ihatefleas
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There's a few options, most commonly when a mod is integrated into the vanilla game there's a few options, most commonly is probably the dev doing his own version of the mod so there's no issue with copyright or IP shenanigans. I mean, the option to give Lona bigger breasts via body modding at Elise's isn't that far fetched, especially because Elise already offers a host of such services, many much more outlandish than just increasing breast size. The 'only' things that would be needed are adding the option to Elise and creating new sprites for Lona and all the equipment that she can wear. Would increase the work load and I don't know how interested the dev is in this idea in the first place - however it could add some more depth to customizing Lona and make theorycrafting more interesting if boob size came along with some stat changes, like less speed but more sexyness and weakness, for instance.Yup, the mod manager was integrated into the game.
However how could the dev go around integrating specific mods into the game?
Like, how you mention the big booba mod, integrating that one on its own would cause issues - Would the dev just take the mod as-is and integrate it? Would he integrate it but change the art? Would he go, hire the modder and make it so that the modder would work on that part of the game? Would he completely ignore the mod and just implement the additional art + mechanics himself?
Because all of those options have their negatives, and would apply to virtually any other mod (increased workload on the game, the need to have more people if so OR more workload on one person, rights issues, selective implementation, questionable implementation, more workload on modders, etc.). Pretty much the same issues with Skyrim modding, where some mods are pretty much needed but don't get implemented, but then others get implemented despite not being wanted at all, or being implemented badly, or when implemented they are outright stolen from the modders themselves.
It's mostly how Rimworld handles adding new content that's pretty close to some mods already existing. Of course you could also hire the modder as a contractor or pay him to have the rights to put the mod into your game more or less as is.