Is GShade allowed?

[Kolsykol]

If you advertise that you use it then don't cry when you get banned when Yoshida has specifically stated before to NOT do that.
That simple ( or wait for the graphical update that is coming anyway ).

But ACT reads and analyzes the game data. And this is not allowed. Gshade however does not do anything in that direction.


Cheers

So does a virus scan tho.
ACT can do a lot of things so it depends, but using it to parse is tolerated so long as you don't make a huge spectacle about it or harass people with it.
I mean people are openly advertising it in PF and don't get in trouble.

The devs don't approve of it tho but that's just what they have to say officially if they said they were fine with it then you'd probably see it normalized way more and have it be a common thing talked about ingame.
You'd probably see a pretty big increase in harassment and the general toxicity that comes along with it if it was officially okay:d by the devs.

[SwingLifeAway]

You'd probably see a pretty big increase in harassment and the general toxicity that comes along with it if it was officially okay:d by the devs.

Except you wouldn't because the rules on harassment don't magically disappear just because some plugins are okayed. They've also already been in use for nearly a decade, so they are already a part of the culture and identity of the game whether anyone likes it or not. I really feel like a lot of people are being super dishonest by conveniently forgetting these facts.