That's why multiplayer games are usually exempt from mods or, if running on a modular engine, deliberately designed to be hard to mod (example is that most online multiplayer of any Source engine games has a 'Pure' server settings which disables any mods including texture replacements).Ī few mods take advantage of content that was programmed into the game in the early stages, then scrapped from the final design. (Some God Modders will use these anyway and hope they aren't caught.) However, some types of mods are discouraged, or even cracked down on, for good reason: If it's a multiplayer game, a mod in the hands of a player but not their opponent usually means an unfair advantage. Some games are deliberately designed to be easy to modify, including a 'construction set' of sorts to build levels, weapons, etc., and whole modding communities spring up as a result. (Or, if the game includes any attractive women or men, nude patches.) When it comes to unofficial cameo appearances, a humorous tradition-usually when a particular game is either first released or is made open to modification-involves that of porting characters such as those of CJ from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Shrek, and Thomas & Friends, though the latter prompted at least one cease-and-desist order from Mattel who owns the rights to the Thomas franchise.

They can be unofficial Expansion Packs (new maps or new equipment in the same game), completely unrelated games that merely use the source game's software as a backbone ('total conversions'), or just quality-of-life adjustments to the original, such as Fan Translations, bug fixes, or character cameo appearances (which can often lead to Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot scenarios).

Game modifications, or 'mods' for short, are any alterations to a game that were not made by the game's license holder. Just because the game designers made a good game doesn't mean you can't make it even better.

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