Inzoi developers remove denuvo, say they are “obliged” for mods

Inzoi will start tomorrow in early access, and developer Inzoi Studio hopes that his Sims-like life simulator can challenge the Juggeraut from EA directly from the jump. After a controversy over mods, however, a lead dev had taken steam to announce the removal of the DRM program Denuvo from the upcoming build in order to suppress the disappointment.

In a statement on Inzoi’s official Steam page, Game Director and producer Hyungjun “Kjun” Kim confirmed that Denuvo will not be part of Inzois earlier after “Advice with teams from all over the world. Kim says that the decision to use Denuvo initially prevented “illegal distribution”, but ultimately the inclusion of the program would not serve the community as a whole.

“We understand that removing denuvo increases the risk that the game will be cracked and illegally distributed after publication,” said Kim in the explanation. “At the same time, we believe that it opens up a valuable opportunity: Inzoi makes it possible to become more freely configurable-it will not strive for the players to organize new experiences for other players. We believe that this freedom will lead to innovative and long-term pleasure for the community.”

Kim also apologized to the community for the controversy and said that they regret “concern and confusion that caused this in the community, and we have undertaken to rebuild their trust while we develop the best possible experience”. He also affirmed that the team is “obliged to make Inzoi a very fashionable game”.

The change of direction takes place according to a steam community forum post that mods for Inzoi would only allow cosmetic mods-skins, clothing, etc. In particular, the terms of use of the game stated that “certain content that is provided by the company contains elements that may not change, or to change them, or whether they deal with the players, and from one part in which they are based Part, in one part, in relation to all feelings, in all or even, independent. “

Inzoi starts on March 27 in early access with Steam. An Inzoi Online Showcase Livestream was broadcast last week, which showed the team’s first plans for the game, including a full roadmap of what is expected in the coming weeks.