@sheepybleaty Thank you!!! 
@Nael Thank your for the feedback! Itās super helpful! Could I perhaps ask you some more questions in a message?
@Lordlorac Ohh I could do thatādo you mean stuff like ādid you mean to name your character Name āSherlockā Lastname?ā? And I think being able to see the text for the copes is a good idea, Iāll test it and see if doesnāt disrupt the flow, but otherwise Iāll add it! Thank you for your tips/feedback
I did some research and it seem that MOST of Sherlock Holmesās book and character did enter the public domain. You have to take care not to borrow too much from books wrote between 1923 and 1927. Or you have to wait a bit to be sure as all of Arthurās Conan Doyle books will be in public domain in 2023.
But most likely, you wonāt have any problem with your game.
I remember back in sixth grade when I was absolutely OBSESSED with anything and everything related to Sherlock Holmes. And this? This has awakened that part of me.
The demo is really good! The writing is great, itās almost like something youād read in an actual Holmes novel! The pacing is pretty good, and the gameās pretty interesting right off the bat. Also, as Lordlorac said, most Sherlock Holmesās novels entered the public domain, so as long as you donāt borrow much from the books your good to go!
Lestrade my beloved
That was a great demo! I love customization so I like that it was so fleshed out
I have a question thoughtā¦ Nothing serious butā¦ What are Moused hair?
@Lordlorac (Disclaimer, I am not a lawyer and I donāt know what I am talking about.) I came to the same conclusion with the copyrightābut I think I remember reading that the Conan Doyle estate argued that some of Sherlocks traits that are more explored in the later books, such as empathy or stronger care for Watson (paraphrased of what I remember them saying), and that that means that that is copyrighted with Sherlock stillā¦ I think the court disagreed, but I still donāt think I dare do anything beyond post a free demo until the full copyright end in 1 year and six months :0
Hahaha, Oh man, someone already sent me a message of that error, I hoped no one would find it until I had time to fix it 
I absolutely love this story!! Interactive fiction based on classics like āWihelminaā is always great! I feel like it has so many possibilities and your writing is really inmersive ans descriptive.
Sherlock and Watson are the otp but ill make sure to play every route because all the character sound like fun.
Do you plan on making a tumblr dev blog for the game?
Ya I think they are suing the creators of enola Holmes under this argument.
Ah, I figured it was something like that. Still, itās kinda weird to see āYour body is .ā Maybe you can make the sentence disappear entirely from the stat, or have a different descriptor for the narration? For example, I think ānondescriptā would be inoffensive.
RIGHT??? I didnāt think Iād care about Lestrade much, beyond friendship bc I had a different RO in mind, but likeā¦ Iām in love??? I love him so much??? The fact that he notices tiny things about you (in a kind way), making sure he always has an āextraā sandwich, or the blanket without even having to be asked, itās just so 
WOOOW Iām a fan of Sherlock Holmes and I really liked the demo
Playing as a detective with detailed crime scenes? COUNT ME IN 
Iām sooo excited for this game youāre really doing a good job here
YEAH this blanket scene melted my heart it was so sweeet
I donāt think you need to worry, youāre not likely to create something to get as much attention as a Netflix movie here anyway, but the whole āemotional Holmesā argument is pretty paper thin anyway. Sherlock on the BBC pretty much has elements of it already.
@slightlymelodramatic Thank you! 
Iām not too familiar with Tumblr, but Iāve seen a lot WIPs seem to have them. It might be fun 
What would be good to put up on the Tumblr blog?
@Jeeshadow1 Yes, that was what that was about! On that topic, I quite enjoyed that film. I thought I wouldnāt, but it was fun 
@CrayFoPottah Nice catch, thank you! Iām changing the descriptor 
@alliebee
Who did you first have in mind? 
@derekmetaltron Haha, true. I think Iām just quite paranoid about the American legal system from seeing so many moviesā¦ Being sued seems like a terrifying and expensive process 
By no means would you be sued before receiving a CnD. If you had ignored a warning to stop your project, then there would be sufficient grounds to act, but youāre not going to be in trouble for creating a fan work that (as yet) doesnāt earn you any money.
Itās good to be cautious, and respectful of copyrights; for now just focus on having fun exploring the world, and plot you want to create. 
@Doriana-Gray If you create your Tumblr, you will be inundated with lots of weird questions about characters from fansā¦ but itās not that scary at all. I guess? 
Just kidding 
No pressure, you donāt have to do it right now if you donāt feel like it.
Haha alright, sure. Soundsā¦ fun Iāll make one sometime this week 
loved the demo! canāt wait to see more, by the way love the way no romance is gender locked, makes my bi, gender questioning, self very happy to replay around with all the combos.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the film! I didnāt expect to like it as much as I did, its just a lot of fun and Henry Cavil has an interesting spin on Sherlock! Probably will play with a female MC so half tempted to actually giver her the first name of Enola instead of Sherlock!
right? Cavill was a strangely fun version of Holmes. Very different, but itās fun to see something new done with the character Ohh, honestly, it would be cool to have preset names for Sherlock that are callbacks to other versions, but I donāt think I dare to do that. But they canāt stop you from playing as Enola Holmes! 
