And which mods do you play with, and which would you recommend?

It would be great if there was a description for each mod – even just a few words, or at least a link to a forum thread discussing that mod.

It’s already a mess there =(.
There are many mods that I am not interested in at all. They were uploaded there so that they could definitely be downloaded in the forum threads.
It is easier to go to the mod catalog: /topic/12184/ Although, you can easily understand what's where by its name.