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Yellow posted...

A cheat that's built into the game is part of the game.

A "real" cheat is a tiny scripted program that directly modifies the game's memory during runtime. Patches override the ROM at certain addresses, either acting as a middleman for the address space over overwriting the ROM. There's no technical difference between a mod and a patch. Me writing a program to flip a single bit could be referred to interchangeably as a mod or a patch.

But the difference between a mod and a patch isnt the issue. The issue is who made it The company can modify their game as they see fit For example, if the company released a mod, the difference between a game company mod and player mod is who made it In the end, it doesnt matter if mods or patches are exactly the same Because the game company says they can do whatever they want, while you cant And in the end, they can always choose not to sue themselves, as that might get somewhat ridiculous