• @Cobrachicken
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    121 month ago

    Plus, they needed a place to host that big a mod with connections to Bethesda to prevent a probable takedown order…

    • @MeatsOfRage
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      161 month ago

      Any reason to think this would be a probable takedown? Mods on Bethesda games have historically been a thriving community unless they directly infringe on another company’s copyright.

      • @Cobrachicken
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        1 month ago

        It was mentioned in one of their previous interviews as reason to parner with gog. I’ve unfortunately not bookmarked it, though, and I’m too lazy to search for it, sry.

        edit: found it: “At the very least, GOG is sure that its support for Fallout: London won’t upset Bethesda,“They’re also our partners so we wouldn’t want to do anything to harm our relationship.””

        in https://www.thegamer.com/fallout-london-gog-release-delay-fallout-4-update-interview/

        • @Renacles
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          21 month ago

          That says that GOG is sure that Bethesda won’t have a problem with the mod, not that they will do anything to prevent it.

          It’s literally the opposite.

          • @[email protected]
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            51 month ago

            The more relevant section is here

            “It’s not uncommon for larger game companies like Bethesda to have mixed reactions to fan-made projects of this scale, we saw this with things such as Fallout: The Frontier,” says Carter, referencing the game-sized mod for Fallout: New Vegas that launched in 2021. “They often tolerate projects’ like ours’ existence as long as they don’t infringe on their intellectual property or negatively impact their brand.”

            That said, I agree with you. The Frontier had issues because they put problematic shit in their mod. Bethesda has explicitly given shoutouts to Sim Settlements (I’m pretty sure there’s others) in the recent past.

            • Coelacanth
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              31 month ago

              It’s a shame the writers and directors of The Frontier were so shit. The programmers did stellar job within the confines of that crappy engine and I’m still salty Xilandros fantastic vehicle implementation isn’t made available as a standalone (officially).