Porting content

Overview

Porting assets (textures, meshes, sounds, etc.) from one game to another is generally not allowed on NexusMods, unless the company or person that owns the rights to the game in question (rights holder) has explicitly given permission to port their assets. On this page, you will find information on certain companies' stance on the porting of their assets.

General Rules

There are a few general rules that you must follow when publishing ported assets on NexusMods:

• You must have permission from the rights holder.
• You must adhere to the terms set by the rights holder.
• You must credit the rights holder and any other parties involved.
• You must own a legal copy of the game(s) the assets are ported to and from.
• Your usage of the assets may not be for commercial purposes.
• Your usage of the assets may not reflect negatively on the rights holder.
• Your usage of the assets may not be presented as being endorsed or supported by the rights holder unless otherwise specified by the rights holder.
• Your usage of the assets may not challenge the copyright of the rights holder.

Specific Terms

The following section lists the rights holders whom we have information on regarding their stance on porting of assets. Please be sure to check the sources for more details surrounding the terms set by the rights holder.

Rights holder	Details	Source(s)
Bioware	Allows porting of assets within the 'Dragon Age' series.	NexusMods forums
CD Projekt RED	Allows porting of assets within the 'The Witcher' series. Allows porting of assets from 'The Witcher 1' and 'The Witcher 2', and usually grants permission to port assets from 'The Witcher 3' when asked.	CDPR Forums (confirmed in communications between Nexus Mods and CDPR)
Egosoft	Allows limited porting of assets within the 'X' series. Extensive porting of large quantities of assets is subject to explicit permission from Egosoft.	E-mail correspondence
En Masse/Bluehole Studios	Allows porting of certain assets (weapons and armor only) from TERA Online.	TERA mod - see Permissions, Author's notes
GSC Game World	Allows porting of assets from 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R.' games.	GSC forums
Konami	Allows porting of assets from 'Metal Gear Solid' games.	E-mail correspondence
Microsoft	Allows porting of assets under strict rules (rules found in the source).	Game Content Usage Rules
Nexon	Does not allow porting of assets.	Terms and Conditions
Piranha Bytes	Does not allow porting of assets.	E-mail correspondence
Riot Games	Allows porting of assets from 'League of Legends' (excluding game/studio logos).	Legal Jibber Jabber
Square Enix (Platinum Games)	Does not allow porting of assets.	EULA (Restrictions)
Ubisoft	Grants authorisation for porting assets on a case-by-case basis.	Terms of Service E-mail correspondence
Volition	Allows porting of assets from Saints Row 3 and 4.	Tweet Tweet image backup
Zenimax Media Inc (Bethesda Game Studios, Arkane Studios, id Software, Machine Games, Tango Gameworks, Battlecry Studios, Vir2L Studios)	Does not allow porting of assets under any circumstances.	Terms of Service

Notes

If you have information regarding a certain rights holder's stance on porting assets from their game(s), please send a PM to Zaldiir.