Case study

libadlib: reconstructing HyperBlade's ADLIB behavior system

libadlib reconstructs the ADLIB behavior system shipped with HyperBlade, including its language, PBN compiler and host-independent runtime. Its tools decompile and inspect PBN plans, draw behavior graphs, compare files and trace execution. The author reports byte-identical compiler output for the game's 32 shipped plans in compatibility mode.

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

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-10-03
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: CMake 3.20 or newer, a C++17 compiler and Ninja or Make.
Limits: The adlib1996 compatibility mode retains the original compiler's fixed limits.
Testing evidence: MSVC builds are untested.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{libadlib-case,
  title = {{libadlib: reconstructing HyperBlade's ADLIB behavior system}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/vomitselfie/libadlib}},
  url = {https://github.com/vomitselfie/libadlib},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/libadlib-case/}}
}

Plain text

libadlib: reconstructing HyperBlade's ADLIB behavior system. https://github.com/vomitselfie/libadlib (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/libadlib-case/

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README.md GitHub · vomitselfie/libadlib · Revision b1d307d
docs/getting-started.md GitHub · vomitselfie/libadlib · Revision b1d307d