Unmissable Mods Month: The Nameless Mod

The internet is a fabulous place.  Even filled with the most repugnant of the crazies, the scariest of the mad, and the most disturbing of the loonies, browsing our world wide web is somewhat akin to watching a car crash – it’s horrifying, and faintly traumatising, but you can’t help but stop and stare.

It’s also most definitely a place.  If you’re talking about Planet Deus Ex, the Deus Ex fansite that spawned The Nameless Mod, and its attached forum – affectionately named Forum City – then it’s in fact so much of a place, that it’s been entirely recreated, a long with all its twisted denizens.

But something is rotten in the Moderator-dom of Forum City.  Deus Diablo, one of the near godlike moderators, seems to have been kidnapped in mysterious circumstances – cue “OOOOOO” noises.  In their desperation, the remaining moderators call upon a retired special agent, who disappeared years ago for reasons nobody knew or understood.  His name is Trestkon, and he kicks serious amount of ass.

As Trestkon, you’re tasked with wandering the pixellated walls of this crazed cyberspace forum, unravelling conspiracies, shooting madmen in the face, and avoiding throwing sporks.  It’s a mad, mad world out there.

You’d be forgiven for not taking TNM very seriously – after all, it did start as little more than an over-ambitious fan project – but the truth is, it’s grown into so much more than that.  Forum City is now buzzing with life, from the scary to the comical, and the strands of crazy are expertly weaved into a tale of kidnappings, conspiracies, mysterious cults, and  goats.

You should never underestimate the dedication of people on the internet – after all, apparently 8 million monkeys can write Shakespeare.  In this case though, it’s a few really, really clever monkeys, making a very, very clever mod, with a great story, beautiful vistas, believable voice acting, and sporks – and if it doesn’t make you chuckle, you’ve never been on a forum before.

Forum City is a dangerous place – so watch your back.  And the Llamas.

Why is it on our list?

It’s the most polished Deus Ex mod out there, and nearly rivals the original.  It’s also quite funny, which is nice.

Get it from?

http://thenamelessmod.com/downloads/

Easy to install?

Run the executable – it doesn’t get any more straightforward than that.

Also, check out our interview with the team behind TNM!