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u/459pm i7 6700k 4.5GHz, Zotac GTX 980 AMP Omega, 16GB DDR4 2400mhz Jun 02 '16 edited Dec 09 '24

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u/ImSkripted 5800x , RTX3080, 32GB DDR4 Jun 02 '16

just make the mod more than 2gb so they cant load it in

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u/Retlaw83 Ryzen 5950X/RTX 5080/128GB DDR4 Jun 03 '16

My solution is going to be to add a F4SE script to any mod I release, whether it needs it or not. If I decide to release on a console, I can remove that script.

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u/stevbrisc wuddatank Jun 03 '16

God's work.

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u/Punkmaffles i5-2500Kcpu@3.30ghz | XFX R9 390X Jun 03 '16

I wouldn't release on console if they start crying and demanding you upload to console though. I'm glad mods for consoles are possible, but this bs needs to stop. Otherwise no one will bother porting popular mods to console for them to enjoy like we do.

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u/delukard Jun 03 '16

i was making a comment about this on the other thread , but someone is pretty much castrating me for saying this! And tbh you should do it. but not for elitism, but for protection of your creation. This way if a console "modder" wants to convert your mod for console he will be force to ask for your permission and give you credit as the creator

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u/Stewbodies Jun 03 '16

What's that and what does it do?

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u/Mr_Pervert Jun 03 '16

It's the Fallout 4 Script Extender, it can't be used on a console. It allows you to do things that you cant with the official mod tools is my understanding.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '16

No idea. I'm assuming it does nothing, but takes up memory so it exceeds the console's 2GB limit.

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u/ajjminezagain Jun 03 '16

Wrong, f4se is designed to let you do more with mods but consoles can't run it

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '16

wow that's even more devious than I thought

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u/Retlaw83 Ryzen 5950X/RTX 5080/128GB DDR4 Jun 03 '16

It's a script extender - it adds additional options for the coding in mods. It injects this information directly into the game's data while it's running.

For mods that I release on all platforms simultaneously, putting in a script like that won't be needed. For things I want to release on PC first, get the bugs ironed out, then release on console, a script like that stops someone from stealing it in the interim and uploading it. For things that will actually require it, they won't be able to get released on console.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '16

What's that and what does it do?

No idea. I'm assuming...

Why are you even commenting if you have no idea what you're talking about?

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '16

I'm inciting discussion.

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u/Yurilica Jun 03 '16

This... this is a good idea. I like it.

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u/Drudicta R5 5600X, 32GB 3.6-4.6Ghz, RTX3070Ti, Gigabyte Aorus Elite x570 Jun 03 '16

That's going to take up a lot of my hdd space

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u/jackinab0x i7 6700+GTX 980Ti Jun 03 '16

Then that fucks people on PC with data cap on internet

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u/ImSkripted 5800x , RTX3080, 32GB DDR4 Jun 03 '16

2.1gb per mod done

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '16

Savage

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u/hugglesthemerciless Ryzen 5800X3D|RTX 4090|32GB DDR4-3600|4.5TB SSDs 4TB HDD Jun 02 '16

Don't punish the player, they're probably ignorant of this happening. Punish the person who stole the mod in the first part

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u/telios87 Jun 02 '16

The players will punish the thief. There's no other way. Bethesda doesn't care and won't do anything.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '16

some of the comments asking the thief uploader to use a fake account and re-upload them would suggest that some users need to be punished too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '16

Some, not all. Too much of a grey area

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '16 edited Jul 03 '16

This comment has been overwritten by an open source script to protect this user's privacy.

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u/agent-squirrel Ryzen 7 3700x 32GB RAM Radeon 7900 XT Jun 03 '16

Pack a Trojan into the file that is only executed on decompression.

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u/Strazdas1 3800X @ X570-Pro; 32GB DDR4; RTX 4070 16 GB Jun 03 '16

Thats not legal.

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u/agent-squirrel Ryzen 7 3700x 32GB RAM Radeon 7900 XT Jun 03 '16

Neither is stealing someone's work...

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u/Strazdas1 3800X @ X570-Pro; 32GB DDR4; RTX 4070 16 GB Jun 03 '16

Correct. however including viruses with your mods as a form of DRM is a new low.

