Why Do You Make Mods?

Just a very simple question. I just want to know why people make mods. Is it for the community, stress relief, or simply for the fun of it.?

 

I just did it to prove myself, I did get some help with the final tuning and stuff but I did it just to get out there and see what I could do

 

I usually do it because I'm supposed to be doing other things. It's pretty fun too.

 

It's fun. I'm still very bad at modding in BeamNG, but it's satisfying when you have a vision of something you *want* to make, then you do it and you feel proud when it's done and you can use it in the game.

 

I do it because it's fun... & I wanted to have a Hummer H1 in real life for a long time, but as that probably won't happen, I decided to make one for BeamNG as the physics are top-notch so it would satisfy my need

 

Because i'm a bit of a perfectionist, if a transmission isn't shifting correctly, i will spend ages, 1700 hours infact, fixing the damn thing.

I do a few of these nifty gearboxes, then i think that others might benefit from it also, so it gets a thumbnail photo, some config text (seriously this is the annoying bit ) and up it goes onto the BeamNG website, i wait for reviews, and then fix the bugs, until it's pretty damn perfect, then it's left there.

Some mods do die, i just lose interest in them, or there was an update and there was so much coding to try and get it back up to date; that happens a lot for me, especially for my mad engine mod, where there was these engines:

2.0 Petrol
2.0 Diesel
2.7 CRDi
3.0 Diesel (i6)
3.0 Supercharged
3.0 V6 Diesel
3.5 VVT-i
3.6 V8 Diesel
4.4 V8 Diesel
5.0 SC

each with automatic and manual, and these options for each config, D15 D25 D35 and all the others, no thanks, that'd take me all day, and others would spend all day waiting for the UI to load

 

For me, there are probably multiple reasons.

1. It's fun.
Genuinely it is actually fun to start from nothing and end up with something that actually functions the way YOU set out to make it do. That and seeing others have fun with it also is a big source of joy as well.

2. It's a challenge.
Why do people like puzzle or platformer games? You do them not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

3. It's educational.
You can genuinely learn a lot from making a mod... and I don't mean just a simple mod (although you can learn from them too) but a proper, from the ground up, scratch built, 100% custom mod. You learn about structures, harmonics, resenence, torque and power, drivetrains, suspension dynamics, aerodynamics, modeling, texturing, programing (sort of)... and with every mod you make, your skills improve.

4. It allows you to be creative.
You can do ANYTHING you want. No holds barred. You want a box on wheels with gullwing doors? Damn straight I can make a box on wheels with gullwing doors. Want something that can drive on the ceiling? I can get creative with the physics and actually do that. Want something with tank tracks? I can do that. Want something that can transform from one shape to another? I can do that. As long as you have an active imagination, the sky's the limit.

5. If you want it in game, you are better off doing it yourself.
Go post a car in the Suggestion Thread and see how far that gets you... see my point? No one's gonna build it for you, so if you want something, best do it yourself.

6. If you get good enough, your skills that you acquire look real good on a resume and can get you a job.
No joke. Admittedly, I never really "released" a mod on this forum or on the RoR forums all those years ago, but I did put in a ton of effort in making mods... that never got released, but still. Threw one of those models up on my site that I had my resume point to about me... within 12 hours of doing that I had my job. No joke. These skills are wanted and are very important. Don't view this as a waste of time... think of it as honing skillz. I may have gone to college, but the skills I acquired from making mods that I learned by myself (and a little guidance from the forums) are what actually ended up mattering. When I came in for my interview they apparently hadn't even read what my degree was in... they didn't care. I had the 3D modeling skills they needed and that was all that mattered.

 

I make mods because I enjoy making them, and I hope that the people who downloads them will enjoy them too.

Though they can be challenging sometimes.

 

I do it for a few reasons... (Although I currently only makes skins and configs but I’m hoping to start modelling and jbeaming soon)

For the community: If there is something that doesn’t exist that people would enjoy I will try and make it, such as real life racing configs for mods.

For myself: nothing is more satisfying when you make something that you are genuinely proud of.

For experience: I want to get a job that involves CAD, no better way to get experience than modding I admit I have so much to learn but I have to learn how to mod in steps, after I release my Coronet racing pack I’ll move on to creating small parts, and then, eventually, a vehicle.

 

I do mods because, well idk. at first it was just because i wanted to make my own cars but now its kinda becoming a passion.
Started off by making awful looking 3d models of trash bins and now im studying in 3d industrial designs.

A hobby for now. its fun and im learning a lot of things when modding.
Its fun just creating things unimaginable, or just for destruction's sake.

I feel as if this game has helped me learn more useful things then most of any class i took in highschool.

 

I like a lot of less popular cars so if I want it I have to make it. Examples include a 1980 bronco(1992-96 is more popular) and a yugo

 

Because often I find some mod and it has something "off".

Because I want things nobody makes

Because delirium and degeneration of brain by old age is best kept in check by having some work for upstairs.

 

i dont make mods (check out my mods)

 

I wouldn't call myself a "modder" but... the little I could do was a funny distraction from the daily routine, and often a life-saving stress relief.

 

atv_123 told it for me :
5. If you want it in game, you are better off doing it yourself.

 

Honestly, from my perspective of mostly 3d modeling, its really stress revealing. I don't have to worry about other things. Although that is procrastinating. If I get into it, i can 3d model for hours straight non stop. Also the post above. Theres a 99.99 percent chance that the car you want in game won't ever happen unless you do it yourself.

 

I make mods because its relaxing, and because no-one wants to make the kind of cars that i do :/
also its a cool hobby and its such rewarding seen a thing that you put effort into it work