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| How you install and run a mod depends on the type of mod you have downloaded. | How you install and run a mod depends on the type of mod you have downloaded. | ||
| - | __Total Conversions__ will have all the required files to play, so the game need just be extracted and put in it's own folder. | + | **Total Conversions** will have all the required files to play, so the game need just be extracted and put in it's own folder. |
| - | __Mods__ that don't change everything will generally only come with the modified files. To install, it is best practice to create a new copy of your Wolfenstein 3D installation, then overwrite files in that new folder with the files from the mod download. | + | **Mods** that don't change everything will generally only come with the modified files. To install, it is best practice to create a new copy of your Wolfenstein 3D installation, then overwrite files in that new folder with the files from the mod download. |
| - | __ECWolf and LZWolf mods__ need only be dragged and dropped over the exe file to run. You will need the base game installed for whatever the mod is based on (Typically Registered Wolf3D) | + | **ECWolf and LZWolf mods** need only be dragged and dropped over the exe file to run. You will need the base game installed for whatever the mod is based on (Typically Registered Wolf3D) |
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| + | If there are extra steps required for a particular mod, they will usually be detailed in an accompanying README text file. | ||
| ===== Why does the mod I downloaded only have a few files in it? ===== | ===== Why does the mod I downloaded only have a few files in it? ===== | ||
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| Many mods are not whole games in themselves, and in these cases only the files that were actually changed are made available for download. | Many mods are not whole games in themselves, and in these cases only the files that were actually changed are made available for download. | ||
| - | To play these mods you will need whatever base game it is built on (Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, etc). | + | To play these mods you will need whatever base game it is built on (Wolfenstein 3D, [[spear:|Spear of Destiny]], etc). |
| ===== Where can I learn more about the history of mods? ===== | ===== Where can I learn more about the history of mods? ===== | ||