Mod Starfield for Fun and Profit - GameLinked Sept. 5, 2023

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I GUESS SMILES AREN’T A VALID CURRENCY ANYMORE…

Starfield DLSS3 mod had paywall

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/5/23859379/starfield-dlss-3-mod-patreon-paywall-drm-cracked Allegedly creator is making $40k a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/PureDark

DLSS2 mod free, DLSS3 cost $5, got cracked https://kotaku.com/starfield-dlss3-fsr2-pc-mod-nvidia-amd-intel-piracy-1850804328

Does it go against “the spirit of mod-making”? https://lmg.gg/L3it5

Todd Howard himself wanted Starfield to allow mod makers to make “a career” out of their work https://youtu.be/AIbnDyv6g1c?t=2529  

Remember Creation Club? https://creationclub.bethesda.net/en

 

ACTORS V. ACTIVISION

SAG-AFTRA voting on strike authorization for video game actors

https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-national-board-votes-unanimously-send-interactive-media-video-game-strike-authorization

Game companies involved https://lmg.gg/3cnyR (SAG-AFTRA)

Seeking 11% raise and protection from AI https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/actors-union-sag-aftra-could-launch-video-game-strikes-over-wages-and-ai/

Nvidia ACE https://youtu.be/5R8xZb6J3r0

If members vote yes it will not guarantee strike, but will allow one if negotiations fail https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/business/sag-aftra-strike-strike-video-games/index.html

A negotiations stalemate has already been reached with Activision and Take-Two

https://lmg.gg/YvkJa (VGC)

 

HOPIUM ADDICTS REJOICE!

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has new release date

https://www.polygon.com/23858293/perhaps-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-release-date-developer-the-chinese-room

faced setbacks; narrative lead and creative director dropped from Hardsuit Labs https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/brian-mitsoda-has-been-fired-as-narrative-lead-on-bloodlines-2

Then Hardsuit labs dropped as developer https://www.gamesindustry.biz/hardsuit-labs-dropped-as-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-developer

A lot of work has carried over https://gamingbolt.com/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-is-using-a-lot-of-work-done-by-previous-developer-hardsuit-labs

But also “a new code base with different gameplay mechanics and RPG systems.” https://www.pcgamer.com/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-has-been-quietly-rebuilt-by-dear-esther-developer-the-chinese-room-with-different-gameplay-mechanics-and-rpg-systems/ 

 

QUICK BITS

 

REDFALL 2.0

Bethesda says Redfall will get better

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bethesda-exec-says-redfall-wont-be-abandoned-and-that-itll-get-it-to-be-a-good-game/

Will get 60fps patch https://lmg.gg/76Kx3 (Pure Xbox)

compared it to Fallout 76 https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/bethesda-says-redfall-will-get-to-be-a-good-game-just-like-fallout-76-3493313

 

PLANETS AREN’T REAL #PLANETGATE

Streamer and God of War writer Alanah Pearce flew to Pluto in Starfield

https://kotaku.com/starfield-bethesda-space-rpg-fast-travel-alanah-pearce-1850801976

Leff ship in transit overnight and woke up in 30 minute intervals to course correct (planets actually follow orbits) https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/god-of-war-writer-flies-to-a-planet-in-starfield-without-the-loading-break-sort-of

Pluto is a lie and she flew straight through it https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-lets-you-fly-directly-to-other-planets-it-just-takes-ages-and-its-an-anticlimax

 

JEDI SURVIVOR TO JEDI THRIVER

Star Wars: Jedi Survivor finally getting 60fps console patch

https://www.engadget.com/star-wars-jedi-survivor-patch-promises-solid-60-fps-performance-on-consoles-162223095.html

“Performance mode has been completely reworked to substantially improve player experience” https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/09/star-wars-jedi-survivor-ps5-update-available-now-here-are-the-patch-notes

Finally gets DLSS support on PC https://www.dexerto.com/star-wars-jedi/star-wars-jedi-survivor-update-patch-7-notes-2279785/

 

VIDEO GAMES…ARE ART?

The Making of Kareteka

https://www.eurogamer.net/the-making-of-karateka-is-so-much-more-than-the-making-of-karateka

Announced in June https://kotaku.com/apple-pc-karateka-prince-of-persia-retro-jordan-mechner-1850632044

Sort of an interactive documentary with archival materials, journals, interviews, early prototypes

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1163060/The_Making_of_Karateka/

 

LARIAN FINDS APHRODISIACS IN CODE

BG3’s thirsty NPCs due to bug

https://mashable.com/article/baldurs-gate-3-romance-bug-gale

Found out through interview with game director https://www.thegamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-characters-romance-too-easy-cant-avoid-gale-bug/

Was supposed to simulate IRL relationships, instead Gale was DTF if you looked at him https://www.gamespot.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-companions-were-too-horny-but-that-was-a-bug/1100-6517464/