# AgainROM: a new engine for Rage of Mages

> AgainROM reimplements the Rage of Mages engine in Go to run the original campaign on Windows, macOS and Linux. It loads the user's RES archives, graphics, audio, movies and saves, and includes a map editor; research notes document recovered resource formats and known behavior differences.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/againrom/againrom-engine>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/againrom/againrom-engine/blob/5d3cdd2c07b70a7e12f25d5ca52e63a19a3973c1/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/againrom-rage-of-mages-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/againrom-rage-of-mages-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/againrom-rage-of-mages-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legally owned English or Russian copy of Rage of Mages and its game files.
- **Prerequisites:** A supported 64-bit Windows, macOS or Linux system; building from source requires the Go version in go.mod.
- **Limits:** The game is in progress and some details differ from the original.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/againrom/againrom-engine/blob/5d3cdd2c07b70a7e12f25d5ca52e63a19a3973c1/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/againrom/againrom-engine/blob/5d3cdd2c07b70a7e12f25d5ca52e63a19a3973c1/docs/0001-res-archive/analysis.md>

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