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Re:Changes to OpenTTD Distribution on Steam by int_19h on Sunday March 15, 2026 @05:17AM (#47385629)
> It’s also now in line with the various WAD and Descent games over time that used this model, where the engine is maximum rewrite amazing but the game resources require a GOG purchase.

I don't know about Descent, but this hasn't been true wrt Doom for decades: https://freedoom.github.io/about.html

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Re:Changes to OpenTTD Distribution on Steam by altairprime on Sunday March 15, 2026 @10:43AM (#47387868)
FreeDoom, like OpenTTD, walks a fine line between ‘artistic reimplementation’ and ‘legally vulnerable’ due precisely to reimplementing art assets, yes.
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