{"id":1165063,"date":"2026-02-11T09:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kkWHwxtFYygRucpbaU2c8T"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T09:49:11","slug":"this-is-a-gift-baldurs-village-mod-maker-says-thanks-to-all-especially-swen-and-promises-more-content-including-an-astarions-ten-hearts-event-is-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-is-a-gift-baldurs-village-mod-maker-says-thanks-to-all-especially-swen-and-promises-more-content-including-an-astarions-ten-hearts-event-is-on-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This is a gift&#8217;: Baldur&#8217;s Village mod maker says thanks to all (especially Swen) and promises more content including an &#8216;Astarion&#8217;s Ten Hearts event&#8217; is on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>It&#8217;s been quite a ride for <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/stardewvalley\/mods\/30888\" target=\"_blank\">Baldur&#8217;s Village<\/a>, the big Stardew Valley mod that brings Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 characters and content to the world&#8217;s most popular life sim. It launched in early March and everyone loved it including Larian boss <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/life-sim\/swen-vincke-stamps-seal-of-approval-on-stardew-valley-mod-that-yoinks-the-baldurs-gate-3-cast-out-of-d-and-d-and-into-a-cosy-pastoral-life\/\">Swen Vincke<\/a>, but then <em>whoops<\/em>, Wizards of the Coast clobbered it with a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/wizards-of-the-coast-scores-pr-masterstroke-bullies-bg3-stardew-mod-that-had-swen-vinckes-personal-approval-off-the-internet-with-a-dmca\/\">DMCA takedown request<\/a>. Everyone got mad, Swen <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/sim\/after-swen-vincke-wagged-his-finger-at-a-wizards-of-the-coast-dmca-stardews-baldurs-gate-3-mod-is-back-online\/\">wagged his finger<\/a>, and then WotC said <em>whoops<\/em>, it was a mistake! And now it&#8217;s back.<\/p>\n<p>With all that water now under the bridge, mod developer XunHe1145 has shared a &#8220;full explanation&#8221; of what happened on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/XunHe1145\/status\/1907228622051569785\">X<\/a>. It&#8217;s not really a <em>full <\/em>explanation to my reading, in the sense that it doesn&#8217;t explain how all of this was allowed to happen in the first place (and we will probably never know), but the important thing is confirmation that the matter is now &#8220;thoroughly clarified and resolved,&#8221; and more Baldur&#8217;s Village stuff, including an Astarion event, is on the way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the very day we received the takedown notice, we had just finalized Astarion\u2019s Ten-heart event, which was scheduled for the next update,&#8221; XunHe1145 wrote. &#8220;At the time, we were disheartened as we thought that this content might never reach the community. Fortunately, we are able to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the near future, we will be releasing a minor update that includes bug fixes and Astarion\u2019s Ten Hearts event. Other planned content updates will also resume as scheduled.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There is also, naturally, gratitude to everyone for helping to get things sorted: &#8220;We sincerely appreciate the understanding and support from @larianstudios, the patience and assistance from the @NexusSitesteam throughout the process, and the thoughtful judgment and professional handling by Wizards of the Coast. We recognize that protecting intellectual property is a complex and serious responsibility, and we are truly grateful that our intentions\u2014as both fans and creators\u2014have been understood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hello everyone,In the past few days, we have been actively addressing a situation, and we are now able to provide a full explanation.Last week, due to copyright issues, the Baldur\u2019s Village MOD was temporarily taken down from Nexus. This unforeseen challenge caught our team\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/HrUmVoSkbb<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1907228622051569785\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>XunHe1145 also thanked Swen specifically for his support of the Baldur&#8217;s Village mod:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/XunHe1145\/status\/1907223843627810863\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1055px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:65.21%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"5Shb7gGsi3Lac7YdLuihtc\" name=\"xun2\" alt=\"We believe fan creations are born of love and passion. Your support means a great deal to us and we are incredibly grateful. Thank you for seeing the value in what we do.We\u2019ll keep working to live up to the love this community has shown us.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/this-is-a-gift-baldurs-village-mod-maker-says-thanks-to-all-especially-swen-and-promises-more-content-including-an-astarions-ten-hearts-event-is-on-the-way.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1055\" height=\"688\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: XunHe1145)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is indeed a happy ending, which is very nice (especially since we so rarely get them) but as heartening as it is to see everyone throwing their support behind Baldur&#8217;s Village, I can&#8217;t help thinking how unnecessary it all was. Mistakes happen, yes, and credit to Wizards of the Coast for walking it back, but the apparent ease with which DMCA notices can be fired off willy-nilly remains a problem\u2014and there&#8217;s no avoiding the question of whether the ending would&#8217;ve been so happy without the gentle influence of Vincke. Baldur&#8217;s Village is fixed, but the system itself remains <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/sony-enforcers-execute-a-legal-visceral-attack-on-the-bloodbornepsx-demake-continuing-its-mission-to-eradicate-all-traces-of-fromsofts-beloved-rpg-on-pc\/\">heavy-handed<\/a> and sometimes capricious.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, back to the mod and what you&#8217;re really curious about: Sorry, but there&#8217;s no more information about the Astarion&#8217;s Ten Hearts event at this point. We&#8217;ll hopefully be hearing more about it soon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are profoundly grateful for all of your patience, support, and trust during this time,&#8221; XunHe1145 wrote. &#8220;Our team remains committed to refining the project content with each update. This is a gift, you know. Thank you all. We won\u2019t forget it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"fe20604b-e264-496b-a692-5d18070db006\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Stardew Valley mods\" data-dimension48=\"Stardew Valley mods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:257px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.05%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mSUtrVuVhNnuiZG54586ki\" name=\"stardew-robin-square.jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/this-is-a-gift-baldurs-village-mod-maker-says-thanks-to-all-especially-swen-and-promises-more-content-including-an-astarions-ten-hearts-event-is-on-the-way.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"252\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/stardew-valley-mods\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"fe20604b-e264-496b-a692-5d18070db006\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Stardew Valley mods\" data-dimension48=\"Stardew Valley mods\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Stardew Valley mods<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>Custom farming<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/life-sim\/stardew-valley-cheats-every-cheat-code-you-need-no-mods-required\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stardew Valley cheats<\/strong><\/a>: Farm faster<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/stardew-valley-multiplayer-mod\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stardew Valley multiplayer<\/strong><\/a>:<strong> <\/strong>Co-op farming<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games-like-stardew-valley\/\"><strong>Games like Stardew Valley<\/strong><\/a>: More life sims<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-indie-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best indie games<\/strong><\/a>: Independent excellence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/life-sim\/this-is-a-gift-baldurs-village-mod-maker-says-thanks-to-all-especially-swen-and-promises-more-content-including-an-astarions-ten-hearts-event-is-on-the-way\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been quite a ride for Baldur&#8217;s Village, the big Stardew Valley mod that brings Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 characters and content to the world&#8217;s most popular life sim. It launched in early March and everyone loved it including Larian boss Swen Vincke, but then whoops, Wizards of the Coast clobbered it with a DMCA takedown request. Everyone got mad, Swen wagged his finger, and then WotC said whoops, it was a mistake! And now it&#8217;s back. With all that water now under the bridge, mod developer XunHe1145 has shared a &#8220;full explanation&#8221; of what happened on X. 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