I got into mods 3 or 4 years ago when I downloaded Crossfire Mod for Freelancer. I then downloaded many other mods for Freelancer, but finally settled for Discovery mod when it version 4.84 was just released. This is by far my favourite mod. I now try to mod Freelancer sometimes, it is alot of fun.
I think I need to expand my modding 'knowledge' a little bit more than just Freelancer though. Need to try out some Crysis mods, ect