Case study

GunBound Java Emulator: reconstructing Thor's Hammer servers

GunBound Java Emulator recreates Broker, Game, and Buddy services for the Thor's Hammer versions of GunBound using Java and Netty. It documents the client protocol's packet framing, command opcodes, AES-based session encryption, and sequence checks, with handlers for authentication, lobbies, rooms, gameplay, and friends.

Targets: Game · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08

Stars: 5
Last commit: 2026-08-02
Language: Java
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: GunBound Thor's Hammer client, specifically GIS v376 or GBS v404.
Prerequisites: Java 21 and MariaDB or MySQL.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{gunbound-java-server-case,
  title = {{GunBound Java Emulator: reconstructing Thor's Hammer servers}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/kyll3r/GunBound-Java-Server}},
  url = {https://github.com/kyll3r/GunBound-Java-Server},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/gunbound-java-server-case/}}
}

Plain text

GunBound Java Emulator: reconstructing Thor's Hammer servers. https://github.com/kyll3r/GunBound-Java-Server (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/gunbound-java-server-case/

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readme.md GitHub · kyll3r/GunBound-Java-Server · Revision 421930c
LICENSE.txt GitHub · kyll3r/GunBound-Java-Server · Revision 421930c