[GS] Can automatic enabling for newly updated mods can be turned off?

[writtendown]

Hey, so as the title asks, is it possible to turn off or could it be added as a QOL feature?

 

[Laurana Kanan]

Final Freak addressed your question on Steam. Quoted here:

I have not been able to find a way to prevent this. Its baked into the modding code and workshop integration I think. Any subscribed mod that is updated will be automatically downloaded by Steam. It then enables it for you just like a new subscription.

There is nothing in the modding.lua script that does this so I can only assume its part of the unexposed codebase Firaxis has yet to make available to modders.

 

[Gedemon]

it's controlled by modders in the modinfo <Properties> section of each mod.

the mods with the code below should not activate automatically after installation or update

        <EnabledByDefault>0</EnabledByDefault>
        <EnabledAtStartup>0</EnabledAtStartup>

and yes, I think it's hardcoded in the exe/DLL, not a moddable behavior.

it's the reason I quickly stopped using Steam for downloading/installing/updating mods and did it manually.