Hello!
I don't know how many of you will remember but there was a programmer, or team rather, for RPG Maker VX. The programmer was called Vladislaus and the group was Vampyr Coders.
They made a number of different scripts such as an action battle system as well as an incredibly detailed MMORPG script. I recently re-discovered the MMORPG script, called Vampyr Net Gaming, and formulated a nice idea to make an online game with RPG Maker VX.
I had the idea that I would go on to sell the game to get money for server hosting as it can be very expensive. Then I read the bundled EULA which says it cannot be used commercially.
The EULA itself was in the "Server" folder leading me to think "does it mean I can't use the server software commercially or does it mean the whole script?"
I then went on a quest to try to track down and contact Vladislaus and the Vampyr Coders team. I tried two different email addresses, which both sent back an error sending message, I tried both websites supplied and when I discovered they were dead I navigated to
Archive.org and viewed the website when it was running and could not find any new contact information.
Which leads me here, my last hope. I really don't want to give up on my project and I can't feasibly give the game away for free due to hosting expenses that will no doubt incur.
Does anyone know how I can contact Vladislaus or the Vampyr Coders team to obtain permission?
OR
Do people think that it is fully dead and they would not mind me using it commercially?
OR
Do you think the line from the EULA ("it cannot be used commercially") is referring to the server-side software or the scripts in full?
Obviously I want to do the right thing and get permission but all the people that were credited to this system have vanished off the face of the internet.
Sorry for the long post. I hope one of you can help.