@WithinRafael , saying “we do all this for the community and evolution” sounds great—if it were true. But let’s be honest: your primary motives are economic and rooted in seeking recognition, with little regard for the rest of the community.
Your passive mention of @SimbolFSReborn only highlights your individualism and makes it clear that you only care about issues when they directly affect you. Meanwhile, the rest of us have been dealing with the consequences of bad practices like modifying shared simulator files for years.
Your link refers to modding game files, which is fine in principle, but let’s be clear—this isn’t NexusMods, where users download free mods and are appropriately warned about potential issues. Here, we’re talking about products sold on the Marketplace, which modify the game’s base files for individual profit rather than contributing to a broader benefit. Worse still, the fact that these base file modifications are omitted or downplayed for convenience exposes the underlying motive.
The consequences are clear: a new update is released, and suddenly, other addons stop working correctly because the creator of a mod that alters the base files hasn’t kept their product updated or aligned with the changes. This causes a domino effect, impacting the functionality of other addons that rely on the same shared files.
But that’s just one factor. The other, more significant issue is the complete disregard for how such modifications indirectly harm the rest of the ecosystem. We shouldn’t have to deal with complaints caused by your addons, nor should Asobo. Furthermore, our reputations shouldn’t suffer because of the problems you create. If bugs or conflicts arise due to your alterations, it’s unjust for the blame to fall on us—or on Asobo.
If you and others truly were the skilled programmers you claim to be, you wouldn’t need to alter shared files in the first place: You do it because it is the easy way and also out of laziness. “Shared” means exactly that: they’re not exclusively yours to modify as you please. Adopting good practices, such as working with duplicate files, customized paths, or modular systems, would entirely prevent these issues. This approach ensures your work is sustainable and compatible with the broader community. It’s a simple and efficient solution that allows you to innovate without disrupting the ecosystem we all share.
It’s no surprise that measures like this have been implemented. If, after four years, this lesson hasn’t sunk in, perhaps stricter restrictions will finally make the point clear.
Ultimately, this is the difference between what some consider “evolution” and what others see as “protection.” True evolution happens when the simulator grows in a way that benefits everyone, while protection is necessary to ensure that growth doesn’t come at the cost of stability and fairness for the entire community. Evolution without protection isn’t progress—it’s chaos.
P.S: When I say “you,” I’m not referring to you personally (I don’t know if you do modding by altering core files). I’m referring to those individuals who do modify the base files with the aim of profit, hiding behind the notion of “doing it for the common good.”
