Decensor Mod

[coates_0]

A modder by the name of Meekurukuru was able to make a mod to "decensor" the dialog that was altered by IFI in their last patch. This mod works for both the GOG and Steam versions of the game.

Links:
Reddit page for the mod: here

Nexusmods: here[www.nexusmods.com]

Gamebanana: here[gamebanana.com]

PC Gaming Wiki page: here[www.pcgamingwiki.com]

EDIT: At the moment, the patch may cause the game to crash. The patch is fully usable now.

[Hungibungi]

Do not use 3rd party modifications.
The legal and safe method is as follows:

1. Open a browser and visit

    steam://nav/console 

2. Press open with Steam
   
3. Type in

    download_depot 1932160 1932161 1174291601020271080 

4. Wait until it says

    Depot download complete : "the path to Steam\steamapps\content\app_1932160\depot_1932161" (2509 files, manifest 1174291601020271080) 

5. Paste the downloaded files into the original SvS folder

[Hungibungi]

Originally posted by Hungibungi:

Do not use 3rd party modifications.
The legal and safe method is as follows:

1. Open a browser and visit

    steam://nav/console 

2. Press open with Steam
   
3. Type in

    download_depot 1932160 1932161 1174291601020271080 

4. Wait until it says

    Depot download complete : "the path to Steam\steamapps\content\app_1932160\depot_1932161" (2509 files, manifest 1174291601020271080) 

5. Paste the downloaded files into the original SvS folder

Just checked and it works, Steam doesn't auto-update it as the manifest file has the correct (newest) manifest. It will only break if they issue a new patch, which would also break the patch you mentioned. You can avoid it breaking by getting the updated manifest file from somewhere and adding it to your local manifest file before starting Steam (or just simply download the old files again and paste them in).

[coates_0]

Originally posted by Hungibungi:

Do not use 3rd party modifications.
The legal and safe method is as follows:

1. Open a browser and visit

    steam://nav/console 

2. Press open with Steam
   
3. Type in

    download_depot 1932160 1932161 1174291601020271080 

4. Wait until it says

    Depot download complete : "the path to Steam\steamapps\content\app_1932160\depot_1932161" (2509 files, manifest 1174291601020271080) 

5. Paste the downloaded files into the original SvS folder

While your post is useful, this won't work for GOG users. most of the files used in the patch are from the downgrading method that you mentioned.

[Hungibungi]

We are on the Steam forums tho, why would GOG users read this place? And for Steam users, that method is not safe (even if it is on github, which it is not; who would actually look at the sourcecode), as you mentioned might break things in-game and is in the grey area as modifying game files is surely against both Steam and the game’s TOS…

[ICHORUS]

Originally posted by Hungibungi:

and is in the grey area as modifying game files is surely against both Steam and the game’s TOS…

Modding a singleplayer game is perfectly legal and there's nothing the devs could do about it even if they wanted (which they wouldn't as I doubt they care), Steam definitely doesn't care.

I get that you're just being careful or whatever but the vast, vast majority of mods are perfectly harmless and made by people who just wanna make a game better/more fun.
Also plenty of people who buy games outside of Steam still at least check the Steam forums as they're usually more active then other sites.

[coates_0]

Originally posted by Asteri:

Originally posted by Hungibungi:

and is in the grey area as modifying game files is surely against both Steam and the game’s TOS…

Modding a singleplayer game is perfectly legal and there's nothing the devs could do about it even if they wanted (which they wouldn't as I doubt they care), Steam definitely doesn't care.

I get that you're just being careful or whatever but the vast, vast majority of mods are perfectly harmless and made by people who just wanna make a game better/more fun.
Also plenty of people who buy games outside of Steam still at least check the Steam forums as they're usually more active then other sites.

I couldn't have said it better myself. You are correct about about people from other stores using the Steam forum. As a mostly GOG fan who first bought SvS there, I did use the Steam forums to talk with the modder behind the SvSFix mod. In regards to this mod, it doesn't contain the whole game, nor does it make the Steam version of the game playable without Steam, which would be very bad if it did.

[ICHORUS]

Originally posted by coates_0:

In regards to this mod, it doesn't contain the whole game, nor does it make the Steam version of the game playable without Steam, which would be very bad if it did.

Oh yeah that's something I didn't realise could be a misunderstanding, modding ≠ piracy

[Hungibungi]

About the safety of mods... Say that to the people who bricked their consoles (happens a lot with modified game roms) or to people who got malware from random pc game mods... Doesn't happen often, but when it does a lot of people get screwed. Not that long ago it happened with the Minecraft community as well:
https://support.curseforge.com/en/support/solutions/articles/9000228509-june-2023-infected-mods-detection-tool/
Or hack, here's one about a modded Minecraft client...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCOoAJ_vsHo

I am not saying that every mod is bad and that they shouldn't be used; just simply why take the risk when there's an official (by Steam) way of doing it that takes the same amount of steps to do? Downgrading the game is not harder by any means, you just paste in 4 things: to open the console -> to download the game -> the path to the downloaded files -> the files to the SvS folder.

I didn't know that GOG users read the Steam forum, that part is my bad :D

[ICHORUS]

Originally posted by Hungibungi:

About the safety of mods...

Modding consoles always comes with some risk yeah (though usually avoidable by actually following instructions given by modders), but when it comes to pc it's like I said, the vast, vast majority of mods are perfectly safe. Most people who get got by malware and stuff just aren't careful with what they download. As long as you're aware of where and who you download stuff from, you'll always be fine, and if you aren't sure, give it some time before downloading anything and see what others say.

I find it strange to deny an entire community that exists in basically any game you could think of just because of a couple bad actors.