Meanwhile the same schools that punish students for using AI (even when they didn’t) are then hiring speakers to cram the “AI is the future, get used to it or get left behind” message down students throats.

GAMMA, HACR, or Anomaly Custom are examples of a few modpacks you should look into. All of them have totally overhauled gunplay and AI afaik

Probably a better overall recommendation based on OPs desire for something newer. I can’t say I’ve played it though so can’t personally recommend.

Also, Anomaly definitely runs better on average hardware, and modded Anomaly can look absolutely outstanding.

Might sound weird but maybe STALKER. They’re both older, very charming but very janky open world RPGs, and both have immense modding scenes that have created an experience greater than the sum of its parts.

I was gonna say Morrowind lol