To the casual gamer, mods might still be seen as these weird, mysterious entities that should be left to the geekiest of PC gamers, lest they screw up your computer forever. Mods are quite simply modifications created by tech-savvy gamers that add new elements to games, or tweak existing ones. Certain games, like Skyrim, have particularly thriving modding communities, multiplying the amount of content in the game and extending its shelf-life by years. Thanks to Steam Workshop, mods are no longer as scary to install as they once were. If you want to check out available mods for a game you own on Steam, just go to the Workshop section for that game, and see what crazy concoctions (Randy-Savage-Saurus for Skyrim, anyone?) people have come up with. Most mods here can be installed from within Steam directly, and can then be accessed and tested out from the options screen of the game. So if you're toying with the idea of PC gaming but are a little apprehensive about whether you'll get to join in on the mod mayhem that it offers, fear not, because the whole scene is very much open to everyone these days.
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I'm a writer-editor hybrid whose writings on video games, technology and movies can be found across the internet. I've even ventured into the realm of current affairs on occasion but, unable to face reality, have retreated into expatiating on things on screens instead.
