Copyright © 2026 tacyeet. All rights reserved.

This Proprietary Software License Agreement ("License") governs the use, copying, distribution, and modification of the Warring Nations Minecraft mod ("Software") created and distributed by tacyeet ("Licensor," "we," "us," or "our").

By downloading, installing, copying, accessing, distributing, or using the Software, you agree to be bound by this License. If you do not agree to this License, you may not use, copy, distribute, or otherwise access the Software.

1. Nature of the Software

The Software is proprietary and source-available.

The Software is provided free of charge and is intended to remain free of charge. Nothing in this License grants any person the right to sell, sublicense, rent, lease, or otherwise charge for access to the Software itself.

The public availability of the Software's source code, including through GitHub, does not make the Software open source and does not grant any rights beyond those expressly provided by this License.

2. Ownership

The Software is licensed, not sold.

The Licensor retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, including all copyrights and other intellectual-property rights owned by the Licensor.

No ownership interest in the Software is transferred to you.

Except for the limited permissions expressly granted by this License, no rights are granted to you, whether by implication, estoppel, exhaustion, course of dealing, or otherwise.

3. Grant of License

Subject to your continued compliance with this License, the Licensor grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to:

(a) download and install the Software;
(b) use the Software for personal, educational, testing, or community purposes;
(c) operate the Software on a Minecraft server;
(d) include an unmodified copy of the Software in a Modpack, provided the requirements of this License are satisfied; and
(e) allow players or other users to use the Software through a compliant Minecraft server or Modpack.

This License does not grant permission to modify, fork, rebrand, repackage, sell, sublicense, or independently redistribute the Software except as expressly permitted by this License.

4. Official Distribution

The official distribution location for the Software is the Licensor's designated CurseForge project.

You may link to, reference, or direct users to the official CurseForge distribution.

You may not independently mirror, re-upload, host, bundle, package, or distribute the Software through another distribution service, file host, website, repository, launcher, marketplace, or other channel unless the Licensor has given prior written permission.

This restriction applies even if the copy being distributed is unchanged.

A Modpack may include or obtain an unmodified copy of the Software through an otherwise authorized distribution process, provided that the Modpack does not alter, rehost, or replace the Software and does not violate any other part of this License.

The Licensor may designate additional official distribution locations in writing.

5. Free Availability

The Software itself must remain freely obtainable. You may not:

(a) charge a fee specifically for access to the Software;
(b) place the Software behind a paywall;
(c) require a purchase, subscription, membership, donation, tip, contribution, advertisement interaction, or other payment or consideration as a condition of obtaining the Software;
(d) sell copies of the Software;
(e) rent or lease access to the Software;
(f) sublicense the Software; or
(g) represent access to the Software as a paid product.

This restriction applies regardless of the name or form of the transaction. Calling a required payment a "donation," "supporter payment," "membership," "priority access," "contribution," or similar term does not change the nature of the transaction.

A server operator may independently monetize its server, website, community, or other services, provided that such monetization does not violate this License and does not make the Software itself a paid product or connect the Software to prohibited gambling or chance-based monetization described below.

6. Modification and Derivative Works

You may not modify the Software without prior written permission from the Licensor, except to the extent a restriction is prohibited by applicable law. This prohibition includes, without limitation:

(a) modifying source code;
(b) modifying compiled files;
(c) modifying assets included with the Software;
(d) creating modified builds;
(e) creating forks;
(f) translating or adapting the Software;
(g) decompiling, disassembling, or reverse-engineering the Software for the purpose of creating or assisting in creating a derivative or competing work;
(h) creating a compatibility version, replacement, continuation, or substantially similar work based on the Software; or
(i) distributing any work derived from or incorporating the Software.

Where applicable law grants a right that cannot lawfully be restricted by contract, that right is not affected by this section.

7. Source Code

Source code made publicly available by the Licensor is provided for source availability and inspection only, subject to this License.

Publication of source code does not grant permission to modify, fork, compile, distribute, relicense, sublicense, sell, or create derivative works from that source code.

You may view and obtain publicly available source code through the locations designated by the Licensor, subject to the terms of this License.

You may not use the source code to create or distribute a competing product or unauthorized derivative of the Software.

8. Attribution and Branding

You must preserve all copyright notices, license notices, attribution notices, and other proprietary notices included with the Software. You may not remove, obscure, alter, or replace such notices.

You may not claim authorship of the Software or any substantial portion of it.

You may not represent an unauthorized modification, fork, re-upload, mirror, or derivative build as an official release of Warring Nations or as a release created, approved, sponsored, or endorsed by tacyeet.

You may not use the Licensor's name, trademarks, logos, or branding in a manner that falsely suggests endorsement, sponsorship, partnership, or affiliation.

9. Modpacks

You may include an unmodified copy of the Software in a Modpack, provided that:

(a) the Software itself remains freely obtainable;
(b) the Software is not modified;
(c) the Modpack does not rehost or replace the official distribution of the Software;
(d) this License remains included with the Software where reasonably practicable;
(e) all copyright and attribution notices are preserved; and
(f) the Modpack otherwise complies with this License.

