Some of the greatest video games ever made have come from mods. Some of the most ridiculous, game-breaking exploits have also been born of PC game mods, but that kind of goes with the territory. Territory that Dying Light developer Techland has no desire to explore, as the latest update to the game will put the kibosh on any monkeying around with game files.
Update 1.2.1 for the game is alive and according to the release notes, this patch “blocked cheating by changing game’s data files”. Which is excellent for co-operative play, as that is where Dying Light truly shines. It doesn’t exactly shine as well for the more innocent modders out there who want to tweak the game so that all the zombies talk like Randy Macho Man Savage however, because fiddling with game data files is pretty much modding in a nutshell.
Taking things even further however, Techland and publisher Warner Bros Interactive have also thrown a few lawyers at the internet, with some Reddit users reporting that they’ve received DMCA takedowns on their mods and on media-sharing sites. It’s not a move that is going to be welcomed in the modding scene, as tinkering with a game is the key these days to keeping folks interested in the product beyond an entire week after launch.
Mods can be a grey area at times. Yes, they can utterly break your game and encourage all kinds of cheating, but they aren’t exactly being forced on players. Sometimes, a mod can even improve a game drastically. And with Dying Light having a bad case of character models that are repeated everywhere, lip-synching on par with a B-grade Kung Fu flick and occasionally jettisoning players through time and space after using the wrist-mounted grappling hook, it does need some TLC from both fans and developers.
Last Updated: February 2, 2015
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 2, 2015 at 09:32
OHHHHHHH BRAAAAAAIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 2, 2015 at 09:34
Stamping out cheating, fine. Trampling all over mods, dick move.
Quo Vadis?
February 2, 2015 at 09:37
Shouldn’t you be saying something like “Don’t support DRM” or something like that right now? 😀
frikkenator
February 2, 2015 at 09:40
Boosh 😀
Viking Of Science
February 2, 2015 at 09:45
Damn, There goes my idea for Having the Zombies in that game quote lines from Tommy Wiseau’s The Room…
Hammersteyn
February 2, 2015 at 09:45
They are trying to turn PCs into consoles. First they gimp the graphics now they are trying to stamp out mods. Also it would be fun to see someone physically throw a lawyer at something
Viking Of Science
February 2, 2015 at 09:54
It’s a slippery slope… At this rate, They’ll eventually push a large part of the market to Pirate, so they can mod the pirate copies, and skip all the DRM. Unofficial Servers for Online components will pop up, so the game won’t even be gimped with no online play…
Dark Times Are Coming….
We must Sand together as one. One Nation, Indivisable by hardware, All fighting for the same ideal
For 60FPS!
For 4K support!
For Mods!
For less Bullshit DRM!
For One!
For All!
For We Are the PC [still can’t think of a cool alternative to master race]!
oVg elfroot slayer
February 2, 2015 at 10:04
It will never be.
Remember how we all fought against the $5 Golden Horse armour DLC for Oblivion?
It was a drop in the Ocean.
A few months later we heard about on disc DLC for RE5. Then the next thing, then the next.
Hammersteyn
February 2, 2015 at 10:04
Hows about Steam Pirates. You pirate $60 games but you buy them when they’re $2 on sale and that’s why some have a backlog of over 10 000 hours because why play a game you’ve already played but you want to have a legit version just in case.
Tosh MA
February 2, 2015 at 10:08
I don’t pirate games. Your argument is invalid.
Hammersteyn
February 2, 2015 at 10:25
I’m not accusing anyone here. But youtube,reddit,9gag and other forums a rife with people that admits as much. Then there’s the whole argument that they buy the game on sale because they don’t feel like they are getting value for etc. etc. etc.
Tosh MA
February 2, 2015 at 10:45
imho a pirate is a pirate. Value or not – just buy the fucking game. No excuses. I wait for sales sometimes, other times I pay full price. I don’t care. If I want a game, I pay for it.
Viking Of Science
February 2, 2015 at 10:46
I will freely admit that I used to pirate games, back in the dark ages, before I had Steam and Internet. But since then, I’ve made a point to NOT do that anymore. And Yes, I have bought games on steam that I previously pirated. (sidenote: AAA games Never drop to $2… maybe 5 :P)
oVg elfroot slayer
February 2, 2015 at 10:07
and consoles into PCs
Tosh MA
February 2, 2015 at 10:09
Next gen will see “up-gradable consoles”. Watch this space.
oVg elfroot slayer
February 2, 2015 at 10:12
You have a good point. Remember this?
RinceThis
February 2, 2015 at 17:53
Shit yes. What exactly did it even do?
Hammersteyn
February 2, 2015 at 10:22
Was better back when it was still consoles.
Admiral Chief
February 2, 2015 at 10:28
A lawyer in a trebuchet, make it so!
Tosh MA
February 2, 2015 at 10:47
LOL. That just made me think of Medieval Fun Time Land.
Tosh MA
February 2, 2015 at 09:56
No mods eh?
http://www.quickmeme.com/img/22/223fdae508b051f71201707fb63de5890f98484d314bc475fc5145fbfcebc9bd.jpg
Hammersteyn
February 2, 2015 at 10:01
Pfffffft did that on the PS3 😛
oVg elfroot slayer
February 2, 2015 at 09:58
5/10 from the games Godfather. I have been following his reviews ever since he went against the grain and gave FFXIII a 4/10.
THANK GOG FOR HIM. I just saved R899
http://www.thejimquisition.com/2015/01/dying-light-review/
FoxOneZA
February 2, 2015 at 10:16
Now I understand why Sunset Overdrive got such high ratings.
Quo Vadis?
February 2, 2015 at 10:30
Oh wow! Bullet dodged there. So the first of the big releases has been overhyped (aggregate reviews sits at 6.8 to 7 out of 10). Whats in store for the rest of the year?
oVg elfroot slayer
February 2, 2015 at 10:33
More of this.
Quo Vadis?
February 2, 2015 at 10:40
Ouch.
Tarisma
February 2, 2015 at 10:34
Thank you for showing me this
oVg elfroot slayer
February 2, 2015 at 10:41
Jim Sterling knows his shit. He also has time for his fans. RINCETHIS got a few tweets from him last year.
Hammersteyn
February 2, 2015 at 10:50
O_o
oVg elfroot slayer
February 2, 2015 at 10:52
I know
Captain JJ the crafter
February 2, 2015 at 10:26
Next Techland will tell you how to drink your coffee.
Guest
February 2, 2015 at 11:52
Hey guys, if you want there is a limited promo for Dying Light on g2a: https://www.g2a.com/r/store-deals hope help 😉
RinceThis
February 2, 2015 at 17:47
Header win!