"Stop breaking our mods": An update for Skyrim has been released and some gamers are unhappy - modifications stopped working

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In August, Bethesda Game Studios returned to Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition to release updates. The developers reported that they fixed several technical issues and bugs that could lead to crashes, and also improved mod support.

Among other things, the storage volume for modifications on PlayStation 5 and Xbox consoles was increased to 15 GB. On PlayStation 4, there are nuances that the developers warned about:

Due to differences in platform storage systems, Creation mod storage on PlayStation 4 has been increased to approximately 16 GB; however, download size may not match the actually occupied space due to technical features of the console's hardware. This may lead to discrepancies between the download size and the installed version size. When managing Creation mods, the amount of storage used may appear larger than expected; due to the partitioning of the storage system, PS4 users may encounter a limit on the number of large Creation mods that can be installed simultaneously.

 

The PC version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition also received an update. Not all players were happy with this release, as modifications began to "fall apart." One of the most popular comments was left by Meepy – he believes that Bethesda Game Studios deliberately makes such updates to promote premium Creation mods:

Stop forcing paid mods and breaking ours! The only reason [Bethesda] releases updates is to try and keep forcing paid products on us and intentionally breaking mods. This is nothing but pure greed on Bethesda's part. Mods are free and should always remain so. After all, it is the modding community that allows these games to remain relevant after so many years. Instead of showing respect to those who are passionate and dedicate many hours to their projects, [Bethesda] does not care about its community at all and never will. Bethesda does not deserve the incredible communities that surround their games.

Nevertheless, the dissatisfaction did not significantly affect Skyrim's rating on Steam: recent reviews are still "very positive."