# DOD13-Client: reconstructing the Day of Defeat 1.3 client library

> DOD13-Client reconstructs the Day of Defeat 1.3 client library function by function on hlsdk-portable for Xash3D FWGS. It replaces client.dll or client.so, restores weapons, HUD, effects, movement, and menus, and documents engine messages and client mechanics.

- 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/whamemer/dod13-client>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/whamemer/dod13-client/blob/68e1dae9060da8da925fecac5cd69dea8335b7f8/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dod13-client-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dod13-client-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dod13-client-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An owned Day of Defeat Steam installation and a current Xash3D FWGS developer build.
- **Prerequisites:** C99 and C++11 compiler with Python 3 or CMake 3.15+ for desktop builds.
- **Testing evidence:** The author reports Windows x86 and Android checks; Windows x64 and Linux builds have not been played, and the macOS build has not been run on a Mac.
- **License:** Half-Life 1 SDK license for the code, with third-party parts under their own licenses.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/whamemer/dod13-client/blob/68e1dae9060da8da925fecac5cd69dea8335b7f8/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/whamemer/dod13-client/blob/68e1dae9060da8da925fecac5cd69dea8335b7f8/cl_dll/readme.md>

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