"Modding", the term itself. Options

[ghastley]

When this section was created, the term modding referred to the creation of mods. These days, it has come to mean just using mods that others have created, and it is getting to the point where even that is too difficult for people, and they need collections.

So what replaces the term? What is the process of mod authoring called now? Most of the alternatives I have seen make it hard to separate us from the original game creators, and where do people like Virtuos fit in? Is Oblivion Remastered a mod or a new game?

[Renee]

So what replaces the term? What is the process of mod authoring called now?

I have no idea. I'm still new at this.

Most of the alternatives I have seen make it hard to separate us from the original game creators, and where do people like Virtuos fit in?

Virtuos is an actual studio, right? Anonymous writers at Wikipedia calls Virtuos a "video game development company". I just read about them the other day.

They're not a bunch of modders (mod-makers, whatever) who have organized as a team, they are a company just like Beth. They deal with taxes. They might be public on the market, and so on.

Is Oblivion Remastered a mod or a new game?

I don't know. Not a mod and not a new game. But it's also not just a remaster, right? More like a reboot.

Also, Bethesda worked in tandem with Virtuos, Virtuos did not do this on their own entirely. And I'm going to assume Beth had to work with Virtuos to some extent. Because Beth has access to all the hardcoded stuff.

So, for instance: is the A-bomb gone from Oblivion Remastered? We don't need to reset it anymore? From what I understand, no modder has been able to remove this entirely from the game. But Beth themselves could, right?

I just googled that: Is the A-bomb removed from Oblivion Remastered? and nothing recent came up. Everything I'm seeing are old Reddit threads and so on.

*Renee sits down and sips her caramel Frappuccino*


This post has been edited by Renee: May 15 2025, 04:23 PM