The OnePlus 5 is a modern flagship smartphone packing a powerful and power - hungry Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, so when an enterprising
modder in China decided they weren't satisfied with their unit's battery life, they simply opened it up and swapped in a massive 8,000 mAh battery unit.
In addition to this project,
another modder in their Discord has added Hyrule Warriors» Linkle to the game.
The two
modders in question, who go by Brutal Ace and Khaledantar666, both had Patreon pages that solicited donations from fans.
Modders in the video game community are a dedicated bunch.
Bethesda will also pay
modders in the Creation Club.
Not exact matches
PC Gamer asked
modder Peter «Durante» Thoman — notable for writing the DSfix mod for the PC version of Dark Souls — to weigh
in on the upcoming PC version of Dark Souls II which he calls «a better experience than even a fully modded Dark Souls.»
Although this is a major change, significant effort was undertaken to minimise the impact on mods: (a) the APIs were supported for a long time with increasingly prominent warnings
in the SMAPI console about their deprecation and removal; (b) dozens of pull requests were submitted to update affected mods; (c) unofficial updates were created for mods which haven't updated officially yet; and (d) the changes were actively communicated and documented to
modders.
Basically, the
modder took the innards of the Famicom Mini, put them
in a GameBoy shell, and voilà!
Modders might be thinking about editing the game's files to add wheel support
in, but that's not an option due to the game running on the Universal Windows Platform (UWP).
Keynote: The Past, Present and Future of Farming Simulator Christian Ammann 15 min From
Modder to Game Developer Emil Drefers 24 min Everyday life of a games developer Marc Schwegler & Stefan Geiger 18 min Guest contribution: Precision Farming Dr. Bernhard Schmitz (AGCO) 40 min Modding for FS17: Engine, features, changes, tips Manuel Leithner 36 min Sound design
in Farming Simulator Tobias Reuber 32 min Mod Conversion from FS15 to FS17 Marius Hofmann 23 min Creating dirt textures Jan - Hendrik Pfitzner
But thanks to the work of a
modder named CorBond, Sonic the Hedgehog has now become a playable character
in Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U.
GTA Online: The Doomsday Heist launches today, and
modders have already found evidence of a «treasure hunt» quest
in the update's code, which will reward players with a special Red Dead Redemption gun.
Wonder no more, thanks to
modder CorBond57, who added Sonic as a character
in the popular racing game.
A bunch of talented Unreal Engine 4
modders and developers have made a Mario game running
in the mighty powerful Unreal Engine 4, and the result is nothing short of stunning.
Though a
modder managed to splice their own rough idea of co-op into the game
in September of last year, it pales
in comparison with what Chucklefish hope to accomplish when the long - awaited co-op update arrives early next year.
When the Resident Evil remake was re-released earlier this year, one
modder had a specific change
in mind: bring back the cringeworthy voice acting.
A
modder on NexusMods has made the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes playable
in first - person.
Might be even harder to tell
in the future if
modders can unlock the Fire.
The company reversed that decision recently and now says it plans to distribute a Prime unlock
in February, allowing
modders to load custom ROMs on their devices.
That kind of tricky engineering work can apparently be done by hackers and
modders messing around with the game
in their spare time for a week.
But let's consider one potential huge positive: though we might see floods of horrible reskins and useless junk,
in the long - term we could see more ambitious projects born of
modders who have earned some decent money from previous work and have put it straight back into creating something even better.
In fact, some
modders have been working on it through a PC project over the last few years.
The 1.6 GB of 3D assets are available right now for aspiring
modders — the Modding Competition runs from March 22nd to April 22nd, so get those submissions
in now on the B: CC Steam Workshop page.
The
modders do the work using a game that isn't Valve's, and
in return Valve take the vast majority of the money.
That's why
modders have stepped
in to make it happen, and they even went the extra mile and added
in some new voice work for Zelda to go along with her new moves!
