Originally posted by TacticsOgre:

It's a great game.
It's early access.
Roadmap was pulled after a large influx of cash. (old news)
Devs can do anything they want, when they want.
Dev team is small, but I do hope the best for them & the game.

:puncho: Those facts aside...
MODS keep me playing this game.
MODS that add QoL are game saving additions.
MODS that add mobs to empty biomes make me want to explore.
MODS should be watched closely by all game devs for popular ideas.
DEVS should donate dedicated MODDERS a 'coffee' or three at the very least.

:reinforce: To me MODS saved this game, but patches break mods?!? :reinforce:

(Take a shot every time you see MODS in uppercase.)

This business of the onus being on/expectations for devs to tread around mods and not modders to adapt to changes and updates with the game is really strange since most people involved with mods do not have that expectation unless they're not to making mods OR players who are new to using mods.

I can cite many games over the years in this regard. Ark is one easy to cite one and in that game Devs even very strongly support modders but modders have to update their mods if a game update alters/breaks something. That's the norm.

So even in the case of official support, the responsibility falls upon the moder/player to adapt to game changes be it pre or post exit from EA. *shrug*