total conversion mod

plural total conversion mods

1. video gamesA mod that uses the game engine of an existing video game but significantly alters gameplay, assets, setting, etc. to the extent it is considered an entirely different game (and may be commercially marketed as a standalone title).

   This is a total conversion mod for Medieval: Total War that uses Napoleonic era troops rather than swords and knights.

   2006, William Abner, The 2006 Gamer's Tome of Ultimate Wisdom: An Almanac of Pimps, Orcs, and Lightsabers, page 157

   2 more examples

   The best-known total conversion mod of Half-Life is Counter Strike, which uses the Half Life engine but is a multiplayer-only game.

   2010, Satish Nambisan, Mohanbir Sawhney, The Global Brain: Your Roadmap for Innovating Faster and Smarter in a Networked World, page 159

   In the end, the two created in less than a month a total conversion mod of Unreal Tournament 2004 in which players wander around an authentic Dutch landscape (without any guns of course).

   2012, Casper Harteveld, Making Sense of Virtual Risks: A Quasi-Experimental Investigation Into Game-Based Training, page 11

   Synonyms: TC, total conversion