# FM4-Recomp: a Forza Motorsport 4 static recompilation

> FM4-Recomp statically recompiles the Xbox 360 release of Forza Motorsport 4 for Windows x64 using ReXGlue. Based on Pinyon Shift, it provides game-specific analysis configurations, runtime hooks, SDK patches and a disc-verifying launcher. Its 0.1.0 changelog reports a playable Windows preview.

- 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/GabrielCRadu/fm4-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/GabrielCRadu/fm4-recomp/blob/814f6c3e993f6f369cf1cb66eb75866e18f8e713/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/fm4-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/fm4-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/fm4-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** The user's Forza Motorsport 4 retail Disc 1 is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Windows 10 version 1903 or newer or Windows 11 x64, SSE4.1 CPU, DirectX 12 GPU, 8 GB RAM and 25 GB free storage are specified.
- **Limits:** Function discovery and indirect-branch mapping remain in progress.
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/GabrielCRadu/fm4-recomp/blob/814f6c3e993f6f369cf1cb66eb75866e18f8e713/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/GabrielCRadu/fm4-recomp/blob/814f6c3e993f6f369cf1cb66eb75866e18f8e713/reference/fh1/README.md>

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