Take Skyrim , one of the most heavily modded games of all time, and take a look for some of its mods. But a picture is worth a thousand words. Click the images to enlarge them if you want to bask in all the improvements. Audio mods are only popular in some games, but they can do interesting things.
Some mods focus on decreasing visual quality, to allow games to run better on underpowered hardware or simply increase the frame rate for a more buttery feel. Many competitive players reduce graphical quality just enough so that the important details are still visible, but the framerate can be as high as the hardware will allow it to be.
Fixing bugs and enhancing system compatibility are the key reasons for technical modding. Sure, it may feel like every classic game is getting an HD remaster this week, but not all fan favorites are so lucky.
A supportive modding community can help add a much-needed layer of modern polish. Playing the older games on modern monitors results in ugly black bars surrounding the picture, or worse, visual stretching and distortion.
Big difference, eh? Some mods take aim at player-discovered bugs. Other games, such as Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: The Sith Lords , may contain unfinished content, causing some weird dead ends in gameplay and storytelling. Communities have banded together to resolve these in different ways, such as The Sith Lords Restored Content mod , which utilizes unused assets in the original game as well as original efforts to effectively close off the loose ends.
Gameplay mods change how you play a game, covering aspects like difficulty scaling, character progression systems, control schemes, adding or removing certain mechanics, or even interface changes.
A perfect example of a mod that alters difficulty is Brutal Doom. This mod for the earlier Doom games—not the edition—effectively cranks everything up to 11 by adding a ton of enemies and giving foes new tactics. It also greatly expands the gore and destruction that Doom is famous for.
The first Dark Souls game on PC used a sort of emulation to effectively translate keyboard and mouse into controller actions, and generally lacked control options.
These mods ditched the emulation and added raw mouse input, mouse acceleration and sensitivity settings, and key mapping. Part 2. Download and install an archive extractor if necessary. Many torrent downloads come in RAR. These are archive files that need special software in order to unpack. The most popular free option for opening these files is 7-Zip. Determine what file format the game is. The EXE format means that you can run the setup file and everything will be installed from the installer.
An ISO file is an image of a physical disc. Most torrent games come with a text file with specific installation instructions. This is very important to read, as many games have certain tasks that need to be accomplished in the right order for the installation to work correctly. Always read the text files that come with the download link. Run the installer. You can usually run the installer like you would if you had purchased the game, but make sure you're following the instructions in the README file.
Be sure to scan programs you download through torrents before running them. Crack the program. Cracking software means that you remove or bypass the copy-protection features that come with software. The following are some examples of how a game might be cracked: If you are lucky, the program will come pre-cracked by the person who uploaded the torrent.
Some games require you to replace the main EXE file in the installed game's folder with a cracked version. You'll then run this replacement EXE file every time you want to play the game. Be sure to scan any EXE files for viruses before running them.
Some games require you to run a key generator program that will provide you with a working CD-key. Be sure to scan any key generators or crack programs for viruses before you run them. Some games have a simple EXE file that you will need to run once in order to unlock the game.
Be sure to scan any EXE files for viruses before you download them. In some cases, you may be asked to edit configuration files in order to play the game. Play the game. You may have to run the game's configuration program the first time you start to set your graphics options. Luigi Oppido. You want to only get your torrent files from a trusted source, meaning a website or a person you know can be trusted.
Make sure you have a good, solid antivirus and anti-spyware program, something that will scan and make sure the file is okay before it actually gets put into your file system. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 8. Check for customer reviews, and download from websites that don't redirect to another unrelated website. Not Helpful 8 Helpful You probably stumbled upon a fake "torrent".
Fake torrents usually need some kind of a password to work. Not Helpful 10 Helpful Once you download a torrent, it's just there.
No updates and no patches, unless you download a new torrent for the same game. Not Helpful 22 Helpful If your game is in a simple ZIP file, it can be unzipped using Windows' built-in unzipping tool.
