Guide · Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 mods: where to find and install them
Half-Life 2 mods come from three places: the in-game Workshop, free mods on Steam and the sourcemods folder. Here is how each one works.
Mods worth a slot in your game.
Independent reviews since 2012. Each one names the game version, the loader and the exact build it covers, so you know it runs on your setup before you install it.
How to read a score
- 5Install it on any setup it supports.
- 4Install it. Read the caveats first.
- 3It works, with real trade-offs.
- 2Only if you need exactly this.
- 1Skip it.
Half steps sit in between.
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SkyUI rebuilds Skyrim's item, magic and favorites menus and adds the Mod Configuration Menu. SkyUI 6 supports Steam and GOG through SKSE64.
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Guide · Minecraft
Forge, NeoForge, Fabric or Quilt?
A loader is the program that lets Minecraft run mods. Every mod is built for one or two of them, so check the loader first.
- Fabric
- Light and quick to update. Home of Sodium and Iris.
- NeoForge
- Big content mods like Create. The Forge successor.
- Forge
- Older packs on 1.20.1 and earlier.
- Quilt
- A Fabric fork that runs most Fabric mods.
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Mo' Creatures stops at Minecraft 1.12.2. Mo' Creatures Extended continues it there, and Nostalgia Edition brings it to Forge 1.20.1.
2.0 out of 5
Guide · Any game
Install a mod in three steps
- Match the versionCheck that the mod names your exact game version.
- Get the loaderInstall the loader or script extender it needs first.
- Add the modPut it in the mods folder, then start the game through the loader.
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