It'sUrBoy!
“Is Very Cool And Awesome”
A mod add's stuff to an existing game and a rom hack changes the entire game, and SRB2 is basically its own entire game at this point so wouldn't it technically be a rom hack?
Wouldn't SRB2 tecnically be a rom hack?
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tropluckyfr
Certified bad modder.
So srb2 itself is not a romhack simply becauss it works on a edited engine(doom legacy) and works its own way
A rom hack is a edited rom to create a new experience
While srb2 works all by itself and not via another sonic game
It'sUrBoy!
“Is Very Cool And Awesome”
I asked this question mostly because alot people have been saying SRB2 is a mod of doom's legacy engine and a couple thoughts and questions linger through my head when people say that.
lnferno
Blazing Creator
Not how it works.
ROM hacks modifies ROMs. Mods are the general term. ROM hacks are a subtype of mod. The only difference is that ROM hacks modify ROMs specifically.
Also, some ROM hacks are really minor changes, lol.
SRB2 doesn't modify a ROM, and therefore is just a source code mod.
Icarus
Phantasy Savior
Yes, for example Knuckles in Sonic 1 is a romhack of Sonic 1.
Sonic 3 AIR on the other hand is a sourceport of Sonic 3&K as it takes elements from the S3&K rom to put into a new engine.
Sonic Before the Sequel is a fangame replicating the Genesis games with a different engine.
It'sUrBoy!
“Is Very Cool And Awesome”
So srb2 is basically its own game just using dooms engine. But why are people this a mod?
Chezi
Chili Dogs
Okay, you know how SRB2 Kart is considered a mod of SRB2 but it's its own game? It's the same concept
time gear
Eternity in an hour
The way people use the term "mod" can be inconsistent. To some people, mods are just something that you apply on top of a vanilla(unmodded) game. To others, it can extend to other free games running on the same engine. At this point SRB2's engine is different enough from the Doom engine to be considered it's own thing, but the fact that it was originally derived from the Doom engine and is a fangame distributed for free still leads many people to refer to it as a "Doom mod".
Basically what I'm saying is in regards to general usage, a single unified definition/consensus as to what is and isn't a mod and when something that was a mod stops being a mod hasn't really been reached, and can sometimes be confusing.
The same thing extends (sometimes interchangeably) into remakes and remasters. What makes the Crash N.Sane Trilogy a remaster instead of a remake? What makes Half-Life 2 MMod a mod rather than a remaster? Even official companies have a tendency of getting the terminology confused, which doesn't help any. As such, nobody can really be blamed for feeling confused by it all.
Basically what I'm saying is in regards to general usage, a single unified definition/consensus as to what is and isn't a mod and when something that was a mod stops being a mod hasn't really been reached, and can sometimes be confusing.
The same thing extends (sometimes interchangeably) into remakes and remasters. What makes the Crash N.Sane Trilogy a remaster instead of a remake? What makes Half-Life 2 MMod a mod rather than a remaster? Even official companies have a tendency of getting the terminology confused, which doesn't help any. As such, nobody can really be blamed for feeling confused by it all.
dj_is_raiden
yo
because dumb
tropluckyfr
Certified bad modder.
ya see thats what i said and he aproved
It'sUrBoy!
“Is Very Cool And Awesome”
I literally just realised that after posting this my mistake ok.
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Ok im just gonna look at SRB2 as a game using dooms engine from now on, not a mod its FAR from just a doom mod at this point.
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Unknownlight
Member
Kingdom Hearts III is a Fortnite mod.
M.K
I am M.K, not lazy, but M.K
I hate fortnite, But i like K.H lll, So LIES.
Icarus
Phantasy Savior
It really grinds my gears when people calls Sonic Mania a romhack or Robo Blast 2 a Doom mod.
Imagine if people calls Titanfall a Quake mod because it uses the Source engine (which is itself based off GoldSource which is based off Quake).
Or if people calls any Atomiswave game a Dreamcast one only because it's based off the Naomi system.
Imagine if people calls Titanfall a Quake mod because it uses the Source engine (which is itself based off GoldSource which is based off Quake).
Or if people calls any Atomiswave game a Dreamcast one only because it's based off the Naomi system.
Chezi
Chili Dogs
I've never heard anyone call Mania a romhack. There is a romhack of Sonic 1 that replicates Mania however
Icarus
Phantasy Savior
I think it was a derogatory term from some salty people to call it a "glorified romhack"...
Chezi
Chili Dogs
Ah I gotcha now. The “lowest” nickname I’ve ever heard it being called was “The Official Fangame” which is somewhat true, but they’re a talented group of people who make a living off of making games, so I find it kinda rude