'Grand Theft Auto V' Updates: 'Star Wars'-Like Lightsaber Makes Game Look 'Cool', But Rockstar Games to Close Down All Mods?
Coincidental with the nearing "Star Wars" movie, a YouTuber has created an epic fight scene between the two characters of "Grand Theft Auto V," Trevor Philips and Michael De Santa. Meanwhile, Rockstar Games is cracking down on mods.
Trevor and Michael battle in "Star Wars" lightsabers
YouTuber Boris the Blade re-imagined an iconic fight scene between Darth Vader and Obi Wan Kenobi, this time in the "Grand Theft Auto V" universe. With Trevor Philips wielding the lightsaber of Darth Vader and Michael De Santa fighting with Kenobi's lightsaber, the two "GTA V" characters re-create the epic battle complete with some adult language and lightning power from Trevor.
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Boris said he spent a month and a half doing the one-minute video, using in-game footage and doing all the effects in Adobe After Effects and Rockstar Editor. The resulting animation has been praised as being well done and "cool."
Although a few publications have been reporting this as a mod, it really isn't. "This isn't a mod!" Boris points out in the video's description.
But speaking of mods, Rockstar Games is reportedly making moves to stop or remove all mods of the game. More details below.
Rockstar Games hunting out modders?
Recently, "GTA V" publisher Take-Two Interactive had been reported to have sent private investigators knocking on modder's doors to tell them explicitly to cease and desist their ongoing modding projects. Two of the most popular mods that were hit with Rockstar Games' online banhammer rules are FiveM and GTA:MP.
Speaking about FiveM's case, a Rockstar representative issued a statement to Arstechnica in August saying:
"The FiveM project is an unauthorized alternate multiplayer service that contains code designed to facilitate piracy. Our policy on such violations of our terms of service are clear, and the individuals involved in its creation have had their Social Club accounts suspended."
Earlier in May, Rockstar previously pointed out that its primary focus is on protecting "GTA Online" against mods that give players an unfair advantage, disrupt gameplay, or otherwise cause griefing. It also stated that mods will be broken, cause instability to the game, or otherwise affect it in other unforeseen ways.
Before these cease and desist orders, bans had already been reported. Allthough Rockstar said it appreciated the creative efforts of the PC modding community, it was still worried that code alterations could result in piracy.
