Case study

D2Decomp: rebuilding the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction engine

D2Decomp reimplements the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction 1.14d engine for Linux, Windows and macOS using the user's game data. Ghidra analysis informs the code, while Unicorn runs original functions for behavior comparisons. The author reports that all five acts play through; multiplayer hosting and a dedicated server remain unfinished.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 47
Last commit: 2026-11-10
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Code, documentation, download and demo observed; a full-reconstruction candidate for manual Class 0 review.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An original Diablo II and Lord of Destruction installation or media is required.
Prerequisites: Source builds require a C++26 compiler, CMake 3.28+, Ninja, SDL3, OpenAL, zlib, libcurl and Qt 6.5+ for the launcher.
Limits: The author reports that hosting multiplayer games and the dedicated server are not started.
License: GPL-3.0-or-later.

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BibTeX

@misc{d2decomp-diablo-ii-case,
  title = {{D2Decomp: rebuilding the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction engine}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/psi29a/d2decomped}},
  url = {https://github.com/psi29a/d2decomped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/d2decomp-diablo-ii-case/}}
}

Plain text

D2Decomp: rebuilding the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction engine. https://github.com/psi29a/d2decomped (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/d2decomp-diablo-ii-case/

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README.md GitHub · psi29a/d2decomped · Revision 8bbff7a
docs/research/README.md GitHub · psi29a/d2decomped · Revision 8bbff7a