Stardew Valley
Baldur ’s Village , a mod based onBaldur ’s Gate 3and create forStardew Valley , is back after narrowly surviving a copyright infringement takedown . The mod , produce by a team known as " baldursvillage , " was removed from Nexus Mods after Wizards of the Coast ( erroneously ) charge a DMCA takedown postulation . WOTC owns the rights toDungeons & Dragonsand , by filename extension , Baldur ’s Gate 3 . The mod was offline for two Day before its restitution , much to the ease of fans and its exploitation squad .
In an interview withNexus Mods(viaVG247 ) , headBaldur ’s Villagedeveloper XunHe1145 ( Xun ) said the squad memberes were"still recovering from the shock " of the takedown request . Xun go on to explain the squad ’s reaction to the right of first publication strike claim :
" We ’ve worked tirelessly on updates , bug fixes , and gathering player feedback . We were eagerly wait forward to last Saturday — we just finished Astarion ’s 10 - heart event , the final part of his romance — and we discover the MOD was under review . ' They wo n’t get to play the late upshot we worked so hard on . ' That was our first reaction . Then panic coiffure in , and we ready multiple service quest emails for the following week . Fortunately , by Monday , we received consuming accompaniment from the modding community of interests and Larian Studios , and the issue was resolved . "
While Wizards of the Coast says the DMCA observance was automatize and a mistake , the company is notorious for taking fleet action to protect its place . One famed incident involved WOTC hire individual investigators ( viaPolygon ) to confiscate a band of then - unreleasedMagic : the assemblage cardsfrom a YouTuber who received them by accident . Fortunately , virtuoso of the Coast were quick to realize thatBaldur ’s Villagedidn’t violate any of its terms and conditions for fan projects , restoring approach to the mod on Nexus .
Baldur’s Village Lives On Thanks To Fan Support
Public Outcry Encouraged WOTC To Restore The Mod
Fans ofBaldur ’s Villagewere quick to oppose when the mod was removed from Nexus , and they wasted no fourth dimension in making their public opinion get word . While baldursvillage scrambled to see what they could do to keep their project alive , players jump off to the mod ’s defense , direct to social media to require WOTC to reconsider the right of first publication claim . Swen Vincke , the founder and CEO ofBaldur ’s Gate 3studio Larian , publicly called for the mod ’s refurbishment , remind Wizards of the Coast that"free tone fan mod highlight your characters in other game genre are proof your body of work resonates and a unique form of word of mouth . “The yell from buff was enough to catch WOTC ’s attention , and after the claim was closed , the company rationalize for the takedown .
Xun and the eternal sleep of the baldursvillage team were overwhelmed by the support from fans , with Xun saying,“Seeing people notice the amount of work put into it , especially Swen Vincke , was incredible . It hand the whole team a huge boost and cue us why we start out in the first spot . "
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Now thatBaldur ’s Villagehas been restore , baldursvillage is focusing on what ’s next for the mod , include add more seeking , characters , and love story option for players . Xun spoke of the squad ’s plans , stating :
" Our next steps are clear : go along update and creating content , concentrate on what we love , and give back to the players who have patronise us with great projects … Baldur ’s Village is just getting get going . What we have published is merely a framework . We ’ve got way bigger dreams for it : new stories , fresh gameplay , new items . There is still tons of work to do . "
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Baldur’s Village Provides Fans With Some Much-Needed Closure
Fans are ready for their companions to get some rest after all of that Mind Flayer nonsense , with one player , Ranefeaon Reddit , saying,“Well , I was just about to start my first Durge runnel , but I hazard I ’m making a new farm instead . “Anotherplayer excite about the mod , el_sh33p , joked,“RIP what little complimentary sentence I had pull up stakes . "
There are over 17,000 factor that influence the end ofBaldur ’s Gate 3 , and despite the game’scapacity for unequalled , player - specific endings , most fan wereunsatisfied with the secret plan ’s ratiocination . role player wanted to see that the character reference they fall in beloved with have happy ending , not just " ideal " resolutions that pull up stakes so many unanswered .
SeeingBG3characters like Gale , Shadowheart , and Astarion inStardew Valleyfulfilled thespian ' desires for the party to live blithely ever after while bringing stop to buff who wanted to see their companions have peace of mind . Since baldursvillage is send to exposit their mod , it ’s only a thing of time before fan can explore fresh content inBaldur ’s Village .
Source : Nexus Mods , VG247,Polygon,@LaratLarian / X , Ranefea / Reddit , el_sh33p / Reddit
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