Tool and utility on steam?

So i’ve been wondering how modding ultimatly changes the game files, as there are no obvious place to find it. So i do have a few questions about it.

  • I have a character connected to steam, can i use tools and utilitys on him online in the non-moded game mods?

  • Will my Cloud-saved character get affected if i download mods, and how is that?

  • Do i have to uninstall mods to play the normal game again, or does both work?

  • Is mod-characters deleted after an update?

  • And what happens when you save you’re character localy? Can i reupload him to the cloud??

  1. I assume you mean stash and defiler type tools? I think so, but you should check with the thread of the specific tool.

  2. Mods and Cloud saves are totally independent. I strongly recommend not using the cloud and backing things up on your own as each mod version has a chance to be broken and you might end up with a borked save (ie always backup saves before trying new mod version)

  3. No, there is a custom game menu and a normal game menu, you can play both and switch between them, BUT: restart the game when you change and you cannot typically use toons from mod in vanilla and vice versa, there are exceptions, but that is the rule. You can use symlinks in windows to make toons visible to both and use a common stash, but by design the game should keep them separate.

  4. When this game updates, things might break in a mod, but there is no character wipes ever in GD. It is up to you to keep or delete a toon.

  5. You should be able to toggle back and forth between cloud and regular saves, but I still just leave the cloud off and use 7zip to compress up save data and move it via usb key or email. It more my own preference than anything, but we have seen enough people with cloud save issues, that IMO, it is not worth the potential loss.