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Half-Life 2 Lambda Wars Released. Here's How You Battle the Combine in RTS

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 February 2021, 18:14

Half-Life 3 remains a myth, but we still have an excuse to return to the series. What excude, you ask? Well, version 1.0 of the free mod Lambda Wars was release on Steam.

Here's Crusader Kings 3 Mod Based on The Last Kingdom Series

Milosz Szubert, 22 February 2021, 16:01

Crusader Kings III has received a mod inspired by The Last Kingdom series. It is titled The Last Kingdom: Make the right choice and in the current version enable us to play as or interact with majority of the characters of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd season of the show.

Battle of Waterloo Recreated in Roblox

Przemyslaw Dygas, 22 February 2021, 13:56

A group of players created another great project in Roblox. This time they made it possible to take part in the famous battle of Waterloo.

Take-Two Shuts Down re3 Project (GTA III and Vice City) for Copyright Infringement

Paul Musiolik, 21 February 2021, 16:00

The creators of the re3 project, who reverse engineered the source code of GTA III and Vice City, received a C&D letter from Take-Two and were forced to remove all files.

Black Mesa: Blue Shift - Half-Life: Blue Shift Remake in the Works

Filip Wegrzyn, 19 February 2021, 19:44

A team of experienced modders is creating a remake of the second story expansion for the original Half-Life. The project is being created as a mod for Black Mesa, released last March, and will build on its foundations.

Minecraft Players Recreated LotR's Edoras

Przemyslaw Dygas, 17 February 2021, 13:32

Players have once again taken it upon themselves to recreate a great world from literature using Minecraft. This time they focused on Rohan, based on its vision in Lord of the Rings.

New Mod Does Wonders to Cyberpunk 2077's Performance

Przemyslaw Dygas, 16 February 2021, 14:42

Cyberpunk 2077 has received a new mod that significantly improves the game's performance. The mod titled The Heavily Customized Optimization is able to significantly increase the frame rate.

Source Code of GTA 3 and GTA: Vice City Released

Paul Musiolik, 16 February 2021, 14:40

Developers have dismantled GTA III and Vice City, creating revised versions of both titles and porting them to Switch, PS Vita and WiiU. However, this is just the beginning.

Wyrmstooth Mod for Skyrim Available Once Again

Adrian Piotrowski, 14 February 2021, 17:09

After the popular Skyrim mod called Wyrmstooth was removed from distribution in 2016, its author, Jonx0r, has made it available for download again.

Diablo 2: Curse of Tristram Gets Final Update

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 February 2021, 14:17

Diablo 2 remaster is still just a rumor, but that was enough for the developers of Curse of Tristram. Because of this, the mod has just received its final beta update and will not be developed further.

Fan-made Texture Pack to Deliver Minecraft x LEGO Crossover

Filip Wegrzyn, 10 February 2021, 19:56

A fan-made texture pack for Minecraft inspired by the popular LEGO bricks is being created. In addition to great performance, the pack is also expected to support advanced shading.

Fan-made Tomb Raider 2 Remake Gets New Demo

Adrian Werner, 10 February 2021, 13:02

1.2 demo of Tomb Raider: The Dagger of Xian, a fan-made remake of Tomb Raider 2 on Unreal Engine 4, has been released.

Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Improves Sound Quality

Adrian Piotrowski, 07 February 2021, 17:52

A modification that improves sound mixing in Cyberpunk 2077 appeared on Nexus Mods. The creator edited about 800 audio files in total.

Mods Are to Be Important for Mass Effect: Legendary Edition

Milosz Szubert, 05 February 2021, 17:00

Mac Walters from BioWare assured that the whole team is in constant contact with selected people involved in modding of Mass Effect games. This is in order to transfer the fan projects from the original trilogy to the Legendary Edition as smoothly as possible.

Cyberpunk 2077 Has a Serious Security Gap [UPDATED]

Bart Swiatek, 03 February 2021, 11:28

Modder PixelRick discovered a dangerous vulnerability in Cyberpunk 2077 that, if we install a mod with malicious code, could allow a hacker to take control of a player's computer.

Fan-made Port of Enderal Available in Skyrim SE

Milosz Szubert, 02 February 2021, 17:35

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim fan community has prepared an unofficial port of the famous Enderal mod to the engine used by Special Edition. Its installation, however, requires some effort.

Full Version of STALKER Anomaly 1.5 Goes Live

Agnes Adamus, 02 February 2021, 15:50

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly 1.5 mod has left the open beta phase and its full version is now available for download. This mod offers a brand new story campaign and improvements to gameplay mechanics.

