Space Marine 2 will ban mods from public online play by December, but promises better mod support on the way

Dmitriy Grizenko, the game director of Space Marine 2, thinks it's great that the mod scene has started to grow. Nexus Mods offers everything from basic cosmetics for weapons to a "Primarch power fantasy" and he finds this to be a very exciting development. It's also causing some headaches. That's why the next big update for the game, due in December, will ban the use of mods on public online play.

In a Steam update, Grigorenko stated that "our data shows that mods are responsible for a significant amount of recent server instability issues. This instability affects even users who do not have mods installed." "We've also received reports from users that their save files have been corrupted when playing with players who use mods."

After the December update, Space Marine 2 mods will not be allowed in public games. Mods will still be permitted in private Operations lobbys, as the dev team does not want to ruin the fun. "We will continue providing all necessary server infrastructure to allow you to play online with friends using mods," Grigorenko wrote. Mods will also work in custom Eternal War lobbys once we add them.

Grigorenko has also promised to provide "an easy entry to our backend for mods-installed games, so modders will not have to spend time hacking each game executable after every patch." The future also holds better modding tools: "We will release some of our tools so that modders can develop mods more easily," he wrote. However, no details were given.

It seems to be a reasonable compromise. Saber's solution allows players to still get weird with friends, even if they are aware of the risks. Better mod tools will always lead to better mods. The Space Marine subreddit players seem to be happy with this move. As Vodka_Flask_Genie said, "People who are interested in modding can have it without bothering those who don't want the shenanigans or stability issues that modding brings." Common Saber W."