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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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[–] setsneedtofeed@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are plenty of older games where running some kind of widescreen or compatibility mod to get it working on newer hardware is the only way to get it running well, but that's kind of a boring techie answer.

In the spirit of the question, I'd say Fallout 4. The base game has a story I don't care about, factions that make no sense, and very little in the feeling of actual threat. I usually run between 200 and 300 mods to turn it into a truly post apocalyptic hellscape with functional radiation storms, low visibility in dust storms, darker night, less HUD clutter, more ghouls, proper flashlights, retuned weapon damage so things aren't so spongy, lots of new gear and weapons (I add in real guns but try to be tasteful and not add too much super modern tacticool stuff, but more cold war and vintage guns), backpacks, re-dress the Minutemen so they don't look like 1776 LARPers. Add tons of new sidequests and stories to find. The world becomes, this amazing, terrifying place to just explore and forget about the main plot. Returning home to my concrete walled safe settlement and my personal bunker living space really feels earned after exploring.

[–] nickajeglin@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago

Similar to FO4, I feel the same way about Skyrim. Vanilla it's fine, but the graphics and interface QOL mods make a huge difference.

[–] Wintermute@lemmy.villa-straylight.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You actually make me want to revisit Fallout 4, which I didn't think I would ever bother with again. 200+ mods is kind of crazy to me, but could you list a few of the most useful? Especially most useful that aren't already at the top of the most endorsed/downloaded lists on the Nexus.

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

I’ll get back to you in a few days! Away from PC but I won’t forget.

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

Thank you! I'm not the person who asked but I'm interested too :)

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

:(

Boomer moment