For many fans of MMORPGs, addons and mods are simply part of the experience. For New World, players have created their own minimap to navigate the world more easily. This minimap was initially banned by Amazon, but is now officially allowed. In general, there is now a statement regarding addons through Overwolf.
Are addons now allowed? Partially. As community manager Luxendra stated in the forum, addons from Overwolf that are overlaid on the game and do not access the client or external websites are allowed.
However, addons that provide gameplay advantages through client manipulation or external websites are prohibited.
Here is the official statement:
Greetings adventurers,
We continue to discuss this specific addon [the minimap] with Overwolf. At the moment, we have decided that client-controlled addons that solely use the player’s position in the world are acceptable.
However, if the functionality changes in a way that violates our terms of service, such as incorporating other websites to determine resources, paths, or safe/unsafe areas of the map, we will first announce an official change in our stance and then take action.
We thank you for your patience.
Luxendra via New World Forum
What does this mean specifically? An overlay like the minimap that two players created is allowed under the current regulations.
It becomes critical once the overlay provides advantages, such as revealing the locations of nodes, which paths are safe or unsafe, or showing quest objectives that are not marked with an official marker. These remain prohibited.
Addons that access the client, such as implementing a DPS meter, are anyway prohibited in the terms of service.
What do you think about Amazon’s decision? Do you find the restrictions in New World acceptable or too harsh? Will you use the minimap addon now that it is allowed? Feel free to write it in the comments.
New World also announced the first major update for November, which will bring some interesting changes for the economy and expeditions:
New World announces first major update – Promises many improvements in November
