The mod (which apparently didn’t work) was supposed to rename the game’s common raider enemies to “antifa.” Other mods added content like “thin blue line” flags or flags supporting Black Lives Matter, which could spark bitter arguments.Ĭomments on the news post were locked, but responses on the Skyrim and Fallout modding subreddits were largely positive. But in the past days, some users have complained about low-quality mods designed to make sometimes inflammatory political statements, particularly an anti-antifascist Fallout 4 mod that apparently included a photo of a shooting victim from Kenosha, Wisconsin. Users can find everything from rebalanced game mechanics to extra content to nude models for game characters. Nexus Mods, which lets people share custom game modifications, is popular among fans of the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series among other titles. “We have neither the time, the care, or the wish to moderate such things.”
Scott wrote that Nexus Mods will reconsider its policy “sometime after the next President of the United States has been inaugurated,” without an explicit end date. we’ve decided to wipe our hands clean of this mess.” The news was reported on Twitter by Paste Games editor-at-large Holly Green. “Considering the low quality of the mods being uploaded, the polarizing views they express, and the fact that a small but vocal contingent of our users are seemingly not intelligent or grown up enough to be able to debate the issues without resorting to name calling and baseless accusations. Scott said that Nexus Mods administrators “have neither the time, the care or the wish to moderate” trollish political mods. Site owner Robin Scott explained that he’d seen “a spate of provocative and troll mods” designed to provoke site users, and as a result, the site will take down any US politics mods that were uploaded on or after September 28th. Popular game modding hub Nexus Mods has banned any mods related to “sociopolitical issues in the United States” until at least next year’s presidential inauguration.
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