This included being able to have sexual intercourse with babies, toddlers, and pets. But some modders decided to add third-party code to the existing WickedWhims mod that gave it more sinister functions. It's not my thing but it's also not all that concerning. WickedWhims is a Sims mod that allows more explicit sexual actions to be seen between two consenting adults in EA's life simulation game. I'm talking about more harmful mods like one that was recently implemented in the Sims, causing the entire community to petition for its removal. I'm not talking about people creating mods that have more anatomically correct body parts for Smash characters or making every guard a chicken in Skyrim.

It can also be a gateway for people that fantasize about these things. People claim that it's 'just a video game,' arguing that the violence in video games doesn't mean gamers will go out and start shooting up places like they would in GTA.īut a lot of these mods are more tangible things that already do happen a lot in real life (like rape), meaning it can be very uncomfortable and concerning for people within the gaming community. That 'it's not real' mantra is often what continues to be the argument in favor of less savory mods. Others said that it 'wasn't real' so why does it matter if people want to fantasize about having sex with Keanu Reeves? But the actor himself stated that the mod made him uncomfortable - and that should be enough. Some fans of the mod were outraged, claiming that it shouldn't matter because there is already a sex scene with Johnny in the game. The mod, created by Catmino, went against CD Projeckt Red's user-generated content rules (about creating content that's harmful towards others). In January 2021, CD Projekt Red banned one of Cyberpunk 2077's mods that allowed players to have sex with Keanu Reeves' character, Johnny Silverhand. While mods are often the result of astonishing creativity, humor, and maybe even fetishes, there have been a few recent mods that have proven to be quite alarming to the gaming community. And there are the ones where you can have more sexually explicit content between adults in Sims.īut recently, modding has gotten out of control and made me realize that there should be some way to better regulate how mods are shared online.

There are the Grand Theft Auto mods that allow you to commit violent crimes while being Spongebob or other cartoons. There are the Skyrim ones where you can make everyone have giant breasts or make horses have genitalia. Modding computer games has been around for a while and it's always been a bit strange.

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