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Marvel Rivals Season 1 Update Disables Mods

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  • The Season 1 update for Marvel Rivals seems to have eliminated the ability to use custom-made mods.
  • NetEase has stressed that using mods is against the game’s terms of service.
  • The ban on mods likely aims to preserve Marvel Rivals’ profitability through in-game purchases.

The latest Marvel Rivals update has reportedly eliminated the ability to utilize custom-made mods. Adding in bespoke character skins has been a popular activity among many Marvel Rivals fans since its launch, but with the release of Season 1, using these mods no longer appears possible.

After a successful and highly profitable launch in early December, Marvel Rivals launched its Season 1 content on January 10, 2025. The biggest addition in the first season is the inclusion of The Fantastic Four as playable heroes, with Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman already available and the Thing and the Human Torch coming later, likely in late February. The new season also brings with it a fresh Battle Pass, new maps, and a new Doom Match game mode.

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But while it wasn’t an announced change, players have also logged into the game to find that their Marvel Rivals mods are no longer working, leaving superheroes and villains in their default looks. NetEase Games has told players from the start that the use of mods violates the game’s terms of service, even if those mods are just cosmetic, and has threatened players with bans for loading them into the title. It now seems those bans won’t be necessary, as the widespread modding of the game has seemingly been cut off through the season 1 update’s addition of hash checking, a programming method that verifies the authenticity of data.

Marvel Rivals Eliminates Mod Use

This across-the-board action against mods isn’t completely unexpected by the Marvel Rivals community. In addition to NetEase making its stance clear in its terms of service, the company has taken action against individual mods, such as banning a Marvel Rivals Donald Trump mod that replaced the head of Captain America with that of the U.S. President-elect. Still, the action has hit some players hard, as they lament the loss of customizable content. Some creators have even taken to platforms like Twitter to share their unreleased mods that will now never see the light of day.

Some of the mods in the game have turned heads with their provocative content, leading players to complain about numerous skins that show heroes in the nude. However, that’s likely not the only reason NetEase has taken action against mod use. Banning mods is a necessary evil for Marvel Rivals as a business strategy since it is a free-to-play game. With that in mind, the game relies entirely on players making in-game purchases, and the way it does that is through releasing character bundles that contain new skins, sprays, and other cosmetic items. Allowing the use of free cosmetic mods could potentially eliminate Marvel Rivals‘ ability to make a profit altogether.


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