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  "name": "FreeSynd: Syndicate engine reimplementation",
  "name_zh": "FreeSynd：Syndicate 游戏引擎重实现",
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    "Requires data files from the original Syndicate; Syndicate Plus and Syndicate Wars data are unsupported.",
    "Building requires CMake 3.28, Conan 2, Python 3, a C++ compiler, SDL 2, SDL_mixer, SDL_image and libpng.",
    "Agent AI is partially operational, pathfinding needs improvement and not all weapons function correctly.",
    "GNU General Public License, version 3."
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    "需要原版《Syndicate》的数据文件；不支持《Syndicate Plus》或《Syndicate Wars》的数据。",
    "编译需要 CMake 3.28、Conan 2、Python 3、C++ 编译器、SDL 2、SDL_mixer、SDL_image 和 libpng。",
    "特工 AI 仅部分可用，寻路有待改进，部分武器无法正常工作。",
    "采用 GNU 通用公共许可证第 3 版。"
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