Can you mod your game?

[Newt]

if so are there any good mods?

[S1mple]

yes mod

[RequiemsRose]

Yes, there are mods. There's also no anti-cheat or safeguards against modding, so no fear of said mods resulting in something like a VAC ban. It is worth noting that mods are client-side. Generally speaking, it means that the mods you install only apply to you even if you host the server. There are some mod effects that can mess with other players whether they are playing modded or vanilla though, some of which can negatively affect other players. That has resulted in some of the community being very defensive about modders present in their server. Some will ban you from their server the moment they know you mod regardless of why.

That said, I personally don't mod but there are some mods I'm aware of being fairly popular. Champions of the Forest for example, alters the game into a more diablo-esque rpg style game with loot drops, variable enemy health and abilities, a levelling system, and magic. Admittedly haven't seen many playing that mod lately though, so I'm not sure if it's outdated by now or not.

[Newt]

Which website would I get the mods from?

[RequiemsRose]

modapi

[Newt]

Thanks

[microhexa]

I strongly recommend the map mod. It adds an in-game map - very useful if you're used to pressing "M" to pull up a map of the area. The icons don't always work so well, though, and there are so many of them that it's kinda confusing (there are filters, of course). You can see where you and your buddies are, and you'll quickly be able to see how you can get to the coastline (infinite food spawn).

[Kearith]

well i see modding as ruining the fun but you do you

[thorvindr]

I just want to change player nameplates to something a little more visible than the default white. I frequently can't find my buddy because I lose his white nameplate in the low contrast between it and the scenery.

[microhexa]

Originally posted by chickenmans:

well i see modding as ruining the fun but you do you

I think it depends on what you define as "fun". Some people just think it's more fun if they have a better overview of the island, while others prefer to explore and discover things on their own. ^^

[thorvindr]

Originally posted by microhexa:

Originally posted by chickenmans:

well i see modding as ruining the fun but you do you

I think it depends on what you define as "fun". Some people just think it's more fun if they have a better overview of the island, while others prefer to explore and discover things on their own. ^^

I think those people are spoiled by modern games always giving us a map, whether we need it or not. This is one of a few games I've played recently that doesn't have a map, and I actually really appreciate it. You have to navigate for yourself.

This is a survival gae, where you're supposed to feel overwhelmed and doomed. A digital map isn't in keeping with that idea. If you introduced a paper map that doesn't have a flashing yellow "you are here" mark on it, that would make sense. Helps you navigate, but doesn't ruin the game's atmosphere.

[: D]

hol up we got an elitist in here lmao

[RequiemsRose]

Originally posted by thorvindr:

I think those people are spoiled by modern games always giving us a map, whether we need it or not. This is one of a few games I've played recently that doesn't have a map, and I actually really appreciate it. You have to navigate for yourself.

This is a survival gae, where you're supposed to feel overwhelmed and doomed. A digital map isn't in keeping with that idea. If you introduced a paper map that doesn't have a flashing yellow "you are here" mark on it, that would make sense. Helps you navigate, but doesn't ruin the game's atmosphere.

The game does have a paper map that you can find, a map that fills in as you explore. I grew up on older games, the kind that were intentionally hard to pad the gametime since they could only fit MBs on the cartridge. I'll admit, a lot is handed to modern gamers, but I also don't mind. The point of games is enjoyment. You enjoy yourself one way, others enjoy other things. If they want a mod to better enjoy their game, let em. The only mod here that I specifically dislike is the grief mod, and even that can have positive uses it's just most often used to troll.

[thorvindr]

Originally posted by RequiemsRose:

You enjoy yourself one way, others enjoy other things. If they want a mod to better enjoy their game, let em.

Totally agree. I've just noticed recently how people seem to be spoiled by automation. Like people are forgetting how to do things like navigate because we've become so dependent upon Google to do it for us.

And I'm not just being an old fart saying "kids these days." I do it too. When I was 20, I drove somewhere twice and then I would never get lost on the way there. Now (at 38), I'm so dependent on GMaps that I'm a month into my new job and only today was able to get halfway there before realizing I had forgot to start the navigator.

So I love a game without a map. And I get that not everybody agrees. But it's like music. How do you have the equalizer set in your car? Mine's flat, because I want to hear the music as it was intended. I want to hear what the artists and the producer(s) wanted to get across. Art is what you make of it, but it's also what the artist wants it to be. I like both.

I play Skyrim both with and without mods, because I want to like the game (and therefore play with mods), but I also want to have an unbiased view of what it actually IS, rather than what it COULD HAVE BEEN.

[RequiemsRose]

Originally posted by thorvindr:

Totally agree. I've just noticed recently how people seem to be spoiled by automation. Like people are forgetting how to do things like navigate because we've become so dependent upon Google to do it for us.

And I'm not just being an old fart saying "kids these days." I do it too. When I was 20, I drove somewhere twice and then I would never get lost on the way there. Now (at 38), I'm so dependent on GMaps that I'm a month into my new job and only today was able to get halfway there before realizing I had forgot to start the navigator.

So I love a game without a map. And I get that not everybody agrees. But it's like music. How do you have the equalizer set in your car? Mine's flat, because I want to hear the music as it was intended. I want to hear what the artists and the producer(s) wanted to get across. Art is what you make of it, but it's also what the artist wants it to be. I like both.

I play Skyrim both with and without mods, because I want to like the game (and therefore play with mods), but I also want to have an unbiased view of what it actually IS, rather than what it COULD HAVE BEEN.

I'm only 30 but we apparently share similar tastes and experiences lol. My sense of direction used to be literally competitive, one of the best on the orienteering team (basically the sport of compass and map navigation). Nowadays, still have a decent sense of direction but I'm 6 months into a new city and only know about a 5 block radius from the house without a GPS. Took me quite a while the learn the map in this game, and the in game map is admittedly not the most useful for that either. I found theforestmap far more helpful personally. It's not a mod, but it can be useful to them since it also includes coords.