Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 public lobbies will be banned from playing with mods, but there is good news

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 development director Dmitry Grigorenko addressed players using mods in the multiplayer modes of the shooter Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive.

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According to Grigorenko, Saber believes that modifications help extend the life of the game. Therefore, the studio tried to make Space Marine 2 friendly to folk art (for example, it did not encrypt files).

At the same time, the team noticed that a non-zero share of recent problems with server stability were caused by mods. At the same time, troubles (including the loss of saves) affected even those who do not use them.

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Due to the aforementioned problems with the release of the next major update for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 in December, users will be prohibited from playing in public online lobbies with mods.

However, there is good news. Even three:

• Firstly, the ability to play with mods will remain in private lobbies – for now this option is only available in Operations (PvE), but in the future it will also appear in Eternal War (PvP);
• Secondly, developers will simplify access for modified games to their backend, so that modders do not have to hack the executable file after each new patch;
• Thirdly, Saber will make some of its tools available to make it easier for enthusiasts to create modifications.

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The last major update for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 came out in October and caused such a storm of user indignation that the developers canceled the particularly outrageous changes and promised to open test servers.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 was released on September 9 on PC (Steam, EGS), PS5, Xbox Series X and S. As part of the upcoming The Game Awards 2024, the game is competing for two awards – “Best Action” and “Best Multiplayer”.