To what extent is it legal for a video game to use assets of another game the user needs to have installed?
<p>What if someone were to make a new game that can only be installed if you own a copy of &quot;another game&quot;.
This game itself doesn't modify any files or use any DLL but only textures and models.
The game's dll's and its extra resources would sit in a separate folder.</p>
<p>I don't think it can even be considered a mod, but would something like that be legal, considering that this project would aim for profit (whether directly from purchase or indirectly from micro transactions)?</p>

<h2>It’s approximately 0% legal</h2>
<p>The textures and models are artistic works with copyright vested in their creator (or whoever the creator assigned the copyright to). You can only use them with permission, which you don’t have, or as fair use/dealing, which  this isn’t.</p>

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