{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "freeaoe rebuilds an Age of Empires 2 engine in C++ from observed gameplay and public knowledge. It loads original game data directly, including scenarios, campaigns, graphics and AI scripts; support for Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds remains in progress.",
  "description_zh": "freeaoe 根据游戏运行观察及公开资料，用 C++ 重建 Age of Empires 2 引擎。它直接读取原版场景、战役、图像和 AI 脚本等数据；Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds 支持仍在开发。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeaoe-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/freeaoe-case/",
  "evidence_class": 1,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/sandsmark/freeaoe/blob/f5e46da59761868aa1814037f712f277c71b5bb3/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "freeaoe-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeaoe-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeaoe-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/freeaoe-case/index.md",
  "name": "freeaoe: an Age of Empires 2 engine rebuilt from observation",
  "name_zh": "freeaoe：基于观察重建 Age of Empires 2 引擎",
  "preview_kind": "image",
  "preview_url": "https://awesomerea.org/previews/freeaoe-case.png",
  "reconstruction_method": "engine-reimplementation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Requires original Age of Empires 2 data files; trial-version data also works.",
    "Building requires SFML and a modern C++ compiler.",
    "The project is in early development; Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds support is unfinished.",
    "Licensed under GPL-3.0."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 Age of Empires 2 原版数据文件；试玩版数据也可使用。",
    "构建需要 SFML 和现代 C++ 编译器。",
    "项目仍处于早期开发阶段；Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds 支持尚未完成。",
    "采用 GPL-3.0 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "partial",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/sandsmark/freeaoe",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}