would like to "clone" civ 4 caveman to cosmos

[phillip1882]

a project i was thinking about working on, would be, in game maker to have roughly 3/4 of cavemen to cosmos. it would be a big undertaking probably taking me a year. but i feel i need permission from fraxis to do this, as i intend to make the game free.

 

[Lemon Merchant]

You probably should also get the permission of the C2C team as well. Ripping off someone's mod is something that you should at least get their blessing about, don't you think?

 

[Quintillus]

I agree with Lemon Merchant - if you are building on someone else's work to a significant degree, you should at least let them know ahead of time. If you have a good plan they may well be approving.

I also suspect you are underestimating the size of the project greatly. C2C has been the work of many people over many years, building on top of a game that was built by a large team over 1-2 years (plus another 2 for expansions). I've seen far less ambitious projects sputter out after the creators realize how much there is to do. I might advise instead offering to contribute to C2C, as I know they still have a wish list of features and things to refine.