It’s been a busy week in modding, with new creations from a wide variety of games being shared this week. A whole lot of them caught our eye, such as a recreated suicide mission for Mass Effect 2 and a standalone successor to an old Half-Life mod.
However, the biggest news this week didn’t centre around the creation of a mod, but rather an attack on its creator. A modder behind some of the most popular VR mods out there has received a DMCA from Take-Two, threatening some of his work.
Take-Two Issues Copyright Takedown Of VR Mods For GTA 5, RDR2, And Mafia
We open with some pretty unsurprising news this week: Take-Two is at it again. Not content with giving classic GTA modders a headache, the company is now coming after a creator of VR GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Mafia mods. Luke Ross is well known for his incredible VR work, but has now been issued with a cease and desist.
Ross has defended himself, stating that he didn’t use Take-Two’s software to create the mods, nor do they replace the official releases of the games. It remains to be seen if Take-Two backs down this time, given the amount of independent work that goes into Ross’ mods.
Half-Life Snow War Mod Is Now A Standalone FPS
In some more positive news, a popular Half-Life mod has just been released as a standalone game. Snow War, a 14-year-old mod for the original Half-Life, has been completely revamped and launched on its own, not requiring Half-Life to be downloaded at all. As you can see in the trailer, indie dev Gnomecraft has done a great job of breathing some new life into the mod, making it look much more like a game that would release in 2023. Snow War has certainly come a long way in 14 years.
Mass Effect 2 Mod Makes The Suicide Missions Even Worse
Mass Effect 2’s suicide mission is a pain in the ass the first time you do it. An amazingly designed pain in the ass, admittedly. But after a while, it’s easy to remember all the right choices and keep the whole Normandy alive. And where’s the fun in that? Thankfully, a new mod we spotted this week makes it so knowing who should do what tasks isn’t good enough – they might still muck it up.
Instead of just relying on skill and loyalty, this mod adds a separate “readiness” metre. One way to fill this up is taking your squadmates on Collector-related missions, as this will understandably put them in a better position to fight them. Still, no matter what you do, there’s no guarantee that you’ll return with the full crew.
Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Adds Hundreds Of New Text Messages
One of the coolest aspects of the latest Cyberpunk 2077 patch was getting a bunch of new text messages from V’s pals. And now, a modder is bringing in even more, expanding the conversations we have with the people of Night City. Better yet, it introduced some mission-exclusive texts, meaning we’ll get different messages depending on our choices. So far, 200 more texts have been added for Judy, and 80 for Jackie. More are on the way, but there’s already plenty to get stuck into.
Sonic Adventure 2 Mod Ports Sonic 06's Wave Ocean With Stunning Results
Sonic 06 isn’t remembered fondly, but its graphics are surprisingly brilliant. Because of this, modders Dex and Hoppy are recreating the ill-fated Sonic reboot with Sonic Adventure 2’s gameplay, and have already successfully ported Wave Ocean. Sonic Adventure 2: Solaris gives us the best way to play Sonic 06, coupling its stunning graphics with Adventure 2’s fan favourite gameplay. As you can see in the video, the glitchy jankiness of 06 are no more, with the modders creating a totally smooth and seamless experience.
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