Warhammer 40K: House Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive has introduced it is banning mods from public on-line periods, blaming them for a “non-negligible” quantity of server instability seen by gamers – even those that haven’t got mods put in.
“We have seen unbelievable group engagement since launch, and we have observed that some gamers have began to create and share mods for House Marine 2,” sport director Dmitriy Grigorenko wrote in a message to the group shared on Steam. “Mods are nice, and they’ll little doubt contribute to this sport’s longevity.”
“Nevertheless, we as builders should additionally guarantee sport stability and constantly work in direction of a smoother expertise for all gamers,” Grigorenko continued. “Our knowledge exhibits {that a} non-negligible quantity of latest server stability points are associated to mods, and that instability impacts even these customers who haven’t got mods put in. Now we have additionally acquired person studies that their save recordsdata have been corrupted after enjoying alongside gamers with mods.”
Because of the studio’s findings, mods will likely be prohibited from all public on-line periods as soon as House Marine 2’s subsequent main replace arrives in December. “You’ll not be capable to enter a public sport if in case you have mods put in,” Grigorenko emphasised. That does not imply the top for House Marine 2 mods, nevertheless. Acknowledging them as “a supply of enjoyable and creativity”, Grigorenko confirmed gamers can nonetheless use mods on-line in non-public Operations lobbies, they usually’ll even be permitted in customized Everlasting Battle lobbies as soon as launched.
“We may even be offering a straightforward entry level to our backend for video games with mods put in,” Grigorenkoso added, “so modders will not must spend time hacking the sport executable after every patch.” Moreover, the studio intends to provide modders entry to a few of its personal instruments at a later date, “to allow them to develop mods with better ease”.
House Marine 2’s December replace additionally introduces the Darkish Angel Chapter Pack, the Tzaangor Enlightened enemy, plus a brand new PvE map set on Demerium, titled Obelisk. And if that is nonetheless not sufficient Warhammer to fill your December, Video games Workshop not too long ago confirmed Amazon’s upcoming Secret Degree sequence will embrace an animated House Marine 2 sequel.
