“HD Realism” is a texture pack for Minecraft that uses photo-realistic textures to give the game a unique aesthetic Then, you have mods that add new game modes to existing games – inventing completely new styles of play that feel like an entirely new game, like Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. Most people are likely to think of modding as a way to add new furniture to The Sims, play as Kermit the Frog in GTAVor turn dragons in Skyrim into “Macho Dragons”, but mods can come in more serious forms: whether that’s fixing Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition to actually work as it should on PC, re-texturing games to make them appear more realistic, or efforts in keeping games alive long after they’ve been abandoned by the companies that made them (though as a legal grey area, much like emulation, that’s a whole different can of worms). (And this is all without getting into the history of Game Genie/GameShark, who brought the concept of game hacking in the form of a buyable product for consoles). While a lot of companies might see mods as immoral and potentially illegal, companies like id Software, Valve, and Bethesda have not only embraced the modding community throughout the years, they’ve helped it flourish and legitimize the culture, helping modders at times convert their hobbies into careers.
There’s nothing more intrinsically tied to PC gaming’s history than modding, having an especially established staple since the early Doom years - which lead to the creation of an entire community, since then as much a part of gaming creation and culture as the companies making games themselves.
No, not these kinds of “mods”! All Mods Go to Heaven
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