Meaning of total conversion mod | Babel Free

Definitions

A mod that uses the game engine of an existing video game but significantly alters gameplay, assets, setting, etc. to the extent it is considered an entirely different game (and may be commercially marketed as a standalone title).

Examples

“This is a total conversion mod for Medieval: Total War that uses Napoleonic era troops rather than swords and knights.”

“The best-known total conversion mod of Half-Life is Counter Strike, which uses the Half Life engine but is a multiplayer-only game.”

“In the end, the two created in less than a month a total conversion mod of Unreal Tournament 2004 in which players wander around an authentic Dutch landscape (without any guns of course).”

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