I kinda expected that reply due to the reward being kenergy. But i would also like to take game jams seriously cause you never know if i may enter a serious one, and its also good practice, so i will try my best.
i would say making a mod of a game is an acceptable but excessive way of doing things, since it comes with an excessive amount of add ons. The one thing i wanted to know was starter templates, since there are not an infinite number of ways you can code at the start, having a good starting point for like FPS, puzzle, 2d etc that you can extend would make game jams with more variety because otherwise wed just be stuck coding like UI and other bland stuff at the start (im saying cause idk the rules of other game jams).
but ill carry on with what im doing as fairly as i can.