Restitched Modding Statement
- Jan 22, 2023
- 2 min read
Hello everyone! We'd like to take a moment to thoroughly address some common community questions regarding modded content in Restitched:
"Does Restitched support custom or modded content?"
At present, we have no intention to natively allow the modding of Restitched, nor will we offer a way to host it on the Workshop. We also don't allow modded content to be promoted, acknowledged, or shared in official community spaces (Discord, Steam Discussions, etc.)
We understand the importance of creative freedom in any User-Generated Content (UGC) game, especially when that game is on PC and utilizing the Steam Workshop. We hear you when you say that Restitched would benefit from third-party custom content.
Many UGC games that host mods face plenty of flagged content and copyright complaints. Trixel Creative is currently a small team of hobbyists, and we're also relatively new to the world of content hosting and moderation. As such, we aren't equipped to handle a potential influx of complaints from copyright owners regarding infringing content.
Legality aside, we have also determined this choice is in the best interest of our player base. When players search for content in Restitched, we want them to find things made entirely in-game using the assets we've provided and approved. In that case, the content is guaranteed to be safe to download, stable to use, and easy to load by using the data already installed on your system.
"Will Restitched ever allow modding?"
Maybe someday! Like many games, Restitched requires custom developer tools and solutions to import our own assets. These tools cannot be released because they are not designed for public use and are often incomplete, unstable, require documentation, and are embedded into our own private version of the game engine.
Our stance is not simply anti-modding.
We would love to one day improve and release our content tools for the community to carry the game after its official support ends. Ultimately, we're not in a position to entertain this idea as we don't have the resources to handle its development and misuse.
"What if the game is modded privately / outside of Steam?"
While we do not encourage the game to be modified unofficially, we cannot take action against changes made locally on your own device.
We strongly encourage you not to inject third-party assets that you do not own, such as those from other intellectual properties. Any publicly available and copyright-infringing content that we deem harmful will have action taken against it.
Using third-party tools to datamine and modify game files is forbidden by the EULA. Any attempt to publish harmful content online (such as on official modding websites) may result in action being taken. Users who are known for breaking the terms of service / EULA may also be banned from publishing content to the Restitched Workshop.
We hope this post has better addressed an important aspect of our game. We know so many of you are very creative and would blow Restitched out of the water with your custom content! We first look forward to seeing what incredible things you'll make using official content.