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General rules
Official page: This page is maintained by Frozenbyte, the developers of Starbase, and cannot be edited by users. Information on this page has been confirmed to be correct at the time of writing (please get in touch if you notice anything odd or outdated).
Starbase Rules
- Rules for the main page
- General rules for streaming rules, copyright notice, etc
- Gameplay rules for gameplay rules and clarifications (safe zones, blueprints)
- Wiki rules
Legal
This page is a collection of rules around Starbase, such as streaming and posting videos.
General rules summary
- Streaming and posting videos is allowed (+ see below)
- Content (incl. videos) using Starbase should include our copyright notice
- Questions? Contact our CMs in Discord or DM JoelFB#7362
Copyright notice
General notice for e.g. videos and streaming
If you create content based on Starbase (for example videos), we ask you to put this notice somewhere in the text description:
"Starbase" and its characters, music and other material copyright © Frozenbyte Oy, used with permission but without endorsement.
Screenshots and images
Copyright notice for screenshots and images:
Starbase screenshots/images copyright © Frozenbyte Oy
The laws in many countries allow the use of screenshots and images as-is with a copyright notice. If you wish to receive an explicit permission for your project, please get in touch with us.
Music
Using Starbase music in a Starbase-related video is ok, provided that credit is given like this:
"Starbase" and its music and other material copyright © Frozenbyte Oy, used with permission but without endorsement. Music tracks primarily composed by Marcus Warner with additional tracks by Antti Martikainen and ambient tracks by Sauli Lehtinen; soundtrack available.
Alternatively, if you only use one or more songs by a specific composer, feel free to add the song name and composer separately, like this:
"Starbase" and its music and other material copyright © Frozenbyte Oy, used with permission but without endorsement. Music track "Pandemonium" composed by Marcus Warner; soundtrack available.
Larger works such as fansites
For larger works based on Starbase, such as fansites, here's our official full copyright:
"Starbase" game copyright © Frozenbyte Oy, used with permission but without endorsement. "Starbase" is a trademark or registered trademark of Frozenbyte Oy in the U.S. and other countries. For more information, please visit the official Frozenbyte website.
Fan fiction
For fan fiction, such as using Starbase characters or the Starbase universe in a fan work, we allow it provided that:
- Any fan fiction is not for profit
- Our (Frozenbyte) copyright is recognized, for example like this:
Starbase and the Starbase universe and its characters are the intellectual property and copyright © of Frozenbyte Oy, used without endorsement.- ... and this notice is featured prominently in the fan fiction work, for example on the cover page of a longer novella or book
Fan merchandise
At this point we do not allow fan merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, etc). We are looking into allowing this in the future by partnering up with the most popular fan merchandise sites.
Other
We reserve all other rights not mentioned here. If you have an idea that involves Starbase, please get in touch. (using Starbase for any commercial
The notice can be placed in English, or translated into the used language as long as it conveys the same meaning.
Streaming and videos
During Closed Alpha we would kindly ask everybody to be mindful of the fact that the game is still in Closed Alpha, and generally speaking not ready for a larger audience. We have a rule of thumb for videos and streams during Closed Alpha:
- Creating and posting videos that make it clear that the game is in Closed Alpha are ok but please don't do a "review" video. We don't want reviews right now because the game is not ready for it. Reviews are fine when we are asking money for the game, i.e. in Early Access. Even after Early Access launch it should be noted that the game will be improving on a weekly basis so many EA launch reviews will be out-of-date very fast.
There is no NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) for Closed Alpha.
We will start inviting big streamers to the game around Early Access launch. However if you have a sizable audience (1000+) and have received access to the game, please let us know so we can keep track and keep you updated on the latest changes.
General guidelines
Streaming and posting videos about Starbase is ok. You are also free to use Starbase music in videos that are related to Starbase, and monetize those videos (however monetizing the music otherwise is not permitted).
Re-posting official videos
Re-posting our official videos as-is is allowed but you must not try to pass them off as your original content. Creating translations in your local language is also allowed.
We want to foster original content around the game so we always recommend adding e.g. your own commentary.
You are allowed to take snippets from any official videos and provide commentary or other original content on top or in addition to the official snippet.
In all cases, we kindly ask a link to the original official video and/or the Frozenbyte YouTube channel.
Special permissions
Special permissions can be granted for projects that are interesting and benefit the game. However, we reserve the right to cancel any permissions later if there are unforeseen consequences (including but not limited to a technique exposing the game to cheaters and us having to ban all tampering with that technique).
Note: NEVER download any third party program or script unless you can verify it comes from a trusted source and does not contain malware or viruses. We do not officially recommend or endorse any of these projects and they are not needed to play Starbase. Information on this page is provided for clarity on what is allowed (whether experimental or not) and what is not.
Current permissions
| Description | Requested by | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReShade (for changing graphics output) | General | 🟢 Allowed | Until further notice | |
| Memory reading | General | ⛔ Not allowed | ||
| Shadow game streaming* | General | 🟢 Allowed | Until further notice | |
| *Compatibility with Shadow game streaming/Ghost is not guaranteed and has not been officially tested. | ||||
Note that generally speaking all tampering with the game files and memory and output is prohibited. If you have an idea for a project, please get in touch (Discord #starbase-questions) and we may grant a special permission for the project.
Any permission may be revoked at any time, and past permission is not indicative of future permission.