Case study

FreeSynd: Syndicate engine reimplementation

FreeSynd reimplements the engine for Bullfrog's Syndicate using the original game's data files. Its source covers missions, rendering, sound and gameplay; the changelog documents work on vehicle pathfinding and mission inspection. The project runs on Windows, Linux and Mac.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
Evidence class: ? Source unavailable or unreadable at review time

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Evidence

Checked: 2026-11-10

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires data files from the original Syndicate; Syndicate Plus and Syndicate Wars data are unsupported.
Prerequisites: Building requires CMake 3.28, Conan 2, Python 3, a C++ compiler, SDL 2, SDL_mixer, SDL_image and libpng.
Limits: Agent AI is partially operational, pathfinding needs improvement and not all weapons function correctly.
License: GNU General Public License, version 3.

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BibTeX

@misc{freesynd-case,
  title = {{FreeSynd: Syndicate engine reimplementation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://sourceforge.net/projects/freesynd/}},
  url = {https://sourceforge.net/projects/freesynd/},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/freesynd-case/}}
}

Plain text

FreeSynd: Syndicate engine reimplementation. https://sourceforge.net/projects/freesynd/ (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/freesynd-case/

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