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What game is improved the most by mods? (beehaw.org)
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I know most of the Bethesda RPGs have massive mod support, and there's games like Minecraft that have more mods than anyone can imagine. I would consider those games pretty playable in their vanilla states. Would you say there are any games that were "saved" by modding? Or that are still kept alive by thriving modding communities? What are some of your favorite mods?

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[–] temporal_spider@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have spent many happy hours playing GW2 and ESO. Mods have improved the GW2 experience significantly, but the game is still playable without them, if somewhat annoying. ESO is completely unplayable without lots and lots of mods, at least for me. I'm so directionally challenged that I gotta have my minimap.

[–] ado@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

oh shit -- i never thought about GW2 mods and I've played it a ton. Gonna need to check those out. Ty!

[–] Valliac@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As someone who's gone back to GW2 for a bit, what mods would you recommend?

[–] temporal_spider@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's been a while since I played, but I remember BlishHUD being really useful. It's kind of a Swiss army knife, with all kinds of helpful options, like pathing, instructions for dailies, and so much more. Looks like they're still active. https://blishhud.com/

[–] Valliac@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Awesome. I'll take a look at it when I get home. Appreciate it.

[–] Segnis@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

There are no mods for GW2 as far as I'm aware. They only have overlays.

Now there was actually a method of modifying 3d assets at some point, I never kept track of what became of it though.

[–] Lowbird@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Somehow it almost never occurs to me to mod multiplayer games like that, even though I suppose interface/UI mods must usually be workable. I know Don't Starve Together has some good ones.