Yes No. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 5. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Installation on Macintosh, Linux, and other systems follow a different set of instructions. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Be sure that your virus protection program is up to date, with current virus definition. Online games downloads are notorious vectors for virus attacks. If you don't know where the file was downloaded to: Use the search function in the Start menu of a windows PC to find it if you know the name.
If you don't, go through the steps to downloading it again, and pay attention to what it's called and where it's being saved to. You don't have to actually commence the download again, just see where it was saved.
Some games may just decompress into a folder and be done with it. If this is the case, there should be an executable file in that folder that will activate the game upon double-clicking. This is especially common with older games or more simple games that do not need to tie into various aspects of the operating system such as the registry or multimedia features.
DirectX, audiovisual codecs, etc. This may be a serial number, a unique installer, a CD key generator, or a ReadMe file with special instructions on how to install the game. If the torrent file allows comments, read the comments to make sure the file is a quality file that works. Check the number of "seeders".
A seeder is another person who torrented the file and is letting others torrent from them. More seeders mean the file will download a lot quicker. It also means that more people trust the file. Download the torrent file. Once you've found the link on a torrenting site you trust, click on the link that says "Get this torrent", "Download this torrent" or something similar. Torrent files do not contain the game.
They contain information about the file that has the game. A torrent client uses torrent files to download files from another user's computer. Be careful. Many torrent sites have false download links that lead to external websites that contain malware and viruses, or pornographic material.
Open the torrent file in your torrent client. By default, downloaded files can be found in your "Downloads" folder. Open your torrent client and drag and drop the torrent file into the client to start downloading it. The time it takes to download may take a while, depending on the number of seeds available, your connection speed, and the connection speed of those you are downloading the file from.
Scan the downloaded files for viruses. Downloading software through torrents is an easy way to get viruses. In order to protect yourself, make sure you scan everything you download with a trusted antivirus program. In addition, remove the torrent file from your torrent client program immediately if you don't want to seed it for others to download.
Open the downloaded file. The torrent file most likely contains several files. They may each be downloaded individually, or they may be contained in a zip file or an ISO file. Click on the ReadMe or Install file. There are most likely going to be specific instructions to finish installing your game once you've downloaded it. Open the ReadMe or other downloaded ".
Sometimes you'll need to use a serial number generator that is attached in the game file. Sometimes you'll need to use a program called Power ISO to trick your computer into believing it is playing a disc.
Power ISO can be downloaded through torrents. The install process is different from game to game, so you need to find the instructions given and follow them to play your game.
You'll almost always have to use a program called "Crack" to get into the game. Again, your installation file will tell you exactly how to use and find it. If you cannot find this install file, right click on the torrent in your client and choose "Show in Folder. Launch the game. You can do so by double-clicking it on the desktop or by clicking it in the Windows Start menu. Method 3. This is the website for Steam.
Steam is the largest distributor of PC games. You can sign up for a Steam account and download the Steam client from the website. Sign up for a Steam account. If you don't already have a Steam account, use the following steps to sign up for a free Steam account. Click Login in the upper-right corner. Click Join Steam. Enter your email address in the top two lines.
Click the checkbox next to "I am not a robot" Scroll down and click the checkbox next to "I agree AND am 13 years of age or older". Click Continue. Check your email Open the verification email and click Create My Account. Enter your desired Steam username in the first line on the Steam website. Enter and confirm your desired password in the next two lines.
Click "Complete Sign Up'. Install the Steam client. The Steam client allows you to purchase and download games on your PC as well as launch games. Use the following steps to download the Steam client: Click Install Steam in the upper-right corner of the Steam website. Click Yes. Select your language and click Next.
Click Browse and select an install location optional. Click Install. Open the Steam client. The Steam client has a blue icon that resembles a rotary piston. Click the icon on your desktop or Windows Start menu to open Steam. Log in to the Steam. Enter the username and password you used to create your Steam account. Then click Login. Add a payment method to your account optional. Many games on Steam are free-to-play.
You can download and play these games without any charge. However, many games do require you to purchase them in order to play them. To be able to purchase games, use the following steps to add a payment method to your account: Click your account name in the upper-right corner.
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