{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "Armored Core Decompilation reconstructs C source for the USA PlayStation release of Armored Core. It splits the executable and FDAT.T code overlays, compiles recovered functions with a period PsyQ toolchain, and compares rebuilt files and functions against a user-supplied disc; the author reports partial function matching.",
  "description_zh": "Armored Core Decompilation 重建美版 PlayStation 游戏 Armored Core 的 C 源码。项目拆分主程序和 FDAT.T 代码覆盖段，使用相应年代的 PsyQ 工具链编译恢复的函数，再与用户提供的光盘逐文件、逐函数比较；作者报告目前仅部分函数匹配。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/armored-core-decomp-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/armored-core-decomp-case/",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/Wyrelade/Armored-Core-Decomp/blob/64dacbe4e7977a06637b5568987ac216cb19940d/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "armored-core-decomp-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/armored-core-decomp-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/armored-core-decomp-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/armored-core-decomp-case/index.md",
  "name": "Armored Core: matching PS1 executable and overlay reconstruction",
  "name_zh": "Armored Core：匹配 PS1 主程序与覆盖段的源码重建",
  "reconstruction_method": "matching-decompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A legal dump of the USA Armored Core disc, SCUS-94182, is required.",
    "Python and the documented PsyQ-based build toolchain are used for splitting and rebuilding.",
    "The author reports 2,483 of 5,786 counted functions matched at the stated snapshot.",
    "CC0-1.0 for project code."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要美版 Armored Core 光盘 SCUS-94182 的合法转储。",
    "拆分和重建流程使用 Python 及文档列出的 PsyQ 工具链。",
    "作者在所列进度快照中报告，统计的 5,786 个函数中有 2,483 个匹配。",
    "项目代码采用 CC0-1.0。"
  ],
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/Wyrelade/Armored-Core-Decomp",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}