First of all, we want to make it clear that the use of generative AI for in-game vehicle textures is not authorized by Gaijin and is prohibited under our contracts with outsourcing partners. During our investigation, we found that one of the outsourcing teams that assists us with vehicle models and textures used GenAI while preparing some materials. This was done without our approval, and unfortunately the issue was not detected by our internal quality control process in time.
We are now reviewing all work delivered by this team and reassessing our future cooperation with them. We are also improving our quality control procedures to reduce the risk of similar cases happening again.
At the same time, the reports we received include several different cases, and they should not all be treated in the same way.
M60
In gallery above you can see different layers with textures. The Gemini logo is only on small auxiliary tiled texture.
In the case of the M60 camouflage, GenAI was used by an outsourcing team to generate a placeholder tiled camouflage texture. Temporary service textures are commonly used at an early stage of production to check how a model looks and works before the final texture is created, but normally procedural tiles or other placeholder materials are used for this purpose. However, in this particular case, the placeholder texture was AI-generated and moved further along the production pipeline unnoticed. This should not have happened, and we will take additional measures to prevent similar issues in the future.
Challenger 2 OES (Senrai Maidens)
“The pre-final reference image (contains an incorrect British flag on the turret’s cheeks that was later corrected before the model was implemented in-game)”
As for the anime-themed Emily tank (Challenger 2), the vehicle design itself was created by artists without the use of generative AI, and there are no Gemini-like logos in the tank’s actual design materials. Some players may see a similarity between the Gemini logo and elements on the black flag mounted at the rear of the turret, but this is simply a design element created by humans. Multiple versions of this flag were explored during development, including variants with several stars and a version with a single star positioned at the end of the white line.
On the other hand, the Gemini watermark that appeared on the vinyl record artwork in materials related to the Emily tank originated during the processing of manually created reference materials by the same outsourcing team. This was not authorized by Gaijin and should not have passed quality control.
We sincerely apologize for the oversights in these cases. We also want to thank the players who noticed these issues and reported them to us. Their attention helped us identify a problem in the production pipeline, and we are taking steps to address it.
Yak-130
In the case of the Yak-130, the element that some players associated with the Gemini logo comes from real-world reference photos. Similar symbols and markings can be seen on many real Yak-130 aircraft (link to photo on Wikipedia), as well as on other Russian military aircraft. This part of the texture was therefore based on actual reference material, not on AI-generated imagery.
