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Can game mods damage your computer?

Can game mods damage your computer?

Can game mods damage your computer?

The only time I know of that a video game can cause physical damage to your machine is when too much heat is generated and it warps and shorts the many billions of nanometer-scale connections within your CPU, GPU, or RAM. Mods can't break your computer. Poor ventillation, too much overclocking or faulty hardware can.

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Are steam game mods safe?
The chances of picking up malware there are minimal. The Steam Workshop is also a fairly safe bet. There's a chance that mods there will have been checked for malware, though it's not guaranteed.
2024-02-10 13:40:53


Where can i sell game mods?
Game mods can now be sold on the Steam Workshop for real money. UPDATE Valve is letting users charge real money for game mods on the Steam Workshop, starting with Skyrim and rolling out to other games (contingent on the approval of their developers) in the weeks ahead.
2023-11-27 04:13:56


Can game mods be copyrighted?
Copyright laws
At their core, game mods are derivative works. A modification needs to run on the original work in order for the mod itself to work. As a game modder, you own some limited copyrights in what you created but what you created is likely copyright infringement.
2023-07-08 10:03:35


What were the first video game mods?
DescriptionOne of the very first popular mods was a parody of the original Castle Wolfenstein on the Apple II in the early 1980s, called Castle Smurfenstein. The mod replaced the Nazi enemies in the game with Smurfs.
2023-01-25 05:30:15

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