# DarkFO: a browser engine reimplementation of Fallout 2

> DarkFO rebuilds the Fallout 2 engine in TypeScript and Python for a web browser. Its setup script extracts and converts data from the user's installed game, including archives and FRM images. The author lists map loading, movement, dialog and barter among working areas, while combat and saving remain limited.

- 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/darkf/darkfo>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/darkf/darkfo/blob/9e9d9349e13b343bddefe3b8eed70797821cf0ba/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/darkfo-fallout-2-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/darkfo-fallout-2-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/darkfo-fallout-2-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An installed copy of Fallout 2 supplies the game data.
- **Prerequisites:** Python 2.7, Pillow, NumPy, Node.js and the TypeScript compiler are needed for setup and build.
- **Prerequisites:** An HTTP server is normally needed to serve the browser version.
- **Limits:** The remake is incomplete; saving and loading are experimental.
- **License:** Apache-2.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/darkf/darkfo/blob/9e9d9349e13b343bddefe3b8eed70797821cf0ba/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/darkf/darkfo/blob/9e9d9349e13b343bddefe3b8eed70797821cf0ba/setup.py>
3. <https://github.com/darkf/darkfo/blob/9e9d9349e13b343bddefe3b8eed70797821cf0ba/LICENSE.txt>

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