Case study

homm1-decomp: matching Heroes of Might and Magic and its editor

homm1-decomp reconstructs the Buka 2003 Heroes of Might and Magic game and scenario editor as C++ source using the original Visual C++ 6.0 SP5 toolchain under Wine. The author reports that HEROES.EXE and EDITOR.EXE rebuild byte-identically and that every targeted function matches. The repository also documents earlier Windows 95 versions, matching tools and compiler behavior.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 7
Last commit: 2026-10-10
Language: C++
License (GitHub): CC0-1.0

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply your own game executables and assets; use Nix flakes, the original toolchain and Wine for the documented build.
Scope: Matching covers the in-`.text` reconstruction targets; generated and library code is excluded.
License: Project-authored source and tooling use CC0 1.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{homm1-decomp-case,
  title = {{homm1-decomp: matching Heroes of Might and Magic and its editor}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/sushi-shi/homm1-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/sushi-shi/homm1-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/homm1-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

homm1-decomp: matching Heroes of Might and Magic and its editor. https://github.com/sushi-shi/homm1-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/homm1-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · sushi-shi/homm1-decomp · Revision a3cead9
docs/README.md GitHub · sushi-shi/homm1-decomp · Revision a3cead9