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Caranorn -> RE: Flags for MWIF (1/2/2006 2:52:20 PM)
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1) We are talking about two different (plain) tricolor flags here. The old black white red (which I vote for) and the new (BRD) flag of black gold red. The first has it's origins in prussia, the second in southern Germany, the first was also used in the inter war period (iirc).
2) The first flag listed here by Steve is indeed a WWI era flag, but not the navy flag (that's another one we could not use as it's a prohibitted symbol in Germany (as it's commonly used by Neo-nazis)). The second is I believe indeed based (replacing teh swastika) on the WWII navy flag. The third is obviously a likewise adaptation of the Nazi party flag...
3) I know of at least one game where there was some trouble because of a Nazi flag/symbol that was modded into the game (at least I seem to recall such). So once the game is out I'd recommend not posting such a mod on the official website at least, just to be safe.
P.S.: As a kid I used to build plastic models (I bet most here did), here in Luxembourg many products are imported from Germany, including at least one hobby store's models of the time. I always got pretty peeved when they started selling models where any swastika or "balkenkreuz" decals had been carefully blackened out. Such a stupid thing to do, but it perfectly fitted that German law (after all, modelling is a recreational occupation (for which use of nazi symbology is outlawed...), if only the shop clerks in Germany had understood their law did not apply to products intended for export (today I'd take the products back to the shop and ask for a refund).
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