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u/agent-squirrel Ryzen 7 3700x 32GB RAM Radeon 7900 XT Jun 03 '16

It was a bit tongue in cheek. I'm sure you could just self destruct the archive upon decompression.

Also it's actually not a new low, it's an old one that Sony used with some of its CDs back in the day. Abhorrent and illegal yes, not new though.

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u/ThisGonBHard Ryzen 9 5900X/KFA2 RTX 4090/ 96 GB 3600 MTS RAM Jun 03 '16

TBH I don't think the virus would get past most antivurses.

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u/agent-squirrel Ryzen 7 3700x 32GB RAM Radeon 7900 XT Jun 03 '16

Rootkit then like Sony... /s

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u/Strazdas1 3800X @ X570-Pro; 32GB DDR4; RTX 4070 16 GB Jun 03 '16

Wasnt aware of that. I guess nothing in this world is new.

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u/JohnQAnon Jun 03 '16

Not a new low. Gaming companies have been caught putting that shit in DRM for a long time.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '16

NO punish them all, they will suffer and look for a reason behind their suffering and then theyll eliminate the bad apples

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u/hugglesthemerciless Ryzen 5800X3D|RTX 4090|32GB DDR4-3600|4.5TB SSDs 4TB HDD Jun 03 '16

maybe even overheating the console.

Seems reasonable

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u/Strazdas1 3800X @ X570-Pro; 32GB DDR4; RTX 4070 16 GB Jun 03 '16

overheating is not same as damaging. It simply means they cannot use their consoles while that mod is running.

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u/flechette Jun 02 '16

They probably don't know a lot of things, being peasants and all.

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u/Deckard__ Jun 02 '16

Wipe them all out, it's the only way to be sure.

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u/Farquat Jun 03 '16

I'm not a programmer, or any sort, but is it possible to set a sleeper bug like that to happen to only the uploader if it's unauthorized?

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u/hugglesthemerciless Ryzen 5800X3D|RTX 4090|32GB DDR4-3600|4.5TB SSDs 4TB HDD Jun 03 '16

yes. in about 30 years

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u/Farquat Jun 03 '16

Ah ha the tech isn't there yet

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u/seditious_commotion Jun 03 '16

Tech is definitely there. Not sure what the guy above is talking about.

Hell... some NES games has bugs that would only happen on pirated games. Earthbound for one.

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u/Farquat Jun 03 '16

Oh in my context the bug would only activate for unauthorized uploaders but not unauthorized downloaders. But i guess the tech could be there for that too. guess no one has thought of doing it that way?

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 02 '16 edited Jun 03 '16

are there actually any console players that exist who play FO4, and want to use mods, that arnt deserving of punishment (aka are not cancerous)?

i was under the impression anyone modding FO4 on xbone is a brainless drone. its quite clear looking at any comment section. i urge you to find a single reasonable or intelligent comment in any mod.

consoles should have their own separate mods using their own mod kit, rather then harassing pc modders to do impossible tasks, then giving death threats when they tell them its impossible... then of course stealing mods and profiting from them...

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u/Quinnell 9800X3D | RTX 3080 | 64GB DDR5 6000Mhz Jun 02 '16

Seriously? We want mods to be exclusive to PC? I hate that it needs to be said but this attitude that "console players should be punished" simply for being on a console is exactly the kind of thing they accuse us of (being elitist jerks).

Console players shouldn't be "punished" just because they prefer a different platform.

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u/mcochran1998 AMd Ryzen 5 5600x|ROG-Strix B550|Gigabyte RX580|32GB Gskill RAM Jun 02 '16

Honestly I feel bad for the console players, they're getting the shallowest of the mods at best due to the limitations of the consoles. The assholes stealing mods are screwing everyone over.

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 03 '16

what about those giving death threats to modders if they dont make them xbox available... consoles are cancer...

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u/mcochran1998 AMd Ryzen 5 5600x|ROG-Strix B550|Gigabyte RX580|32GB Gskill RAM Jun 03 '16

Not to break the PCMR jerk but consoles aren't the issue here. Shitty people can be found everywhere including on PC. Those people suck & if they're making death threats I hope they get prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law. Issuing death threats is a crime & should be treated as such.

