{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "AC4-Port is an unofficial native Windows build of ARMORED CORE 4 for the PS3 USA release BLUS30027. The README describes static recompilation of about 3.6 million PowerPC instructions into C++, with SPU programs translated ahead of time, RSX commands drawn through Direct3D 11, and shaders converted to HLSL. The repository leaves out game data, game code, and keys.",
  "description_zh": "AC4-Port 是 PS3 美版 BLUS30027《装甲核心 4》的非官方原生 Windows 构建。README 描述把大约 360 万条 PowerPC 指令静态重编译为 C++，SPU 程序预先翻译，RSX 命令经 Direct3D 11 绘制，着色器转换为 HLSL。仓库不含游戏数据、游戏代码和密钥。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/ac4-port/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ac4-port/",
  "evidence_class": 1,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/SulphurS16/AC4-Port/blob/219c7bf9e085495c355220b4f6b3ef8a983288a7/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "ac4-port",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/ac4-port/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/ac4-port/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ac4-port/index.md",
  "name": "AC4-Port: native Windows port of Armored Core 4",
  "name_zh": "AC4-Port：《装甲核心 4》的原生 Windows 移植",
  "preview_kind": "image",
  "preview_url": "https://awesomerea.org/previews/ac4-port.png",
  "reconstruction_method": "static-recompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A copy of ARMORED CORE 4 (US disc, BLUS30027) with the PS3_GAME folder, RPCS3 for a one-time decrypt during setup, and Sony's PS3 system software 4.93 file PS3UPDAT.PUP. The README asks for about 4 GB of free disk space.",
    "The result is a 64-bit Windows program. Setup downloads a compiler toolchain of about 250 MB.",
    "GitHub reports the license as MIT."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要一份《装甲核心 4》美版光盘（BLUS30027）及其 PS3_GAME 文件夹，安装时用 RPCS3 做一次解密，并准备索尼 PS3 系统软件 4.93 的 PS3UPDAT.PUP。README 要求大约 4 GB 可用磁盘空间。",
    "产物是 64 位 Windows 程序。安装程序会下载大约 250 MB 的编译工具链。",
    "GitHub 报告许可证为 MIT。"
  ],
  "scope": "partial",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/SulphurS16/AC4-Port",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-07"
}