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Helldivers 2 hotfix aims to restore some cosmetic mods
Arrowhead plans a hotfix for Helldivers 2 that should allow some fan-made cosmetic mods to work again.
The change follows the studio’s move from GameGuard to Easy Anti-Cheat, which was intended to reduce cheating in the game.
More than 10,000 players posted negative Steam reviews after Arrowhead said the change would affect mods, including cosmetic ones.
The studio says it will still restrict mods that change gameplay because they can create unfair advantages or disrupt other players.
The dispute reflects a tension between modding and fair play in a live-service game that includes paid currency and downloadable content.
Arrowhead also apologized for inaccurate roadmap details and said a new roadmap would show the impact of player feedback.
Some gameplay improvements are planned for early December, but the studio has not announced a date for its next roadmap.
Arrowhead Game Studios plans a Helldivers 2 hotfix that should allow some cosmetic mods to work again.
The change follows a switch from GameGuard to Easy Anti-Cheat that affected existing mods.
Arrowhead said Easy Anti-Cheat was added to reduce cheating that disrupts missions.
The studio says gameplay-altering mods will remain disallowed if they are technically indistinguishable from attempts to cheat.
The announcement of the anti-cheat change was followed by more than 10,000 negative Steam reviews.
- Who
- Arrowhead Game Studios and Helldivers 2 players who use mods.
- What
- Arrowhead plans a hotfix that should restore some cosmetic mods while continuing to restrict gameplay-altering mods.
- When
- The hotfix is expected next; no date is stated.
- Where
- Helldivers 2 on PC.
- Why
- Arrowhead says Easy Anti-Cheat is intended to reduce cheating that ruins missions, but code changes disabled some cosmetic mods.
Arrowhead Game Studios
Players upset by the mod restrictions
Purpose of anti-cheat
Arrowhead Game Studios
Arrowhead says Easy Anti-Cheat is meant to reduce cheaters joining missions and ruining the experience.
Players upset by the mod restrictions
Some players objected to the change because it broke or disallowed existing mods.
Cosmetic mods
Arrowhead Game Studios
Arrowhead says adjustments should allow some cosmetic mods to work in the next hotfix.
Players upset by the mod restrictions
Affected players were upset about losing the use of their mods.
Gameplay-altering mods
Arrowhead Game Studios
Arrowhead says it will not allow mods that are technically indistinguishable from attempts to cheat.
Players upset by the mod restrictions
Some players criticized the studio’s restrictions and perceived them as an attack on modders.
Arrowhead announced a switch from GameGuard to Easy Anti-Cheat that would break or disallow existing mods.
The change was followed by more than 10,000 fresh negative Steam reviews.
Arrowhead said adjustments should allow some cosmetic mods to work with the next hotfix.
- Planned fix
- Next hotfix should allow some cosmetic mods
- Anti-cheat switch
- GameGuard to Easy Anti-Cheat
- Steam reviews
- More than 10,000 fresh negative reviews after the announcement
- Recent rating
- Mostly negative
- Publisher of the update
- Arrowhead Game Studios
What people are saying
We added Easy Anti-Cheat for one reason: to reduce the number of cheaters joining your missions and ruining the experience.
However, we do see that this change means that some PC players lost the use of fan-made game mods.
This has resulted in adjustments that should allow some cosmetic mods to be functional with our next hotfix.