Since it came out last December, Marvel Rivalshas become the hot new hero shooter. A lot of that can be owed to its visuals, and PC players have since made skin mods that make the games cast into non-Marvel characters, like making Jeff the Shark into Chainsaw MansPochita, or Iron Man into Dragon Balls Vegeta. Sadly, NetEase has seemingly killedMarvel Rivalsmod skin scene with the games newest update. Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Womans recent arrivals were part of the games season one update, and players have found the update comes with asset hash checking thats disabled all mods on PC. As IGN notes, using mods violates the shooters terms of use, and NetEase is selling premium skins for each Rivals character on a regular basis. Its also more than ready to enforce its own rule, as it gave a statement to the outlet advising players to [not] modify any game files, as doing so carries the risk of getting banned. So for PC players, theyll have to stay looking like the characters as they were made for the game. NetEase probably stamped down Marvel Rivals mod skins because they wouldve killed the games revenue potential. The game reportedly made $136 million in its launch month alone, but if youre on PC, why fork over cash to look like Winter Soldier in Thunderbolts* when you could be Captain America as presidents Joe Biden or Donald Trump, or turn Black Panther into Ryan Gosling, one of our hardest working white actors? The skins took off because Rivals community is shitposting to their hearts content, and theyve been further spurred by the boom of properties likeSmileandGodzillamaking their way into Call of Duty and Fortnite. Will this fully stop the mod skin scene? Probably not, but it gives those modders a challengehopefully, things dont get to War Thunderlevels of ridiculous. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.