Full Circle Draws Line at Skate Mods That Unlock Paid Cosmetics

Full Circle has published a statement clarifying its position on mods for Skate, stating that it draws the line at mods or tools that bypass its systems to unlock paid cosmetics, release gated or unreleased content, or profit from unauthorized assets. According to Eurogamer, the developer said it is not against player creativity or mods in general.

In the statement, Full Circle said such activities rip off artists, skate brands, creators, and its own development team. The studio also promised deeper community creation tools in the future.

Days earlier, the modding platform ReSkate reached 350,000 downloads in mere hours, letting players experience the skating sim offline with custom maps, cosmetics and servers. ReSkate's developers told PC Gamer they were not trying to replace the live game and understood Full Circle needs to make money to keep developing the game. ReSkate's official channels do not allow mods that freely give access to premium cosmetics from the main game.

Background

Earlier this year, Full Circle laid off an unspecified number of staff. Pro skaters have since given the sim a Mixed Steam rating, with most complaints citing overbearing microtransactions and far too much paywalled content.