websites with Textures and not Texture packs would be appreciated.
Worst comes to worst, I can take my DSLR outside and take some photos to use as textures…
However, I don’t think there would be an legal issue of you using a texture (and modifying it) and using it in your map. I think you’ll be fine as long as: You don’t charge for the map (Which you can’t anyways based on the Source SDK liscence) and B, give credit to CGTextures in the readme.
The liscence agreements haven’t changed on cgtextures. It is simply that someone was using proxies and costing the guy a fortune. The accounts are free and have a 25 textures a day limit on them.
ah, got it. I thought there was a change in policy when it made me check a box next to “you are not allowed to distribute any textures, modified or not, as textures or in a texture pack”
