for example if i replaced a text file in a game with a symlink to a modified version of that text file somewhere else on the machine, would the game still be able to read the file?
for example if i replaced a text file in a game with a symlink to a modified version of that text file somewhere else on the machine, would the game still be able to read the file?
Mostly yes. It’s trivial for a program to know what is and isn’t a symlink, but in general you can do that, also you can do it with folders.
Some games may care (for example that’s a big no-no for anticheats) but in general it works just fine.