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Guide: Resource Credits
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Introduction
Resource credits are not only a kind way of saying 'thanks!' to the creator of your mesh/texture/artwork, but also encourages them usually to make more! These sorts of resources are an essential part of creating for many Sims creators, and we ask for the creators of these resources to be credited for a few reasons:
Because of this, MTS has the following policy on resource credits::
For this reason, we strongly recommend all uploads provide full attributions and follow all copyright laws and terms of service/creator policies. However, the choice is yours. Uploads without attributions or which do not follow the creator's policy will still be approved, but as mentioned above, they are potentially more vulnerable to copyright claims from the creators of any resources used.
These guidelines only apply if you:
These guidelines do not apply if you:
This really depends on who the creator is and their policy. So do check if the site or the creator has a Terms of Use page or some sort of policy, carefully read through it and check that they accept anything for non-commercial usage. If they do accept non-commercial use, then that's awesome! If they don't, we trust you to not use their work. If they don't have any policy or a note saying that you can use their work, it should be fine.
Note: Pinterest, google search images, or any other third party image hosting site do not count as good sites to get your images from since they aren't the original creators of the images.
When crediting, do make sure you label:
If you made all the textures yourself however, please do mention this in your description. If you've hosted the image/texture/mesh you made on another site we would really love to see a link as well! :)
If you want to know more about this and how to apply this successfully to your description, please scroll down to see our great guide that will certainly help you if in doubt and also has some lovely free goodies as well!
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Examples
Example incorrect #1
Wood textures: http://cloaks.deviantart.com/art/Dark-Wood-Texture-Pack-100478218
Why was it wrong?
Because it didn't include the creator's name in the text
Example correct #1
Wood textures by Cloaks: http://cloaks.deviantart.com/art/Dark-Wood-Texture-Pack-100478218
Why was it correct?
Because we included the creator's name in the text! :)
Example incorrect #2
Texture by Mayang: http://mayang.com/textures/Architectural/html/Concrete%20and%20Cement/index.html
It does not give the name of texture was used, and links to a page with many textures, making it difficult or impossible to track down
Example correct #2
Concrete wall scratches texture by Mayang: http://mayang.com/textures/Architectural/html/Concrete%20and%20Cement/index.html
Because we mentioned the name of the texture and linked it to a page that only shows our Concrete Walls so it's easier to see and find! :)
Example incorrect #3
Digory Doodles font by Holds Worth Design: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/
It links to the main page of a site with hundreds of fonts, which makes it difficult for us to find the font in question
Example correct #3
Digory Doodles font by Holds Worth Design: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/digory-doodles
The link is going to the correct font page that was being used so it's much easier to find them!
Example incorrect #4
Dark pink cosmos flower by Kitt Hodsen
There is no link
Example correct #4
Dark pink cosmos flower by Kitt Hodsen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dark_pink_cosmos_flower.jpg
Because we shared the image's name, the creator, and the correct link! Yay!
Example incorrect #5
Stitch picture https://www.google.ca/search?q=stitch&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPosW2soHSAhWl54MKHQjSBawQ_AUICCgB&biw=2560&bih=1307#imgrc=_
Search engine results are not acceptable sources. It does not list the name of the creator or provide any info about their Terms of Use. We also have no way of knowing which picture was used from those results.
Example correct #5
"Get Well Soon" Stitch fan art by ArisaJune http://lilo-and-stitch-art.deviantart.com/art/Get-well-soon-645216687
Because we're linking it to the orignal source so we can easily check the Terms of Use and know which image is being used! :)
Tutorials - General (All games)
Can't remember where you got that awesome texture you downloaded three years ago and stuck in a nameless folder on your desktop? Struggling to get Tumblr links right? Let's see if we can fix that.
Google Image Search can be a life-saver. You can upload an image from your computer and google will search the internet for pictures that match. It's not flawless, but it can be a great place to start. If you have not renamed the files you downloaded, you can also try copying the filename into a google text search.
Since Tumblr links can be tricky for people to use correctly, a quick mini-tutorial! When crediting a resource that was originally posted on Tumblr, make sure to use a link that permanently leads to the actual post. Pointing your links at tags, or people's main blogs is not ideal because when people post more things the item you want to link to can be lost pretty quickly. However, because many Tumblr blogs have one of numerous custom themes, it can be difficult to find the correct link sometimes. The easiest way to find the permanent link to a Tumblr post on someone's blog is to find the post's date and click on that. Depending on the user's blog theme the date may be formatted as numbers (13/06/2016), a "relative" time (5 months ago) or a normal date (June 13, 2016). You may need to mouse-over the post to make the date come up. Alternatively, if you see text which says "permalink" next to the post you want, that should also work.
The correct URL will be formatted in the following manner: "examplesimsblog.tumblr.com/post/14757141951/texture-download". Notice that the blog's name forms the first part of the URL, and that "/post/" followed by a string of numbers makes up the next part. That is what all permanent Tumblr links look like. If the link uses a different format than that, it is not a correct permanent link. Some common examples of incorrect links include things like "examplesimsblog.tumblr.com" or "examplesimsblog.tumblr.com/tagged/textures", both of which are not permanent. If you have a correct permanent link you should be able to see a full list of "notes" (likes and reblogs by other Tumblr users) after the end of the post.
Want some help finding great resources to use? Yeah you do! Here's a list of some sites that we MTSers have verified for ourselves and found useful. Obviously there's a lot more stuff out there on the internet, but these sites can be a great starting place. Keep in mind that you should still double check the copyright/policy of things found on these sites for yourself, as some feature both free and non-free content.
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