The Witcher 3: Vulva Mystery Solved

How did fully modeled vulvas end up in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, without CD Projekt Red fully assuming it? The Polish studio is known for its sometimes very extensive representation of sexuality, but, in this specific case, it pleads not guilty. He quickly recalled that the last update of the RPG notably includes mods created by the community, implying that there had been a lack of control. The end of the story is much more ubiquitous than that, says Kotaku in an article published on February 14, 2023.

To offer a better technical rendering than the original version published in 2015, especially on the latest consoles marketed, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt received several improvements. Some were developed by CD Projekt Red, others were drawn from the many projects imagined by certain gifted fans. And, according to the Polish firm, Discord’s vulvas are part of a mod called HD Monsters Reworked, which they weren’t aware of.

What happened to vulvas in The Witcher 3

Context reminder

While The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt received its big update last December, some people have discovered that female models—vampire enemies—now sport a fully modeled vulva (including pubic hair). These ultra-realistic textures are attributed to the “Vagina’s for Everyone” mod, which replaces the genitals deliberately masked by vulvas – even for heroines. We could then simply say that CD Projekt Red has integrated said mod. However, he denies it. In addition, several elements are wrong in this story:

• “Vagina’s for Everyone” mod features completely modeled vulvas for all women you cross into The Witcher 3. However, it needs another mod to work 100% — a mod that helps ensure full nudity. Without this mod, heroines like Ciri and Yennefer will never have a realistic vulva. Obviously, The Witcher 3 doesn’t have this additional mod, otherwise we would have discovered what looks like a “blunder” sooner.
• To use community mods for commercial purposes, CD Projekt Red contractually agrees to contact the creators and compensate them accordingly. However, the modder behind “Vagina’s for Everyone” has admitted that he never granted his permission to use his work. If CD Projekt Red really integrated “Vagina’s for Everyone” into The Witcher 3then there is a possibly legal problem.

Therefore, two theories are opposed:

• Either CD Projekt Red has voluntarily integrated the mod, without assuming it 100%, for obvious image reasons.
• Either CD Projekt Red has integrated the mod unintentionally, which constitutes an error that it has already committed to repair.

Clarifications

According to the latest explanations, the reason why fully modeled vulvas ended up in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is… ubiquitous. And, it could not be attributed to CD Projekt Red, although there would still be a lack of verification. The vulvas would be part of a whole other mod, dubbed HD Monsters Reworked and for which CD Projekt Red has signed an agreement with the creator. “ In 2021, when signing a license transfer agreement, the author of HD Monsters Reworked, confirmed that he was the sole creator of the mod in question “says the studio.

But, the creator of HD Monsters Reworked obviously forgot to specify one point: he would have incorporated textures from “Vagina’s for Everyone” to improve his project. The creator of “Vaginas for Everyone” confirmed in the columns of Kotaku that he had received a request on this subject in 2019 – request to which he did not answer. ” Apparently the author of HD Monsters Reworked still used my textures for his own mod, but never mentioned me “, he concedes. By using HD Monsters Reworked, without knowing this supposed detail, CD Projekt Red would therefore be a collateral victim.

Let’s recap :

• CD Projekt Red used HD Monsters Reworked mod to improve The Witcher 3: Wild Huntas he always assumed;
• The HD Monsters Reworked mod includes textures entirely modeling vulvae, on more realistic monsters (the famous vampires). These textures would have been taken from another mod (“Vagina’s for Everyone”). On the mod page, accessible on the Nexus Mods portal, the creator mentions thousands of changes, without going into details;
• Vulvas are found in The Witcher 3: Wild Huntwithout CD Projekt Red knowing about it.

Finally, CD Projekt Red is going to remove the vulvas from the game, while defending itself from a form of censorship: “ We would like to point out that the removal of these elements is not a stance against nudity or mature themes, rather a desire to maintain visual consistency between all characters. Proof that the studio is not against frontal nudity? There are in Cyberpunk 2077.

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