Disappointment in Game Dev

Stellar Settlers was one of the games I tried during Steam Next Fest. So really, it was my fault for not catching this when I tried it. I suppose I wanted to believe in the best in people, especially indie devs. Ultimately, they would be one of the first to take advantage of AI-generated content, wouldn't they?

Would I have bought the game if they had came right out and said they used AI-generated content? No, that's not enough. In this day and age, I would need more proof that the training material used were obtained ethically (properly licensed). But there was little to no information on that. The only way I found out about the dev's use of AI-generated content was from a Steam discussion thread.

The sad part is, I would've been okay and held onto the game if they came out and said, "this is just placeholder graphics until we get a proper art pass."

But they didn't. If anything, it was clear they were reluctant to talk about it. I suppose I could give them credit for being upfront anyway. I just wish it was more clearly labeled on the store page.

My takeaway from this is do a bit of research before buying indie games. They're more likely to rely on AI-generated content to get around the lack of budget to hire artists or commission assets.

Yeah, I would rather buy games made with store-bought assets, as long those assets were made by a human.

Relevant Links

Archived copy of 'AI generated npc portraits?' thread

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