I think the reason for the distinction is that this is a community-led effort that was incorporated as an official patch for everyone on the actual game install delivered by storefronts, so it’s not entirely the same as modders releasing a patch on moddb or something like that.
Edit: and then I refreshed and there were a bunch of other similar comments lol, didn’t mean to dogpile.
Calling core engine reworks a mod when the technologies were not widely used and needed to be put into the engine to be implemented is also misleading. This is not simply editing some game file values.
So…a mod.
Modders did it. Saying “unpaid software engineers” is painting a very different picture than what actually is the case.
I think the reason for the distinction is that this is a community-led effort that was incorporated as an official patch for everyone on the actual game install delivered by storefronts, so it’s not entirely the same as modders releasing a patch on moddb or something like that.
Edit: and then I refreshed and there were a bunch of other similar comments lol, didn’t mean to dogpile.
Yes, it’s a more honest term which reflects the quality of work that was done by people who weren’t compensated for their effort.
Calling core engine reworks a mod when the technologies were not widely used and needed to be put into the engine to be implemented is also misleading. This is not simply editing some game file values.