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counting down our picks for the top 10

counting down our picks for the top 10 most model video games before we begin

most model video games before we begin

most model video games before we begin we publish new videos every day so be

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games coming all sorts of shapes and

games coming all sorts of shapes and sizes long easy short hard and while

sizes long easy short hard and while

sizes long easy short hard and while some titles are abandoned as quickly as

some titles are abandoned as quickly as

some titles are abandoned as quickly as they’re released there are plenty of

they’re released there are plenty of

they’re released there are plenty of them that have been embraced by the

them that have been embraced by the

them that have been embraced by the community and thrive in the after market

community and thrive in the after market

community and thrive in the after market we are not focused here on specific

we are not focused here on specific

we are not focused here on specific types of mods nor must-haves for each

types of mods nor must-haves for each

types of mods nor must-haves for each entry but is dead those titles that

entry but is dead those titles that

entry but is dead those titles that whether supported by developers or not

whether supported by developers or not

whether supported by developers or not have proven itself easy to work with and

have proven itself easy to work with and

have proven itself easy to work with and are a breeding ground for an enormous

are a breeding ground for an enormous

are a breeding ground for an enormous amount of homemade content number 10

amount of homemade content number 10

amount of homemade content number 10 battlefield 1942 a popular platform

battlefield 1942 a popular platform

battlefield 1942 a popular platform vermonters to this day thanks to the

vermonters to this day thanks to the

vermonters to this day thanks to the huge popularity and its wide appeal da’s

huge popularity and its wide appeal da’s

huge popularity and its wide appeal da’s World War 2 shooter is still a great

World War 2 shooter is still a great

World War 2 shooter is still a great option for anyone looking to experiment

option for anyone looking to experiment

option for anyone looking to experiment with the format for perhaps the first

with the format for perhaps the first

with the format for perhaps the first time early efforts may have focused on

time early efforts may have focused on

time early efforts may have focused on simple content updates or texture packs

simple content updates or texture packs

simple content updates or texture packs but worldwide exposure of the scene

but worldwide exposure of the scene

but worldwide exposure of the scene following publications and some of the

following publications and some of the

following publications and some of the biggest gaming magazines of the

biggest gaming magazines of the

biggest gaming magazines of the mid-2000s encouraged the developers to

mid-2000s encouraged the developers to

mid-2000s encouraged the developers to help the community along by releasing

help the community along by releasing

help the community along by releasing powerful relatively simple toolkits that

powerful relatively simple toolkits that

powerful relatively simple toolkits that gave access to everything from source

gave access to everything from source

gave access to everything from source codes to scripting commands that our

codes to scripting commands that our

codes to scripting commands that our still just as capable as ever in helping

still just as capable as ever in helping

still just as capable as ever in helping you craft the shooter you’ve always

you craft the shooter you’ve always

you craft the shooter you’ve always dreamed of

number nine command & Conquer Yuri’s

number nine command & Conquer Yuri’s Revenge made for scene of course in a

Revenge made for scene of course in a

Revenge made for scene of course in a time when most RTS games came with

time when most RTS games came with

time when most RTS games came with built-in map editor this cold war

built-in map editor this cold war

built-in map editor this cold war focused title made the brave decision to

focused title made the brave decision to

focused title made the brave decision to eschew that trend and still has never

eschew that trend and still has never

eschew that trend and still has never formally released any official tools to

formally released any official tools to

formally released any official tools to aid in the customization of their cult

aid in the customization of their cult

aid in the customization of their cult classic despite this potentially

classic despite this potentially

classic despite this potentially devastating drawback there have been an

devastating drawback there have been an

devastating drawback there have been an enormous amount of fantastic mod

enormous amount of fantastic mod

enormous amount of fantastic mod supporting the title ranging from new

supporting the title ranging from new

supporting the title ranging from new units to entire new campaign reliance on

units to entire new campaign reliance on

units to entire new campaign reliance on learning a bunch of third-party software

