modding

If you thought people were done playing or modding Half-Life, think again. With the game recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, Valve’s FPS is enjoying a bit more time in the limelight. To ago along with that, the community is working on a way to challenge players. Over on ModDB, user jonnymartini is in the midst of looking for volunteers. The project, which is in the early stages of development, will add a few changes to the original Half-Life. For example, there are plans to introduce a new story element. In this…

When you think of Christmas, you probably don’t think of Morrowind. And why would you? With its fantasy folklore and cursed Ashlands, it’s not a fictional universe ripe for December joy. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be an outlander and not get into the spirit of the season. To get all of us in the mood for the holidays, Nexus Mods user Danae123 has created an in-game advent calendar for Morrowind. Consisting of one gift per day, it gives you the chance to have a little festive joy up to December 24. Image via…

Skyrim mods have always been a vital aspect in keeping the aging Elder Scrolls game alive and well. While the vast majority of them are free to download and install, Bethesda is once again interested in keeping some of the higher quality ones back for profit. A recent update for Skyrim was sent out and with it, Bethesda announced Creations, a new way for “players to discover, download and play community-made content.” In a nutshell, it means modders specially picked by the developer can earn a bit of money for their…

Ever the versatile games, the first two Doom entries are staples of the dedicated mod community. With the original being crossed over with Doctor Who, it seems mixing franchises is not off the table for the plucky FPS. That also includes other titles from id Software. Coming from ModDB user DASniperIC, their recent Doom 2 mod is a recreation of 1992’s Wolfenstein 3D. Using the former’s engine, they’ve been able to do a faithful reconstruction of the latter. While it doesn’t look much different given that they’re both…

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is over 12 years old at this point, but a hefty Bethesda Game Studios update that dropped today is meant to revitalize its modding community. It turns the game into an easily accessible platform with user-made mode content, even on console. Bethesda Game Studios Building on what was once the Bethesda Creation Club, this new feature is called Bethesda Game Studios Creations. Its first implementation is in Skyrim Special Edition and Skyrim Anniversary Edition across PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series…

When questing across the realm of Cyrodiil in Oblivion, it can be easy to forget that even the Hero of Kvatch might enjoy a snack. However, if you’re sick of wheels of cheese and shiny, green apples, a couple of people have made it possible to eat something far more enjoyable. If you’ve got that craving for some in-game pizza, hrodeberht1 and bella over on Nexus Mods may have just what you need. Their “Necro Pizza Cyrodiil” mod adds in a delivery service that gives you the option to order your character a hot, cheesy…

Leave it to the modding community to combine things from well-known franchises into one package. We’ve already seen Doctor Who‘s Daleks come to Doom, and now someone is creating something that will please fans of both Morrowind and World of Warcraft. As spotted by DSO Gaming, Nexus Mods user Tel Shadow is in the midst of what sounds like a pretty lofty project. Called “World of Morrocraft,” it does exactly what it says on the tin, in that it brings in aspects of WoW into TES3. Image via Tel Shadow/Nexus Mods. As the…

Anybody who’s tried setting up some mods for Starfield will know that the process is a tad bit more complicated than it was with prior mainstream Bethesda releases, like Skyrim or Fallout 4. That’s partially due to the changes made to Starfield‘s game engine, but there’s hope on the horizon. Notably, while the Vortex mod launcher hasn’t been able to handle Starfield‘s mods all that well due to them needing to be installed into several different directories, depending on their file format, an alternative has now sprung…

Doom always takes the crown, but that doesn’t detract from Wolfenstein 3D‘s influence as a key part of FPS history. The series is still going to this day (maybe not as strong in some cases), and people are continuing to modify the OG 1992 release. For example, “Blazkowicz’s Text Adventure 3D” is a different take on Wolfenstine 3D. Created by user TryHardWolfers, it essentially turns the game into a text adventure. By that, I don’t mean it converts the shooter into prose, dialogue, and reams of exposition. Rather,…

If you’re tired of waiting around for a third Portal game, there is a (sort of) solution out there. Until Valve takes it upon itself to carry on with the series, fans will take the reins in an unofficial capacity. And that’s exactly what’s happened here. Portal: Revolution is not exactly a threequel to the Portal universe. Instead, it’s actually a prequel that takes place before the events of the second game. Brought to us by Second Face Software, this mod comes complete with eight hours of gameplay, which includes more…