Mass Effect modder Filth圜asual, a firm opponent of paywalled mods, has criticised the move by Valve on his blog, branding it a failure on every level: Fore objected to his assets being charged for and, after contacting Chesko, the mod was taken down and customers were refunded. The mod, offered by Steam user Chesko, contained assets created by Fore’s New Idles mods. However, the first for-profit mod for Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been removed from sale on Steam Workshop within 24 of being made available. As of yesterday, Valve has adapted its policy towards game mods made available through its game distribution platform Steam, allowing creators to charge for mods, with Valve taking a whopping 75% of generated revenue from sales.
