There is a statement from Techland on GameSpot confirming our suspicions that the mod blocking and DCMA takedowns for Dying Light reported earlier were not intended to shut down mods for the zombie game as they have, saying they were an unintended consequence of fighting cheating. Here's the statement from Techland saying they are looking to clear this up as quickly as possible:

With the recent patch (1.2.1) on Steam we blocked cheating to make sure the game's PvP system (Be The Zombie) would not be abused. This, however, had the side-effect of hindering mod-makers from making changes to the game."

Creating obstacles for modders has never been our intention. We are now working on a quick patch that will re-enable common tweaks while stopping cheating in the game's multiplayer mode.

At Techland, we have always supported the mod community, and loved seeing how our own game can be changed by the players. A big part of the original Dead Island's success was the passion and creativity of mod-makers from our community. We want the same for Dying Light.