Question about family sharing the Supporter DLC.

[Kyo21943]

So, my bf borrowed DRG from my account through family sharing and after trying it he decided to buy it. Deal is, i own the Supporter DLC which he won't buy for now and Steam automatically downloaded it along with the game and added it to his save file, he does confirm to have access to the supporter skins and is fine with losing them once he buys the game.

However we're unsure if something will happen to his save file once he owns the game without the DLC, as we both have never refunded a DLC after "using" it or shared a multiplayer game with DLC like this.

Could this corrupt his progress somehow? Will he just lose access to the skins? And will there be any issues if he decides to buy the DLC at a later date? Or are we just making this a bigger deal than it really is? (lol)

[RaNdOmKiLs666]

Hard to say without trying it, I don't have the supporter edition myself.

Most games that have DLC removed from them tend to handle that differently. If the code is already in the base game and buying the DLC simply unlocks that part of the game, removing the DLC could either prevent you from using that DLC content or it could stay unlocked, it's hard to say without trying.

A real example I can think of is in Vermintide 2, I heard if you have crafted DLC weapons and then uninstall the DLC, you can no longer craft the DLC weapons, but keep the DLC weapons you already have crafted.

Lastly if the game is put together well, then not having a DLC installed should not corrupt anything as there should be something in place to prevent this.

I hope this answered your questions. An actual developer could probably give you a more exact answer though.

[livinghell]

As i know he will just lose supporter features (the skin slots will be empty), as uninstalling the dlc is the only way to get access to normal mug for glyphid slammer.

[0ptimistPrime (the Gray)]

It won't adversely affect his save file.
You can test this yourself. Go to your library, right-click Deep Rock > Properties > DLC > uncheck the Supporter DLC, then launch the game.
You won't have the icon by your name, you won't get special Slammers at the bar, but it seems any dwarf who was previously wearing gilded armor will still be wearing it. If you then switch off the gilded armor, you won't be able to re-quip it due to it not showing up in your cosmetic inventory (at least not until the DLC is purchased / turned back on).

Your boyfriend should be just fine.