Mods and cheat engine

[Caitlyn]

There's always a grey area.

- Using reshade is a mod but it really only changes hues and some graphical artifacts (aliasing, etc.). Is it a cheat?

Reshade is neither a grey area nor a mod (its a post-processing injector). Its officially allowed to use it (from 2013):

Utilizing such a tool would not violate any agreements customers have with Square Enix, and we don't plan on doing anything to restrict users from accessing it.

However, we advise that players use this at their own risk. Square Enix does not regulate the content of the aforementioned add-on and will not be responsible for any damage or losses resulting from its use.

[Packetdancer]

Reshade is neither a grey area nor a mod (its a post-processing injector). Its officially allowed to use it (from 2013):

HEY! You found that post! (The forum search wasn't turning it up for me when I looked for it, so I couldn't link it when I referred to its existence earlier. I'm gonna save the dang link this time.)

But yes, the quote matches my recollection, that they basically said "Shader Injection is okay with us, go have fun, but if it breaks your game you're kinda on your own to fix it."

[EaMett]

Reshade is neither a grey area nor a mod (its a post-processing injector). Its officially allowed to use it (from 2013):

There have been updates to prohibited activities since 2013 and reshaders now technically fall under that umbrella. Of course, they would never ban anyone for it. Never have and most likely never will.
I brought it up because it is technically part of the ToS now AND you could technically use reshade to get better visibility of AOE telegraphs on certain arenas (p3 for example). So it seemed relevant.

- Modifying, analyzing, integrating, and/or reverse-engineering game software or data.
- Creating, distributing, using, or promoting utilities that interact with the game.