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Should mods be allowed in games? I hope Linus will feature this on the WAN show as this is a very excellent idea and it needs to return instead of these half-finished games and DLC milking. Here are my thoughts, post your own below. DLCs are the Marketeer's way of Milking some gamers to get more money for wasteful "expansions" I hear CoD got a expansion this time with 4 NEW MAPS... UT2k4 has over a few thousand for FREE. The community is very capable of developing dev quality mods and it allows devs to work on their games for longer as they don't have to try to keep the interest. CoD is a terrible example of releasing "Almost" clones of the same engine, basic plot and gameplay. EA is king of the Rats, Really! BF3, Simcity, Sims 3, anything else really. Buy a new DLC for enhanced gameplay! My answer is mods. Mods Mods Mods Take a good game like UT2k4 and turn it into a completely new game like... My favorite mod: Out of Hell (Horror Unleashed ) Take a singleplayer game and turn it into a MMORPG, Skyrim Online. Take a bad game and turn it gold, Arma II into DayZ Mod. There are millions more examples like C&C Renegade X (which is coming out Late february or early march! For free!), The Ball, and plenty of others I can't think of. Mods give birth to Indie developers (more so than not) Mods are a major buying point for me and I often opt out of purchasing a game unless it really is special, like Mass effect. Slick or Linus, whoever sees this first I'd love to see your opinion on this in either the WAN show or a dedicated video.

Hi guys, If I wanted screws that looked just like this: But are white, where would I look/what would I do? Same thing for the nuts/washers. MDPC is awesome, but Nils (the guy who owns it) is not interested in such things as I was going to email and ask him about them and in his contact us it says not to for that reason and the answer will always be "No". I need white ones for my build. Thanks, Vitalius

A way Overkill computer build into a desk. Feedback would be great. motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme LGA 2011 Good motherboard? 4way sli, tons of memory, ready for ivy-e.

Hey guys So I recently built up a pc for the first time. It was made on a tight budget, and some compromises were made. However, I think the end product came out pretty good. What do you guys think? Not the best with a camera, so please excuse the high exposure and long shutter timings. Computer is about 25% darker in real life than the photos. Specs: Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.5ghz Asus P8Z77-M Patriot Viper 3 8gb 1866mhz Coolermaster Seidon 120M XFX PRO650W Asus 7870 Direct CUII Asus Xonar DG Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD Sandisk Extreme 120gb SSD Windowed Coolermaster N200 Extras: 1x Corsair SP120 2x Enermax TB Vegas 120mm Antec USB Lightstrip Bitfenix Spectre Pro 120mm I think I did a fairly good job at cable management. I know its not perfect, but not bad for a noobie. What do you guys think? If there is anything I could do better, please feel free. Thanks~

Hi there, Wondering if any of you play Just Cause 2 and if you do, do you recommend any sites for mods. At the moment, I think Justcause2mods.com is down, which was the site I was thinking of using. Any help would be greatly appreciated Will

So i've been modding skyrim for a while now. But i still need two more. What i want them to do is: 1. Being able to see my body when i look down ingame. Like in Crysis and Battlefield 3. I've tried "the joy of perspective" but it's too buggy. I cant seem to find another one that's better. 2. Being able to adjust when NPCs start making small talk. As soon i get close they start yelling at me. I still want them to talk, but i dont want them to be so eager. I realise this kind of mod is pretty hard to find but it's really not high priority either. I can live without it. Thanks in advance.

Basicly I want to create a thread where anyone could go at anytime and get some helpfull advice from you veterans out there. As this forum is getting bigger every day, I want to create a combined thread of all of your advice that you will be posting in this thread (assuming this hasn't been done proberly before). So if you are on with this idea, please. Feed us newbies with your knowledge and we'll get this thing started! .:EDIT:. If we get a decent ammount of advice, tips and tricks I will gather every piece of it, and make a guide thread in the guides section.

Recently I have been on a Skyrim kick, and I have installed numerous mods. I think, for now, i'm done getting more mods, and I was wondering if any other of you have +50 mods. Even if you don't i'm still curious to what are all of the mods you guys have. I'll start with mine:

Heres an idea how about a thread to share mods for different games etc. I noticed there isnt one or maybe the search didn't show it

My mates and i are wanting to play simcity again and i was wondering if we could get mods for multiplayer and if so what are some good ones?

