discussion, opinion,
Democracy. What people need and want are choices in all matters - that serves equally well for FPSC.
If something offers you a choice - you have just that. You can choose to use something, include it or not - the choice is yours.
If you dont have a choice - you cant choose - its as simple as that. Whatever feature you refer to regarding FPSC - the same applies - you either got a choice or you dont.
With regard to any Splash Screen requirement in particular.
Apparently as I understand it - you will have a choice (at a price) - to license the product or not and show or not show the FPSC Spalsh Screen.
I dont think its unreasonable for TGC to expect games made with non licensed versions to carry their Splash Screen, as I believe that the unlicensed product is reasonably priced, considering the amount of investment required to develop it.
As many here and TGC I presume too? would wish to see further development - then a commercial decison based on investment/return says that in order to achieve that there must be a way or raising the funding necessary to do that, whilst at the same still time making the same product available to a wider audience and user base, than would otherwise be the case.
Thus you will have a number of purchase and pricing options to suit all whilst giving everyone the same quality product.
Seems like being fair and necessary business sense to me without which I dont think you would be seeing the product come into existance at all. Well done TGC.
As to the choice of using the Splash Screen I personally would not mind in any case showing that a game was made with a particular product or products. e.g. I would also like to add credits to my game (maybe someone here will help me out with something - would you not like or insist on a credit?).
I must say though I would like to be able to make the choice of how and where the Credits appear. Its just a design preference.
I dont think that many users in any case are going to make a game of such stature that it would be degrading to show some credits - It may even be benificial to have a long list as it seems more profeesional in some ways to show there may be many involved in its making.
Besides its something to watch while the game end soundtrack plays