Dungeons & Dragons IP holder Wizards of the Coast might have solid an unceremonious DMCA on followers’ Baldur’s Gate 3 Stardew Valley mod, however that does not imply Baldur’s Gate 3 director Swen Vincke – who referred to as the made-with-love mod “wonderful” earlier this month – agrees.
“Free high quality fan mods highlighting your characters in different recreation genres are proof your work resonates and a singular type of phrase of mouth,” Vincke says in response to Wizards of the Coast’s takedown in a collection of Twitter posts. “Imho they should not be handled like industrial ventures that infringe in your property.”
Earlier at present, former “Baldur’s Village” host Nexus Mods reached out to GamesRadar+ to share its perspective on the mod’s elimination, which a Wizards lawyer requested final week.
“We have been attempting to succeed in out with Wizards, Larian, and so on. within the hopes of getting it reinstated because it’s such a superb mod,” a Nexus content material supervisor says of Baldur’s Village, which added a formidable new map and lovable Baldur’s Gate 3 sprites to Stardew Valley. GamesRadar+ will replace this text with further info from Nexus ought to it are available.
For now, it seems that Larian – or no less than Swen Vincke – is in full assist of the Baldur’s Village creators, however encouragement is in regards to the extent of what the developer is ready to supply.
“Defending your IP might be tough,” Vincke continues in his Twitter posts, “however I do hope this will get settled. There are good methods of coping with this.”
Mod creator XunHe1145 has not publicly acknowledged the state of Baldur’s Village, although their Patreon devoted to furnishing the mod with updates remains to be energetic.
