The vulva saga continues. After Kotaku broke the information that CDPR had added extra reasonable genitals to among the girls in The Witcher 3 with its next-gen replace, then broke the information that these reasonable genitals can be eliminated as their addition was “unintended,” it now appears that the mod itself was utilized by CDPR with out permission (NSFW Warning).
Vaginas for Everybody is an previous Nexus Mods mod created for the unique PC launch of The Witcher 3. It does because the identify suggests: provides reasonable vulva and pubic hair to lots of the feminine NPCs, together with ones who by no means explicitly do full-frontal nudity within the sport. After inspecting the best way the genitals are depicted within the mod and evaluating them to those seen within the next-gen model of The Witcher 3, I reached out to the mod’s creator to verify if their creation was certainly one of many fan-made mods CDPR had boasted about including into the next-gen replace.
Although the mod in query has two completely different pubic hair choices, the touchdown strip model seems to be practically similar to the genitals seen on the crones within the next-gen Witcher 3 replace, all the way down to the dusting of soppy pubic hair outdoors of the touchdown strip and the format of the labia.
In keeping with the modder, who only recently responded to my DM on Nexus Mods after seeing Kotaku’s story, CDPR “used [their] mod” however “[they] didn’t learn about it, nor did they ask [them] for permission.” I responded and requested for his or her contact data to get extra particulars and likewise reached out to CDPR for remark, however didn’t obtain a response from both by the point of publication.
It’s unclear how the modder in query might affirm whether or not or not the studio had used their mod, however contemplating how related they appear and CDPR’s personal assertion, it’s actually potential. In response to a query in regards to the inclusion of the extra reasonable genitals within the upgraded sport, CDPR informed Kotaku that “the next-gen model of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt options a number of community-sourced mods not created by CD PROJEKT RED, on prime of quite a few enhancements created and carried out by the studio internally. Merging the whole lot collectively was a posh course of and the textures in query are an unintended outcome current within the launch model. That is one thing we’re working to deal with.”
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The studio then confirmed that it might be eradicating the genitals from the replace, writing “these textures weren’t meant to be current within the launch model of the sport.”
Shortly earlier than the free Witcher 3 replace launched final 12 months, CDPR launched an inventory of 71 mods that might nonetheless work with the upgraded model of the sport (together with completely different hairstyles for Geralt, a no fall injury mod, and a gore mod), which introduced 4K textures and a 60fps efficiency mode to the beloved RPG. The crew additionally confirmed that it might be including fan-made mods. The Vaginas for Everybody mod shouldn’t be listed on the spreadsheet, or as one of many included mods.
Curiously, that very same discussion board submit that lists the mods that may work with the up to date sport additionally states:
Moreover, we’re together with a number of common mods within the replace (they’ll be out there relying on the platform). We obtained permissions from their creators, reimbursed them, and so they’ll be featured within the credit of the up to date sport. The mods had been reworked and property optimised as wanted, and the sport adjusted to run with them. There was even a case when a dev obtained so engrossed in tinkering when together with a mod that he ended up merely remaking that exact facet of the sport. So, in a method, the sport comes with some mods already included.
So, if this mod was, certainly, included in The Witcher 3 next-gen replace with out the modder’s permission (or with none reimbursement), then CDPR might have a wholly completely different downside on their palms…