Hi, my name is Noah, and I’m working on a new vehicle-simulation and roleplay game based in Brooklyn, NY.
I’m around 4 hours into the map/building design process, and working on a McDonalds restaurant, but I’m confused about if it’s against our Community Standards or Terms of Use to use street signs, minimap markers, and stuff like that, displaying the real life address/location of the building.
Sorry if I’ve put this in the wrong category or anything, please let me know if this is against any rules or if I’m all clear. Thank you.
Example: (GUI in left corner) Your location: 2058 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216
There’s no problem with building / making real-life buildings [ such as McDonalds…], as well as streets. However, I think you mustn’t share others’ private info ,neither in your game, nor on the internet.
About real life addresses, I am not sure about it, but I think you musn’t do that.
I think that if you’re just making a Mcdonald’s, it’d be OK. You only pass the line of questionable if you make an entire city and include the addresses of apartments/suburban areas. Basically: try to keep showing addresses only to well-known landmarks(if you plan to make an entire city).
Even then, though, Roblox may just decide your game has no right to exist, just due to a random moderator’s decision. For most things like this, it’s just a gamble. You may also want to consider how Roblox doesn’t exactly permit the usage of a brand’s name or logo(roblox community standards, 23, Intellectual Property Violations) when developing this