The vulva saga continues. After Kotaku broke the news that CDPR had added more realistic genitals to some of the women in The Witcher 3 with its next-gen update, then broke the news that those realistic genitals would be removed as their addition was “unintended,” it now seems that the mod itself was used by CDPR without permission (NSFW Warning).
Vaginas for Everyone is an old Nexus Mods mod created for the original PC release of The Witcher 3. It does as the name suggests: adds realistic vulva and pubic hair to many of the female NPCs, including ones who never explicitly do full-frontal nudity in the game. After examining the way the genitals are depicted in the mod and comparing them to the ones seen in the next-gen version of The Witcher 3, I reached out to the mod’s creator to confirm if their creation was indeed one of the fan-made mods CDPR had boasted about adding into the next-gen update.
Though the mod in question has two different pubic hair options, the landing…
2023-02-27 19:00:04 Witcher 3 Vagina Modder Claims CDPR Used Mod Without Permission [Update]
Source from kotaku.com
CD Projekt Red (CDPR), the Warsaw, Poland-based developer of the critically acclaimed Witcher 3 title has responded to the recent controversy surrounding a modder’s claim that their mod of including a custom bare female genitalia in the game was used by CDPR without their permission. After the modder, Adele Hoyt, made the claim that CDPR had lifted her mod and used it in the Blood & Wine expansion, CDPR has released a statement addressing the issue.
In the statement, CDPR acknowledges that a model was indeed used in the Blood & Wine expansion but claimed that the model was created by a different team. CDPR noted that the model was based off of the same mod by Hoyt but used without her consent or knowledge. CDPR also clarified that the model wasn’t used in the original Witcher 3 game and only appeared in the Blood & Wine expansion.
The studio stated that it had no intention of denying credit to Hoyt and apologized for not properly crediting her work in a timely manner. CDPR stated that it “recognizes and respects the hard work of modders to modify and improve games like ours,” and that it “sincerely apologizes for the lack of communication and not crediting [Ms. Hoyt] for her creative input.”
CDPR has vowed to take steps to ensure that no similar occurrences take place in its upcoming games and to actively promote and support the modding scene. Additionally, the studio has offered compensation to Hoyt for her work and effort put into creating the mod.
In the wake of this controversy, it is important to note that CDPR has shown its commitment to respecting the modding community and to properly crediting modders for their creative contributions. This response by CDPR serves as an example of how developers should handle instances of apparent copyright infringement or unauthorized use of creations.