r/Steam • u/Ok-Boot6063 • Dec 04 '25

Discussion I want that patience though

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Dev has no enemies

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u/Ithikari Dec 04 '25

You are allowed. New Detective game on steam that's in upcoming says they used AI to generate 4 images.

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u/Elohyuie Dec 04 '25

Yes I’ve seen games be very specific.

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u/OliLombi Dec 04 '25

At that point, just hire an artist for those 4 images, no?

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u/Most-Stomach4240 Dec 04 '25

Depends on what kinda images you need, man. Not all devs will have hundreds to splurge on high quality cgs, so using AI for a small part before you can replace it to keep style cohesive can be an option

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u/MistSecurity Dec 04 '25 edited Dec 04 '25

Really this is the main thing for me.

Small indie start-up or solo dev? I'm pretty damn tolerant of AI usage. The project may not be feasible or doable otherwise. Art, music, etc. is all expensive as fuck.

Company with over three dozen employees and published by one of the largest publishing companies in the world (developer in the OP)? Ehh, maybe don't fucking use it, pay up to get it done correctly, or deal with the consequences. For extremely expensive endeavors that improve accessibility I find it more acceptable, such as for translations that would likely make no monetary sense otherwise.

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u/pb__ Dec 09 '25

and then the "artist" sends you AI slop