# DARK: reconstructing the video plugin path for Proton cutscenes

> dark-render-re reconstructs the video texture upload path used by DARK (2013) to restore WMV cutscenes under Proton. Its proxy loads the original VideoEnginePlugin, forwards the game's timing and UI controls, and uploads BGRA frames decoded by 32-bit Windows FFmpeg through VTextureObject::UpdateRect.

- 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/Lintech-1/dark-render-re>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Lintech-1/dark-render-re/blob/0674dfc3c53a300270f4018cab8a08b2457b5f39/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dark-render-re-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dark-render-re-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dark-render-re-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A DARK installation on Linux with Proton-GE and a 32-bit Windows FFmpeg/FFplay build.
- **Prerequisites:** The documented build uses Clang, lld and Wine i386 import libraries.
- **Testing evidence:** The author reports testing with a Russian-localized DARK installation on Proton-GE; other Proton builds are uncertain.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Lintech-1/dark-render-re/blob/0674dfc3c53a300270f4018cab8a08b2457b5f39/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Lintech-1/dark-render-re/blob/0674dfc3c53a300270f4018cab8a08b2457b5f39/docs/RE_NOTES.md>
3. <https://github.com/Lintech-1/dark-render-re/blob/0674dfc3c53a300270f4018cab8a08b2457b5f39/LICENSE>

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