The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Discord Advance Rich Presence - Continued
JSG Oct 12, 2022 @ 5:12pm
[WARNING]: What is Luadebug and Why You Should be Wary of it?
This mod, and some others, request you to use luadebug as a requirement but what is it really and does it do?
What is Luadebug?
Luadebug unlocks many of the modding api limitations, which is good, but some of those limitations (like unrestricted file/internet access) are there to protect your PC from malicious attacks from mods. What does this mean?, essentially, it means your PC is vulnerable to attacks from any mods you may have enabled.
"I know this mods creator and Mod, I know it's safe!"
This is the main excuse I often hear, why is this flawed?, because, on Steam, mods can update at any given time, without your permission...any mod on your mods list could add a malware any day and you wont even notice. In other words, a mod can be safe on the day you download it but become unsafe any day after that.
What Can I do about it?
The safest way to run luadbeug mods is to isolate them, so you make sure that only the mod that requires luadebug is enabled and the rest are disabled....and that after you finish playing with the luadebug mod, you remove the lua debug launch parameter before enabling any of the other mods.
Now, ofc, the author of the luamod requirement mod can also ♥♥♥♥ you up, so make sure you trust said creator before enabling luadebug and even take a look at the mods files if you can and/or know how to do it.

If you got any questions just toss them in this thread if you want.
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Kalaphar the neat Oct 13, 2022 @ 11:40am 
Is this safe?
Just askin cuz I don't wanna deal with malware
JSG Oct 13, 2022 @ 12:04pm 
This particular mod?, because this thread is just about luadebug as a whole.
As of this mod, at this very instant, as Im posting this, it seems safe, just by looking at the code I did not see anything particularly nasty, other than the obligatory discord interaction. Make sure you read the description of this thread tho, as it explains what to precausions to take if you want to run a luadebug mod and what are the risks. (dont want to repeat myself). As I explain in the description, the biggest issue is automatic updates of the workshop mods, a mod thats safe today, may not be safe tomorrow, and you'll get it the updates instantly as you launch the game.
Last edited by JSG; Oct 13, 2022 @ 12:06pm
Kehto  [developer] Oct 13, 2022 @ 3:28pm 
If there were another way to make this mod work I would love it, I tried to use the discordRPC DLL but it's not possible to load and use a DLL in an isaac mod (plus I'm not sure allowing mods to use arbitrary DLL would be safe anyway)
JSG Oct 13, 2022 @ 4:37pm 
Sadly, theres no other way, yea, I feel you, but I also feel like people should know what they get theirselves into when enabling luadebug since its not intended to be used 24/7 and it does expose the game to threats dont exist without it.
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