Case study
Freedom: mapping Freedom Fighters scene and asset formats
Freedom investigates Freedom Fighters map-data formats used by the Glacier engine. Python tools dump GMS entities, PRM geometry, TEX textures, LOC localization, and ZGF font data; the author reports exporting scenes and models to OBJ while several format fields remain unresolved.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Stars
- 19
- Last commit
- 2018-12-30
- Language
- Python
GitHub data as of 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Freedom Fighters map-data files.
- Limits: GMS script references, parts of PRM and TEX, and several listed formats remain unresolved.
- License: No licence file in the repository.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{freedom-fighters-formats-case,
title = {{Freedom: mapping Freedom Fighters scene and asset formats}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/minexew/Freedom}},
url = {https://github.com/minexew/Freedom},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/freedom-fighters-formats-case/}}
}Plain text
Freedom: mapping Freedom Fighters scene and asset formats. https://github.com/minexew/Freedom (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/freedom-fighters-formats-case/
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About this entry
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Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · minexew/Freedom · Revision a26d4fc
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