That’s not what’s happening here though.
Recently, people have used AI to release sub mods of SFO: Grimhammer III that work with updated versions of the main
It’s people building mods that need his framework from what I understand, not contributing to his codebase with it. No harm done except to his ego.
This looks like some classic vintage modder drama with someone claiming only they can use what they publish, for a game the makers let them make mods for.
Just more so as ai means so many people can get involved and make that molehill into a really, really big mountain.
No, it’s someone protecting the work they did because a bucking hacks steal it, modify it with AI and submit it as their own work.
Seems to be a common theme with modders and since way before AI. It’s weird.
no harm done except to his ego
And the fucking planet
Skua@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
It looks like the article itself is being a bit misleading; the actual statement doesn't mention submods at all, but re-uploads of the original mod. Digging a bit further, it seems like the author is updating the mod to work on the game's most recent patch, and while he is doing that a bunch of people have used AI to update the mod to that patch and uploaded it wholesale as if it were their own work