In the week after a remastered collection of old Star Wars shooters arrived with little warning and a rough reception, a quieter dispute surfaced: a modder who works under the name iamashaymin says their own fan-made work ended up inside the product, uncredited. The claim is one of many small reckonings that follow when communities that shape a game's afterlife find their labor appearing in commercial form without acknowledgment. Aspyr has so far stayed silent, leaving the evidence, which rests on footage, screenshots and the modder's own datamining, to speak for a story that is still unfoldin
Aspyr Faces Fresh Allegations After Modder Claims Battlefront Classic Collection Used Uncredited Work
"I'm beginning to feel insulted," the modder told Aspyr
Mark
So what exactly is being alleged here?
Mimi
A modder called iamashaymin says mods they made for the PC Battlefront 2 showed up in the PS5 and Switch versions of the Classic Collection at launch, without credit.
Mark
And what's the evidence?
Mimi
Pre-patch footage, an Asajj Ventress reskin of Aayla Secura with odd attack animations, Kit Fisto running on Switch, and 2020 screenshots of their work on his bubble attack. They also say they datamined the files.
Luke
Worth being clear that all of that comes from the modder. The datamining claim in particular is their account; the reporting doesn't show independent verification.
Mark
Why does the earlier Aspyr promise matter?
Mimi
Aspyr had said the game wouldn't include code or content from uncredited sources. If the claim holds, that statement is the thing in question.
Luke
Right, but "if." Aspyr hasn't responded, so we don't know whether it disputes the claim, acknowledges it, or says the content came from somewhere else.
Mark
The modder says it was patched out quickly. Does that say anything?
Mimi
It's the modder's description, and it's why the footage matters, since it was captured before the patch.
Luke
A patch removing content isn't proof of anything by itself. We don't know why it was removed.
Mark
And the broader launch?
Mimi
It's rough: crashes, network problems, too few servers, and an Overwhelmingly Negative rating on Steam. This lands on top of that.
Der Puls
- A modder says their Battlefront 2 mods slipped into the PS5 and Switch releases of the Classic Collection, and the accusation lands on a studio that had promised no uncredited content.
- Footage of a reskinned Aayla Secura and Kit Fisto, with telltale animations and bubble attacks, is circulating as proof that the work was lifted rather than merely resembled.
- The modder says datamined files matched their own mod exactly, glitches included, and that Aspyr quietly patched them out before the fix could be noticed.
- Aspyr has not responded, while the collection already faces network failures, crashes, server shortages and an 'Overwhelmingly Negative' Steam rating.
- The next move rests with Aspyr: either a public answer and credit for the modder, or a deepening scrutiny that compounds a troubled launch.
In the week after a remastered collection of old Star Wars shooters arrived with little warning and a rough reception, a quieter dispute surfaced: a modder who works under the name iamashaymin says their own fan-made work ended up inside the product, uncredited. The claim is one of many small reckonings that follow when communities that shape a game's afterlife find their labor appearing in commercial form without acknowledgment. Aspyr has so far stayed silent, leaving the evidence, which rests on footage, screenshots and the modder's own datamining, to speak for a story that is still unfolding.
A week after Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection arrived for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC, the studio behind it faces a second problem. A modder known as iamashaymin says the collection shipped with their work inside it, and that no one ever credited them.
The launch had already gone badly. Players reported network instability, crashes and too few servers for online play, and the game sits under an "Overwhelmingly Negative" label on Steam. Aspyr has promised updates. The new allegation arrives against an earlier public pledge from Aspyr that the game would contain no code or content from uncredited sources.
Iamashaymin says the mods they made for the original PC version of Battlefront 2 appeared in the PS5 and Switch releases before Aspyr patched them out. One example is a reskin that swapped Aayla Secura for Asajj Ventress, recognizable by its different attack animations. Later the modder posted footage of Kit Fisto, a character they had added to the PC game, running on Switch, along with 2020 screenshots of their own bubble attack recreation. They say datamined files matched their mods exactly, glitches included, with only proper lightsaber animations added.
Aspyr has not replied. The evidence so far is the modder's footage, screenshots, datamining claims and a Reddit discussion of the animations. Whether the studio responds, credits the modder, or draws further scrutiny will decide how this episode is remembered alongside a launch already under heavy criticism.
A week after Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection arrived without much warning, the studio behind it is dealing with a second kind of trouble. A modder who goes by iamashaymin says the collection shipped with their work inside it, and that no one ever credited them.
The collection launched for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC, following a surprise announcement. Reception has been poor. Players have reported network stability problems, game crashes, and a shortage of servers for online play. On Steam, the game now carries an "Overwhelmingly Negative" label. Aspyr Media, the studio responsible, has since promised to update the remastered collection.
The modding allegation, first picked up by GamesRadar, lands against a specific backdrop. Aspyr had earlier said the game would not contain any code or content taken from uncredited sources. Iamashaymin, posting on Steam, says the mods they built for the original PC version of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 appeared in the PS5 and Switch versions at release, and that Aspyr "patched them out quickly."
Footage was captured before that patch. According to the modder, one of their mods was present on the PS5 version: a reskin that replaced the Jedi Aayla Secura with Asajj Ventress, a character who was originally playable only on Xbox. The clearest tell, as shared on Reddit, was the character's different attack animations. When the post was brought to the modder's attention, they replied that they are not credited on this version or on any version of the Classic Collection.
Iamashaymin then took the claim to X, formerly Twitter, saying they had datamined the game and found their own mod files. "Seriously, @AsyprMedia I'm beginning to feel insulted," they wrote. They said the Nintendo Switch version launched with all of their hero content from the mod, including the same glitches and bugs. By their account, the datamined files were exactly the same, only with the proper lightsaber attack animations applied. They noted this was all before the patch.
The post included more footage, this time of Jedi Kit Fisto, another character the modder had added to the PC version of Battlefront 2, running on the Switch. Further down the thread, iamashaymin shared screenshots from 2020 showing their work recreating Fisto's projectile bubble attack. They acknowledged it is hard to make out in moving footage, but asked readers to trust that it is the same.
Aspyr has not responded to the allegations. The evidence so far consists of the modder's own footage, screenshots and datamining claims, along with a Reddit post about the animations. What to watch next is whether the studio answers, whether it credits the modder, and how the claim sits alongside a launch that is already under heavy criticism.
Bemerkenswerte Zitate
It should be noted I am not credited on this version or any version of the Classic Collection.— iamashaymin, modder
Seriously, @AsyprMedia I'm beginning to feel insulted.— iamashaymin, on X
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