Case study

Gorc: rebuilding the Dark Forces II engine

Gorc is an early-stage C++14 recreation of the Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II engine intended to replace the original executable and run its single-player and multiplayer levels. The project includes game code, a test harness and a GOB utility for inspecting episode contents. Its current client requires manual selection of an episode GOB and level file.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 110
Last commit: 2020-12-21
Language: C++
License (GitHub): Apache-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply the original Dark Forces II episode and resource directories.
Prerequisites: Build with a C++14 compiler, CMake 3.8 or later, SFML 2.1 and Boost.
Limits: Levels currently require manual episode and level arguments.
License: Apache-2.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{gorc-dark-forces-ii-case,
  title = {{Gorc: rebuilding the Dark Forces II engine}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/jdmclark/gorc}},
  url = {https://github.com/jdmclark/gorc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/gorc-dark-forces-ii-case/}}
}

Plain text

Gorc: rebuilding the Dark Forces II engine. https://github.com/jdmclark/gorc (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/gorc-dark-forces-ii-case/

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README.md GitHub · jdmclark/gorc · Revision a03d6a3