Dying Light devs respond to PC modding issue

Dying Light, the free running zombie game from Techland, was released about a week ago. Since its release, it has seen a few tweaks via game updates, but it hasn't experienced many game breaking issues — unless you're a modder.

A recent patch (1.2.1) on Steam left modders unable to make changes to the game. The patch itself was designed to block cheating in the PvP mode, Be the Zombie.

One the PC community realized that their mods had been hindered by the recent patch, they brought it to Techlands attention as any despondent gamer would… with anger. Some accused Techland of DMCA claims.

Responding to concerns, Techland has assured that the issue caused by the patch was nothing more than an unintentional accident.

Dear Gamers,

With the recent patch (1.2.1) on Steam we blocked cheating to make sure the game’s PvP system (Be The Zombie) would not be abused. This, however, had the side-effect of hindering mod-makers from making changes to the game.

Creating obstacles for modders has never been our intention, and we are sorry for the inconvenience. We are now working on a quick patch that will re-enable common tweaks while stopping cheating in the game’s multiplayer mode.

At Techland, we have always supported the mod community, and loved seeing how our own game can be changed by the players. A big part of the original Dead Island’s success was the passion and creativity of mod-makers from our community. We want the same for Dying Light. For quite some time, we have been working, and still are, on giving modders all the power we can. We will keep you updated!

Techland is currently working on a fix for the issues created by the patch.

[Steam]