Steam does not allowed you to download mods for the games you don't own

[CTOXYEB]

Summary

 Valve does not allow you anymore to download any mods from Steam Workshop if you don't own the game. I don't have any links to news sources, but you can try it yourself using SteamCMD https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Downloading_SteamCMD It's just no longer possible

 

My thoughts`

 It just pissed me off. So basically, if you own the game anywhere else, you're not allowed to download the mod who somebody created for free

[Middcore]

Did trying to install mods through Steam Workshop even work if you didn't own the game on Steam? The whole point of SW as I understood it (I've barely used it because it quickly became clear all the good stuff for Skyrim and other heavily modded games was still going to be on NexusMods) was that it would automatically and seamlessly install the mod on a game you own on Steam. If the game isn't installed through Steam, what was the functionality before this change?

 

Is there a significant number of mods that are only on SW which you can't get and install from some other site?

[Spotty]

Moved to the PC gaming section. Tech news is for discussing news articles, but you're welcome to discuss the steam workshop in PC gaming.

[GuiltySpark_]

44 minutes ago, CTOXYEB said:

Summary

 

If this really ends up being a big deal to many, and I can't imagine why it would be, surely the mod makers will just make the mods available elsewhere..

 

7 minutes ago, Caroline said:

I tried this platform and I can only say it SUCKS.

Are we using the same program? Steam sucks? Since when? I've been using it since around the Half Life 2 era... I can't even get through your first paragraph without wondering if we're in a completely different universe, I have no idea what you're talking about with any of those points. 

[Middcore]

16 minutes ago, Caroline said:

I tried this platform and I can only say it SUCKS.

 

Are we talking about Steam?

 

OK, thanks for the impressions, I'm sure they'll be valuable to those who may have heard about this funky new Steam thing and are still on the fence about whether to try it, I guess. 

 

Not really on topic, in any case. 

[Zando_]

2 hours ago, Middcore said:

The whole point of SW as I understood it (I've barely used it because it quickly became clear all the good stuff for Skyrim and other heavily modded games was still going to be on NexusMods) was that it would automatically and seamlessly install the mod on a game you own on Steam.

Yep, that is the whole point. I used to play ARMA III which used SW heavily, you could just plug a list into the launcher and it would automatically grab all the needed mods, install, and configure them. Most groups had their own modlist for how they liked to play so it made it super convenient vs having to manually install everything and make sure you didn't miss any. 

 

It wouldn't really serve any fuckin purpose at all if you don't have the game on steam, why would you be using Steam Workshop to begin with then? I've always just used Moddb/Nexus Mods for stuff that was off-steam or for Bethesda titles as all the good mods are on the Nexus (though some left due to some cringe stuff on NM's end so you have to go to a couple more 3rd party sites now). 

1 hour ago, Caroline said:

I tried this platform and I can only say it SUCKS.

Like everyone else said, are we using the same platform? Steam is pretty darn solid, there's a launcher or two that are slightly nicer but they have a smaller library (uPlay is simpler and cleaner but Ubisoft only, GOG Galaxy 2.0 is nice but relies on tie-ins to the other launchers anyways). 

[CTOXYEB]

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It wouldn't really serve any fuckin purpose at all if you don't have the game on steam, why would you be using Steam Workshop to begin with then?

The thing is, I just can't find mods for the game I'm playing elsewhere. I'm talking about City Skylines. I just want to download some mods from steam workshop and looks like they aren't available elsewhere, including nexusmods. And the only way of getting them for me is either to write directly to mod creators asking them to publish mods elsewhere (on github, or on nexusmods, doesn't matter) or to buy a god damn game there.

I mean it just sounds fair, if you're using the product from mod enthusiasts for free to promote your platform, at least make it usable for everyone

[Guest]

Steam workshop only works because of special code the developers wrote to work with steam. 

 

This could be a culprit that the non steam versions don't have the steam code or it's possible that the steam code isn't compatible with games outside library. 

 

First anti competition practice I've seen on steam. 

[CTOXYEB]

15 hours ago, fpo said:

Steam workshop only works because of special code the developers wrote to work with steam.

It's not the case. I was able to find a website that has mods for my particular game (searchable by steamworkshop id). And mods are working completely well without steam installed. So no, it's just valve being noncompetitive, no other reason