Difference between revisions of "Template:Featured:Mod"

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Mods for games have been around since the first programmer opened a game to look inside the code how it worked. Many modmakers have even gone to become part of the industry, making games themselves.

In the Diablo franchise, there's mods for Diablo I and Diablo II, and loads of skilled fans waiting to get their hands on [1].

A mod refers to a a modified version of a game, usually a player-made version of the game with various added features or gameplay changes. Such games are generally referred to as "mods." Some people mistake these for cheats and hacks, which they are not! A mod will alter gameplay much more than a simple hack would.

The rich history of mods has been added to the DiabloWiki, and is available for anyone to read. Information about individual mods like Median XL by Brother Laz or the Eastern Sun as well as modding history or modding tips can be found on the main modding article:

Read more about different modifications to the Diablo games on the Mod article.

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-[[File:Burning_Tower_feature.jpg|right|125px|link=Burning_Tower]]
+[[File:Median_XL_screenshot_1.jpg|right|120px|thumb|The [[Median XL]] mod.]]
-The '''[[Burning Tower]]''' is the name given by the fans to the massive tower first seen in a piece of [[Barbarian]] concept art (here to the right).
+'''[[Mod]]s''' for games have been around since the first programmer opened a game to look inside the code how it worked. Many modmakers have even gone to become part of the industry, making games themselves.
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-It's a mysterious tower that at first glance just seemed to be a piece of random art. It's a tower, or at least some sort of cube-shaped castle, with what looks like steep stairways carved into the sides, up (or down?) which hundreds of people ([[cultist]]s?) with torches are rushing.
+In the Diablo franchise, there's mods for {{Iw|Diablo_I Diablo I}} and {{iw|Diablo_II Diablo II}}, and loads of skilled fans waiting to get their hands on {{iw|Diablo_III}}.
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-It would be an ordinary fortification, if it wasn't turning up in several different images: Two Barbarian pictures arts and one [[Monk]] pic. Another piece of concept art might also show the same motif.
+A [[mod]] refers to a a modified version of a game, usually a player-made version of the game with various added features or gameplay changes. Such games are generally referred to as "mods." Some people mistake these for cheats and hacks, which they are not! A mod will ''alter'' gameplay much more than a simple hack would.
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+The rich history of mods has been added to the DiabloWiki, and is available for anyone to read. Information about individual mods like [[Median XL]] by {{iw|Brother_Laz Brother Laz}} or the [[Mod#Eastern_Sun|Eastern Sun]] as well as modding history or modding ''tips'' can be found on the main modding article:
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-This mysterious building has not been mention in [[Diablo I]], [[Diablo II]], their [[manual]]s, or any [[Diablo novel]]s, it's something completely new to Diablo III!
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 Read more about different modifications to the Diablo games on the '''[[Mod]]''' article.
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