# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/sushi-shi/homm1-decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/sushi-shi/homm1-decomp/blob/a3cead98e3b2ab6f5dff14165910b29da173d91a/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/homm1-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/homm1-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/homm1-decomp-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/sushi-shi/homm1-decomp/blob/a3cead98e3b2ab6f5dff14165910b29da173d91a/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/sushi-shi/homm1-decomp/blob/a3cead98e3b2ab6f5dff14165910b29da173d91a/docs/README.md>

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