# Fallout Community Edition: reimplementing the Fallout engine

> Fallout Community Edition reimplements Fallout for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS. It replaces the original executable while reading game assets from the user's copy, and includes engine bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.

- 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/alexbatalov/fallout1-ce>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/alexbatalov/fallout1-ce/blob/0609bcfd0ec40ff0571d0f57fab2821eb461dc8b/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/fallout-community-edition-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/fallout-community-edition-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/fallout-community-edition-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Own a copy of Fallout and provide its game data.
- **Limits:** The reimplementation is based on Fallout Reference Edition v1.1; v1.2 support is a stated goal.
- **License:** Sustainable Use License 1.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/alexbatalov/fallout1-ce/blob/0609bcfd0ec40ff0571d0f57fab2821eb461dc8b/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/alexbatalov/fallout1-ce/blob/0609bcfd0ec40ff0571d0f57fab2821eb461dc8b/LICENSE.md>

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