PC Gamer - UK (2021-12)

A

s mods go, they don’t

get much bigger or

more ambitious than

this one: a full

recreation of the

RMS Titanic... and it’s a mod for

Mafia. In 1912 the Titanic was the

biggest passenger ship ever built

and, as I’m guessing you’re aware,

it sank on its first voyage from

England to New York. There was a

pretty major movie about it in 1997

(but there was a far better movie

about it in 1958).

Of all the games to add the Titanic to,

I never would have guessed Mafia

would be a good fit, but it really is.

The full-conversion mod project has

been underway for more than a

decade, and it’s important to note it’s

not finished. The version I played

was just part one of an even bigger

planned mod. But what’s there is

playable, and if you enjoy Mafia or

just want to explore a beautiful and

impressive recreation of the Titanic,

this is a mod you should absolutely

try, even in its unfinished state.

The Mafia Titanic Mod comes

with a custom storyline (also not yet

finished), and it begins not with an

ocean voyage but with a test of your

driving skills. Your mafia don wants

to transport an expensive car on the

Titanic and sell it overseas, so before

you can climb on board the historic

ship you’ve first got to drive there.

And you’ll need to be careful. The old

timey car can’t take too much

damage and neither can you or your

passengers. If you’re a Mafia veteran,

you know the cops won’t put up with

you speeding or running red lights,

either. So drive carefully and buckle

up, because it’s quite a lengthy trip.

UNDER THE SEA

In fact, after carefully navigating a

countryside map and entering the

city, I got a bit lost. I guess I’ve been a

bit spoiled by years of games giving

me a constantly updated GPS route

and navigation markers all over my

map. But here I had very little idea of

where to go. The country map

provided some floating green arrows

showing me where to turn, but when

we got downtown I had to bring up

the in-game map and just drive

around enough for it to show me

where the Titanic was berthed.

Clever me: I figured it would be

somewhere along the coast.

There’s a bit of educational value

in the mod, too. One of the mafia

pipsqueaks in the car dished out a

fun fact about the Titanic. “That’s a

MAFIA TITANIC MOD

Trade larceny for luxury. By Christopher Livingston

NEEDTOKNOW

RELEASE

August 29, 2002

PUBLISHER

Gathering of Devs

DEVELOPER

Illusion Softworks

LINK

bit.ly/3pDgxNO

ALL ABOARD!

Other great games that take place on a ship

SEA OF THIEVES
The only thing better
than your creaky,
leaky pirate ship is
the beautiful water.

ASSASSIN’S

C R E E D I V :

BLACK FLAG

Your crew even sings

sea shanties to you!

THE SHIP

It’s not a fancy cruise

unless someone gets

mysteriously

murdered, right?

FAR: LONE SAILS

It may be a landship,

but it’s got a sail and

more personality

than entire fleets.

EXPLORE A

BEAUTIFUL

RECREATION OF

THE TITANIC

BELOW: (^) It’s nice being
a gangster.
SUBNAUTICA
Submarines count,
right? We certainly
love spending time
on ours.
EXTRA LIFE
NOW PLAYING I UPDATE I MOD SPOTLIGHT (^) I HOW TO I DIARY I WHY I LOVE I REINSTALL I M U S T P L A Y