A previously unseen church in the game was unveiled in a video posted by an anonymous user. After several days of speculation, three programmers, fans of NieR, have admitted to having achieved this level themselves.
After 96 hours of panic in one of the most passionate communities for a game, the truth has finally been revealed on NieR Automata’s Secret Church : it’s just a mod. A live Twitch, broadcast on the evening of July 29 with the famous mystery level, ended with a thank you from three programming enthusiasts who thanked the fans of the title for their enthusiasm.
« We loved all the talks and theories – it was an amazing trip “, can we read in a statement from the trio. ” It’s inspiring to see the community come together after so many years, it’s made all that hard work worthwhile. ».
Without hard feelings
The Reddit user named Sadfutago who started the rumor that has raised fans posted a twitch link, during which everything was explained. The modders created the famous secret area from new tools running under the Blender software.
Scrolling through Reddit and Twitter, it seems that the majority of the community is not upset that they were tricked, but rather impressed with the work of the programmers, able to create a visually indistinguishable level from the game itself. Since Sadfutago dropped his little bombshell, some thought it was Yoko Taro, the director of NieR, who was behind the development of this level. Others already felt it was the work of a very talented fan. Images had been unveiled as and when to foam the rumor in the community.
It must be admitted that NieR Automata has many surprises in store, with 26 alternative endings developed by the writers. The modders were able to react to a community disturbed by all these mysteries.