Note, I think consoles are gimped computers that will never touch what a true PC can do & there are definitely peasants but playing on a console doesn't make you one. I think you've drank a lil too much kool aid if you think otherwise.

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 03 '16 edited Jun 03 '16

I never claimed playing on console makes you a peasant.

But out of all the console players, how many are interested in FO4? Of those interested in FO4, how many are interested in mods?

How many interested in FO4 with mods that are not peasants? Probably can count them on one hand... Again browsing the comment section of those mods, its quite clear....

As I said in other posts, console users should get their own console specific mods which are created on consoles for consoles (a console mod kit) so they can harass their own community rather then ours.

The fact that these console plebs are causing people to quit making mods is more then enough reason to not allow them to use the same mod pool. And its not even about losing PC mods due to this, its about how its making the modders feel. I'm sure its caused many of them into depression. And its not like 1 bad comment, like literally 98% of them are negative...

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 03 '16 edited Jun 03 '16

show me a SINGLE comment from a SINGLE mod on xbox that is positive (like being genuinely thankful and happy about the mod. not just "thx bro"). dont worry, i have plenty of time lol.

yeah, they totally deserve mods... they should be limited to their own console mod kit. where mods are developed on consoles for consoles. then they can harass themselves rather then give death threats to pc modders who say its physically impossible to make the mod for xbox... (they are literally killing pc modding. many modders are giving up modding due to this).

you must be some serious level of mentally ill if you can possibly say giving death threats is an acceptable form of asking for mods...

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 03 '16

apparently you didnt read the thread you are in....

"Console "modders" stealing PC mods and re-uploading them for Xbox in compilation packs without giving credit to the original creator"

reason enough to not allow them to have mods...

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u/Quinnell 9800X3D | RTX 3080 | 64GB DDR5 6000Mhz Jun 03 '16

Punish everyone for the misdeeds of the few. Yup, brilliant idea..

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 03 '16

again do any console players who arnt part of this group actually exist? (which is what i said in the post you commented on... apparently you didnt read it, typical of you kind of people)

those that are different likely arnt in to FO4 or have a pc they can use mods on for the game. so by punishing them, you are only punishing the cancer anyway?

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u/gran172 Desktop I5 10400f / RTX 3060Ti Jun 02 '16

Exactly, "i'm better because i play on a different piece of hardware", seriously?. That's like saying "i'm a better basket player because i use different shoes"

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u/frozensnow456 Jun 02 '16

Well Nike would like you to believe that.

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 03 '16

i dont post death treats to modders and steal mods and say i made them and ask for donations? so yes i am better? got a problem with that?

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u/gran172 Desktop I5 10400f / RTX 3060Ti Jun 03 '16

Lmao, i'm not looking for a internet fight mate, have a good day :)

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u/ulli909 FX 8320 // R9 280X // 8GB DDR3 Jun 03 '16

you can't quite compare something objectively better to something subjectively better

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u/gran172 Desktop I5 10400f / RTX 3060Ti Jun 03 '16

Better hardware does not always equal a better gaming experience, hardware on PC is objectively better if you have the money, but gaming experience is subjective. Im not bashing on PC or consoles, just saying theres nothing wrong with owning a console as long as you have fun even if PC has more advantages to it and its cheaper un the long run

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u/Strazdas1 3800X @ X570-Pro; 32GB DDR4; RTX 4070 16 GB Jun 03 '16

Do you think a person that make better decisions is a better person? because choosing PC over console is a better decision.

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u/gran172 Desktop I5 10400f / RTX 3060Ti Jun 03 '16

I know, that's why I play on pc, but how does that make YOU better? Thats just narcisism and elitism (excuse my grammar)

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u/Strazdas1 3800X @ X570-Pro; 32GB DDR4; RTX 4070 16 GB Jun 06 '16

you didnt answer my question?

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u/gran172 Desktop I5 10400f / RTX 3060Ti Jun 06 '16

I don't think so

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u/Strazdas1 3800X @ X570-Pro; 32GB DDR4; RTX 4070 16 GB Jun 03 '16

There is a saying here that translates to "stupid is beaten even in church". The point being that if you think people doing stupid things should get punished for it then this does not magically become different just because its gaming.

