"games have become so complicated and mod-unfriendly that that font of creativity has pretty much dried up." I dunno... Seems like general purpose engines are

"games have become so complicated and mod-unfriendly that that font of creativity has pretty much dried up." I dunno... Seems like general purpose engines are much more readily available. The best mods were similar in scout to writing a new game in a very very hacky engine... I imagine the ones who once would have been modders are now just making games.