Freelance software development in this universe

[Al9000]

Hi,

I would like to know what Catalyst game labs' approach to software development of games set in the Battletech universe is.
Does the community welcome/tolerate the efforts of people who work on no-for-profit software projects on their on time?
If someone were to develop a computerised version of the Inner Sphere in Flames and put it on github, would this be viewed as copyright infringement?

Thanks

[HABeas2]

Hello,

Catalyst game Labs does not have the electronic rights to the BattleTech IP; only the publishing rights. (This is also why we really don't have any real say in what happens in the computer/video game incarnations of the game.) Last time I checked, Microsoft owned electronic rights to BattleTech...

Hopefully, that helps.

Thank you,

- Herbert Beas
  BattleTech
  Catalyst Game Labs