Licensing
There are two types of commercial licenses available for the C4 Engine. A Standard Edition is available to independent developers who do not receive funding from a major publisher. A Professional Edition is available for professional game developers who either wish to develop games for consoles or are funded by a publisher and have received at least US$100,000 (US) from the publisher in funding. There is also an Academic Edition is available to educational institutions that use the C4 Engine for instructional purposes.
Each edition of the C4 Engine includes the complete source code to the engine, sample games, and tools. All licenses for the C4 Engine include all future updates at no additional cost, in perpetuity. Products created with the C4 Engine are required to display the C4 Engine logo.
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