# Deus Ex: reconstructed DeusEx.dll native code

> Reconstructs the native DeusEx.dll game module for Deus Ex from analysis of its retail binary and Unreal Engine 1 interfaces. The project combines decompiler output, disassembly, SDK headers, UnrealScript declarations, and observed behavior; its recovered C++ remains a work in progress.

- 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/LoadLineCalibration/DeusEx>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/LoadLineCalibration/DeusEx/blob/8abf3210caa22cd160226f87e5bd8bda9dd39488/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/deus-ex-dll-reconstruction-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/deus-ex-dll-reconstruction-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/deus-ex-dll-reconstruction-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Requires a legally obtained copy of Deus Ex for normal use, testing, and comparison.
- **Prerequisites:** Building requires headers, libraries, and development files compatible with the original Deus Ex and Unreal Engine 1 native environment.
- **Limits:** Some reconstructed functions may differ from the original in edge cases or fidelity.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/LoadLineCalibration/DeusEx/blob/8abf3210caa22cd160226f87e5bd8bda9dd39488/README.md>

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