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Cake day: March 14th, 2023

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  • As the name suggests, a mod is “modifying” the game, in ways that the original creators never intended to support. That’s why out of very few exceptions (such as Paradox and Steam mods), there is not a centralized hub maintained by the creator to organize and apply mods. But since there are some similarities between certain games (such as the game engine they run on), sometimes there is a third party mod launcher/installer which simplifies things. Thunderstore is an example.

    The process tends to be different for every game because every game is made differently. To boil the concept down, basically if there’s no official interface for custom functionality (such as a plugin system), then modders will usually “hack” this in themselves. Installing the mod often means replacing a game file with one that hooks into the game, to be able to load custom code and custom game resources.







  • (as one girl, who volunteered for the Democrats said “I just got yelled at because I can’t be Left wing unless I want to destroy capitalism? Which feels weird.”)

    I get why folks do it, but I’m not sure if they’re going to get people to embrace their philosophy, if they keep jeering at other people like this. There are more cordial ways that one can acknowledge the benefits while showing why the drawbacks outweigh them.




  • Yes, you would need to make a new account. You can export your subscriptions, hold onto them and import them into a new account if you want. I also have a couple backup alts on other instances when my usual one goes offline.

    Luckily your posts and comments aren’t purged from other instances, if your instance is taken offline unceremoniously. So you won’t lose any of your contributions.

    Each Fediverse service can implement the export/moving differently. However Mastodon has a follower/activity move ability that some services like Pixelfed are trying to make themselves cross-compatible with.

    Welcome to Lemmy and the Fediverse!