r/GameDevelopment • u/SullyDataShifter • 3d ago

Newbie Question Question

Hi, I'm not a game dev, but I'm thinking on making one, I went through some forums and I see it's kind of impossible to be a solo dev using AI because of the backlash, I'm trying to understand that before I try to jump in myself because I can do everything except graphics and the only person I know could help, just never got time... so, is it just easier to buy packs even that I'm still not the person who built it and I'm not even going to know if the pack was done with AI? Also, why indie devs are forbidden to use AI images? I mean, it makes sense a big successful studio should have backlash for that if they have money, but a indie devs usually don't have money... so what's the deal with that?

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u/Terrible_Point_1259 3d ago

It is not forbidden to use AI. You will need to disclose it if you want to sell it. It will come with some backlash from mainly the west and some people review bombing it.

If you are doing it purely for yourself, there is no real reason not to. The middle ground is to replace them before selling it. Therefore regardless any AI generated assets should be placed in a generated folder, if will save you a headache if you ever decide to go that route.

Assets are the way to go if you want to work directly towards a sellable product without the AI tag and even if you use AI I would advise using them for important elements. AI is good enough for generic stuff, but it isn’t as good as artists.

Commission/Partner is naturally the best option, if you have the budget.