Have a good ol' squizz at this. F**king appalling. For those who I have said this to, this is why I don't trust moderators sometimes. I believe it was /u/el_chupacupcake who did that, but I'm not sure. This is why. Oh, and now he's put this up. For everyone wondering what the hell this is all about: I made a post about it in PC Gaming.

I made a steam group for Chrome OS Gaming! http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ChromeOS-GC

pretty much title, what are your favorite mods? Also include a link to the place to download them

Does anyone know of any good case modders in the north DFW area in Texas. I need some custom metal work and a paint job, or rather I am looking into possible doing something with my case.

I have just started modding Skyrim and I was starting with SkyUI and it told me I had to install something called Skyrim Script Extender and when I tried to run the skse loader I get an error saying it can't find TESV.exe. Can anyone tell me what I have to do to fix it?

Just a very short post just in case anyone runs into the same problem as me, I wanted to spray my top grill red (Not mesh, plastic underneath) and I had no idea it's coated with Bitfenix's soft touch FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, I MEAN YOU CAN'T EVEN TOUCH IT. Anyway if you spray on top of their soft touch plastic, the spray paint actually strips the soft touch causing it to crack and effect the spray job, I managed to pull it off well but it's still a huge concern, I would recommend using Nail polish remover, or white spirit to strip it off, even Vodka! I wanted to paint the plastic grill under them mesh, so I would get subtle red showing though, but just be careful! Irrelevant post to most people, but I would of liked to of know before I sprayed! (Luckily mine went well and looks okay)

Computer Parts CPU: Intel i7-2600k: received Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe mITX: received Ram: 8Gb (2 x 4) Corsair Vengance 1866: received GPU: 1 x GeForce GTX 780: received Case: BitFenix Prodigy mITX White: received Power Supply: Strider Gold 750: received SSD: 1 x OWC SSD 128Gb: received HD: 1 x WD 600GB 7200rpm: received Mods Parts Sleeving: Lutro0 Customs Paracord: order Led Lighting: BitFenix Alchemy: order Sleeving Tools: Lutro0 Customs: Waiting for Stock 1x Phobya Molex to 6 3pin Fan Spliiter: received Acrylic for Midplate, Custom Windows and custom front panel: order EK Acrylic Tube Bending Kit: order Aluminium For Custom Front Panel: order Spray Paint: received Cooling Case and Radiator fans: 7 x Undefined: order Radiator: 2 x XSPC EX240 & 1 x XSPC EX360: received CPU Block: EK Supremacy Clean nickel plexi : order GPU: 1 x EK FC Titan: order Pump: 1 x Swiftech MCP35X-WT: order Reservoir: EK res X3 150mm White order Tubing: EK Solid Tubing tube 16mm/12mm: order Coolant: Mayhems Ice White: order Dye: Mayhems Red Dye 15ml: received Fittings: EK Solid Tubing Fittings - Bitspower Quick Disconnects: order Index Part #1 The PSU: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/97925-first-update-hushed-prodigy-silent-acrylic-tube-water-cooling-mods-white-red/?p=1443821 Part #1.5 A Small Update w/ Fan Grill and Mobo arrival http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/97925-15-update-hushed-prodigy-silent-docking-station-acrylic-tube-water-cooling-mods-white-red/?p=1531841

So what are some mods to enhance the graphics on Skyrim?

Hi everyone, I'm new here this is my first post everrrrr ! B) I recently got a Corsair 350D and was forced to put a DVD/CD writer into the top 5,25" bay I HAATEE the look of it and am thinking of stealthing it like in this video. Is there a step by step guide anywhere ?? I tried it myself but failed

So I'm thinking of starting a small project again, as I have not done one in a long time. I already have a pretty heavily modified HAF-X case, but I have not done anything to the front 5.25" Bays yet. The case has 6 Bays I can make use of.

