Aspyr’s Battlefront Classic Collection reportedly used modder’s work uncredited

Fans were already quick to notice the AI upscaling used for Aspyr's recent Battlefront: Classic Collection remasters, with this being seen as the main culprit for the game's massive 70GB+ install size. As it turns out, the launch version of the game may also contain mods without the creator's permission. 

As spotted by IGN, modder ‘iamashaymin', who first brought Xbox-exclusive characters Kit Fisto and Asajj Ventress. The mod relied on swapping the character models out with two characters already in the game but it was the best solution given that these characters were previously only available on the original Xbox version of Battlefront 2. Shaymin believes his mod was used to bring these characters to Aspyr's new Battlefront Classic Collection:

To back up this claim, here's a screenshot of that bubble effect taken in 2020 (It is hard to make out in the video since it is in motion, but trust that it is the same.) pic.twitter.com/PT1w0wNLzn

— iamashaymin (@iamashaymin) March 16, 2024

The modder points out differences between the official models and the mod versions. However, Aspyr previously claimed that this re-release does “not include any code or content taken from uncredited sources”.

Aspyr has not yet commented on these claims, but the studio is busy trying to improve the release. Since launch, the Battlefront Classic Collection has been plagued with buggy servers and poor connectivity for multiplayer matches, something that the studio is specifically looking to address with future updates.

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