ORIGINAL STORY 23RD APRIL: Steam Workshop now lets people sell the mods, maps or items they create for games, and gives players the chance to monetarily support them. It's also a time that developers can use to review pending items and decide if any intervention is necessary.' And if that doesn't stop them, a DMCA (The Digital Millennium Copyright Act) notice may. 'This will provide some time for the community to help identify abuse or stolen content and report appropriately. 'Newly posted items to be sold must first appear as visible to the community without a purchase option before they can be sold,' said Valve's Doug Lombardi on PC Gamer.

It's Valve's hope that naughty old copycats get caught out before money changes hands. There is a Refund Policy for mods that includes a 'Get Refund' button that's usable within 24 hours of buying the mod.įinally, in an effort to avoid plagiarism, published mods need wait a period of time before a purchase option becomes available. It means, among other things, that file size limits have been removed. 'It will not be curated by us or Valve.' The game's Creation Kit has also been updated alongside this new venture to support paid mods. 'Unlike other curated games on Steam that allow users to sell their creations, this will be the first game with an open market,' Bethesda said. However, Bethesda specified yesterday that it won't exert any curator control over the Skyrim Steam Workshop PC mods. Supplemental Workshop Terms - Revenue Sharing are available on Steam now. Publishers also have 'ultimate discretion' over the initial selling price of a mod. In the case of Skyrim it's 25 per cent, Valve clarified to Gamasutra. Publishers specify what percentage of the sale modders will get. UPDATE 24TH APRIL: There were a few things that came to light surrounding the announcement yesterday.

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