After releasing the game for nearly a year, EA and Maxis announced that SimCity will fully support modding. Of course there will be some restriction. As long as you have authorized copy of SimCity, you can make mods like add-ons, new contents, UI tweaks, or update use contents like code, art, footage and etc. But you cannot use any music files from SimCity, and you cannot charge the use of mods with any money. I love playing SimCity, although there are many bugs in the game, I'm still playing it. I hope in the future some people will make mods that would fix those bugs in the game, and lead to more new contents. http://gamerant.com/simcity-mod-roles/

A DIY headset stand, should cost about £10 max. The tape is green and black alternating eletrical tape and the ? is some kind of stopper, might use a cork or something. Sorry I dont have anything like what most blueprints are made on, could you tell me what thats called, sketch up or something. Anyway im rambling, heres the plan: Edit, this more of a prototype than anything.

I have recently finally picked up Skyrim for the PC. I'm not a gamer than usually plays with mods and haven't really done it before. I checked out Nexus Mods and downloaded the client and the mods I wanted. I downloaded the mods and then double clicked them in the mods menu. Some of the mods I downloaded aren't showing up in the Mod Manager Mod menu but they do show up when I open the folder so they're there. I don't know whats wrong. Thanks for any help.

Hello LTT members and kitchen salesmen I need some help.. Well more like suggestions but still help. The steam sale tempted me too much so i got all dem elder scrolls games. Including my all time favourite. Morrowind And every single bit of dlc for the other games. The only problem i have with Morrowind is that it's not as smexy as the other games in the series (obviously.. since it's old) And the combat is not really superb. (i can live with it) but i'd like to see if there are any good combat mods. (preferably an oblivion like system) I've managed to make skyrim look amazing. And oblivion is now getting closer to being absolutely gorgeous (and without the messed up character models) So what i need is. Texture mods, Combat mods, Weapon mods, Anything that will make the game look polished and fairly up to date. Preferably from nexusmods. Since the mod manager is a fantastic help with everything. I'll look for some mods while i wait for your suggestions but i won't install them yet. (since you may have better options lined up) I'd like to arrive in seyda neen and get blown away like i was the first time i played the game If i manage to get the game to look fantastic i'll try to throw together a good list of the mods below. So that those that want to mod it to look just as good can do it easily (until the mods are out of date of course)

