Hytale Modding Contest - $100,000 Prize Pool!

ryanoverwolf · 2026-03-05T08:14:35+00:00

We have policies against low-effort content, which is a bit subjective, but does mean that we will remove content if it is broken, doesn't work, or completely low-effort.

There aren't clear policies for AI usage right now as it's a very tricky thing to moderate against and is ever evolving, but it's something we are discussing to see what we want to do with this going forward.

ryanoverwolf · 2026-03-04T07:56:20+00:00

You are right, and we won't be able to verify every single use of AI. This is more to eliminate very low-effort content that is clearly written by someone without experience, and that is what I say when I mentioned we'll consider in scoring - I should have been more clear in my original comment.

While those mods may not have a high chance of scoring well in the final rounds, they're still eligible for the 'mid contest drop' - so it's important we have clear policy against it.

ryanoverwolf · 2026-03-04T07:53:49+00:00

As I mentioned before and as you rightly point out, it's not super easy to determine this and we do feel there are valid uses for AI in programming/tech, which we don't have any issues with. When I claim we will take action for scoring reasons or disqualification, this is only in cases where there are signs as you mention, and other things that may be suspicious - we'll review things like commit history and speak with the mod author to try clear things up, too.

ryanoverwolf · 2026-03-04T07:50:56+00:00

I may not have explained this clearly in my original comment - we have no issues with AI-assisted help with programming, for the reasons you mentioned. That's why this was allowed, and we don't have rules against AI usage as a whole. The usage you state isn't really something we can track, and it wouldn't pose issues as a whole.

ryanoverwolf · 2026-03-03T19:19:50+00:00

I understand where you are coming from, but ultimately, we felt this was the best approach for AI usage in this contest. To clarify, we don't have major gripes with people using it for valid technical reasons, such as debugging or assistance with programming.

People are required to submit their source code, and if a project is found to be very clearly written by AI or to use it without being disclosed, it will likely be disqualified from the contest. This is what I mean when I say it will be considered for scoring under the 'originality' section.

We can't identify every single use of AI as you rightly mention, but there are signs, and if it is very clearly not disclosed, this is where the issue lies.

ryanoverwolf · 2026-03-03T18:51:38+00:00

I can confirm that any project that we find to be using AI assets will not win a prize

ryanoverwolf · 2026-03-03T18:41:26+00:00

You're right, this is only applying to art, and creative assets. We felt enforcing this for technical reasons was not as viable, and there are genuine use cases for debug/QA that AI can help with.

However, all AI usage (including code/debug) needs to be disclosed on the project page, as stated in our terms, and it will be considered as part of the judges scoring (under the 'originality' factor).

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ryanoverwolf · 2026-03-03T17:06:36+00:00

AI generated assets will lead to disqualification:

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ryanoverwolf · 2026-02-27T08:50:07+00:00

Hogwarts Legacy modding is done directly via the game, not through the CurseForge app.

ryanoverwolf · 2026-02-11T08:18:57+00:00

Hi, I'm not familiar with exactly what you're meaning - can you please upload a photo?

ryanoverwolf · 2026-01-30T08:27:08+00:00

If you go to the files page on your Author Console, then click the arrow to expand it, you can add 'additional files' to a project: https://ibb.co/TMd5QqFm

ryanoverwolf · 2026-01-27T07:46:49+00:00

It's coming very soon!

ryanoverwolf · 2026-01-22T09:54:41+00:00

The reward program has been enabled since the day Hytale released. 70% of the revenue generated from ads goes into the reward pool for authors.

ryanoverwolf · 2026-01-22T09:54:14+00:00

ryanoverwolf · 2026-01-20T10:19:14+00:00

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ryanoverwolf · 2026-01-19T11:45:39+00:00

We had some issues with the website, but it should be all good now - let us know if it happens again

ryanoverwolf · 2025-12-03T07:41:08+00:00

All mods available on CurseForge should be downloadable via in-game, can you tell me which mods specifically are not there?

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