Marvel Rivals’ Newest Update Snapped Away Its Mod Support

Since it was published last December, Marvel rivals Become the hot new hero shooter. A lot of it can be owed Its visualsAnd PC players have since developed skin mods that make up the game’s cast Non-Marvel charactersLike turning Jeff into a shark Chainsaw Man’s Pochita, or Iron Man Inn dragon ballits vegetables.

Sadly, NetEase apparently killed it Marvel rivals Mod skin scene with new update of the game. The recent arrivals of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman were part of the game’s first season update, and players found that the update came with resource hash checking that disabled all mods on PC. as IGN Note, using mods violates the shooter’s terms of use, and NetEase is selling premium skins for each rival character on a regular basis. It’s also more than ready to enforce its own rules, as it issued a statement to the outlet that players “[not] Modify any game files, as this carries the risk of being banned.” So for PC players, their characters must look like they were created for the game.

NetEase is probably stamped down Marvel rivals Mod skins because they will kill the game’s revenue potential. game news Earned $136 million It’s only launch month, but if you’re on PC, why fork over the cash to look like The Winter Soldier? lightning* When you can be Captain America President Joe Biden or Donald Trumpor turn Ryan Gosling in Black PantherOne of our hard working white actors? Cause off the skins rival The community is shitposting to their heart’s content, and they’re even more encouraged by the roar of features smile And Godzilla Making their way Call of Duty And Fortnite.

Will it completely turn off mod skin view? Probably not, but it gives those modders a challenge—hopefully, things don’t get found War Thunder Ridiculous levels.

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