learning a bunch of third-party software

learning a bunch of third-party software to create your dream scenarios means

to create your dream scenarios means

to create your dream scenarios means there’s a higher barrier of entry than

there’s a higher barrier of entry than

there’s a higher barrier of entry than some of the other titles on this list

some of the other titles on this list

some of the other titles on this list but we feel that the power and

but we feel that the power and

but we feel that the power and flexibility of you tools offer is still

flexibility of you tools offer is still

flexibility of you tools offer is still well worth the effort number eight Grand

well worth the effort number eight Grand

well worth the effort number eight Grand Theft Auto series with GTA 3s jump to

Theft Auto series with GTA 3s jump to

Theft Auto series with GTA 3s jump to the third dimension of gaming rockstars

the third dimension of gaming rockstars

the third dimension of gaming rockstars open-world crime series rapidly became

open-world crime series rapidly became

open-world crime series rapidly became one of the premier targets of the

one of the premier targets of the

one of the premier targets of the modding community that hasn’t let up

modding community that hasn’t let up

modding community that hasn’t let up since odd can be done as easily as

since odd can be done as easily as

since odd can be done as easily as opening up one of the plain text files

opening up one of the plain text files

opening up one of the plain text files containing some of the source code and

containing some of the source code and

containing some of the source code and fiddling around to your heart’s desire

fiddling around to your heart’s desire

fiddling around to your heart’s desire or as complicated as learning some of

or as complicated as learning some of

or as complicated as learning some of the hundreds of tools available online

the hundreds of tools available online

the hundreds of tools available online that continue to evolve with the series

and you’re not if you’re a console

and you’re not if you’re a console player as third-party applications like

player as third-party applications like

player as third-party applications like USB stave editor can let you change as

USB stave editor can let you change as

USB stave editor can let you change as little or as much as you want on PC

little or as much as you want on PC

little or as much as you want on PC before bringing the whole experience

before bringing the whole experience

before bringing the whole experience back to your living room on your Xbox

back to your living room on your Xbox

back to your living room on your Xbox you think you are huh

you think you are huh

you think you are huh number seven fallout 3 and Fallout New

number seven fallout 3 and Fallout New

number seven fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas yes there are a couple of familiar

Vegas yes there are a couple of familiar

Vegas yes there are a couple of familiar names that are notoriously strict with

names that are notoriously strict with

names that are notoriously strict with their IP yeah we’re looking at you

their IP yeah we’re looking at you

their IP yeah we’re looking at you Nintendo but then there’s good guy

Nintendo but then there’s good guy

Nintendo but then there’s good guy pathetic the gaming giant has gone all

pathetic the gaming giant has gone all

pathetic the gaming giant has gone all out in extending the Olive ranch to

out in extending the Olive ranch to

out in extending the Olive ranch to modders over the course of their history

modders over the course of their history

modders over the course of their history and their post-apocalyptic shooter is

and their post-apocalyptic shooter is

and their post-apocalyptic shooter is definitely no exception while they may

definitely no exception while they may

definitely no exception while they may not always outright provide the source

not always outright provide the source

not always outright provide the source code to their title official toolkits

code to their title official toolkits

code to their title official toolkits like the deck or script editors are

like the deck or script editors are

like the deck or script editors are needy to use and immensely powerful

needy to use and immensely powerful

needy to use and immensely powerful allowing operation of any of the game’s

allowing operation of any of the game’s

allowing operation of any of the game’s data or even creating new one packaged

data or even creating new one packaged

data or even creating new one packaged all together with the support of the

all together with the support of the

all together with the support of the steam community and it’s easy to see why

steam community and it’s easy to see why

steam community and it’s easy to see why these titles are so heavily revisited

these titles are so heavily revisited

these titles are so heavily revisited [Music]

[Music]