Nothing in this section authorizes you to create a modified version of the Software or to distribute a standalone copy outside the authorized distribution conditions of this License.

10. Prohibited Gambling and Wagering

You may not use the Software on, in connection with, or as a component of any system that connects real-world monetary value to gambling, wagering, or chance-based rewards.

For purposes of this License, a prohibited gambling or wagering system exists where real-world money or other Real-World Value is used, directly or indirectly, to obtain, fund, access, activate, improve, or participate in a wager, gambling mechanic, randomized paid outcome, or substantially similar chance-based system associated with the Software.

"Real-World Value" means money or anything that has monetary, resale, exchange, redemption, or other economic value outside the game.

This restriction applies regardless of: (a) the name given to the transaction; (b) whether the payment occurs inside or outside Minecraft; (c) whether the payment and game mechanic occur at different times; (d) whether different currencies or items are used; (e) whether different websites, servers, plugins, mods, accounts, or services are involved; or (f) whether the system is operated by different persons or entities.

11. Indirect Gambling and Circumvention

You may not avoid the gambling restrictions in this License by using an intermediary transaction, currency, item, service, account, marketplace, website, server, plugin, mod, or other mechanism.

The following are prohibited when connected to a gambling or wagering mechanic involving the Software:

(a) purchasing in-game currency with real-world money and wagering that currency;
(b) purchasing keys, tokens, credits, tickets, spins, rolls, entries, or similar items with real-world money and using them for a chance-based outcome;
(c) purchasing a rank, package, subscription, donation, or other product that provides gambling attempts, gambling currency, entries, or access to gambling;
(d) purchasing an item that can be exchanged, converted, transferred, or redeemed for something used in gambling;
(e) providing gambling attempts, entries, credits, or currency as a benefit of a paid transaction;
(f) using multiple currencies or exchanges to disguise the connection between real-world payment and gambling;
(g) moving the payment or gambling mechanic to another server, website, platform, account, or service for the purpose or effect of avoiding this License; or
(h) otherwise structuring transactions so that the economic substance is materially equivalent to a prohibited system.

A system is not made compliant merely because no money changes hands at the exact moment the wager or randomized event occurs.

12. Paid Randomized Rewards

You may not use the Software to facilitate a system in which real-world money or anything obtained through a real-world transaction provides access to a randomized, chance-based, or uncertain reward. This includes, without limitation: (a) paid loot boxes; (b) paid crates; (c) paid mystery boxes; (d) paid keys; (e) paid spins; (f) paid rolls; (g) paid wheels; (h) paid prize draws; (i) jackpots; and (j) substantially similar mechanics.

A system does not become permitted merely because an identical or substantially similar reward can also be obtained for free through gameplay, voting, quests, achievements, playtime, promotions, or other non-monetary activity.

13. Gambling Winnings and Real-World Value

You may not use the Software in connection with a gambling or wagering system where winnings, prizes, gambling-related assets, or other gambling outcomes can directly or indirectly: (a) be redeemed for money; (b) be exchanged for goods or services; (c) be exchanged for cryptocurrency, gift cards, or other Real-World Value; (d) be sold or transferred through an external marketplace for Real-World Value; (e) be monetized outside the game; or (f) otherwise be used to obtain Real-World Value.

The use of an intermediary currency, item, website, marketplace, account, or service does not remove this restriction.

14. Permitted Non-Monetized Gameplay

Nothing in this License prohibits ordinary gameplay mechanics that have no connection to Real-World Value. Subject to all other terms of this License, the Software may be used with:

(a) ordinary in-game economies;
(b) player trading;
(c) wagering using assets earned exclusively through gameplay;
(d) war betting or predictions using ordinary non-monetizable in-game assets;
(e) randomized rewards obtained entirely through gameplay, voting, quests, achievements, playtime, daily rewards, or other activities that do not require or facilitate a real-world transaction; and
(f) server monetization that is otherwise lawful and does not create a prohibited connection between Real-World Value and gambling, wagering, or paid randomized rewards.

The mere presence of chance, randomness, predictions, competition, or wagering does not violate this License unless the prohibited connection to Real-World Value exists.

15. Substance Over Labels

The restrictions in this License are determined by the substance and practical operation of a system, not merely by the names assigned to its transactions or mechanics.

Renaming a wager as a "prediction," gambling currency as "credits," a loot box as a "crate," a paid transaction as a "donation," or a gambling entry as a "key" does not change the underlying nature of the system.

You may not use terminology, transaction structure, intermediaries, or technical separation for the purpose or effect of circumventing this License.

16. Third-Party Software

The Software may depend on, interact with, or be distributed alongside third-party software, libraries, mods, APIs, services, or other components. Such third-party components are separate works and remain subject to their respective licenses and terms.

This License does not grant any rights in third-party software and does not replace or modify third-party licenses. You are responsible for complying with the licenses and terms applicable to third-party components you use.

