# Video game mods that are better than the original **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 27, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641 "2014-08-27T15:52:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dunkleosteus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkleosteus/32/9331_2.png) [@dunkleosteus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dunkleosteus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/1 "2014-08-27T15:52:39Z")
A lot of games have mods that people have made for them. Have you played any mods that you think improve on the original in nearly every way? The original Day Z would be an example. Tell me what you think! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/2 "2014-08-27T15:54:45Z")
I don’t know about better, but the TerraFirmaCraft mod for Minecraft makes it far more of a survival challenge and it was definitely a refreshing change of pace when I made a TFC world after years of vanilla. ---
**Author:** ![dunkleosteus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkleosteus/32/9331_2.png) [@dunkleosteus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dunkleosteus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/3 "2014-08-27T15:57:27Z")
You know, I can’t tell if you’re just messing with me here. I’m one of the mod developers for terrafirmacraft. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/4 "2014-08-27T16:04:23Z")
It’s possible that your username sparked something on an unconscious level but I’m being genuine. TFC is a really great new way to experience minecraft even if I’m even worse at it than regular MC. I won’t lie. I usually start off on peaceful until I can get a base and some food sources cooking. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/5 "2014-08-27T16:14:54Z")
As far as “major conversion” style mods (rather than just prettier graphics or small QOL changes), I still remember the Aliens “Total Conversion” mod For DOOM II ([Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qbH_J7Od4M)) complete with it’s creatureless first level. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/6 "2014-08-27T16:56:11Z")
Defense of the Ancients has proven much more popular than the Warcraft III on which it was built, and has now spawned a stand-alone sequel. And I’ve never played it, but I’ve heard rave reviews for Gary’s Mod, which was (I think) for Half-Life 2, and which turned the game into a giant sandbox environment. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/7 "2014-08-27T16:59:28Z")
There was a total conversion for Half Life that turned it into a zombie story. Most of it was rather well done in a moody sort of way. Only the boss fight at the end sucked, but that was true of Half Life itself. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/8 "2014-08-27T17:18:39Z")
Frontline Force, a multiplayer conversion for Half Life 1, is still my favorite online shooter I’ve ever played. Interesting mechanics that rewarded team based play, and the main game mode resulted in some incredibly tense “last stand” moments defending capture points. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/9 "2014-08-27T18:09:48Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > As far as “major conversion” style mods (rather than just prettier graphics or small QOL changes), I still remember the Aliens “Total Conversion” mod For DOOM II ([Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qbH_J7Od4M)) complete with it’s creatureless first level. Oh Jesus, yes. I was too frightened to play much of that. Doom II was more of a shoot-em-up free-for-all game, but that mod left me near traumatized. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/10 "2014-08-27T18:33:01Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > As far as “major conversion” style mods (rather than just prettier graphics or small QOL changes), I still remember the Aliens “Total Conversion” mod For DOOM II ([Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qbH_J7Od4M)) complete with it’s creatureless first level. That’s the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this topic as well - that mod was awesome and I loved the first level. ---
**Author:** ![Keweenaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/11 "2014-08-27T18:40:24Z")
The Threewave CTF and Teamfortress mods for Quake. Not that Quake wasn’t revolutionary in it’s own right, but these mods had a huge influence in gaming thereafter. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-mods-that-are-better-than-the-original/696641/12 "2014-08-27T19:56:26Z")
Normally I don’t care for mods at all, but I thought TerraFirmaCraft could have easily been marketed as a proper sequel to MineCraft. Good job.