Can you get bannend for adjusting the ini file?

[The Wizard073]

im getting low fps in game and i know turning off vsync fixes it but am i risking a ban?
And no, it are not my specs :D

[Schildkroeti]

No, nearly everbody turned off vsync in the ini file. So you are safe ^^

[LT2483]

There's a way to create you own ini tweaks. Google "Fallout76Custom.ini". Pretty sure they wouldn't ban you for something so supported they have an official way to do it.

Also I'm pretty sure almost every single player has edited the ini in some way. They would have to ban basically the entire playerbase if they suddenly took issue with it.

[Exop!]

yea most people have

[PotatoBasket]

Originally posted by The Wizard073:

im getting low fps in game and i know turning off vsync fixes it but am i risking a ban?
And no, it are not my specs :D

Pretty darn unlikely. I'm not sure what you'd have to change to manage that.
Part of this rumor if not a great majority is my fault. I apologize, OP. At the time that I mentioned it we had a couple known hackers unnecessarily requesting computer specs when "offering help" and privately guiding users with similar "help". There was no legitimate way to protect those users so the mild-misinformation was meant for them to protect themselves.

There should be a guide or two for doing this correctly in the Steam guides section.

[AbsynthMinded]

The EULA states it is a violation to modify game files. The INI is a game file. Although it is not enforced uniformly, the EULA gives Bethesda the option to Ban should they want, if they find you have modified any files.

The vast vast majority of players do not need mods or edits to files in order to play. If you get a ban and come here for sympathy or help, expect to be Mocked without Mercy.

[PotatoBasket]

*Ah yeah, if it's a deciding factor in a ban - like they know you doin being bad boys n girls but the only they gotcha on is the .ini, then there's that...

[Schildkroeti]

Originally posted by AbsynthMinded:

The vast vast majority of players do not need mods or edits to files in order to play. If you get a ban and come here for sympathy or help, expect to be Mocked without Mercy.

The vast vast majority on PC deactivated V-sync in the settings file because it can brake performance. The EULA is just theoretical but you won't get banned if you change something in a settings file. Never heard that somebody got banned for this and it will never happen as long you only touch setting.ini files.

And if there is someone who says he got banned and just edited the settings file, then he lies and did something else.

[Space Marine]

Originally posted by AbsynthMinded:

The vast vast majority of players do not need mods or edits to files in order to play. If you get a ban and come here for sympathy or help, expect to be Mocked without Mercy.

Get a load of this clown lmao.

[AbsynthMinded]

I find it funny that anyone tries to argue this point to suggest that it doesn't happen without any prof to support such a claim. While you can research the archives and find many examples of otherwise unexplained banning situations where the charge by Bethesda was modifying files in some way. INI edit, reshadres, mebe not. In Game Chat Mods, more likely. Policy says Bethesda CAN ban for that. Just don't come here crying about it if it happens to you.

[PotatoBasket]

Originally posted by Speed Racist:

Get a load of this clown lmao.

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[Schildkroeti]

Originally posted by AbsynthMinded:

I find it funny that anyone tries to argue this point to suggest that it doesn't happen without any prof to support such a claim. While you can research the archives and find many examples of otherwise unexplained banning situations where the charge by Bethesda was modifying files in some way. INI edit, reshadres, mebe not. In Game Chat Mods, more likely. Policy says Bethesda CAN ban for that. Just don't come here crying about it if it happens to you.

If a player gets banned its because of some suspicious mods, cheats or anything else which touched main files.
I doubt that players get banned for changing settings in the ini. Theoretically its possible but thats the case in many games.
I mean, most of the player base would be banned if they actually ban you for that. So the answer is, he is safe.
If he gets banned, he did something else.

[AbsynthMinded]

Originally posted by Schildkröti:

Originally posted by AbsynthMinded:

I find it funny that anyone tries to argue this point to suggest that it doesn't happen without any prof to support such a claim. While you can research the archives and find many examples of otherwise unexplained banning situations where the charge by Bethesda was modifying files in some way. INI edit, reshadres, mebe not. In Game Chat Mods, more likely. Policy says Bethesda CAN ban for that. Just don't come here crying about it if it happens to you.

If a player gets banned its because of some suspicious mods, cheats or anything else which touched main files.
I doubt that players get banned for changing settings in the ini. Theoretically its possible but thats the case in many games.
I mean, most of the player base would be banned if they actually ban you for that. So the answer is, he is safe.
If he gets banned, he did something else.

In the end I do not disagree.. Everyone needs to be warned because no one reads the friggin EULA. The steps and options deemed safe are not explicitly safe, and could lead one to the next thing and the next thing and so on, and then banned.

Im trying to be the good guy not an A Hole. I personally approve through the principals of Liberty and Freedom, that any of us ought to be able to do anything we want to our software installs.. But the EULA says there's risks, and we should all be aware of the risks.

[Kan3da.]

Admitting publicly on record is definitely not going to reduce the chance to get banned.

[nOv1c3]

lol oh lord people , you wont get banned for tweaking the iNI file , all you,er doing is changing basic in game setting and you are not modifying any games files

[Dezktop]

ini is an extra level of options.
its just bad when its expected supermassive " dark pictures" is also bad for it with their pc ports.