Case study

mcg-recomp: statically recompiling MechCommander Gold for Windows

mcg-recomp statically translates MechCommander Gold's MCX.EXE into C and runs the generated code in a native Windows host. It extracts CodeView function information, bridges imports, and provides graphics, sound, movie, and conformance support; the author reports playing the first campaign mission through its debriefing.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 3
Last commit: 2026-10-30
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-owned copy of MechCommander Gold containing MCX.EXE.
Prerequisites: For the documented step-by-step setup: Windows 10/11, Python 3.10+ with pefile and capstone, git, Visual Studio 2022 C++ tools, and a sibling pcrecomp checkout.
Limits: The author reports first-mission completion; later missions have not been tried.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{mcg-recomp-case,
  title = {{mcg-recomp: statically recompiling MechCommander Gold for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/sp00nznet/mcg-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/sp00nznet/mcg-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/mcg-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

mcg-recomp: statically recompiling MechCommander Gold for Windows. https://github.com/sp00nznet/mcg-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/mcg-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · sp00nznet/mcg-recomp · Revision 7b22e8e
docs/architecture.md GitHub · sp00nznet/mcg-recomp · Revision 7b22e8e