Case study

jgalbs cod4: porting the Call of Duty 4 multiplayer client to Apple Silicon

jgalbs cod4 ports the KisakCOD Call of Duty 4 multiplayer client to Apple Silicon macOS. Its native Metal renderer and platform work support menus, maps, input, audio, hosting and multiplayer gameplay while loading assets from a user's compatible game installation. The source documents ongoing development and tested feature boundaries.

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: 3
Last commit: 2026-09-22
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 15.5 or later, Xcode Command Line Tools and Homebrew is required to build.
Prerequisites: A compatible Call of Duty 4 installation must supply the game data.
Limits: Broad third-party mod compatibility is not guaranteed; Windows-only mod DLLs need a native port.
License: GPL-3.0 for project code, except where individual files state otherwise.

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BibTeX

@misc{jgalbs-cod4-case,
  title = {{jgalbs cod4: porting the Call of Duty 4 multiplayer client to Apple Silicon}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/JGalbss/cod4-macos}},
  url = {https://github.com/JGalbss/cod4-macos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/jgalbs-cod4-case/}}
}

Plain text

jgalbs cod4: porting the Call of Duty 4 multiplayer client to Apple Silicon. https://github.com/JGalbss/cod4-macos (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/jgalbs-cod4-case/

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README.md GitHub · JGalbss/cod4-macos · Revision 16f0104
docs/RELEASE_NOTES_v0.2.0.md GitHub · JGalbss/cod4-macos · Revision 16f0104