[Music] number six Warcraft 3 reign of chaos

realtime strategy games have a long

realtime strategy games have a long lineage of extended modding and

lineage of extended modding and

lineage of extended modding and blizzards Warcraft 3 carried on the

blizzards Warcraft 3 carried on the

blizzards Warcraft 3 carried on the trend while not usually the most

trend while not usually the most

trend while not usually the most powerful a creation tool map editors are

powerful a creation tool map editors are

powerful a creation tool map editors are a great way to get started playing

a great way to get started playing

a great way to get started playing around with different game assets and

around with different game assets and

around with different game assets and the built in world editor manages to go

the built in world editor manages to go

the built in world editor manages to go a long way in allowing gamers the

a long way in allowing gamers the

a long way in allowing gamers the opportunity to build their own extensive

opportunity to build their own extensive

opportunity to build their own extensive campaigns with the legions events that

campaigns with the legions events that

campaigns with the legions events that still provide and update tutorials to

still provide and update tutorials to

still provide and update tutorials to the community to this day it’s easy to

the community to this day it’s easy to

the community to this day it’s easy to see why something like need defense of

see why something like need defense of

see why something like need defense of the ancients mod is of high quality

the ancients mod is of high quality

the ancients mod is of high quality enough to inspire a whole new genre of

enough to inspire a whole new genre of

enough to inspire a whole new genre of gaming nice structures off position

gaming nice structures off position

gaming nice structures off position number 5 the elderscrolls v Skyrim

another pathetic title this entry comes

another pathetic title this entry comes from a celebrated history of open-world

from a celebrated history of open-world

from a celebrated history of open-world adventure modifications continuing the

adventure modifications continuing the

adventure modifications continuing the pattern they established through the

pattern they established through the

pattern they established through the rest of the series this entry brings

rest of the series this entry brings

rest of the series this entry brings modders both old and new together to

modders both old and new together to

modders both old and new together to celebrate their love for homebrew

celebrate their love for homebrew

celebrate their love for homebrew content official editors are once again

content official editors are once again

content official editors are once again available for download along with handy

available for download along with handy

available for download along with handy tutorial for anyone looking to break

tutorial for anyone looking to break

tutorial for anyone looking to break into the seat longtime veterans push the

into the seat longtime veterans push the

into the seat longtime veterans push the envelope even further however by digging

envelope even further however by digging

envelope even further however by digging up the game’s underlying code allowing

up the game’s underlying code allowing

up the game’s underlying code allowing anyone who feels capable access to

anyone who feels capable access to

anyone who feels capable access to create whole new adventures from the

create whole new adventures from the

create whole new adventures from the ground up along with a growing

ground up along with a growing

ground up along with a growing familiarity with the engine and escape

familiarity with the engine and escape

familiarity with the engine and escape ability means unlimited possibility

ability means unlimited possibility

ability means unlimited possibility bring ism soil crime bring it to me

bring ism soil crime bring it to me

bring ism soil crime bring it to me number 4 doom 1993

perhaps spawning the mod making culture

perhaps spawning the mod making culture of first-person shooters in nearly 90 it

of first-person shooters in nearly 90 it

of first-person shooters in nearly 90 it software as influential release was

software as influential release was

software as influential release was designed for customisation from the

designed for customisation from the

designed for customisation from the get-go and seen thousands of mods over

get-go and seen thousands of mods over

get-go and seen thousands of mods over the years focusing on upgrading

the years focusing on upgrading

the years focusing on upgrading everything from gameplay to graphics

everything from gameplay to graphics

everything from gameplay to graphics modders can import their own data to the

modders can import their own data to the

modders can import their own data to the game by making use of the wad system of

game by making use of the wad system of

game by making use of the wad system of biometric to bring in new sprite art

biometric to bring in new sprite art

biometric to bring in new sprite art assets or music without ever touching

assets or music without ever touching

assets or music without ever touching the core engine while fun on its own

the core engine while fun on its own

the core engine while fun on its own merit anyone looking for a little extra

merit anyone looking for a little extra

merit anyone looking for a little extra power has full access to the source code

power has full access to the source code

power has full access to the source code running the engine and the most popular

running the engine and the most popular

running the engine and the most popular mods like brutal doom takes full

mods like brutal doom takes full

mods like brutal doom takes full advantage of it pushing the aging title

advantage of it pushing the aging title

advantage of it pushing the aging title to its absolute limit seriously go try

to its absolute limit seriously go try

to its absolute limit seriously go try brutal doom

brutal doom

brutal doom it’s awesome

number three half-life it’s Essenza is

number three half-life it’s Essenza is revered by fans for their relationship

revered by fans for their relationship

revered by fans for their relationship with the community then valve is

with the community then valve is

with the community then valve is definitely the king of developers while

definitely the king of developers while

definitely the king of developers while they may have only released their Source

they may have only released their Source

they may have only released their Source SDK in the mid-2000s the steam patriarch

