[PSA] Nintendo-related mods are being DMCA'd by Nintendo themselves, unfortunately...

[UlτrαΤwο]

Since there are still some people who think it's a DMCA troll, I'll be linking Mutahar's video here where he debunks the claims. If you are somehow still convinced that it was not Nintendo filing DMCA claims, you need to get your brain checked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMuy385i5KE

TL;DR Nintendo is actually taking down mods, Garry and Valve confirmed it.

Exactly as the title says. Several Nintendo-related mods were being flagged with DMCA claims and were successful on some notable mods (Such as Apoc Hedgie's Mario ragdolls pack and Super Mario Odyssey pack).

Several other mods were also flagged with DMCA claims. Unfortunately, it was not what we originally assumed and it turns out that Nintendo is behind the DMCA strikes using a site known as MarkMonitor, which is used to tackle copyright infringement.

In short, that means that it is NOT a copyright troll as we believed at first.

That doesn't mean that Nintendo won. Some good people in the community managed to archive the mods that were taken down (Most of them anyway). The link to the archives will be added below. Kudos to the people who made them.

I also want to make a disclaimer that I am NOT in any way experienced in modding and will NOT reupload any mods removed from the Workshop out of respect.

One last thing: PLEASE DO NOT HARASS OR GO AFTER ANYONE! And please for the love of god do NOT attempt any act of vigilantism. Two wrongs do not make a right and I do not support nor endorse harassment, witch-hunting, or doxxing. The whole point of this post is to raise awareness.

We'll do what we can to archive mods in Google Drive, Mega, and other sites if possible.

Google drive #1[drive.google.com]

Google drive #2[drive.google.com]

Google drive #3[drive.google.com]

Google drive #4[drive.google.com]

Google drive #5[drive.google.com]

Google drive #6[drive.google.com]

Google drive #7[drive.google.com]

Google drive #8[drive.google.com]

Google Drive #9[drive.google.com]

Google Drive #10[drive.google.com]

Pastebin #1 (Provided by Sinful Mario)[pastebin.com]

Pastebin #2 (Provided by Apoc Hedgie and RTB)[pastebin.com]

Pastebin #3 (Provided by Yunpol)[pastebin.com]

Mega Drive #1 (Provided by RTB)[mega.nz]

Mega Drive #2 (Provided bylegoj15)[mega.nz]

Mega Drive #3 (Provided by Yunpol, GMOD version)[mega.nz]

Mega Drive #4 (Provided by Yunpol, SFM version)[mega.nz]

Mega Drive #5 (Provided by Skefil☆)[mega.nz]

Mega Drive #6 (Provided by l'écureuil)[mega.nz]

Mega Drive #7 (Provided by EnergyFlamer)[mega.nz]

Once you downloaded them, put them into the "addons" folder in the game's files:

Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\addons

If you wish to find mods updated after the 2020 update, locate this folder:

Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\4000

One last thing; you will need the Extended Spawnmenu addon to access them.

[Brewster T. Koopa]

Publicado originalmente por Retro StarX:

Publicado originalmente por Brewster T. Koopa:

Speaking of, I've unlisted all of my Mario and Smash Bros addons, that way people can still access them and not them at risk for bans

That's good news, have you tried Game Banana?

Gamebanana is ran by nepotistic jackasses who protect creep friends of theirs, a friend of mine was an ex mod there and he told me stuff like that. Worse comes to worse, I'm going to Nexus

[abcd312]

Publicado originalmente por Brewster T. Koopa:

Speaking of, I've unlisted all of my Mario and Smash Bros addons, that way people can still access them and not them at risk for bans

Can you send the links?

[Brewster T. Koopa]

Not for now.

[Pavillion]

Publicado originalmente por Mario:

Publicado originalmente por Retro StarX:

If I were you, I would remove them off the workshop and post them on a safer addon platform, or keep them private.

I've marked all of my Mario-themed addons under "friends only", so anyone who wants to continue using them will have to add me in order to do so. I'll be able to reupload my addons if some of them get permanently banned, and they'll be private as well so Peters can't have access to them. If they do manage to get DMCA'd again while they're private, at least it'll help us narrow down who Peters is and what account he's using if he happens to try and add me.

that actually sounds like a good and smart idea

[LeftyGemsMagpie]

Don't quit Gmod. Gmod doesn't need Steam Workshop to function. Steam Workshop is just a poor mod host (imagine being worse than YouTube with DMCA, what an achievement) and subpar mod manager.

The Google drive links are helpful but I'm afraid they'll be subject to link rot in the future or be more inaccessible if this thread gets locked.

We should be moving to Nexus or Gamebanana. I know there are personal reservations for Gamebanana (also Nexus Mods has monetization tiers regarding download speeds so I'm not a biiig fan of it but it's generally useable; as long as you have something like Vortex installing mods is easy as clicking buttons and deploying stuff) but it's still an option. The goal we Gmodders should do next is to host mods in another site so people can recover what's lost. I don't know if Nexus is gonna host Gmod content because they were a little wary of hosting Pokemon content (better safe than sorry) for Palworld, but it's probably worth a shot, since hosting mods involving other IPs isn't unheard of in Nexus Mods (such as a Samus skin for Monster Hunter or My Little Pony heads for Skyrim player models).

[Furry Slurry]

Publicado originalmente por LeftyGreenMario:

Don't quit Gmod. Gmod doesn't need Steam Workshop to function. Steam Workshop is just a poor mod host (imagine being worse than YouTube with DMCA, what an achievement) and subpar mod manager.

