Are mods in MP a public statement?

[mookiemookie]

I don't believe that Ubi is going quite that far with the DRM. The way I understand it is that the constant connection is required so Ubi can send a "signal" to the game client that says "Are you there?" and the game has to answer back "Yes I am and I'm legal".

Whatever mods you want to run on top of the base game, I believe are up to you. I have no idea how the multiplayer would work, as I have no interest in it.

[Schultz]

The government doesn't care about PC games

[Nickolas]

Originally Posted by tonyj

i see what your saying. do you think it would be possible to create something controversial in sh3/sh4?

well... it's ilegal to display swasticas on some countries. So, i'm certain it is possible to create something controversial as a mod for sh3 and sh4, as a matter of fact, it has already been made.

I'm going to put my tinfoil hat on just to make a point, please bear with me.
Imagine I live in Germany and download a "realistic flags mod". The Ubisoft servers know I live in Germany and block that mod because, after all, it's illegal to display swastikas on games.

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I voted "no"

[onelifecrisis]

Originally Posted by infernos

The government doesn't care about PC games

For some reason that made me lol.

[Schultz]

I am talking about my country,about the politics and politicians in my country, all they care is money to flow in their pockets.

[Heretic]

Has UBI ever blocked using mods in Silent Hunter series due to content? And now they're going to do what? Scan your PC and somehow decipher the graphics files to check them for content? If that's even possible, how much would it cost to devleop?

They're a business. They're not going to expend one dime to do anything they think won't bring in more dimes.

[razark]

Frankly, as long as it does not violate their copyright, it's no one's business but my own what mods you use.

[Ships-R-Us]

Originally Posted by razark

Frankly, as long as it does not violate their copyright, it's no one's business but my own what mods you use.

Agree, however the country with server may have a lot to say.

[razark]

Originally Posted by Ships-R-Us

Agree, however the country with server may have a lot to say.

If my modded files are on my computer, why would they have any say in that?

[Schultz]

Don't make me laugh, if the server is in Romania they won't have anything to say, our politicians are still in the stone age , they don't know what is a PC game, maybe the younger ones would know.

Originally Posted by tonyj

i see what your saying. do you think it would be possible to create something controversial in sh3/sh4?

Originally Posted by razark

If my modded files are on my computer, why would they have any say in that?

well a few that come to mind are screams of drowning men sound effects, blood and flying body parts added to damage and debris, swastikas, nudity on wall posters and pictures in the game, and a few more i cant recall.


any and all of these are personal choices that were made into mods for sh3 or sh4 and likely to be done for sh5 as well but if these mods are made or stored online with online saves then the content stored in these saves are controversial and could have content restrictions placed on them for UBI's protection against liability.

[HundertzehnGustav]

offensive mods such as described have nt been produced yet, cost a lot of time, and add nothing to class gameplay. the worst thing were naked ladies on a sub emblem afaik.

dont worry.

Originally Posted by HundertzehnGustav

offensive mods such as described have nt been produced yet, cost a lot of time, and add nothing to class gameplay. the worst thing were naked ladies on a sub emblem afaik.

dont worry.

this was not hypothetical speculation, everything i listed was a real download ready mod that was made for the sh3 game.

because of their controversial nature and because most of them werent GWX compatable they went by the wayside but they were mods that were made and produced for the game. the nudity mods were not advertised as such for obvious reasons but they were out there. the swastikas were controversial for reasons of hatred and racism so they didnt last long. the blood, gore, bodies in debris, and screams were felt to be too much for those who wanted their kids to be able to play the game so they also faded away.

they were all short lived mods but they were mods that were created and released and used that could be and in these cases were very controversial.

[HundertzehnGustav]

well then the question is , how many people, use them? a tiny frachtion of a tiny community playin,g a tiny niche game...

i hope, nobody cares to give such mods in any save game "political value"...
they are personal choices... aint they?

Originally Posted by HundertzehnGustav

well then the question is , how many people, use them? a tiny frachtion of a tiny community playin,g a tiny niche game...

i hope, nobody cares to give such mods in any save game "political value"...
they are personal choices... aint they?

but the question of this whole thread is if you save them on UBI's servers "as it is assumed you have to do" for game saves then how does this effect UBI being responsable for the content on its servers?