{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/BuffJesus/FableDecomp/blob/3a03a83e406951c6c3d87b0ba03946b02676ad71/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "FableDecomp reconstructs the 32-bit Windows Fable: The Lost Chapters executable as VC7.1-compatible C/C++ source, checking functions against retail bytes and behavior. The repository also records engine and file-format findings and an interactive frontend checkpoint. The author reports a September 2026 snapshot of 8,082 byte-identical functions; a playable reconstructed native engine remains unfinished.",
  "description_zh": "FableDecomp 将 32 位 Windows 版《Fable: The Lost Chapters》程序重建为兼容 VC7.1 的 C/C++ 源码，并以原版字节和行为逐函数校验。仓库还记录引擎及文件格式研究，并提供交互式前端检查点。作者报告 2026 年 9 月快照中有 8,082 个字节一致的函数；可游玩的原生引擎仍未完成。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/fable-the-lost-chapters-decomp-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/fable-the-lost-chapters-decomp-case/",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/BuffJesus/FableDecomp/blob/3a03a83e406951c6c3d87b0ba03946b02676ad71/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "fable-the-lost-chapters-decomp-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/fable-the-lost-chapters-decomp-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/fable-the-lost-chapters-decomp-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/fable-the-lost-chapters-decomp-case/index.md",
  "name": "Fable: The Lost Chapters: function-level reconstruction of the PC executable",
  "name_zh": "Fable: The Lost Chapters：逐函数重建 PC 版程序",
  "reconstruction_method": "matching-decompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A local retail Fable: The Lost Chapters installation supplies the banks used by the frontend checkpoint.",
    "The parity workflow uses the original VC7.1 compiler and retail-byte comparison.",
    "The published interactive frontend checkpoint is incomplete; a playable reconstructed engine remains unfinished.",
    "MIT License applies to the repository's stated licensed material."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "前端检查点需要本地安装的原版《Fable: The Lost Chapters》提供资源库。",
    "逐字节匹配流程使用原版 VC7.1 编译器与零售版字节比较。",
    "已发布的交互式前端检查点尚不完整，可游玩的重建引擎仍未完成。",
    "仓库中注明授权的材料采用 MIT License。"
  ],
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/BuffJesus/FableDecomp",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}