The Google drive links are helpful but I'm afraid they'll be subject to link rot in the future or be more inaccessible if this thread gets locked.

We should be moving to Nexus or Gamebanana. I know there are personal reservations for Gamebanana (also Nexus Mods has monetization tiers regarding download speeds so I'm not a biiig fan of it but it's generally useable; as long as you have something like Vortex installing mods is easy as clicking buttons and deploying stuff) but it's still an option. The goal we Gmodders should do next is to host mods in another site so people can recover what's lost. I don't know if Nexus is gonna host Gmod content because they were a little wary of hosting Pokemon content (better safe than sorry) for Palworld, but it's probably worth a shot, since hosting mods involving other IPs isn't unheard of in Nexus Mods (such as a Samus skin for Monster Hunter or My Little Pony heads for Skyrim player models).

Moddb, Since Nexus is sorta messed up Since, they took down a fallout classic music mod first and asked question later https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/85227/?tab=posts&jump_to_comment=134868623

[Furry Slurry]

Publicado originalmente por FurrySlurry (the sergal king):

Publicado originalmente por LeftyGreenMario:

Don't quit Gmod. Gmod doesn't need Steam Workshop to function. Steam Workshop is just a poor mod host (imagine being worse than YouTube with DMCA, what an achievement) and subpar mod manager.

The Google drive links are helpful but I'm afraid they'll be subject to link rot in the future or be more inaccessible if this thread gets locked.

We should be moving to Nexus or Gamebanana. I know there are personal reservations for Gamebanana (also Nexus Mods has monetization tiers regarding download speeds so I'm not a biiig fan of it but it's generally useable; as long as you have something like Vortex installing mods is easy as clicking buttons and deploying stuff) but it's still an option. The goal we Gmodders should do next is to host mods in another site so people can recover what's lost. I don't know if Nexus is gonna host Gmod content because they were a little wary of hosting Pokemon content (better safe than sorry) for Palworld, but it's probably worth a shot, since hosting mods involving other IPs isn't unheard of in Nexus Mods (such as a Samus skin for Monster Hunter or My Little Pony heads for Skyrim player models).

Moddb, Since Nexus is sorta messed up Since, they took down a fallout classic music mod first and asked question later https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/85227/?tab=posts&jump_to_comment=134868623

They also removes mod that Uncensors or just anti woke also.

[Ditto]

luigi mansion 3 player models? (3166614100) are now hidden, will add to drive in moment

[Ditto]

Luigi's Mansion 3 - PMs/NPCs/Props (Gold Edition) id 3166614100 is now on drive 8
edit: give it time its still uploading
edit2: okay its fully on there

[LeftyGemsMagpie]

Publicado originalmente por FurrySlurry (the sergal king):

Moddb, Since Nexus is sorta messed up Since, they took down a fallout classic music mod first and asked question later https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/85227/?tab=posts&jump_to_comment=134868623

music mods are kind of in the copyright zone, and this mod has been reinstated. i need to know if there's an ongoing rampant dmca abuse or other concerns.

Publicado originalmente por FurrySlurry (the sergal king):

They also removes mod that Uncensors or just anti woke also.

Pretty sure that's not the quite the case outside of a particular Youtube content bubble you're probably in (also using "woke" unironically... that's a meaningless word these days, stick to "SJW" or maybe "PC" or "CRT" or "DEI")

[Mario]

Publicado originalmente por Ditto:

Luigi's Mansion 3 - PMs/NPCs/Props (Gold Edition) id 3166614100 is now on drive 8
edit: give it time its still uploading
edit2: okay its fully on there

All of my addons will still be on the workshop, they’ll just be private though so there’s little to no chance they’ll be taken down again. But if you wanna back them up elsewhere, be my guest

[King Boo]

Publicado originalmente por Brewster T. Koopa:

Publicado originalmente por Jonathan:

So let me get this straight, Peters' taking down these addons just to trick Gmodders into entering personal information?

No. to counter a DMCA, you need to fill in stuff that, if sent to the wrong person, would essentially dox you. But if Aaron obtains people's info, whether deliberate or not, it is phishing.

Aaron's not doing this to trick gmodders, he's doing it to attack Nintendo fans.

But why Nintendo fans? Did a plumber step on his turtle or something?

[Pavillion]

Publicado originalmente por Retro StarX:

Publicado originalmente por Brewster T. Koopa:

Speaking of, I've unlisted all of my Mario and Smash Bros addons, that way people can still access them and not them at risk for bans

That's good news, have you tried Game Banana?

what about skymods?

[electricvocaloid]

Publicado originalmente por King Boo:

Publicado originalmente por Brewster T. Koopa:

No. to counter a DMCA, you need to fill in stuff that, if sent to the wrong person, would essentially dox you. But if Aaron obtains people's info, whether deliberate or not, it is phishing.

Aaron's not doing this to trick gmodders, he's doing it to attack Nintendo fans.

But why Nintendo fans? Did a plumber step on his turtle or something?

My theory is he's the worst kind of white knight for Nintendo. Going as far as to take down fan content he thinks might not be good in Nintendo's eyes... when in actuality, Nintendo has never batted an eye to GMOD stuff and probably never officially will. This is potentially the same guy that took down NSFW posts on Patreon and nearly 300+ games on Gamejolt a few years back, as well.

Now that I type that, how absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥ is it to not only give an artist money to see their Patreon content but THEN falsely claim it after you paid for it? Even if it was NSFW stuff (mainly AC stuff from what I remember), that's so weak.

[Jedi_of_1985]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone remember there being a GMod version of Beast Ganon from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? If there was, does anyone have it archived somewhere?