Background So I’ve got to be totally up front about something on this review. I personally feel that modifying headphones to make them sound better, especially without a dummy head and a series of double blind listening tests, is really a bunch of hooey. Sure, swapping the pads, fixing detachable cables, and adding padding to the headband is one thing, but adding some extra material, say foam or cloth, inside of the cups of the headphone to change the sound signature, will be full of all the same biases that makes designing amplifiers and DACs by ear such a disaster. Maybe the only saving grace for headphones is the differences can be very obvious, making it less likely you’ll hear a difference when there is, in fact, none. Not to mention you won’t damage the amp in which you plug the modified headphones if you lay out the foam the wrong way. Of course, hypocritically, every review I do will come with EXACTLY the same set of biases. I mean, did I REALLY hear a bass complement on the SoundMAGIC HP-100s or was the formaldehyde smell making me loopy (who cares! I couldn’t stand what it did to either of my senses!)? While buying a headphone and making it sound different by poking holes here and there in a deliberate attempt to extract more “airiness” from the drivers can be quite the fun hobby, I’m starting to feel like head-fi has started going off the deep-end with headphones much in the way it went off the deep end with headphone amplifiers. I’m pretty sure this modification craze started with the original economy boutique audiophile headphone, the Grado SR60i, which at a price point of $80 was fun to mod and not much to lose if your poking went right through one of the drivers. We worked from humble tinkerers all the way up to MrSpeaker’s commercially-modified Alpha Dogs, which feature fancy lacquer-gloss painted 3D printed (that’s right) cups, a clunky looking sheet-metal headphone stand, all enclosing the same driver as the stock Fostex T50Rp for the very reasonable price of *COUGH* $600. It happens to be the same headphone that Mayflower is modifying, but he’s spared a few expenses and kept the original cups in-tact, all for about a third of the price. Well, whatever my feelings about modified headphones, he was willing to send me the pair, after ShearMe, to try out, so I’ll be putting aside my differences and judging this headphone just like any other you’d get off the shelf. Also note I’m only getting about 18 hours to listen to this sucker, but since this headphone is already clearly broken-in (or burned-in) I think I’ll be able to draw conclusions about it quickly. I’ll be using a new review format I’ve been toying around with a while: The “good, the bad, and the ugly”. The good is what’s right, the bad is what’s not, and the ugly is what’s just annoying to me in general. The Good This is one comfortable headphone. The headband has the pads portion of the Sennheiser HD600 headband affixed to the stock Fostex headband, and it’s VERY soft. The earpads are also extremely soft. We’re talking fluffy kitten on your face soft. I’ve worn it for about 3 hours straight and the only thing remotely uncomfortable about it is the seal on the earpads makes your ears sweat a bit. I think this mod is worth it for this consideration alone, frankly. The sound is very detailed. Much like my Hifiman HE-500s the bass is full all the way down to the very bottom of the spectrum without rolling off. There’s also very noticeable bass compliment, and may I say it’s quite thumping, if you’re into that. The highs are very sparkly as well. I’d say this headphone sounds like a Sennheiser HD650 with the cup grills covered. Overall it’s very detailed for a $200 headphone. It’s a VERY sturdy looking headphone and seems to take its cues from the Beyerdynamic design pattern: screws, replaceable parts, and thick plastic and metal components. The cable is even detachable. The Bad You’ll need all that extra padding, since as I’ve mentioned before, the main downside of a planar magnetic driver is that while it certainly sounds good, it’s also very heavy compared to a conventional dynamic driver. This headphone is no exception. Also, like every other planar magnetic driver ever made, it’s pretty darn hard to drive. For comparison, it’s about as hard to drive as my HE-500s. The bass and treble are strong, but the midrange is noticeably weak, especially in the 4-5Khz frequency range. It’s a bit more pronounced of a V-shape compared with my Beyerdynamic DT-990pro, but it’s not a deal breaker by any means. The cord terminates to a ¼” jack, which is fine if your amplifier has a ¼” jack, but it’s an extra expense to buy an adapter if you don’t. There may also be a replacement cable that terminates to a 1/8” connector, but I didn’t get the chance to look. The cable is really long, thick, and unruly (that didn’t come out quite right) so it’s quite prone to being a tangled mess if you don’t wrap it up. The Ugly This is the part of the show where I really drop the major issue I have with ALL modified headphones manufactured by hand and sold in bulk. How do you make them sound exactly alike? If the material used is even a smidge off in any direction or not thick enough, it can throw the frequency response of any sample headphone in a batch off significantly and audibly. I’d venture to guess that for about every 5 that Mayflower makes, only 3 or 4 of them will be good enough for him to put his name on. I’m not saying that making modified headphones in a deterministic way is impossible, I’m just saying from my perspective and from the anecdotes about the older MrSpeakers Mad Dogs, it seem unlikely any of these modified Fostex headphones will be audibly similar sample to sample, whether they be Alpha, Mad, or just flowered. I guess the silver lining to this gripe is, if you buy a pair and like - or convince yourself that you like - the result, chances are you’ll never come across another sample that sounds “better” than yours. Since the replacement earpads are too small for the cups, Mayflower’s solution is to glue the pads to the cups instead. Which is fine until the pads wear out and you need to replace them. Mayflower tells me while they are replaceable, pulling out the current earpads will damage them. I guess the concept is when they finally fall apart you just rip off what’s left and super-glue in a new pair. Conclusion Well, that was a lot of mud to sling onto a relatively new product I barely had any time with, but I think the major take away is that my review sample, at the price-point of about $230, is a pretty good deal if you’re interested in a planar magnetic headphone on the cheap. I certainly found nothing about it obtusely offensive while it was sitting on my head. As long as you’re willing to give up certain things like the ability to drive it with a portable player to very loud volumes or the ability to replace the earpads, it definitely stomps all over those SoundMAGIC headphones. I’d love to tell you it played with the Sennheiser HD650, but it’s not quite THAT good (but its close!). The Sennheiser HD650 is twice the price though. I think the modified headphone sub-craze (it's a craze WITHIN a craze) is just getting started. I’ll know it jumped the shark when they start modifying them to light up or something else that’s really silly. What we definitely need is a kit with a stock pair of these so you can try your hand at modifying them yourself. Heck, this whole forum’s theme is pretty much just that. Oh, that already exists? Well, nevermind then.