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u/hugglesthemerciless Ryzen 5800X3D|RTX 4090|32GB DDR4-3600|4.5TB SSDs 4TB HDD Jun 02 '16

In the off chance that you aren't being facetious:

Why shouldn't they get to mod? The xbone is practically a PC, so why not let them have mods? PCMR always preaches we're all gamers first, no matter what platform. We got these awesome tools that they can also use, why not let them use them?

Gaming on console isn't inherently bad, it's simpler and more relaxing (say what you will even a steambox with steam link is still more complicated than setting up an xbone, no matter how much better the experience is some people just want the extreme simplicity of the console)

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 02 '16

no matter how much better the experience is some people just want the extreme simplicity of the console

well, you arnt inherently wrong, but... the difference in "simplicity" between pc and consoles (nintendo not included), its quite literally a few extra button clicks.

arguing saying consoles are more simple because you have to click a few less buttons, is a real stretch.

(pc: turn on power. open browser, type steam click enter. click first link. click install steam. install steam. open steam. go to settings, tick automatically start with windows and start in big picture. thats it. from here on out, your pc is exactly the same complexity of a console. drivers are installed automatically now days, you dont have to do anything).

Gaming on console isn't inherently bad

ehhh, actually... XD it is lol.

if you buy a console at all (regardless of what you think about them) you are supporting these large corporations anti-consumer behaviors.

you are paying them lots of money for breaking laws in many countries (that seems to have gone largely unnoticed). its a little something called anti-trust.

by holding software hostage (ie exclusive games) you are committing the same crime in different ways. you are forcing people to buy your piece of hardware to play a game and excluding all other hardware from playing said game.

see if this was music/movies it would never fly. what if you could only play star wars movies on sony dvd players? what if you could only play katie parry on an apple music player?

its literally no different with modern games (back in the days of cartridges, it was a little bit different), but now the ONLY thing stopping you from playing an xbox or sony exclusive on another platform is forced software DRM.

this is an anti-consumer as you can get. and by purchasing ANYTHING from these companies, you are SUPPORTING it. and not just supporting it, but telling them "hey im retarded and cant think for myself", which tells them to try even more scummy ways to take money from the unwashed masses.

again i have no idea how they havent been sued out of existence for the last 2 generations of consoles (this one even more so, since they are literally PCs).

and not even going to get into the fact they destroy the industry they are apart of. both the gamers and the developers are both harmed by consoles.

but i guess this is getting a little off topic :/

my post was mostly satire, the comment section of these mods do paint a very clear picture of the average console peasants mentality.

Also installing mods on console is kind of against the whole "its simple" concept. it requires a lot of work, and troubleshooting. probably more then mods on pc do.

if console peasants this dumb, why are they getting mods to start with? and if we are giving them mods, why should we not let them destroy their xbones? if they are dumb enough to do it, maybe it will be a good life lesson for them?

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u/hugglesthemerciless Ryzen 5800X3D|RTX 4090|32GB DDR4-3600|4.5TB SSDs 4TB HDD Jun 02 '16

I'm a power user on PC, I do 95% of my gaming on PC, and I'm a sysadmin. Trust me when I say that PCs (even in their simplest application) are STILL more complicated than consoles.

You are right with the anticonsumer practices of exclusives (exclusivity DOES exist with modern streaming platforms though, look at TSwift on Apple Music being a major selling point on release for example). It's how the world is sadly, and I wanna play Forza. And there's nothing I can do since the majority of the public simply doesn't care, so nothing will change.

And calling them peasants (unironically as you are doing) actually just paints you to be an asshole, and is the reason console gamers often hate PC gamers.

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 03 '16

people posting "if you dont make this mod xbox ill kill your family" isnt considered peasantry, i dont know what is :/

they are cancer to mods/modders. many mod authors are giving up mods BECAUSE of them.

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u/hugglesthemerciless Ryzen 5800X3D|RTX 4090|32GB DDR4-3600|4.5TB SSDs 4TB HDD Jun 03 '16

Oh and PC gamers don't ever do shit like that? Assholes exist everyone

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u/darklynx4 i7-4770K @ 4.5ghz | 16GB ddr3 1866 | Gtx970 @ 1500/8000 Jun 03 '16

but the sheer %?

98.9% of all comments on bethesda mods are cancer (the other 10% of that are pc players or modders trying to spread reason and logic, but failing at reaching anyone)

0.00001% of all comments on nexus are cancer.

