A well stated and supported, righteous fact, sir! Sacred 2 is an interesting game which I bought at a discount sale some years ago. I had the same issues getting it to run then as I am having with the steam supported title I bought very recently. I could not use the title I had previously bought because this laptop does not have a CD/DVD drive and attempting to copy the game to a jump drive or an SD card would be like trying to hack a game title that I used to pursue, and most times it was all for not, hence I bought the steam offering. It has some very interesting physics that I did not immediately notice playing the vanilla version from the DVD. However, a patch that was nearly the same size as the vanilla caused the game to display enhanced graphics that were very compelling. I have a bunch of life experience in technology and the KISS Rule + Don't Fix It If It Is NOT broken & The Unknown Unknown all apply here. Everything in life worth having requires patience and a sensible acceptance. Just because a mod enhanced a game experience does not make the mod's concept applicable else where. As OP said, start @ 5:37.