17. Minecraft and Third-Party Terms

You are responsible for complying with all applicable terms governing Minecraft, Mojang, Microsoft, CurseForge, hosting providers, payment processors, advertising providers, and any other third-party service you use with the Software.

This License does not grant permission to violate any such terms. A third party's decision to host, distribute, list, approve, or permit the Software does not modify this License.

18. Written Permission

The Licensor may grant exceptions to specific restrictions in this License by written permission. Any such permission must be explicit and must identify the specific act, Software version or build, distribution method, or other use being authorized.

General statements, public comments, forum posts, chat messages, silence, or permission relating to another use do not constitute general authorization. Permission for one act does not constitute permission for any other act.

19. Termination

The license granted by this License terminates automatically if you materially breach any term of this License. Upon termination, you must immediately stop:

(a) using the Software;
(b) distributing the Software;
(c) making the Software available to others;
(d) including the Software in Modpacks or other distributions; and
(e) operating the Software where doing so requires rights granted by this License.

You must also delete or destroy copies of the Software under your control, except where retention is required by applicable law.

A new download, new release, different copy, mirror, archive, or build does not restore a terminated license. The Licensor may reinstate a terminated license only through express written permission. Termination does not affect rights or remedies that accrued before termination.

20. Enforcement

Unauthorized use, copying, distribution, modification, re-publication, or infringement of the Software or the Licensor's intellectual-property rights may cause harm for which monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Licensor may seek injunctive relief, specific performance, or other equitable remedies to prevent or stop actual or threatened violations of this License, in addition to any other remedies available under applicable law.

No remedy provided by this License is intended to exclude any other remedy available under applicable law unless such exclusion is legally required or expressly stated otherwise.

21. Disclaimer of Warranty

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Software is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express, implied, statutory, or otherwise.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Licensor disclaims all warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, reliability, security, and uninterrupted or error-free operation.

The Licensor does not warrant that the Software will: (a) be error-free; (b) be secure; (c) operate without interruption; (d) work with any particular version of Minecraft; (e) work with any particular mod loader, server, modpack, device, host, or third-party software; (f) remain available; (g) meet your requirements; or (h) continue to receive updates or support.

22. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Licensor will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, punitive, or similar damages, or for loss of data, profits, revenue, business, business opportunity, goodwill, or other economic loss arising out of or relating to the Software or this License.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Licensor's total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the Software or this License will not exceed US $10.

Nothing in this License excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

23. Indemnification

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you are responsible for your own use, distribution, operation, and monetization of the Software.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Licensor from third-party claims, liabilities, damages, costs, and reasonable expenses arising directly from your: (a) material breach of this License; (b) unauthorized use, modification, or distribution of the Software; (c) operation or monetization of a server or Modpack; (d) violation of applicable law or third-party terms; or (e) infringement of another person's rights caused by your modification, combination, distribution, or use of the Software.

This section does not require indemnification to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

24. Severability

If any provision of this License is determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law and, if necessary, modified only to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. If the provision cannot be made enforceable, it will be severed from the License. The remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

25. No Waiver

A failure or delay by the Licensor to enforce any provision of this License does not constitute a waiver of that provision or of the Licensor's right to enforce it later. Any waiver must be express and in writing. A waiver of one breach does not waive any other breach.

26. Assignment

You may not assign, transfer, sublicense, delegate, or otherwise transfer this License or any rights granted under it without the Licensor's prior written consent. Any attempted transfer in violation of this section is void to the maximum extent permitted by law.

The Licensor may assign this License in connection with a transfer of ownership of the Software, a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of substantially all relevant assets.

27. Entire Agreement

This License constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Licensor concerning the Software and supersedes prior or contemporaneous agreements concerning the same subject matter.

Any additional or conflicting terms proposed by you do not modify this License unless expressly accepted in writing by the Licensor.

28. Future Versions

The Licensor may publish updated versions of this License for future releases of the Software. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the version of this License accompanying a particular Software release governs that release.

A revised License will not retroactively alter the terms applicable to a previously released version unless such retroactive application is expressly stated and permitted by applicable law.

Use of a future release of the Software constitutes acceptance of the License applicable to that release.

29. Interpretation

Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. "Including" means "including without limitation." The singular includes the plural where appropriate.

Where this License regulates Real-World Value, gambling, wagering, paid randomized rewards, distribution, or circumvention, the substance and practical operation of the conduct will control over the terminology used to describe it.

Nothing in this License is intended to prohibit rights that cannot lawfully be restricted.

30. Survival

Any provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive termination, including provisions concerning ownership, source code, restrictions, termination, enforcement, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, severability, and interpretation.

31. Final Statement

Warring Nations is provided as a free, proprietary, source-available Minecraft mod. You are granted only the rights expressly stated in this License.

The Software may not be sold, modified, forked, sublicensed, or independently redistributed, or connected to prohibited real-world gambling or paid chance-based systems, except where this License expressly permits the conduct or the Licensor has granted specific written permission.