What we have concluded (and in fact is mentioned at least twice in this thread), is that weapons are not a problem. We even have been given permission to use the names. Before trying to make everything clear, keep in mind that this is typically one of those 'gray area' sides of the law. Where exactly to draw the line? Well, unless you'd like a whole lot of speculation in regards to the way distributors/lawmen decide on that, let's keep it simple and take what we know: Yay for guns, nay for characters.

Also, that bottom shot is not the original, right? :]
It's just another person's interpretation of the original, which is the Doom sprite itself.
The plasmagun is a rather odd choice here, by the way, since it is one of our weapons that looks least like (a specific version of) the original. Take the Strogg rocket- or grenadelauncher and compare the way they resemble the original versions; the inclusion of the latter two in Generations is totally legal.


Edit: I'm going to consider the discussion of CR/IP on-topic, until the final word is out on the Enforcer's legality ;]

I don't see any problem with said skills :] - just clearing some stuff up.

You do not need express permission to either make or release a Quake 3 PPM resembling the Doom Chaingunner. (As long as it is made from scratch) you can make it look as much as the original as you can, and there won't be a problem. You are allowed to release it on a depository model site (such as Polycount.com), and you'll be totally ok.
Possible problems arise if we were to release that model with Generations ;]

resurgence is based on hunt for a part .

Nor would including the extra frames that will be needed in the PPM's upper for the new stances we have in mind.  That's why I went with the animation2.cfg concept.  It allows us to make models that can be fully compatible with Gen, without being incompatible with VQ3.  It also allows model authors to adapt their already existing models to work with Gen and still be compatible with VQ3.  I may be a bird-brain, but I do try to plan ahead.  ~

And that bottom weapon, while it is a nice render of a high poly model, is an artists interpretation of a plasma rifle.  It is not the original for the following reasons:

1)  It's a bull-pup configuration.  If you don't know what this means, it has to do with the magazine being behind the trigger instead of forward of it.
2)  It has no upper carry handle.
3)  It has a red dot reticle on it.
4)  The magazine looks like a hyperblaster mag instead of a Doom cell clip.

The original Doom plasma rifle had no shoulder stock, had the handle in the back, and had the cell clip in front of the trigger.  The model I made is true to that, while the housing is open to expose the nice glowey plasma tubes.  That was a design decision on my part.  This artist's version has the housing true to the original, but he modified the receiver area.  You could say both of ours are derivatives.  What he did could easily be an alternate model used for close-quarters combat, with a shorter housing and interchangable barrel with the standard plasma rifle, whereas ours is "What the Vadrigar decided to cook up based on the original".

That's where artistic license comes into play, the same with Tab's enforcer.  If you're remaking something at a higher definition, you're going to have to make decisions on how you want to spice it up.  

And to show this project is by no means dead:



Yup, it's in Quake 3!

I still have to do an acceptable taunt animation, and do some touching up on the rest, but it's nearly ready for PPM-release.

You are right Makou

Nup, no sounds yet, but I'll try my hand at a sound pack.. if anyone's got something for me to try (other than illegally ripped audio ofcourse), let's hear it!

That's damn good work!

I think he could just pound his chest with his off-hand a few times and it would look very appropriate for the "grunt" mentality.  

That looks really cool, brings a tear to my eye :