The game is fantastic but is really quite not playable without the mod in my opinion since the grind is just overkill beyond imaging. The time control save you hours and hours and HOURS of pointless back and forth from one map to the next. I really would not advise the game without the mod they are needed together to be enjoyable. Save often in case it cause glitch but for the most part (if used withen reason) the mod wont give you any problems. Glad to see it remade for the remake version it was a must have in the original.