Modification Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Modification is the art of applying change to the original. See also (Modifications (genetics))

Mod or modification is also a term generally applied to computer games, especially first-person shooters such as Quake, DOOM and Half-Life, but also to real-time strategy games such as Warcraft III, Total Annihilation and the Command & Conquer; series. Mods are made by the general public, and are entire new games upon themselves. They can include new items, weapons, characters, enemies, models, modes, textures, levels, and story lines. They also usually take place in unique locations. They can be single-player or multiplayer.

A great many do not progress very far and are abandoned without ever having a public release. Some are very limited and just include some gameplay changes or even a different loading screen, while others are total conversions and can modify content and gameplay extensively. A few mods become very popular and convert themselves into distinct games, with the rights getting bought and turning into an official modification.

Among popular mods, none is more well known than the Half-Life multiplayer mod Counter-Strike, which was released shortly after the original game, and upwards of 1 million games per day are hosted on dedicated servers. Counter-Strike is probably the best example of a modification that turns into a retail game.

Mods in general are required to be non-commercial (free) when they include any parts from another mod, or the main game, which by there nature they always do. Some mods also become open source as well.

Table of contents

1 Example mods for selected games 1.1 Battlefield 1942 1.2 Command and Conquer Generals 1.3 Half-Life 1.4 Quake III Arena 1.5 Total Annihilation 2 Related topics 3 External link

Example mods for selected games

Battlefield 1942

Since its release in 2002 Battlefield 1942 has spawned a large number of modifications, especially total conversions. Battlefield mods tend to focus on changing the theme and balance (such as more realistic) rather then changing the game mission (conquest game mode). The highlight of most mods are unique vehicles and there use. (See list of Battlefield 1942 mods and List of Battlefield Vietnam mods for a longer listing.)

• Desert Combat
• Eve of Destruction
• Forgotten Hope
• Galactic Conquest
• Battlefield Pirates
• Homefront
• Silent Heroes

Command and Conquer Generals

Some examples of the less common RTS mods for this 3-D RTS.

• Blitzkrieg II - A total conversion mod that recreates the setting of World War II. The player has access to a lot of the more successful units from the war, and can pick the Allies, USSR or Axis powers to play as.
• Call to Arms - Another total conversion bringing modern warefare to the Generals engine. There are four new sides, the USA, UK, United Arab Nations, and Russia, each with the most modern equipment that that country has to offer. The mod is semi-realistic, although not on the scale of True War II.

Half-Life

Half-Life has the largest numbers of mods. Mods range from simple mutators to total conversions that feature extensive game engine modifications. Many mods have significantly different gameplay and features beyond thematic changes. (See List of Half-Life mods for a longer listing.)

• Counter-Strike
• Day of Defeat (DoD)
• Natural Selection
• Gangwars
• Science and Industry
• Firearms
• The Specialists

Quake III Arena

Some impressive total conversion for the Quake III engine.

• Bid For Power A Dragon Ball Z style martial arts combat game.
• Reaction Quake 3 A team-based total conversion, based on the popular Quake II modification, Action Quake 2.
• Urban Terror Team based combat with modern firearms.
• Generations Arena A class-based modification in the spirit of the original Generations mod for Quake II, which allows players to fight as a character from previous id Software games using its own weapons and more.

Total Annihilation

Total Annihilation is one of the most moddable games there is, with already over 2,400 custom units, one hundred mods, and a dozen custom races available for download. Some well-known TA mods and total conversions: (See List of Total Annihilation Mods for a longer listing.)

• Absolute Annihilation Uberhack with rebalanced units.
• Uberhack First and most popular mod.
• TA Evolva Project Replace original TA's 3D models with more detailed ones.
• Axis and Allies TA Replacing TA units with extremely accurate World War 2 units and structures.
• Star Wars TA Massive Star Wars total conversion.
• TA: Final Frontier Space total conversion featuring the Arm Space Navy and Corespace.
• TA: Independence War Space total conversion featuring The Federation, The Corporation, The Raiders, and The Aliens.
• The Lost Legacy Massive race with over 100 units
• The Rumadians
• Rhyoss
• Emergency Pack A pack of smart units.

Related topics

• Mod making

External link

• Mod Database, lists mods for many games

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