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Jane noted that “they taught the skills necessary to produce something of AAA quality.” For one, she credited her mentors above, Jhett and Mark Dey, for working personally with her for hours at a time. I asked Jane to clarify exactly how the core Pavlov VR development team and other members of the community have helped her develop her modding talents while cultivating her high esteem.

We’re a part of this community-and our rights (to serve in government) matter.’” When asked about her acts of resistance within the modding community, Jane noted that she “just wanted to produce something that says ‘Hey. Jane’s message comes at a time when the Supreme Court of the United States, the Pentagon, and various branches of the United States Armed Forces are still scuffling with President Trump regarding a new policy (effective April 12) which enforces that troops must stick to their ‘biological sex’-a proverbial slap in the face to any individual who would like to serve, but never identified with their ‘biological’ designation in the first place. This affects me, my partner, my friends, and my community directly.” “The current regime of the USA has recently placed a ban on trans people from serving in the military. Having discovered that she could break what she previously considered a sociopolitical taboo in map design, Jane then turned her newfound confidence towards addressing the predominantly masculine social stigmas held towards both competitive first-person shooters-and by close association, the military.įor her, it’s not “just about flags or background scenery.” Jane was open about the fact that her current partner is a trans military vet, and that the two of them live with another trans military vet. “I started animating a rainbow flag, a trans flag, and sourcing other ideas for ways to add wholesome messages to the map.” “I used some of my newfound skills to cross political lines that are usually forbidden for people trying to remain neutral,” she noted. I wanted to make just one map that was a sort of monument to gamers like me.”īut rainbow graffiti was just a starting point for Jane, who moved progressively forward into including more overtly LGBTQ+ content into her maps.

“I had been adding rainbow graffiti to my Battle Royale work that was barely noticeable in the past. “The ideas had been brewing for a while,” Jane wrote. That said, what many of Jane’s soon-to-be fans may not be aware of is how her identity as a transwoman has inspired much of the excitement and passion that she’s poured into her work.

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It was a gift to the Pavlov VR community.”īefore dedicating her free time to revitalizing popular Pavlov creations for Unreal Engine 4.21, Jane trained (and continues to train) under the likes of Jhett and Mark Dey, two prolific modders who have worked on some of the most thoroughly trafficked custom maps in the game-and who were later hired by Dave Villz as first-party developers. They both got reworked by me from scratch for the latest update. “ Nuketown and Facility are the all time most popular maps, and very poorly optimized. “My choice of map was important,” she continued. It has grown, at a minimum, about ,” Jane wrote to me on Discord. It ballooned to over 1000 at times during the holiday season, and is now hovering around 500 after the holiday boom. “I think when I got started, the average daily player count according to was around 100.

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In order to get a clearer understanding of how Pavlov’s modding community has grown since this last major update however, I sat down with her for an hour-long text chat over Discord. Jane (informally known as ZZZ-a handle that she mentioned wanting to abandon at some point) is both a transwoman and an up-and-comer within the game’s official community Discord channel. Likewise, by openly flavoring one of the most popular custom maps in the game with trans-friendly messaging, one modder has captured the support of the community during what she believes is the touchstone moment to immortalize LGBTQ+ representation in the title’s legacy. In response to Pavlov’s latest update, which brings the title up to par with Unreal Engine 4.21, its modding scene is capitalizing upon what it views as a perfect opportunity for some much-needed spring cleaning. As developer Dave Villz and the team behind the popular VR FPS Pavlov VR wrap up their most recent patch, the title’s tight-knit modding community is pulling together to give representation to LGBTQ+ modders and players.Īs with all modular games like Pavlov VR-a title which celebrates and nurtures its homegrown community of diehard modders-it’s common practice for the developer to occasionally release an update that reiterates their game’s core design so much that every instance of community-generated content ceases to function.