So is playing offline not enough to avoid a ban with mods?

[Papa Shekels]

First off, I don't care that I got banned, I never really summon or pvp anyway and from my understanding the online component of this game is long dead. I knew the risks when I started downloading and installing the mods, I just don't like the idea of being labeled a cheater despite never using mods to my advantage against other people

So yeah, I've already played through countless runs over hundreds of hours in the PTDE and the remaster. Regular challenge runs are getting somewhat boring so I recently started trying out some mods, mainly an enemy/item randomizer and the ascension mod. I make sure to play the game in offline mode by logging out from the main menu every time. Is there something else you're supposed to be doing? Since apparently you can still get a ban for it

[𝕊𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕚𝕒]

Originally posted by Papa Shekels:

First off, I don't care that I got banned, I never really summon or pvp anyway and from my understanding the online component of this game is long dead. I knew the risks when I started downloading and installing the mods, I just don't like the idea of being labeled a cheater despite never using mods to my advantage against other people

So yeah, I've already played through countless runs over hundreds of hours in the PTDE and the remaster. Regular challenge runs are getting somewhat boring so I recently started trying out some mods, mainly an enemy/item randomizer and the ascension mod. I make sure to play the game in offline mode by logging out from the main menu every time. Is there something else you're supposed to be doing? Since apparently you can still get a ban for it

even if you doing something offline and you doesnt removed not only mod but any data about mods and your characters game will read that files in moment when you will go online and you will catch ban regardless but if you dont care what is problem exacly
ban is permanent btw so dont even ask about how long ...

[Taco Cat]

It'll ban if you didn't remove the characters you played them with.

[Dusk of Oolacile]

Originally posted by Papa Shekels:

by logging out from the main menu every time

That's the problem right there, you shouldn't have logged in in the first place. Your "invalid data" was sent to the servers regardless of you logging off afterwards.

The game has an offline setting in the menu to prevent it from ever logging in. That's what you're supposed to use, so it won't even attempt to communicate.

[Papa Shekels]

Originally posted by Dusk of Oolacile:

That's the problem right there, you shouldn't have logged in in the first place. Your "invalid data" was sent to the servers regardless of you logging off afterwards.

The game has an offline setting in the menu to prevent it from ever logging in. That's what you're supposed to use, so it won't even attempt to communicate.

Ah thanks, that explains it. Bit too late now, but maybe it'll help somebody else one day. Also it seems that after removing modded characters/data you do eventually get unbanned, so it might help me if any interesting mods come out in the future.