Thursday, July 19, 2007

My Other Hobby..

Aside from soccer and drawing, I also like to modify games during my free time. I usually get bored with what is provided by the game so I make my own levels, sounds, and other things. I just make modifications for the fun of it. So far I have made a handful of modification packs or what I call "mod packs" already, even though I have forgotten where I stored most of them.

Modding(shortcut for modifying) is usually a process of trial and error for me. I try to find which parts affect specific portions of a program. There have been times where I have created a clean and problem-free mod pack, and there have been other times when they had so many problems that I just gave up the whole project altogether.

There are also complications when you start modifying a game. If you edit the wrong part of the code, then you could possibly destroy your entire game(which I have already done). You could also end up damaging your whole computer if you are unfamiliar with what you are editing(I did that too while I was starting out). I don't recommend opening your game's system files if you do not know what to do with them.

Modification is not for everyone. There WILL be times where modding becomes tedious. There also will be times where you will damage something in your game. Just keep at it, and you will eventually get the hang of it. If you don't like my hobby, just take up something else.


B24 Manulid, Rafael Jose T. 2-Canisius English 2

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