Release your map exclusively on your own website instead of l4dmaps.com Make sure to have the download hosted by another service such as megaupload so you don't have to pay for the bandwidth. (Or at least make the VPK direct people who don't own the campaign to your website, which can then send them to l4dmaps.com for the download if they click a 'download' link on your site, in case you enjoy the feedback and other features of l4dmaps.com) Add google ads on your website. Include references to your website in a few places on your campaign in a way that doesn't degrade your campaign. (I had my website address spray painted on the safehouse wall at the end)
You now make some profit when you release the map in a way that isn't against the EULA. The EULA states that you can't sell the map, but there is nothing against you making profit off of increased page views. This is how L4Dmaps.com has been legally making money hand over fist off all of our hard work for years, and the reason why I switched it up when I released Silent Fear for L4D 2. Now I recieve ad revenue off my map, so I don't feel like I am being used by l4dmaps anymore. _______________________________________________ L4Dmapper mailing list [email protected] http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper
