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Valid Mod Categories

If you're looking for general information about how to get your mods listed in the ModCabinet, see the Contributing to BL3 ModCabinet page.

The current list of valid categories you can put into your mod headers follows:

Category Name	Description
major-pack	Major Overhauls and Mod Packs
mode-balance	General Gameplay and Balance: Game Mode Balance
scaling	General Gameplay and Balance: Scaling Changes
mayhem	General Gameplay and Balance: Mayhem Mode Changes
element	General Gameplay and Balance: Elements and Damage Types
quest-changes	General Gameplay and Balance: Quest Changes
economy	General Gameplay and Balance: Economy Changes
gameplay	General Gameplay and Balance: Other Gameplay Changes
randomizer	General Gameplay and Balance: Randomizers
trials	Activities: Trials / Proving Grounds
slaughters	Activities: Slaughters
takedowns	Activities: Takedowns
event	Activities: Seasonal Events
armsrace	Activities: Arms Race
char-overhaul	Characters and Skills: Full Character Overhauls
skill-system	Characters and Skills: Skill System Changes
char-beastmaster	Characters and Skills: Beastmaster Changes
char-gunner	Characters and Skills: Gunner Changes
char-operative	Characters and Skills: Operative Changes
char-siren	Characters and Skills: Siren Changes
char-other	Characters and Skills: Other Character Changes
gear-general	Weapons/Gear: General
gear-anointments	Weapons/Gear: Anointments
gear-brand	Weapons/Gear: Brand Overhauls
gear-pack	Weapons/Gear: Packs
gear-ar	Weapons/Gear: Assault Rifles
gear-pistol	Weapons/Gear: Pistols
gear-heavy	Weapons/Gear: Heavy Weapons
gear-shotgun	Weapons/Gear: Shotguns
gear-smg	Weapons/Gear: SMGs
gear-sniper	Weapons/Gear: Sniper Rifles
gear-grenade	Weapons/Gear: Grenade Mods
gear-com	Weapons/Gear: COMs
gear-shield	Weapons/Gear: Shields
gear-artifact	Weapons/Gear: Artifacts
loot-system	Farming and Looting: Loot System Overhauls
enemy-drops	Farming and Looting: Enemy Drop Changes
chests	Farming and Looting: Chest and Container Changes
vendor	Farming and Looting: Vending Machines
slots	Farming and Looting: Slot Machines
quest-rewards	Farming and Looting: Quest Rewards
loot-sources	Farming and Looting: Other Loot Sources
spawns	Enemies: Enemy Spawns
enemy	Enemies: Enemy Changes
vehicle	Maps and Public Transport: Vehicles
fast-travel	Maps and Public Transport: Fast Travel
maps	Maps and Public Transport: Map Alterations
av	Audio and Visual: General A/V Settings
ui	Audio and Visual: UI Changes
av-gear	Audio and Visual: Weapon and Gear Visuals
av-char	Audio and Visual: Character Visuals
av-enemy	Audio and Visual: Enemy Visuals
audio	Audio and Visual: Audio Changes
text	Audio and Visual: Text Changes
qol	Quality of Life: General QoL
qol-ui	Quality of Life: UI QoL Changes
inventory	Quality of Life: Inventory/Bank Changes
bugfix	Other: Bugfixes
cheat	Other: Cheat Mods
modpack	Other: Mod Packs
translation	Other: Translations
translation-fr	Other: Translations (French)
joke	Other: Joke Mods
resource	Other: Resource Mods

If you're doing a translation for a language which doesn't have a specific category here yet, please contact Apocalyptech to get it added in.