Fallout: The Frontier Mod Available Again

Agnes Adamus, 01 February 2021, 20:18

After numerous perturbations, the mod Fallout: The Frontier has been made available again on Nexus Mods. The contribution of the controversial co-creator was cut from the project.

Cyberpunk 2077 Mods Restore Original Looks of Female V

Adrian Piotrowski, 01 February 2021, 20:10

Using two modifications, Cyberpunk 2077 players have recreated the old default look of the female V, known among other things from the demo shown at E3 2018.

Mark Hamill Returns Remastered in Wing Commander 4

Filip Wegrzyn, 29 January 2021, 19:43

If years ago you sat at the helm of a spaceship and longed for a walk among the stars in the company of Mark Hamill, this news will gladden your heart. A fan-made remaster of Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is being created.

Fallout: The Frontier Mod Removed by Creators in Wake of Scandal

Adrian Piotrowski, 28 January 2021, 16:06

A long-awaited modification for Fallout: New Vegas called The Frontier has been removed because pedophilic material was found in possession of one of the developers.

The Lord of the Rings in Minecraft Show Minas Tirith in Ray Tracing

Bart Swiatek, 27 January 2021, 14:40

A well-known content creation group for Minecraft - Minecraft Middle-Earth - has recreated a famous location from the Lord of the Rings movie series. The creation displays the capabilities of ray tracing.

Cyberpunk 2077 Modding Tools Available

Michael Kulakowski, 26 January 2021, 19:58

CD Projekt RED has released the promised modding tools. The developers announce that they will be updated on an ongoing basis along with the subsequent patches for the game.

Player Turns Island in Animal Crossing Into IKEA Store

Bart Swiatek, 25 January 2021, 14:29

Reddit user known as skidmore101 redesigned an island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons to look like a giant IKEA store.

New Progress Video From Skyblivion Project

Arkadiusz Strzala, 24 January 2021, 20:04

A mod for Skyrim is being made, recreating the content of Oblivion in the quality known from the latest part The video shows the progress of work as well as gameplay footage.

Fan-made Skyrim Trailer Employs AI-generated Voices

Milosz Szubert, 21 January 2021, 17:10

A very interesting set tools appeared on Nexus Mods. These are speech synthesizers which, thanks to AI and machine learning, are able to imitate voices known, among others, from Skyrim and Fallout 4. With their help one of the fans created an unofficial trailer for The Elder Scrolls 5.

Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Adds Spectacular Cyber Arms

Bart Swiatek, 21 January 2021, 15:41

Another interesting mod for Cyberpunk 2077 - Arasaka Cyberarms - has appeared in the web. It adds a pair of great looking cybernetic arms.

CS:GO Gets Randomly Generated Map With 30 Million Variants

Michal Ciezadlik, 20 January 2021, 14:18

The CS:GO community continues to impress. This time, outstanding creativity was demonstrated by Russian moderator OrelStealth, who prepared a 100% procedurally generated map in Steam Workshop.

Skyrim in 60 FPS on PS5 Mod Now Available

Milosz Szubert, 18 January 2021, 20:11

Those playing The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition on PlayStation 5 can now download a special modification that enables them to run the game in 60 fps on Sony's latest console. Previously, a similar mod appeared on Xbox Series X/S.

Creators of Famous Skyrim Mod Work on Their Commercial Debut

Michal Ciezadlik, 18 January 2021, 17:26

SureAI Group announced the end of support for the Skyrim mod called Enderal: Forgotten Stories. The authors - as they explain - want to deal with a new, commercial project.

Borderlandfy2077 Mod Adds Some Cel-shading to Night City

Christian Pieniazek, 18 January 2021, 15:20

Cyberpunk 2077 just received a mod that makes it a bit more like the Borderlands games. Borderlandfy2077 adds thick, cartoonish outlines to the edges of three-dimensional objects and it looks great.

Highly Anticipated Mod Fallout: The Frontier Finally Goes Live

Paul Musiolik, 16 January 2021, 18:43

Fallout: New Vegas - The Frontier mod was finally released after years of development. Players can look forward to dozens of hours of fun, new locations and weapons, as well as vehicle driving mechanics.

Game of Thrones Mod for Bannerlord Looks Better and Better

Bart Swiatek, 15 January 2021, 12:15

Fans of Game of Thrones and Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord have created another mod that enables us to play the discussed game in the land of Westeros known from novels and series.

NFS: Hot Pursuit Remastered Mod Improves Textures

Milosz Szubert, 14 January 2021, 14:44

A modification for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered appeared on the web. It improves the textures of the PC version, which were downgraded compared to the original version.

