This section is for giving things away: tilesets, sprites, music, sound effects, scripts, fonts, templates. Creators who share free stuff are the backbone of every game dev community, so first of all: thank you.
The two rules:
Quick license cheat sheet for anyone new to this:
Also consider posting your pack in the Resources section of the site, which handles versions, reviews, and downloads properly. A thread here is a great companion for discussion.
The two rules:
- Only share what you have the right to share. Your own work, or work under a license that permits redistribution. No ripped commercial assets, no repackaging someone else's pack.
- State the license clearly in your post. Can it be used commercially? Does it need credit? Can people edit it? Three sentences saves a hundred questions.
Quick license cheat sheet for anyone new to this:
- CC0: do anything, credit optional. The most generous option.
- CC-BY: do anything, but credit the creator.
- "Free for use in your projects": fine, but say whether that includes commercial projects, and whether redistribution of the raw files is allowed.
Also consider posting your pack in the Resources section of the site, which handles versions, reviews, and downloads properly. A thread here is a great companion for discussion.