Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
Reverse engineering, security circumvention and unauthorized cheats are prohibited
The license conditions prohibit reverse engineering, extracting source code, modifying, translating, decompiling, disassembling and derivative works, along with altering proprietary notices or security technology. Unauthorized programs that gain advantages in game modes are also prohibited. Section 4 separately allows Mods for certain games when permitted by Epic and the rightsholder; it is not a general permission to modify Software.
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Supporting quotations
(e) reverse engineer, derive source code from, modify, adapt, translate, decompile, or disassemble it or make derivative works based on it; (f) remove, disable, circumvent, or modify any proprietary notice or label or security technology included in it; (g) create, develop, distribute, or use any unauthorized software programs to gain advantage in any online or other game modes;
Epic may permit you to use the Services to create, develop, upload, submit, transmit, or otherwise make available to Epic and other users additions, enhancements, modifications, or other user generated content for certain video games (“Mods”) as permitted by the developer or publisher of such video games (“Rightsholder”).
Qualifications & exceptions
- Mods have the separate, limited permission in Section 4.
Cross-references
- has exception (model-proposed): Submitting a Mod grants a revocable license for user installation and use — The separately permitted Mod workflow and its purpose-limited license qualify the general prohibition on modifying Software; they do not authorize unrestricted modification.