In fairness, though, Valve have at least included an option to share revenue with other users for instances of
modders user other people's work with the second party's approval.
Next week, CD Projekt Red will release more details, hopefully filling the gaming and independant developer community
in on what specific freedoms
modders will have with the toolset.
If a
modder believes he or she should get # 5.00 for their work, for example, they would actually have to charge gamers # 12.50
in order to get that sum.
It's actually happening — Valve President Gabe Newell and Valve Project Manager Erik Johnson will be heading to Brisbane, Australia next week to throw some shrimp on the barbie with 19 - year old game designer Joe W - A, the now infamous
modder who raised over $ 3000 to fly to duo half way across the world
in less than three days.
Modder Gistix and his team have been working on the port for several years now and are creating it from the ground up
in Unity, while some art and assets are used...
Modders can explore possibilities that are otherwise off limits to the original development team, and thus reframe a game's essence
in interesting ways.
Maybe some of you remember it, and maybe you don't; essentially, a
modder discovered a sex mini-game hidden
in the code of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
While «90s
modders had the likes of id Software and 3D Realms championing their cause (to name a few), nowadays Unity can take a lot of credit for the flourishing indie scene, Burgess said,
in the way it has helped make game development more approachable and less exclusive.
I mean I've done several different things
in my past like writing songs, Photoshop designing, video editing, drawing, game developer,
modder and even being a game tester for a short period.
Did
modders find a way to successfully unlock the n3DS
in such a way that doesn't require a constant internet connection?
Some of the levels seem like they have been created by someone who has modded an older game to make it 1000x harder (like
modders usually do), but all levels are doable with a bit of patience and time as Epic Dumpster Bear has no timers
in the main game, so there is no rush.
A team of
modders working to make the unreleased Halo Online playable have halted work after Microsoft contacted them
in an effort to protect its intellectual property.
In theory, I supported the idea of
modders accumulating some kind of income from the content they created; mod hosting websites like Nexus have struck a balance by allowing
modders to solicit voluntary donations.
Modders, fan game developers, and even speedrunners really show how much they enjoy a certain video game and can build quite a community around it and if strong enough it can catch the eyes of people
in the video game industry to bring back and remake the games that we love.»
On July 23 & 24 2016 players,
modder and developers will meet
in Roßtal near Nuremberg, Germany to celebrate their common passion for the game, share knowledge with presentations and get preview of Farming Simulator 17.
When the Resident Evil remake was re-released earlier this year, one
modder had a specific change
in mind: bring back the cringeworthy voice acting.
About two weeks ago, Road to Liberty, a group Fallout
modders, announced that they were developing a remake of Fallout 3
in Fallout 4's game engine, which they dubbed Capital Wasteland.
Through it,
modders have developed whole systems within Skyrim such as real time strategy, setlement building, tower defense, sex slave simulator... you name it, someone has modded it
in to Skyrim.
Back
in May, a bunch of Metal Gear - loving
modders thought they'd achieved the impossible: according to a team member, they'd gotten permission from Konami to proceed on an up - rezzed re-make of the original 1987 Metal Gear game.
Solo CS
modder llVeXXll has «lovingly recreated» Lara's manor from the original Tomb Raider
in the Source engine.
(some spoilers) 29 October, 2017 Super Mario 64 - A look at Mario's 209 animations 24 July, 2017
Modder adds Super Mario 3D World's characters to Super Mario 64 02 July, 2017 Super Mario 64 hack to add
in Super Mario Odyssey mechanics - more footage 15 June, 2017
Instructions for
modders will follow soon
in the forums.
How about MS do something about the
Modders on Grand Theft Auto IV # 19 on the list, and the longest
in the top 20 the last 5 years.
A collective group of
modders and fans of previous games
in the genre, the developers at Triternion yearn to create the experience they have always imagined
in a medieval setting.
Alien Swarm is the result of Valve hiring a team of
modders who put together the original version on the Unreal engine to remake it
in Source.