Case study

Dishonored: reconstructing Windows XP compatible storefront DLLs

The Dishonored XP stub project replaces two GOG storefront DLLs so the GOG Definitive Edition can run on Windows XP SP3 with local saves. The author traced incompatible imports, Steamworks exports, vtable calls and save routines in the game executable, then implemented XP-targeted common.dll and libcurl.dll substitutes. The author reports successful play and save/load on an XP system.

Targets: Binary · Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

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Last commit: 2026-11-01
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires the GOG Dishonored Definitive Edition build 334700_2022 (60656) and Windows XP SP3.
Prerequisites: The author states that One Core API must not be installed on the XP system.
Limits: Achievements and Steam Cloud are unavailable; DLC detection and friends or matchmaking behavior are untested.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{dishonored-xp-stub-case,
  title = {{Dishonored: reconstructing Windows XP compatible storefront DLLs}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/goph-R/dishonored-xp-stub}},
  url = {https://github.com/goph-R/dishonored-xp-stub},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/dishonored-xp-stub-case/}}
}

Plain text

Dishonored: reconstructing Windows XP compatible storefront DLLs. https://github.com/goph-R/dishonored-xp-stub (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/dishonored-xp-stub-case/

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README.md GitHub · goph-R/dishonored-xp-stub · Revision ad2a1a0