marvel rival It’s done incredibly well and has bombarded players with so much new content that the launch of its actual first season seems almost irrelevant. Of course, there’s a lot to be excited about in Marvel Rivals Season 1 – the Fantastic Four are coming, there’s a new map, and there’s a new Battle Pass to grind through. However, the Season 1 update brought a very big change that will make many people very sad – mods have been completely wiped out.

Ahead of the launch of Marvel Rivals Season 1, mods were heavily frowned upon by developer NetEase and could result in your account being blocked. Despite this, they are still able to be used in free computer games and have become very popular. For the most part, Marvel Rivals mods have been used to create custom skins that turn heroes into, well, anyone you want. Among the most popular mods, you’ll find Iron Man from Dragon Ball transformed into Vegeta, the Punisher from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas transformed into Smoke, and plenty more. Suspicious “goth mom” skin…

However, after the launch of Season 1, there were reports that player mods were not working at all in the game. Although not mentioned in the update’s patch notes, it appears that some new measures have been rolled out to detect and deactivate any mods. Marvel Rivals data prospector “XOXLeak” claims to have added “Asset Hash Check,” a feature that scans game archives to check if they were created and approved by NetEase.

Maybe in time another workaround will be found and mods will reappear, but this sounds like the end of custom characters. Your days of playing Batman as Moon Knight or Skibidi Toilet Jeff are over.

NetEase’s move is not surprising. The developer’s stance on mods and altering game profiles is very clear – it’s just that the technology to properly remove them is lacking. While I’m sure NetEase still makes a healthy profit from skin sales in Marvel Rivals, mods can be used as a way to change a character’s appearance without spending money or struggling in the game, which is possible in free-to-play games. .

While you mourn the loss of custom mods, here are some amazing Marvel Rivals skins you can check out – this time, official ones. You can also view all current and upcoming Marvel Rivals events planned for the game.

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