# Jade Empire: a native port by x86-to-Odin static recompilation

> A native Jade Empire: Special Edition port statically translates the user's x86 game executable into Odin. It replaces Windows, Direct3D 9, DirectSound and Bink services with SDL3, OpenGL and FFmpeg and adds controller support and two-player co-op.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/plaught-armor/jade-empire-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/plaught-armor/jade-empire-recomp/blob/4d8459e92755607d436ca5ca274a5b1384708259/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/jade-empire-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/jade-empire-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/jade-empire-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An installed Steam or GOG copy of Jade Empire: Special Edition and an AVX2-capable 64-bit PC.
- **Prerequisites:** On Linux, Odin dev-2026-10, a C compiler, curl, SDL3 and FFmpeg development files; the Steam version also needs Python 3.
- **Testing evidence:** Origin, EA app and retail-disc versions are untried; Windows support was tested under Wine, not on a physical Windows PC.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license; port/src/win32/smaa/ has its own license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/plaught-armor/jade-empire-recomp/blob/4d8459e92755607d436ca5ca274a5b1384708259/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/plaught-armor/jade-empire-recomp/blob/4d8459e92755607d436ca5ca274a5b1384708259/docs/exe_inventory.md>

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