# band3 recompiled: an early Rock Band 3 recompilation

> band3 recompiled is an early ReXGlue recompilation of Rock Band 3 title update 5. Its C++ hooks and build configuration cover parts of the game's runtime, and the author describes the current build as barely playable.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/ihatecompvir/band3_recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ihatecompvir/band3_recomp/blob/0a04c13567470c53083b3271269099f30dd0e6dc/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/band3-recompiled-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/band3-recompiled-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/band3-recompiled-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** rexglue-sdk is required to compile.
- **Limits:** The author describes the current state as barely playable.
- **License:** GPL-2.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ihatecompvir/band3_recomp/blob/0a04c13567470c53083b3271269099f30dd0e6dc/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/ihatecompvir/band3_recomp/blob/0a04c13567470c53083b3271269099f30dd0e6dc/CMakeLists.txt>

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