Steam introduces paying for mods; starts with Skyrim

[Hooahguy]

I think the difference here was that it was being done on a non-Valve game.

[Beskar]

I think the difference here was that it was being done on a non-Valve game.

There are non-valve games which have the system, but the main issue is, those 'mods' are skins/model changes which have been approved. The modding scene which Skyrim has are total overhauls, not simply a teamfortress hat. It gets difficult attempting to enforce mods too, since you could have just downloaded one from Nexus, then put it on Steam as your own work. I think a couple of their flagship mods also suffered from this.

[Ironside]

There are non-valve games which have the system, but the main issue is, those 'mods' are skins/model changes which have been approved. The modding scene which Skyrim has are total overhauls, not simply a teamfortress hat. It gets difficult attempting to enforce mods too, since you could have just downloaded one from Nexus, then put it on Steam as your own work. I think a couple of their flagship mods also suffered from this.

You also have that the mods builds on and borrows from each other. If a big mod contains 5-6 smaller mods as well, how are you going to handle it (like pricing for example) and distribute the money?

[Husar]

You also have that the mods builds on and borrows from each other. If a big mod contains 5-6 smaller mods as well, how are you going to handle it (like pricing for example) and distribute the money?

That's probably not a big concern as long as Bethesda get 45%.