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		Legion on July 18, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Torchlight art assets stolen, used in iOS game Arm... That's funny, because reused assets have been a big part of some of gaming's biggest leaps forward. We call them "mods".

unconed on July 18, 2012 [–]

But mods generally fall into two categories... those that take place within the existing game's world, and total conversions. In the case of total conversions, what's being reused is typically the engine, not the assets, and in the other case, you're deliberately trying to fit in.

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