Readme file includes the following text, so the player can freely develop and publish a new SMOD based mod. This makes it simple for modders to use SMOD as a base for their own mods. Every aspect of the mod is easy to modify with console commands and.cfg files. REQUIRES HALF-LIFE 2, HALF-LIFE 2: THE LOST COAST AND HALF-LIFE 2: DEATHMATCH Install in this order or you will break the game: 1.