The developers of an open multiplayer mod for Watch Dogs 2 have that official "Okay" from publisher Ubisoft get to pursue their projects. In addition to a large multiplayer mod that is intended to enable joint play in the Open World even beyond instanced missions, scripts to personalize the gaming experience are also given the green light by Ubisoft.
The modders by the name of Nomad Group have published the good news on their own developer blog, Ubisoft has confirmed the cooperation with the group on request.
»A big step for the modder scene«
The news is actually something special, especially since the modder group is on Reverse engineering specialized in software. Legally, publishers would have the opportunity to prevent such work on their own intellectual property, as was the case recently when the first Red Dead Redemption was ported to a PC.
The Nomad Group does that long negotiations with Ubisoft in which they had to explain their plans and goals in detail. In the end, however, an agreement was reached that includes working with Ubisoft.
"We managed to make an agreement. They officially allow us to work with them on mods for the Watch Dogs franchise. This is a big step forward, not just for the Watch Dogs modding community, but also for the entire modding community worldwide. "
The phrase "Watch Dogs Franchise" suggests that Nomad Group may also be working on mods for the upcoming Watch Dogs: Legion. We have also followed up on this at Ubisoft, but have not yet received a response to the publication of this message.
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That happens next
The multiplayer mod has remained the Nomad Group's main project since 2017. Here the work can now be continued thanks to the release of Ubisoft. A release date has not yet been set.
However, the developers are also working on other modifications for Watch Dogs 2. So should be in April 2020 Script hook for Watch Dogs 2 experience its release, which allows you, for example, to spawn vehicles in the game world.