SDK in the mid-2000s the steam patriarch

SDK in the mid-2000s the steam patriarch has a long history of supporting and

has a long history of supporting and

has a long history of supporting and encouraging the development of new bonds

encouraging the development of new bonds

encouraging the development of new bonds by publishing some of the most

by publishing some of the most

by publishing some of the most successful efforts like counter-strike

successful efforts like counter-strike

successful efforts like counter-strike at full fledge releases themselves

at full fledge releases themselves

at full fledge releases themselves having gone on to spawn successful

having gone on to spawn successful

having gone on to spawn successful franchises managing to keep this gaming

franchises managing to keep this gaming

franchises managing to keep this gaming classic relevant for two decades

classic relevant for two decades

classic relevant for two decades enthusiasts have since released their

enthusiasts have since released their

enthusiasts have since released their own development tips complete with

own development tips complete with

own development tips complete with engines for those who have difficulty

engines for those who have difficulty

engines for those who have difficulty coding their own it may not be the most

coding their own it may not be the most

coding their own it may not be the most popular development platform nowadays

popular development platform nowadays

popular development platform nowadays but accessible deep and evidently

but accessible deep and evidently

but accessible deep and evidently financially viable number q gmod

originally itself a half-life mod that

originally itself a half-life mod that later became its own standalone sandbox

later became its own standalone sandbox

later became its own standalone sandbox release this cult world builder comes

release this cult world builder comes

release this cult world builder comes with its own physics engine and easy to

with its own physics engine and easy to

with its own physics engine and easy to operate tool gun which gives gamers the

operate tool gun which gives gamers the

operate tool gun which gives gamers the core functionality to make modding easy

core functionality to make modding easy

core functionality to make modding easy and fun for all experience levels with

and fun for all experience levels with

and fun for all experience levels with an extensive wiki of tutorials

an extensive wiki of tutorials

an extensive wiki of tutorials demonstrating how to navigate the sea of

demonstrating how to navigate the sea of

demonstrating how to navigate the sea of code anyone who wants to experiment with

code anyone who wants to experiment with

code anyone who wants to experiment with customizing the title will quickly find

customizing the title will quickly find

customizing the title will quickly find an abundance of resources available

an abundance of resources available

an abundance of resources available factoring the preloaded game assets and

factoring the preloaded game assets and

factoring the preloaded game assets and gamers can make anything from new portal

gamers can make anything from new portal

gamers can make anything from new portal puzzles to game mode centered around

puzzles to game mode centered around

puzzles to game mode centered around stalking and killing their latest

stalking and killing their latest

stalking and killing their latest victims without ever breaking a sweat

victims without ever breaking a sweat

victims without ever breaking a sweat [Music]

[Music]

[Music] before we get to our top kick here if

before we get to our top kick here if

before we get to our top kick here if you wanted prevention

number one minecraft making a model game

number one minecraft making a model game is easier said than done communities

is easier said than done communities

is easier said than done communities tend to flock to interesting titles with

tend to flock to interesting titles with

tend to flock to interesting titles with huge player bases that allow them to

huge player bases that allow them to

huge player bases that allow them to imagine and implement as many things as

imagine and implement as many things as

imagine and implement as many things as they see fit and Mojang’s absolutely

they see fit and Mojang’s absolutely

they see fit and Mojang’s absolutely massive sandbox game hits all of those

massive sandbox game hits all of those

massive sandbox game hits all of those criteria CN / a little familiarity with

criteria CN / a little familiarity with

criteria CN / a little familiarity with JavaScript will go a long way into

JavaScript will go a long way into

JavaScript will go a long way into crafting your blocky utopia but if

crafting your blocky utopia but if

crafting your blocky utopia but if that’s still a little too daunting

that’s still a little too daunting

that’s still a little too daunting third-party software like M creators do

third-party software like M creators do

third-party software like M creators do all the heavy lifting for you allowing

all the heavy lifting for you allowing

all the heavy lifting for you allowing you to edit main UI elements textures

you to edit main UI elements textures

you to edit main UI elements textures items and world elements all from the

items and world elements all from the

items and world elements all from the same client and let you flex your

same client and let you flex your

same client and let you flex your creative muscles as simple or as complex

creative muscles as simple or as complex

creative muscles as simple or as complex as gamers want it to be Minecraft it’s

as gamers want it to be Minecraft it’s

as gamers want it to be Minecraft it’s hands down our choice for the most

hands down our choice for the most

hands down our choice for the most laudable game do you agree with our

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