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Thursday news, part two:

Runescape developer reverses decision to kill HD mod project after fan backlash
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/Runelite-HD-Jagex-reverses-decision/
Only a day after Runescape developer Jagex was widely criticized for shutting down the Runelite HD mod project the day before its release, the developer has reversed its decision. Jagex now says it will work with Runelite HD creator 117scape and original Runelite creator Adam1210 to make Runelite HD available until the company releases its own official Runescape HD version.

Star Citizen adds disclaimer to spaceship preorders after regulator says they're misleading
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/star-citizen-adds-disclaimer-to-spaceship-preorders-after-regulator-says-theyre-misleading/
Star Citizen received a shot across the bow recently after a dissatisfied backer complained to the UK's Advertising Standards Authority about a lack of transparency in marketing emails from developer Cloud Imperium Games. Redditor Mazty, who says they are "fed up" with CIG, reported the company when it failed to mention that a Gatac Railen ship on sale "does not exist and might never exist" in the actual game. The promo email also didn't mention the ship's price.

Aliens: Fireteam has a new shield-bearing class
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/aliens-fireteam-has-a-new-shield-bearing-class/
Aliens: Fireteam is a decent time if you want to shoot hundreds of aliens that behave like enraged cats. Our review was approving, calling it a "fun and flexible swarm shooter that’s a little too reliant on being played alongside friends." The game's first season launched today, and it's named after the Phalanx, a brand new playable class which comes bearing a combat-shield.

Rainbow Six Siege finally stops punishing players for winning against cheaters
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/rainbow-six-siege-finally-stops-punishing-players-for-winning-against-cheaters/
Two years after introducing MMR rollback features intended to thwart cheaters, Ubisoft will finally stop penalizing players who manage to defeat cheaters in Ranked matches.

Forza Horizon 5 has 426 cars and counting
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/forza-horizon-5-has-426-cars-and-counting/
Playground Games has released a list of the cars confirmed for Forza Horizon 5, and it's very long indeed: 426 cars long. That's not even all, because according to a new developer update more cars will be added to that list ahead of the racer's November 9 release date, not including however many post-launch cars end up in the game.

Ex-Tripwire CEO asks fans to continue supporting their games after exit following comments on abortion ban
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/tripwire-ceo-steps-down-following-comments-on-texas-abortion-ban/
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Gibson has now released a statement on his exit, in which he urges fans to continue to support Tripwire's games in his absence. Here's the full text:
"By now you have heard of my exit as CEO of Tripwire Interactive. To the many fans, friends and peers across the belief spectrum that have reached out to offer care and support, thank you. It means more than you can imagine. For those upset about my exit, I encourage you to continue your support of Tripwire and their many amazing partners. Please know that the owners and and executive team of Tripwire have acted with class, professionalism, and have treated me well with great care and dignity, and I will be forever grateful for this.

Respawn says Titanfall 2 exploit that led to panicked uninstalls probably isn't that serious
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/respawn-says-titanfall-2-exploit-that-led-to-panicked-uninstalls-probably-isnt-serious/
Earlier today, players in Discord communities and on Steam forums began warning that Titanfall 2 had been compromised by a bug allowing "local code execution from the server", and advising everyone to uninstall it. The @Titanfall4Ever Twitter fan account urged players to not to launch the game and even to delete it to be safe.
Respawn has since begun investigating the claim, and says it doesn't think there's anything serious to worry about, although someone may be able to use the exploit to crash your game until a fix has been deployed.

Hardspace: Shipbreaker's Act 2 update finally gives you a home in the stars
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hardspace-shipbreakers-act-2-update-finally-gives-you-a-home-in-the-stars/
Act 2 of Hardspace: Shipbreaker's campaign arrived this week, and finally gives your space salvagers a place to put their feet up after a long shift at the orbital junkyard.

Players use Microsoft Flight Simulator to fly through Hurricane Ida in real time
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/players-use-microsoft-flight-simulator-to-fly-through-hurricane-ida-in-real-time/
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A feature of Microsoft Flight Simulator is live weather modelling: the in-game world can reflect what's going on in the real world. When a player enables Real-World Weather the game gathers weather data from the meteorological service Meteoblue and, using Microsoft's Azure AI platform, simulates what is going on in the world. Needless to say, Hurricane Ida is a weather event on an enormous scale. And so Microsoft Flight Simulator pilots decided to fly through it.

Dark Souls NPCs with AI faces are, like, weirdly hunky
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dark-souls-npcs-with-ai-faces-are-like-weirdly-hunky/
I love Dark Souls as much as the next red-blooded chosen undead, and of course the character of Solaire, but I have to say I've never really fancied him. Until that is the Souls YouTuber Illusory Wall decided to try that face-transmogrifying AI software that's been doing the rounds on its cast of NPCs.

Bugsnax developer permanently shifts to four day weeks
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/bugsnax-developer-permanently-shifts-to-four-day-weeks/
Bugsnax and Octodad developer Young Horses has permanently shifted to a four-day workweek, following a unanimous decision to give the shorter week a trial run back in July.