I found this site named NovaHQ and I'm wondering that I'm trying to find some video game modding sites.
Doomworld - 1998 and counting, and still kicking the original idgames/ ftp that was established in 1994.
DF-21 (Dark Forces modding)
https://df-21.net/
Wing Commander CIC
https://www.wcnews.com/
X-Wing Alliance Upgrade
https://www.xwaupgrade.com/
Command & Conquer Online
https://cncnet.org/
Roger Wilco's Virtual Broomcloset (not active but it's still there)
https://wiw.org/~jess/roger2.html
Total Annihilation Universe
https://www.tauniverse.com/
Unreal Archive
https://unrealarchive.org/
Old Unreal
https://www.oldunreal.com/
AvPGalaxy - has a forum with mod talk for all the Alien, Predator, AVP games.
https://www.avpgalaxy.net
Probably lots more!
Saga Baldurs Gate
Site is in Polish, but You can translate it.
Mods are in many languages
https://baldur.cob-bg.pl/
GameFront/FileFront seems to still be around.
https://www.gamefront.com/
If you're into mods for the Need For Speed games, NFSAddons (.com) and NFSplanet (.de) are still up... and probably the last 2 major sites for those games. NFScars (.net) shut down a few years back, though it looks like someone backed it up and re-hosted it (now nfs-cars.com).
My iddqd.ru Doom related and dedicated website still working since 2000 year. Unfortunately not English language there, but everyone welcome and easy to use 😀 registered users can vote for and left comments to wads. Doom Levels (657) and Mods (235)
Dead websites:
Doom Speed Demos Arhive, died 5 years ago
Viper Racing related websited, died 3 years ago
Doom is what you want (c) MAZter
Some of these really are like stepping into the past, it's great!
Oof, I forgot a big one: FPSbanana. Anyone remember that one? 😁 It goes by GameBanana (.com) these days.
If any of you played Counter-Strike (any version), there's no way you didn't visit this website to download a map or skin of some sort... or tools to import inappropriate sprays. 🤣
gerry wrote on 2025-06-06, 07:48:Some of these really are like stepping into the past, it's great!
I know, right!
And notice how quickly some of these load or in how old of a browser they will still display fine. 😀
THIS was the internet I grew up with - fast, efficient websites that didn't overdo it with scripts that waste a cubic ton of CPU cycles.
The Wolfenstein 3D Dome - Home/Index Page
http://www.wolfenstein3d.co.uk/
DieHard Wolfers :: Index
https://dhw.wolfenstein3d.com/index.php?sid=3 … 20fdc0e7146f5f1
AReyeP and MCS' Wolfenstein 3D Add ons
KeenWiki
https://keenwiki.shikadi.net/wiki/Main_Page
DOS Game Modding Wiki
https://moddingwiki.shikadi.net/wiki/Main_Page
Public Commander Keen Forum
If you're into Quake, this is the mothership of maps: https://www.quaddicted.com/
Edit: How could I forget about Zerk Zone? https://www.zerker.ca/home/
The page has a 90s feel to it and if you look under "Tags" on the right side of the page you'll find all sorts of interesting goodies. Unreal Tournament maps that are made to look like other classic games such as System Shock for example.
Uh.... Nexus Mods? Or maybe not. That's for newer games. Though, Morrowind mods are available there.
Shameless plug:
https://i-war2.com
Founded in 2003, I took it over in 2014 and we're still here.
At the moment I'm hoping some really crazy hacker can help us out fixing the game on systems with high clockspeeds, because it runs way too fast, making it unaccessible for modern audiences. 🙁
Apart from that, people are still active (more on Discord than the forum atm) and still create mods for the Independence War games. Sooo many years after their release.
It's pretty awesome to be a part of this and I'm glad I was unemployed in 2014 and had way too much time on my hands so I was able to save it.
MAZter wrote on 2025-06-05, 18:00:Dead websites:
Doom Speed Demos Arhive, died 5 years ago
DSDA is still alive:
In Q3 places, LvL's still around. Started on GSI planet hosting in 1999 and survived the jump. Has had major changes since like extremely thorough tagging, browsing, and in-browser playable previews.
BeyondUnreal's also another 1999 place that's jumped off of corporate hosting (UGO), but doesn't do news updates anymore as Epic stopped making Unreal games. 🙁
leileilol wrote on 2025-06-09, 07:34:In Q3 places, LvL's still around. Started on GSI planet hosting in 1999 and survived the jump. Has had major changes since like extremely thorough tagging, browsing, and in-browser playable previews.
the in-browser play would have seemed like some kind of trick had it been around back in 1999 😀 I'm still impressed when i see it now
DEAT wrote on 2025-06-08, 12:10:
Great, I fixed link at my website.
Doom is what you want (c) MAZter
shikadi.net is still up but appears to be dead...
My GitHub:
https://github.com/peterswinkels
Oh damn!!! Seems The Massassi Temple is still online. This was my goTo site for Jedi Knight mods, back in the day!!!
what impressed me about some of these sites, other than their wonderful 90's/early 2000's look and feel, is activity. Some are still posting updates and have active forums/contributions.
It's like finding an outpost village in the open, in a world of vast domed and closed off cities, or something!
