A modification of any kind to a game, attempting to improve its look and feel, its interface, its gameplay elements or its balance. Questions about custom maps, custom game modes, custom UIs or even official but temporary modifications by the game developers themselves fall under this tag.
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How do I keep two different versions of Minecraft installed?
When a major version of Minecraft is released, it takes a while before mods are updated to work with it. It can happen that you want to install the new version, but keep a copy of the old version with ...
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How can I enable Civ 5 mods on Mac OS X?
Officially, the Mac OS X version of Civilization V does not support mods. However, from common sense, some discussions I've found online, and Aspyr's poor track record, I'm guessing it is indeed ...
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How do you install Minecraft mods on a Mac?
I've seen videos for Minecraft mods which add features like oil, pipes and guns. Where can I find these mods, and how do I install them on a Mac?
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Dwarf Fortress Character and Graphics Sets
What are clear, intuitive tile sets that help beginning players understand what all is on the map?
Tiles are spread across two different sets: character sets are the ASCII and graphics sets are the ...
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How do I add plugins to my Bukkit SMP server?
I was wondering how to add plugins to my Minecraft server. I am using Bukkit, and the things I would like to be able to do is spawn stuff, teleport to other players, set home locations, have an ...
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Where do Minecraft texture packs go on OS X?
I play Minecraft on OS X and for some reason clicking this button doesn't do anything.
Where should I be putting my texture packs?
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Where does Rei's Minimap store your waypoints?
In what file does Rei's Minimap store its waypoint data?
I recently updated a server's modpack (from FTB Beta to Direwolf20's pack) and the waypoints disappeared in the process. I've combed through ...
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Can you turn weather off in Minecraft?
The arrival of Minecraft Beta 1.5 brought weather conditions. However, it can at times be inconvenient when you're trying to screenshot something and show it off (as it reduces lighting and obstructs ...
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How can I disable creepers block damage on my Minecraft server?
Please note that these are NOT acceptable solutions:
Completely disabling monsters (peaceful mode)
Completely removing creepers
Completely disabling explosions (TNT + Creepers)
Disabling creeper ...
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What are the abilities of the “Special Infected” in Left 2 Die?
Blizzard's Left 2 Die custom map, a mashup of Left 4 Dead and their own Outbreak campaign mission, starts out with familiar zerg units (from the campaign, if not from multiplayer) assaulting your ...
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Can I play hotseat with mods?
Maybe there is a hack or something that enables mods in the hotseat mode? I want to play with a friend but we want to use mods.
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How can I play Minecolony in SMP?
Minecolony is a nice SSP mod that adds some NPCs like a farmer and a miner. How can I make that work on SMP as well? I can put the ingredients for the items together but not craft them, and using give ...
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How can I change the difficulty during the game in The Witcher?
In the Witcher you choose a difficulty level at the start and can't change it thereafter.
I've played through a fair way and would like to change difficulty without restarting and having to play ...
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Is Diablo 3 open for mods?
I'm wondering if Diablo 3 is open to the creation of mods/custom maps?
Not if Blizzard is supporting it, but do the game files have hooks and stuff that a mod could hook on?
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Is it possible to get skyrim mods on xbox 360?
I'm looking for a mod that will stack multiple smaller souls to fill a larger soul gem. Is this possible on 360?
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Where can I find Portal 2 mods?
I obviously don't own Portal 2 yet but am considering buying since it's on sale on Steam at the moment. My question is - I've heard that the SDK has been released some weeks ago so one would expect ...
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How large is Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul, and is it free?
There is this mod called Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul that I would like to try out. Does anyone know how large it is (in Mb) and where I can download it, and is it free to download or should I first buy ...
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Healer add-ons for end-game raiding in WoW?
As a followup to my earlier question, what add-ons are available to assist healers in end-game raiding? How do they work with limited screen real estate? (I already use Skada, BadKitty, DBM, ...
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How to make Spell list in Oblivion smaller?
I have downloaded wz_inventory mod but it only compress the items inventory. How to make the spell list smaller so that i can view more spells without scrolling?
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Modding the Witcher 2
There seem to be some mods already floating around, the ones I saw were for enlarging the item tooltips and for increasing/eliminating the inventory limit. The mods themselves were just XML files that ...
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Mod that makes dropped items stand out?
One thing that annoys me with Oblivion (even though it is realistic) is that when you kill a mob, and they drop their weapon(s), you have a hard time finding them in, say, tall grass. Especially when ...
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Is there a way to increase the resolution for Diablo II past what the game allows?
I believe that currently Diablo 2 only supports 800x600 resolution (though it may have gone up to 1024x768). Is anyone aware of a hack, mod, etc. which allows for increasing the resolution?
I'm ...
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Should I use Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul when playing Oblivion for the first time?
I'm rather happy playing Morrowind*, but now I decided to finally have a look at Oblivion. I read lots of criticism from Morrowind fans (yeah, obviously it's not Morrowind 2) and now learned about ...
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External Mods to locate specific blocks?
I'm looking for clay blocks, and they are quite hard to find. I know that I could simply edit my inventory and add more clay blocks, but that doesn't quite have the same "fun" factor as setting out in ...
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What changes are required to create my own Dwarf Fortress graphics?
What files do I need to change to create my own Dwarf Fortress graphics? Is it only the bitmaps?
Related: Dwarf Fortress Character and Graphics Sets
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Are there any remakes of Thief 1/2 using the Thief 3 engine? [closed]
Since playing the first two parts makes playing the third one a nicer experience but the graphics have aged not too little, is there any Total Conversion that allows one to play the first two parts ...
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I want to be able to die, but I can't. How do I die?
I have infinite health (due to hacking with WorldEdit, or possibly TooManyItems, I'm not sure how I did it). This is on an adventure map, so this is not desirable. How can I reverse the effect?
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Can I make mods for Skyrim?
Can regular owners of the Skyrim game make mods for skyrim? Will it include mod tools, level editors, etc?
If not, are there any customizations that end users can do?
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Can skyrim mods pose any threat to my computer?
Video game mods have been used in the past to launch attacks, and deliver payloads to computers. Can the Steam Workshop be used as a delivery vector for malware?
What kind of files can a Steam ...
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What is a Minecraft mod really, and how can I sanely manage them?
I have found a few mods for minecraft I like a lot. I know you cant use them all at the same time. I know that some go together well, so how do I find out what goes with what?
Is there a way to load ...
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How can I get the Steam overlay on Skyrim, if I am using the SKSE.exe to launch the game?
I am playing Skyrim modded, and would like to have the Steam overlay in the game, so that I can chat with users and such.
I have purchased the game and activated it in Steam, but since I am launching ...
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Mods for GTA IV
I recently discovered Garry's Mod for Source and it seems really cool. Then I saw some youtube videos of people playing around with GTA IV's gravity and friction settings (for the PC presumably). This ...