Stardew Valley Expanded Mod Patch Enables Support for SV Version 1.5

Bart Swiatek, 11 January 2021, 11:26

The well-known mod Stardew Valley Expanded has been updated to version 1.12. The most important novelty is compatibility with recent patch 1.5, but the mod also introduces a lot of new content.

Ambitious Mod Brings Game of Thrones to Crusader Kings 3

Milosz Szubert, 07 January 2021, 19:52

A Game of Thrones mod for Crusader Kings 3 is in development. Recently, its creators have published several new official screenshots, where we can see the family of King Aerys II.

A Witcher's Adventure Mod Brings Monster Hunting to Skyrim

Adrian Werner, 06 January 2021, 15:41

A new version of A Witcher's Adventure - LE Backport, a mod that adds elements from The Witcher series to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, including weapons, monsters and signs, hast just went live. There were also some new adventures.

Male V Can Romance Certain NPC in Cyberpunk 2077 Through Changes in Code

Karol Laska, 05 January 2021, 21:46

Modders discovered that after changing part of Cyberpunk 2077's game code our male V can romance a certain homosexual heroine. CD Projekt Red explains.

Mod Enables Playable TPP Mode in Cyberpunk 2077

Frozen, 04 January 2021, 16:41

People who were bothered by the fact that CD Projekt RED's latest game does not resemble The Witcher 3 enough have now reasons to be happy. A mod enriching Cyberpunk 2077 with working third-person view has appeared on the web.

Modders Recreated Kingdom Come Deliverance Map in Minecraft

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 03 January 2021, 17:45

A group of fans is working on recreating the whole map from Kingdom Come: Deliverance in Minecraft. Their work has just received a trailer, which leaves a very positive impression.

Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Improves Crowd Behavior

Bart Swiatek, 30 December 2020, 17:45

The Alternate Crowd Behavior mod, created by user TemplarGFX, changes the behavior of NPCs in Cyberpunk 2077, making characters less likely to run in circles and bump into each other.

StarCraft: Mass Recall Mod Offers SC1 and Brood War Campaign on New Engine

Bart Swiatek, 28 December 2020, 22:24

The latest version of StarCraft: Mass Recall mod, which enables us to complete the story campaigns of the original StarCraft and the Brood War expansion using the free edition of the second installment, has been released.

Lord of the Rings in Bannerlord Hailed Most Anticipated Mod on Mod DB

Milosz Szubert, 28 December 2020, 22:15

Mod DB community has chosen the best modification of 2020 and the most anticipated upcoming project. The first category was won by Age of the Ring for Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, and the second by Kingdoms of Arda for Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord.

Battlefield 3 Enters New Era of Modding With Venice Unleashed

Adrian Werner, 22 December 2020, 15:11

The Venice Unleashed project for Battlefield 3 just went live, allowing for setting up of private servers, as well as creation and installation of extensive mods.

House Flipper With Steam Workshop and Modding Tools

Adrian Werner, 18 December 2020, 10:38

Builder simulator House Flipper received support for Steam Workshop and tools for adding new items to the game.

Cyberpunk 2077 Mods to Improve Performance and Controls

Adrian Werner, 17 December 2020, 19:36

It's only been a week since the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, and the game has already got a whole lot of mods. Currently, fan-made modifications are mainly focused on improving such elements as performance or controls.

The Sims 4 World Edit Mod on New Gameplay

Agnes Adamus, 17 December 2020, 12:15

A gameplay from The Sims 4 World Edit, which enables us to create our own city, has launched. On the video we can see how the whole process of editing the environment looks like.

Cyberpunk 2077's Night City Recreated in Minecraft

Bart Woldanski, 16 December 2020, 20:36

Fans who design worlds in Minecraft sure know how to surprise. A team called Elysium Fire prepared a real treat for fans of Cyberpunk 2077 and created a city inspired by Night City in Mojang's sandbox.

GTA 4 With Great Visuals Thanks to New Version of iCEnhancer

Paul Musiolik, 16 December 2020, 16:10

After six years, the GTA 4 mod iCEnhancer returns. The new version will add volumetric fog, improved shadows and reflections.

Cyberpunk 2077 PC Trick to Improve Performance; Fan Patches Available

Bart Woldanski, 14 December 2020, 18:56

The launch of Cyberpunk 2077 was bumpy. Players are complaining about the game's technical condition - not only on consoles, but also on PC, the game's optimization leaves something to be desired. Fans decided to take matters into their own hands and fix as much as they can by themselves.