Can my friends see my Steam mods?

Mods are almost entirely client-side, only you can see your mods. There really is no way to change this, if you want your friends to see your mods, they have to download them themselves.

Can others see your mods on steam?

This is the place where you upload your games or download them for free. You can make your mods available to the public, for your friends only, or completely hidden where only you can see them.

Are Steam mods private?

Yes, you can. My mods are private by default when I initially upload them, though this might be a result of some privacy settings on my account. If you look at the mod on steam after you publish it, you can change the visibility.

Where are Steam workshop mods stored?

Where are Steam Workshop mods stored? Mods are stored within the mod/ folder within the user directory. If the path to the user directory (Including the Windows username) includes any special characters (Such as umlauts, other diacritics, or Cyrillic), the game will not work properly.

How do I delete workshop content on Steam?

How to share steam workshop files

How do I manage mods on Steam?

You can get mods from the Steam workshop. Simply browse through the list of mods and when you find one you like, click the "subscribe" button. This will automatically download and enable the mod for you when you open the game.

Can you see who follows your Steam Workshop?

You can see the follower count on the Manage Members page of your game: https://steamcommunity.com/games/<appid>/membersManage for any given AppID. You'll need to be logged in to the Steam community with your developer account to access that page.

How do I hide my Steam feed?

Hover the cursor over your username and select View my profile. Click the Edit Profile button. Select Privacy settings. Next to Game details, click Public and set it to Friends Only or Private if you don't want anyone to see your list of played games.

How do I make my Steam subscriptions private?

Can other people see my mods?

Almost everything that's in your "mods" folder is visible to everyone. If you're the host, people will see them preemptively before joining your game. They can see your mods in the player lists even if you're not the host.

How safe are Steam Workshop mods?

The chances of picking up malware there are minimal. The Steam Workshop is also a fairly safe bet. There's a chance that mods there will have been checked for malware, though it's not guaranteed.

Can server owners see my mods?

Can server owners see my mods? Though servers cannot detect mods directly, they can sometimes detect the effects of them. For example, the NoCheat Bukkit plugin will detect if a player does certain things that a player is not supposed to be able to do, like fly, run super fast, place blocks in mid air, etc.

What can mods see?

Discord moderators can view chat logs, delete messages, and ban users, but they can't see your personal information, such as your email address or IP address.

Can you see if someone is watching your game on Steam?

How can I see who is watching my game? You'll receive a notification when a friend either requests to watch or starts watching your game. At any time you can see a list of viewers from the Steam overlay broadcast box, or if you're watching your own broadcast, from the top of the chat.

Can other Steam users see your hidden games?

Hide or Remove Games From Your Steam Library

People with access to game details on your profile will still be able to see any achievements and playtime you have in that game. However, anyone with access to your PC won't see the game in your normal Steam library.

Can you hide games on Steam from friends?

Here's how to hide Steam games from your friends and keep them private. To hide a Steam game, click the game in your Steam Library. In the game listing in the right pane, click the gear icon and go to Manage > Hide this game. Another way to hide Steam games is to make your profile private.

What does hiding games on Steam do?

Hiding Steam games allows you to privately enjoy games that you own that are in your library, with you being able to hide your game and recent activity on your profile from those in your friends list.

What's the difference between offline and invisible on Steam?

Q: What's the difference between offline and invisible on Steam? Steam's offline status logs you out of the chat, and you won't get notifications for new messages. On the other hand, using invisible status on Steam lets you chat with your gaming buddies while appearing offline.

Does Steam track searches?

Most of the tracking services are subscription based, and that's handled by our client. We track what people look at on our web shop, and than these re-marketing and/or re-targeting companies make sure our ads pop up all over for them. We actually do not collect or get any data.

Can I download mods from Steam Workshop without the game?

Mods alter or add to the game they're created for, so you must have that game in your Steam library to utilize them.

How do you make a mod for a game on Steam?

Is it legal to mod a game?

Are mods illegal? Modding's legality varies from country to country. In the UK and US it isn't strictly illegal, as long as it doesn't infringe on a game's copyright – but to platforms and developers there can be a fine line between modding and hacking.

Does Steam uninstall mods?

No, uninstalling will only remove the vanilla game files. All the mod files will remain in the game's directory. To do a clean uninstall, you'd have to uninstall the game first, then delete all the mod files in the game's directory.

Is it safe to delete Steam workshop files?

The workshop folder holds content from Steam Workshop - mods and other in-game content that you've downloaded for your games. Just deleting the folder won't solve your problems, because Steam will attempt to re-synchronize your files with your Workshop subscriptions.