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ah these games are too boring I've conquered all the bosses gathered every bit of rare loot and there's no new games coming out if only there was some way I could breathe new life into my older ones oh wait there is whether you're looking to renew a well-played game by adding content such as new uniquely tan quests or altering game mechanics and user interfaces to deliver a more immersive experience or trying to get the most out of old titles on your new hardware by amping up the graphics to levels never before thought possible mods are often the way to go but since the term mod can be applied to literally anything that modifies a game's code from the original or vanilla state we thought it might be best to split up the available mods out there into four basic categories the first type is content add-ons they describe any mods which add files to the game that weren't there before such as new areas story quests and enemies but do not include those which modify or remove operational code and files from the vanilla game mods that do perform these functions are often referred to as gameplay mechanics tweaks or overhauls depending on their scale they include anything that alters preexisting quests stats or character abilities including those which may make enemies harder to destroy or add new powers such as speed running or flying if a mod of this type attempt to correct real or perceived mistakes in the game's vanilla design they are often referred to as unofficial patches which is a nice way of implying they've done a better job than the studios official patch the third end possibly most popular type of mods are known as graphical art mods these can have a range of effects from improving or replacing lower quality textures with high definition ones to modifying effects or even color balance oftentimes if a game is popular users or groups of users will even develop convert version packages which alter nearly every aspect of the games visual design usually while adding a small amount of necessary content or altering the mechanics somewhat to make sure that you know that nutri texture doesn't allow you to walk you know six inches into it because it's bigger than the original one or whatever else the case may be sometimes though regardless of how nice a game can be made to look or be balanced annoying little things such as menu navigation can limit a person's ability to become fully immersed and enjoy their game so this style of mod can have certain capabilities like getting rid of HUD clutter when it's not in use or minimizing the time spent in annoying inventory menus some are even necessary for other mods to be installed or to allow their individual settings to be changed so while all this modding can be great for extending a given titles potential sometimes even into their completely own spin-offs and franchises it goes without saying that altering vanilla code heavily can lead to some interesting bugs and crashes in fact a person usually isn't considered a you know full you know card-carrying member of the modding community until they have completely erect a games code and door you know hundreds of hours worth of saved games at least once necessitating a full reinstall and restart but have no fear because programs known as mod organizers or loaders have started to spring up which assist careless noobs and their efforts to mod many popular games from minecraft to Skyrim there's also now a bevy of people and networks which allow potential modders to find out everything they need to know before taking the leap so if one now wishes to add a special sword or armor to their favorite character or horse or what's more likely remove them since that seems to be the main obsession of the modding community at large all they must do is follow the light and pay money or not boy that was some quick backpedaling speaking of following the light fresh books fresh books is designed for freelance workers or small biz it's an online tool that 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