*Please complete the form at the bottom of this page for licensing enquiries
Licensing Options
- Prototype Licence:* For smaller, independent, or community/educational developers.
- Production Licence:* Built with experienced developers and publishers in mind.
- Commercial Licence: Converts your Prototype or Production licence for commercial release
* Both licences must be converted into a commercial license prior to the point of launching your product.
PROTOTYPE LICENCE
- Allows licensees to utilise the full Monumental Technology Suite with the aim of developing a prototype product that can then be used to obtain publisher, investor and/or business interest.
- This license is available for 12 months initially and then ongoing pending annual reviews.
- This licence must be converted into a commercial license before launch of licensee’s product(s)
Cost: This licence has no upfront payment fees. There is a 25% back-end royalty when converting to a commercial licence.
Features
- Technology: Prototype licensees get full use of the Monumental Technology Suite for use in the production of their MMO projects.
- Ecosystem: The licensee is required to be an active part in the ecosystem of the technology i.e. each licensee is expected to post questions and answers to queries on the general forums and technical support forums. This is for the mutual benefit of all Prototype licensees.
- Exclusivity: Licensee must agree to use MTS exclusively while on this license. If users choose to cancel this licence exclusivity with Monumental Games also cancelled.
- Training: No initial training is included with the prototype licence. Various documents and tutorial videos are included within the package. Licensees can purchase specific training to service their technical and project needs.
- Support: No support is included with the prototype licence. Support options can be purchased separately.
- Installation: Basic Installation support is given with this package
- Consultancy & Services: No initial consultancy & services are included with the prototype licence. Licensees can obtain specific consultancy services on a per-requirement basis.
- Annual Reviews: MG will review each and every license to ascertain if the license is still active and the obligations are being met every 12 months from signing.
Licence Conversion Period
This licence (prototype) has a 90 day period where licensees may upgrade their licence to a production or commercial licence with all the benefits that entails i.e. 5% back end royalty instead of the 25%. Licensees still must pay the full cost of the licence upgrade but can eliminate the higher 25% back end royalty attached to the prototype licence. This period is viewed as your first 90 days of licensee status for the purposes of billing, review, ownership and legality.
PRODUCTION LICENCE
Allows licensees to utilise the full Monumental Technology Suite with the aim of designing, developing and testing a full MMO product.
* Must be converted into a commercial license before launch of licensee’s product(s)
Cost: £150,000. There is a 5% back-end royalty when converting to a commercial licence.
Payment Terms: 10% signing fee to initiate installation. Remaining payments due within 6 months.
Features
- Technology: Production licensees get full use of the Monumental Technology Suite technology for use in the production of their MMO project(s).
- Training: Initial training is included with the production licence along with various documentation and tutorial videos. Initial Training will take at MG offices.
- Consultancy & Services: No initial consultancy & services are included with the production licence. Licensees can obtain specific consultancy services on a per-requirement basis.
- Support: Standard Support is included with the production licence (details at end of page). Additional support can be obtained on a per-requirement basis.
COMMERCIAL LICENSE
Allows licensees to convert an existing prototype or production license into a full commercial license and therefore launch and operate a MMO product utilising the full Monumental Technology Suite within the marketplace.
Cost: £150,000 with previous prototype or production license. Payable at open beta.
Features
Technology: Commercial licensees get full use of the Monumental Technology Suite technology for use in the production and service of their MMO projects.
Installation
Each licence has two installation options.
- Guided Installation - This installation option is a chargeable service and involves Monumental Games installing the MTS product. The charges incurred relate to what type of guidance is required i.e. on-site, phone and or e-mails support.
- Unguided Installation - This installation option is free to customers and involves licensees installing the MTS product themselves with the aid of our installation documentation.
Installation Assessment Period
Each licence (prototype or production) has a 30 day period included in the licence period where licensees may install the MTS product and assess its features, functionality and capabilities, as well as integrate with existing tool and production pipelines. After that 30 day installation period licensees may choose to cancel their MTS licence at no additional cost to themselves. This period is viewed as your first 30 days of licence status for the purposes of billing, review, ownership and legality.
Monumental Technology Suite – Revised Support Plan
The following plan is intended to make our charges for technical support completely transparent. By basing our charges on the time taken to resolve a problem, you know that if a technical issue only takes 10 minutes to resolve, you will be charged accordingly.
Please note: When raising tickets (technical support questions) you can also request an estimate of the support time required so that you can choose whether or not to pursue the request.Tiered PackagesPlease note: There is no ‘roll-over’ in these packages – the allotted time must be used within a year from the date of order.
Bronze
-£1500 / 1 year
-10 hours technical support time. Minimum ticket length = 5 mins.
-Response time 2-4 business days.
Silver
-£3000 / 1 year
-25 hours technical support time. Minimum ticket length = 5 mins.
-Response time 2-4 business days.
Gold
-£6000 / 1 year
-50 hours technical support time. Minimum ticket length = 5 mins.
-Response time 1-2 business days.
Pay-as-you-go
-£200 / 1 hour. Minimum ticket length = 5 mins.
-Response time 2-4 business days.
In all situations we will attempt to answer your question as quickly as possible. The response times stated are an indication of how we prioritise requests.
Additional Support Offerings
Ecosystem Support
-Free with all licenses
-Unlimited read/write access to forums
-Unlimited access to developer documentation and tutorials
Platinum Support
-Included with Production License,
-£50,000 / 2 years with Prototype License
-Includes:
o Full technical support
o Full Installation support
o 10 days training
-All onsite visits require reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses (airfare, hotel, per-diem)
Training Days
-Additional training days available for £1500 per day
Consultancy
We offer the following consultancy options:
- Game Design
- MMOG design planning, strategy, documentation
- Script treatments and character design
- Studio management, strategy and planning
- Production strategies
- Art and content pipelines
- World building
- Programming and 3rd-party integration strategies
- Customer relationship management
- Live game management
- Security
- Hosting
- Finance
- Publishing
Please contact us for a quote on the service you require.
