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by EamonnMR 942 days ago
I wish people were slightly more up front about their games being Spring Engine mods.
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From https://github.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K/:

> About > > Open source RTS game running on the Spring engine

In the place where code is present, things pertaining to code are present. You don't need to throw technical details to potential players at your front page.

If Spring is an engine, then this is a game not a mod. What game does it MODify?
Calling this a mod would be like calling Dota a mod.
Historically, games made under Spring/Recoil are called mods.
The original DOTA was a mod wasn't it?
Would you call a game that used Unreal Engine an Unreal Engine mod?