"A PC mod that added online gameplay to Rockstar's 2006 school-exploration title was abruptly taken down on Wednesday, roughly a month after it was first made available. While the specific reason for the "Bully Online" takedown hasn't been publicly discussed, a message posted by the developers to the project's now-defunct Discord server clarifies that "this was not something we wanted." The Bully Online mod was spearheaded by Swegta, a Rockstar-focused YouTuber who formally announced the project in October as a mod that "allows you and your friends to play minigames, role-play, compete in racing, fend off against NPCs, and much more.""
"At the time of the announcement, Swegta said the mod was "a project me and my team have been working on for a very long time" and that early access in December would be limited to those who contributed at least $8 to a Ko-Fi account. When December actually rolled around, though, a message on Swegta.com ( archived) suggested that the mod was being released freely as an open source project, with a registration page ( archived) offering new accounts to anyone."
A fan-made multiplayer modification for Rockstar's 2006 game Bully enabled minigames, role-play, racing, NPC combat, and other online features. The project was led by Swegta and announced in October, with early access originally tied to an $8 Ko-Fi contribution before a later registration page indicated an open-source free release. Roughly a month after availability, the mod's source code, downloads, and web pages were removed from Swegta.com. Developers posted that script development would stop and that user account data would be deleted. The specific reason for the takedown was not publicly disclosed.
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