NieR Automata (PC)'s FAR Mod Prevents Pirated Copies from working

[Azuren]

Nuvendil said:

Azuren said:

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-unofficial-nier-automata-far-mod-contains-an-anti-piracy-check-and-people-arent-happy/

 

Long story short, Kaldaien included a function in the mod to prevent pirates from playing NieR if it is unlicensed so he isn't liable for copyrighted content injection (using his mod to install pirated DLC). Pirates get mad and show how entitled they are.

Not too shocking. A lot of mods will break or cause other issues with pirated versions of games. Seen it many times in the Bethesda modding community. And not only will the authors not provide support to anyone who complains of issues originating from pirated copies, they also have considerable contempt for pirates and many will ban or request a ban against those who out themselves as such.

What's shocking isn't that it did so accidentally, but that he intentionally programmed it that way.