A fairly recurring question these days is whether SDK example assets can be used in your own projects. As such, we've put together a few pointers on what is and isn't allowed with regards to CryENGINE, Crysis & FarCry asset usage:

RULES FOR CRYENGINE IP USAGE

• You are not allowed to import Crysis assets into the FarCry Sandbox Editor or the CryENGINE 3 Free SDK.
• You are allowed to use the CryENGINE 3 Free SDK sample assets in the Crysis, Crysis Wars and Crysis 2 Mod SDKs.
• All FarCry assets belong to Ubisoft and as such may not be used within the CryENGINE 2 or CryENGINE 3 SDKs.
• All Crysis IP rights belong to EA, however, you are allowed to use Crysis assets with CryENGINE 2's Crysis and Crysis Wars SDKs as well as CryENGINE 3's Crysis 2 Mod SDK.
• For commercial projects, all assets must be original. You are not permitted to use SDK sample assets.
• For non-commercial projects, all Free SDK assets are available to you.

For the full list of legal terms & conditions, you can find the EULA for the CryENGINE 3 Free SDK right here on CryDev: ucp.php?mode=terms

If you have any questions regarding asset creation, please check out the relevant subforum in this CE3 section and I'm sure our community or a Crytek dev can help you out.


Personal Use
Please note that "personal use" of assets is irrelevant. It doesn't matter whether you're using it for personal use, private use, public use, commercial use or any scenario, the EULA must be adhered to in all circumstances.

This is kind of a given, but what we really want to know is what extent of the included content is regarded "assets"? All textures - including detail maps, colour charts etc? All sounds - including physics collision sounds, foley sounds and ambient soundscapes? Script examples such as AI behaviours?

Once we get a clarification on this, it's possible to start planning which assets need to be produced - recreating the entire library of surface type particles & sounds is no small task...

I assume that content required for the engine (think textures for shaders) is ok.

I'll ask for further clarification on the rest tomorrow as they fall into a grey area.

Is there an update on this yet?

Are we permitted to use Particle XML's but exchange the textures used with custom made ones ?

I was hoping we could still use the particle effects and the sounds.

Seems like a lot of work for an indie developer to do when what we need is right there. And we're still giving 20% of all revenue to Crytek :/

Well, we are paying for the engine itself, which takes lots of years to develop. Making your own sounds is easy and just fun ... Particle Effects are a bit more tricky but doable.

Yes true, and I agree. I don't mind making my own sounds because I will have to do that at some point. But I'm not up for making my own particles at this point

Yes but think of it like this, it takes more than twice that work to make those assets as well as a new engine of your own.

Updated the OP with some more information

That is nice but where is the information about what are example assets and what are no example assets? Is it in the EULA maybe I didn't read that yet. I mean that information was promised 1 month ago...

I will correct you. For non-commercial use you can import and edit any asset you want, its not a crime, because its impossible even to make the statement of claim in court without a crime. Until we see that statement on MyCryENGINE web site or in official engine's FAQ, this is just the thread that you invented by yourself. And don't limit the modders\devs rights on ideas, it isn't fair.

These points have been checked by our lawyers. As mentioned in the post, this is all in the EULA:

Yes, right. But there's nothing about replicating UBISOFT games, or nothing about that UBISOFT owns Far Cry, and its has prohibited to port assets into CryENGINE. Nothing.

You might hear from Ubisoft though