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The one thing I enjoy the most about computer games, is the ability to modify them. These modifications take a game and make it something totally different. My favorite is the "Game of Thrones" mod for "Crusader Kings II". It allows me to play in the "Game of Thrones" universe and bend Westeros to my will! SrA Edward Vong
The best total conversion mods
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Thanks for sharing this. It's actually been quite a few years since I've installed any mods (PC kicked the bucket). So I haven't been keeping up with any of the latest or more popular mods. The Dark Mod is the one that interests me the most. The Thief series was one of my favorites growing up and seeing it fleshed out on the Doom 3 engine looks like it'd be a very fun experience.
I never did full scale mods on this level, but I have dabbled here and there on level designs in creation kits. Back in the day I used to work a lot with the Neverwinter Nights creation kit. It was one of my favorite RPGs back then. I liked taking those standalone DnD modules and trying to build them in Neverwinter Nights. Since they were both based in DnD I wasn't doing anything really groundbreaking. I just honestly wanted to see what it'd look like to play on the computer.
I honestly didn't start trying anything "experimental" in mods until I came across a mod that made me start rethinking the possibilities of what could be accomplished in games. It was a simple Neverwinter Nights fan level. Simple quest. Baker is complaining about his bakery being haunted. He tasks you with retrieving his bread and possibly getting rid of the ghosts. You go down to the basement and what do you see... PAC-MAN... this individual crafted an entire PAC-MAN maze complete with roaming ghosts. And if memory serves me correctly, I think the transition between upstairs and downstairs played that little Level Start tune as well.
Modding is the most creative way to breathe fresh life into an older game.
I never did full scale mods on this level, but I have dabbled here and there on level designs in creation kits. Back in the day I used to work a lot with the Neverwinter Nights creation kit. It was one of my favorite RPGs back then. I liked taking those standalone DnD modules and trying to build them in Neverwinter Nights. Since they were both based in DnD I wasn't doing anything really groundbreaking. I just honestly wanted to see what it'd look like to play on the computer.
I honestly didn't start trying anything "experimental" in mods until I came across a mod that made me start rethinking the possibilities of what could be accomplished in games. It was a simple Neverwinter Nights fan level. Simple quest. Baker is complaining about his bakery being haunted. He tasks you with retrieving his bread and possibly getting rid of the ghosts. You go down to the basement and what do you see... PAC-MAN... this individual crafted an entire PAC-MAN maze complete with roaming ghosts. And if memory serves me correctly, I think the transition between upstairs and downstairs played that little Level Start tune as well.
Modding is the most creative way to breathe fresh life into an older game.
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I remember when I was younger, I played Starcraft. I wanted to play Diablo however my parents didn't purchase it for me. So, I created a Diablo mod for Starcraft.
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SSgt Mark Lines
SrA Edward Vong I personally never got into writing mods myself. Although, in the late 1990's, I beta tested a number of them for both Doom and Diablo.
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SrA Edward Vong
SSgt Mark Lines
Were they full mods that ran on the platform? Or just sprite skins? I did a lot of sprite skins too, it was easy.
Also, you live in Thailand right? Is Pantip plaza still a thing? Or are they way better places now? I haven't gone back in years.
Were they full mods that ran on the platform? Or just sprite skins? I did a lot of sprite skins too, it was easy.
Also, you live in Thailand right? Is Pantip plaza still a thing? Or are they way better places now? I haven't gone back in years.
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SSgt Mark Lines
SrA Edward Vong - Most of the mods I tested for people were new levels. I did test a couple of "skin" mods on Quake II. My favorite one replaced the player's armor with a big bright yellow and red target. We had a group that would do lan parties at the time, and it included Squad Leader. So we had it set up that his character always wore that armor. He could not figure out how we were hitting him so much, until he looked at one of our monitors!
Yes I live in Thailand. Unfortunately Pantip closed down about 2 years ago. I used to make a trip there at least once a year to buy things like cables, dongles, parts for old PC's, and other stuff. I really miss it. Now I have to buy from Aliexpress or pay through the nose on eBay to get that kind of stuff.
Yes I live in Thailand. Unfortunately Pantip closed down about 2 years ago. I used to make a trip there at least once a year to buy things like cables, dongles, parts for old PC's, and other stuff. I really miss it. Now I have to buy from Aliexpress or pay through the nose on eBay to get that kind of stuff.
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Cpl Justin Goolsby
I wanted Diablo as well when I was younger, but my Mom wasn't fond of Satanic images in video games. So I actually downloaded the demo off the official website. The demo contained I think the 1st 3-5 floors of the Cathedral. Since it was a procedurally generated game, it was like a new experience every time I started over. I actually played that demo over and over again for a good while before I was eventually allowed to purchase the full game.
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