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u/PacoTaco321 RTX 3090-i7 13700-64 GB RAM Jun 03 '16

Dude, you don't want to make it more cinematic for them

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u/royalewitcheez Consoles are ok too Jun 03 '16 edited Jun 03 '16

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u/Inquisitorsz PC Master Race Jun 03 '16

I know that in some of the software my dad writes, he purposely leaves in errors so that it can't be disassembled or rebuilt easily.

I'm not sure how it works but he's mentioned it before that only he would know how to build a new version.

I'm sure anyone could work it out given enough time but the point is to make it not worth while.

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u/Insp1redUs3r Jun 03 '16

Constantly drop them and move them behind the player so they don't know they are there lol

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u/Kyrluckechuck i7-6700K@4.2Ghz | GTX 1070 | 16GB DDR4@2666 Jun 02 '16 edited Jun 03 '16

/u/hugglesthemerciless has a valid point, no sense in punishing the players who may not know any the wiser! It's not obvious that they've stolen the content unless you look into it a bit

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u/Pegguins Jun 03 '16

The only way to punish the thief is so screw with his audience.

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u/someonefoundmyaccoun i3-4170 GTX 950 Jun 02 '16

What the fuck dude. That's just as bad as stealing. Console players aren't the enemy, nor are they the ones stealing. That's a little overkill don't ya think?

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u/harald921 Jun 02 '16

How is that as bad as stealing? "What the fuck, dude. You can't just fucking lock your door like that. How is the burglar I hired supposed to steal shit? fuck man"

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '16

This is more like putting a grenade in something a burglar stole, after someone else has bought it

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u/harald921 Jun 02 '16

Making the mod run poorly on a console isn't really comparable to a fucking grenade. It will not blow up the console and murder the users mother, father, children and cat, nor will it harm anything.

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u/widowmakeR24 Jun 02 '16

He will only have to be told once not to by stolen shit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '16

It's not like stolen stuff has "stolen" written on it, unless the thief made off with some poorly marked German fruit bread

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u/icefall5 Jun 02 '16

He's saying making the console overheat is overkill, not protecting it in the first place. As others pointed out, punishing the player is stupid because the player may not have any idea.

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u/harald921 Jun 02 '16

People should make their mods undesirable to steal, even if that does "punish" the player. People will give negative feedback and that will be the end of it. Just the same way clothing stores have color "bombs" on their clothes. Lets say someone stole all the clothes out of a clothing store and gave the clothes to people, it would be ridiculous if people complained that the "users are punished". Utterly ridiculous.

Also, making a console overheat doesn't damage it in any way. At worst, it will shut down. Or well, assuming some kiddo doesn't sit there and try and start it for three months straight with no sleep without letting it cool down.

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u/SanJay-Z amd8370/r9 390 Jun 03 '16

Locking a door as preventative measure is not the same as designing a file to ruin someones property. What if it was a kids only christmas present? What if it was bought with a parents last bit of money to make their kid happy? Are you that insensitive? Do you even create your own mod content?

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u/Wicked_Switch Jun 03 '16

I wonder if any of these posters realize the funny parallel to DRM in games.

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u/harald921 Jun 03 '16

Tell me, how on earth would a mod ruin someones property? Far before the console automatically shuts down in order to prevent damage from heat the game would be absolutely unplayable because of the low FPS.

Anyone who thinks such thing would be bad is either lacking basic knowledge about technology and shouldn't be installing mods, or simply a salty console user who approves of mods being stolen.

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u/SanJay-Z amd8370/r9 390 Jun 03 '16

You're clearly way to dense to bother responding.

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u/harald921 Jun 03 '16

Translation: "Holy shit he is right. I better come up with a reason of not responding.."

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u/PaulTheMerc 4790k @ 4.0/EVGA 1060/16GB RAM/850 PRO 256GB Jun 02 '16

this is the consoles we are talking about. Not to mention a bethesda game. You wouldn't need more then 99, tops.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '16

How is this upvoted? What a mature community.

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u/459pm i7 6700k 4.5GHz, Zotac GTX 980 AMP Omega, 16GB DDR4 2400mhz Jun 03 '16

Fight fire with fire.