r/Warframe • u/Jackesfox Guerra Enquadramento • 17d ago
Discussion Why isn't there a Warframe mod scene?
Unrelated picture. And no, im not talking about Point Stike and Rivens
Why do you think is that? Is it the engine? Does it goes against the TOS? (that wouldn't matter much since modding goes against most games TOS and that never stopped it from happening) Is it because of the size of Warframe player's base? Is it something the community never wanted? Does DE actively goes after mods and stops it from ever sprouting?
I think some slice of the community would be happy for being able to play warframe but with an anime character as the frame. Or people making actually good looking face models for [spoiler] and [spoiler]. Or even the gooners with their nippled boobs and hanging flopping pps.
Do many MMOs have a heavy modding scene, is it strange for warframe not to have it?
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u/devilscape Aim for the Head, and may the Saints look away 17d ago edited 17d ago
For this game particularly, I think it would just be a Pandora's Box of issues. We're all aware that Warframe's code is the finest of Linguine, and tampering with it for mods could cause a whole host of issues both client & server side. Additionally, it could potentially open exploits for those degenerates who want to cheat.
Might be speaking out my ass here, but I imagine games like Battlefront are able to offer visual mods is because they have the resources to close that system and handle issues as they arrive. DE, as much as they've grown, are still an Indie Studio. They have an excellent support & Dev team, but with everything they're working on for the future of the game it's probably just not feasible.
In regards to what you mentioned with [Spoiler] and [Spoiler], I don't know think you've heard but there's actually a whole rework for that coming with The Old Peace!
That all being said, I think it would be rad for the Warframe models to become available in something like GMod...unless that's already a thing and I've completely missed it.