A YouTuber has offered a $ 10,000 reward to anyone who can successfully create a multiplayer mod for The Legend of Zelda: Board of the Wild.
The content creator, who walks through the YouTube handle PointCrow and runs a channel with a range of Zelda-based content, has announced a five-figure reward on Twitter for anyone who can create a Breath of the Wild multiplayer mod.
I put a $ 10,000 bounty on the creation of a breath of the wild multiplayer mode
Terms & Conditions Read here: https://t.co/oOfIbZQQTa #breathofthewild #botw #zelda pic.twitter.com/e287bFE740
– Eric (@PointCrow) November 10, 2021
Although money promises can often be found around social media, it seems that PointCrow is quite serious when it comes to making the mod. Along with a tweet notifying fans of the mod-based bounty, the creator has laid out a number of stipulations that people must follow to claim the prize.
Although a full list of terms and conditions can be found in the tweet above, highlights include the fact that the mod must be playable anywhere on the map, giving PoinCrow access to the mod exclusively a week or two prior to release and being free to play . For anyone who wants to access it. Initially, the terms of the bounty also stated that the mod would need to host multiplayer for up to four people, but, in a recent update to the terms, PointCrow lowered the requirement, meaning that it now only needs to support two players.
This is, of course, likely a huge amount of work for all involved modders, and many have been quick to point out that $ 10,000 would be unlikely to cover the hours needed in professional game planning. Of course, we’ve seen solo modders perform spectacular feats before, but, given the time, the reward is much more likely to go to someone who has already started the project than one who starts now.
For those hoping to claim the $ 10,000 reward, it should be noted that PointCrow has also stipulated that the mod must be completed at least two months before the release date of Breath of the Wild’s sequel. As Breath of the Wild 2 is currently aimed for a release window sometime in 2022, technically that bounty may have already expired – though it’s much more likely that you have a few months left on the clock.
For more quirky Breath of the Wild news, make sure to check out this piece detailing the altered names on Google Street View that one software developer created for the game. Alternatively, if you’d like to find the latest on Breath of the Wild 2, you can switch to our dedicated IGN page for the game.
Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
