Can i use Chernarus+ for a ArmA 3 mission ?

[Richie 330]

I'm making a mission for me and my 4 buddies, we all own ArmA 3 and we all own Dayz SA, so is it allowed to use the Chernarus+ map for my mission ?

To me i think it's perfectly fine to do so, we all own the game and it's just like using AiA TP, we play a map from a differet BIS game and play it in ArmA 3.

My mate however thinks it might not be legal and i'd better double check.

So here i am, I know it can be done but my question is, am i allowed to do this ?

[filamod 3]

I think so. I've always loved Chernarus map especially in A3 :o

[654wak654 25]

Legally, no.

It's not just like running All in Arma TP. Those were release open-source sometime around arma 3 release (Before-After don't know). Where in DayZ SA it's still a licenced map of the publisher.

[alduric 10]

90% Of communities i know use old cherno+ leaked pbos ( Works best with a3 ) and no1 do anything with it for year now? So i think its not a big deal for BI then?

[slatts 1978]

No you can't.

[Richie 330]

Some say yes and some say no, Impossible to know who is correct :confused:

Hopefully a passing mod will stop by with the correct info :)

[bullhorn 18]

You can't use it but nobody has the power to stop you.

[rekkless 240]

There is guides on Youtube on how to do it. Be aware though I think Cherno+ is 4.6 gig on its own.

[654wak654 25]

There is guides on Youtube on how to do it. Be aware though I think Cherno+ is 4.6 gig on its own.

Did you even read the post?

[kbbw123 115]

Okay like slatts and 654wak654 its legally NOT allowed. if you do it and make a public mission for it you will breach the DayZ EULA and bis will take legal action against you.

[rekkless 240]

Did you even read the post?

Well the thread title and OP have two different meaning. "Can" you use Cherno+ in ArmA 3, Yes physically you can. But it is a massive map with a lot of data. Are you allowed to, well according to some reports you might not be allowed to.

But then again I haven't seen anywhere any information that would suggest you legally can't use it.

I mean so long as it were for private use you probably wouldn't get into any trouble, I mean at one stage someone made Simpsons Doom and no one got sued.

So 'Can' and 'Allowed' are two very different things.

[slatts 1978]

Sharing Cherna+ with your mates is redistribution. Which you are no allowed to do. It's also not like using AiA. As AiA is legal under the EULA and Data licenses, DayZ and it's contents are not legal to use in Arma under any circumstances.

The OP asks "Am I allowed" and the answer is a firm, no if and's or buts. No you cannot.

Just to make triple clear.

Regardless if people have guides on Youtube,

Regardless if people have done it before,

Regardless of if 90% communities you know do it,

Regardless if you love it and think so,

You cannot use Cherna+ in Arma 3.

[Richie 330]

Sharing Cherna+ with your mates is redistribution. Which you are no allowed to do.

That wasn't what i was planning though, as i said in my OP, I own A3 and Dayz SA, my group also own A3 and Dayz SA, so no files will be shared as we all own the required files.

What i'm asking is if i'm allowed to create and host a mission where all players will need to own the required files, namely A3 and Dayz SA.

So much conflicting info and wild guessing, I'm hoping a forum moderator will know the real answer, I'll wait until then :)

[slatts 1978]

That wasn't what i was planning though, as i said in my OP, I own A3 and Dayz SA, my group also own A3 and Dayz SA, so no files will be shared as we all own the required files.

What i'm asking is if i'm allowed to create and host a mission where all players will need to own the required files, namely A3 and Dayz SA.

So much conflicting info and wild guessing, I'm hoping a forum moderator will know the real answer, I'll wait until then :)

Again here's my favorite word.

Regardless of if your mates do it themselves, it is still not allowed.

You don't need to wait on a forum moderator. They'll say the same as me and anyone who says it's OK doesn't know what they are talking about and have a complete lack of respect of the EULA they agreed to when they installed the game.

[kbbw123 115]

You do know that you can find the terms of agrement for DayZ somwhere right? read through it and your question will be explained

Edit:

this is at the last part of the Lincence of DayZ as it is now read this carefully:

Except for the limited purpose of indicating to the public that the Licensed Material is shared under this Public License, Bohemia Interactive a.s. does not authorize the use by either party of the trademarks "Arma", "Bohemia Interactive", "DAYZ" or any related trademark or logo of Arma or Bohemia Interactive or DAYZ without the prior written consent of Bohemia Interactive a.s.

Edited March 11, 2015 by KBBW123

[Belbo 462]

Here's an excerpt from the DayZ Standalone's EULA, which actually applies to this problem:

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/221100/manuals/DayZ_Public_Alpha_Manual.pdf?t=1417020573

3. End User's Obligations

A. As a Subject to the Grant of License herein above, you may not, in

whole or in part, copy, duplicate, reproduce, translate, reverse-engineer,

modify, disassemble, decompile, derive source code, create derivative

works based on the Program, remove any proprietary notices or labels

from the Program or otherwise modify the Program without the prior

written consent of the Licensor.

[Kerc Kasha 102]

That wasn't what i was planning though, as i said in my OP, I own A3 and Dayz SA, my group also own A3 and Dayz SA, so no files will be shared as we all own the required files.

What i'm asking is if i'm allowed to create and host a mission where all players will need to own the required files, namely A3 and Dayz SA.

So much conflicting info and wild guessing, I'm hoping a forum moderator will know the real answer, I'll wait until then :)

Buddy, you can do whatever you like privately you just can't post it or post about it here. That's all

[slatts 1978]

You're still breaking the EULA.