There are legitimate reasons to bypass Steam’s ecosystem:
. Most modern mods rely on API changes introduced in recent patches and will not function on older versions of Afterbirth+ 2. Locating the Mod Folder
(the Depths II boss) at least once on a "clean" save file to earn achievements while mods are active. 6. Troubleshooting Crashing on Startup:
Here is a short story about a player's quest to mod the game "the old-fashioned way."
: Often used for more technical mods or large-scale projects like REPENTOGON .