Would downloading patches get me banned in other games?

[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

Like creating, altering, or downloading patches for uncensored or language translation patches, as well as patches that are downloaded from other sources than steam to fix most errors in said game that the devs never were able to implement or are fanmade to fix errors?

i'm talking about 3rd party and indie games mainly but also maybe for regular games. Would it affect anti-cheat systems like VAC and battle eye (2 of the anti-cheat systems i know tbh i don't know many)

so for example say i play a touhou game with an english patch downloaded then boot up tf2 afterwards or CSGO, a VAC Secured game. Will i get issued a ban?

also on topic how do i tell if a game is a 3rd party game?

[Ogami]

No it will not affect VAC or other anti cheat systems. Those systems react only to changes made to the protected game. As long as you only mod other games you are safe.
In general you shoul be careful with modding of games that have a competive online component. Changed files COULD trigger a anticheat system in that case. But apart from that...
I have been using uncensor patches and mods from outside of Steam for years, never had any problems.
The only thing that can happen is that if the game you patched or modded gets a new update on Steam, that the mods/patches no longer work after the update.
But thats about it.

[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

Originally posted by Ogami:

No it will not affect VAC or other anti cheat systems. Those systems react only to changes made to the protected game. As long as you only mod other games you are safe.
In general you shoul be careful with modding of games that have a competive online component. Changed files COULD trigger a anticheat system in that case. But apart from that...
I have been using uncensor patches and mods from outside of Steam for years, never had any problems.
The only thing that can happen is that if the game you patched or modded gets a new update on Steam, that the mods/patches no longer work after the update.
But thats about it.

cool
so then so long as you don't mess with protected games you won't get issued a ban from another game
also nah most of the games i have are single player games with some just need a translation or uncensored patch/download add-on from another website that's not officially on steam.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by 『SheerTakeItEasyAttack』TF2SP:

also nah most of the games i have are single player games with some just need a translation or uncensored patch/download add-on from another website that's not officially on steam.

Yeah that is no problem at all.

[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Originally posted by 『SheerTakeItEasyAttack』:

also nah most of the games i have are single player games with some just need a translation or uncensored patch/download add-on from another website that's not officially on steam.

Yeah that is no problem at all.

okay cool thanks mah dude

also how to tell if a game is a 3rd party game
i never got that term tbh

[Ogami]

Well if you have for example a console, like a Nintendo Switch, then every game by Nintendo would be a "1st party" game, meaning its produced by the developer of the hardware/platform you are on. 3rd Party refers to games made by other developers but published on that platform.

In Steam´s case, all games by VALVE are 1st Party, so CSGO, Half Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2 , Left 4 Dead and so on. 3rd Party is everything else on Steam.

[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Well if you have for example a console, like a Nintendo Switch, then every game by Nintendo would be a "1st party" game, meaning its produced by the developer of the hardware/platform you are on. 3rd Party refers to games made by other developers but published on that platform.

In Steam´s case, all games by VALVE are 1st Party, so CSGO, Half Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2 , Left 4 Dead and so on. 3rd Party is everything else on Steam.

damn that's very general lol
but makes sense
although it does make me wonder if games like VRchat is still 1st party since it's on steam and has the name STEAM in it

[Ogami]

Originally posted by 『SheerTakeItEasyAttack』TF2SP:

although it does make me wonder if games like VRchat is still 1st party since it's on steam and has the name STEAM in it

Not developed or published by Valve so 100% 3rd Party.
But to be honest the whole 1st party/3rd party thing has not that much meaning on PC, its very much a console focused term. Because there it makes more sense with the hardware being provided by different companies like SONY, MICROSOFT or NINTENDO.

[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Originally posted by 『SheerTakeItEasyAttack』TF2SP:

although it does make me wonder if games like VRchat is still 1st party since it's on steam and has the name STEAM in it

Not developed or published by Valve so 100% 3rd Party.

ah so just having the name steam doesn't make it a 1st party
very helpful thanks man