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Blockbuster games like DOTA, Counter-Strike and DayZ have are all connected by the fact that they started off as total conversion mods
success stories for now, and look at the best total conversion mods that are still completely free
After years of work and hundreds of hours of development, these mods are so well crafted that if you squint just a little, you may just
mistake them for full standalone games.The ability to completely transform your existing game into an entirely new one using total
conversion mods is yet another reason why gaming on PC is so good
So, as part of our PC Gaming Week 2018, here's our pick of the best total conversion mods you can install and play right now for free.1
saga of political intrigue, scheming and Machiavellian plotting; who should be married off to whom, and for what gain What would
themes meld perfectly with Crusader Kings II, and this mod realises George R.R
Enderal - The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimOne of the most polished total conversion mods ever made, Enderal could just about pass off as its own
Gekokujo - Mount Blade: WarbandMount Blade: Warband is the quintessential feudal sandbox, letting you create a character in a
central-European kingdom and build them up into a roving mercenary, a heroic commander or, ultimately, a lord who answers to no one
You go about this through a messy, delightful mix of direct combat, RTS-like strategising, and RPG-like decision-making.Gekokujo takes all
that, and whisks it off to Sengoku-era Japan
The world map spans the entire Land of the Rising Sun, complete with major kingdoms, villages, cities, holdings, and lords for you to saddle
dialogue and events has been written to convincingly migrate the inimitable Warband formula to the Far East.4
X-COM/UFO: Enemy Unknown - X-PiratezThe original 1994 turn-based squaddie alien shooter X-COM UFO: Enemy Unknown has been kept alive thanks
to the OpenXcom Extended open-source project
Based on this, X-Piratez is a fascinating piece of punky fan-fiction set in the same universe, borrowing ideas and mechanics from the whole
gamut of X-COM games.Set in a future where the X-COM resistance was crushed by the alien invaders, X-Piratez casts you as a buccaneering
crew of space-pirates, robbing settlers and plundering ships until the intriguing plot inevitably brings you into contact with greater
the high-tech shenanigans of the mainline series.5
successful mods that went on to become fully fledged games
One of the ones that never made the jump, however, was Underhell.Following a psychologically-spiraling S.W.A.T
Underhell stand alongside The Stanley Parable as one of the more artful Half-life 2 mods.Sadly, only one of the intended six episodes of
The Dark Mod (Thief) - Doom 3The Thief IP, once revered for its revolutionary stealth mechanics and level design, was run into the ground
with the facile 2014 reboot
Luckily, The Dark Mod, a total conversion mod for Doom 3, is as fine a spiritual successor to the original games as you could ask for.The
Dark Mod eschews combat and action in favour of good old-fashioned stealth.Stick to the rafters, extinguish candles with water arrows, and
War: Warhammer battlewagon, check out the recently-released The Lord of the Rings: Rise of Mordor
Fall from Heaven 2 - Civilization IVStaying on the theme of historical strategy games with a fantasy makeover, Fall from Heaven 2 is a
superbly imagined swords-and-sorcery overhaul of Civilization IV.It transports the history-spanning formula to a lore-rich fantasy world
always easy for a total conversion mod to evoke a powerful atmosphere that really sets it apart from its base game, but Fall from Heaven 2
pulls it off with aplomb, thanks to an encyclopaedic amount of lore, and a soundtrack that immerses you in its faraway world of werewolves
between the events of the first and second games, taking you to the post-apocalyptic wastes of Albuquerque, New Mexico (no signs of a
True to the spirit of the original game, Fallout 1.5 also throws some dark questlines and morally murky quandaries at you, so be prepared to
have your Karma sternly tested.10
build on certain areas of the original Deus Ex; the AI is more responsive to your actions, and the story can pretty much split into two
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