# MDK in C# and SDL3: reconstructing the 1997 game

> MDK in C# and SDL3 ports the 1997 game using reconstructed data formats and behavior from MDKD3D.EXE. It reads levels, textures, models, sound and scripts from the user's installed copy and implements the original's BSP collision and script-driven gameplay on SDL3.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/nautilusbits/mdk-sdl>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/nautilusbits/mdk-sdl/blob/1094e273b33c3bae6a06c5b04d0381ebc5f143c3/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mdk-sdl-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mdk-sdl-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/mdk-sdl-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An installed copy of the original MDK game data.
- **Prerequisites:** .NET 10 and SDL3 for source builds.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/nautilusbits/mdk-sdl/blob/1094e273b33c3bae6a06c5b04d0381ebc5f143c3/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/nautilusbits/mdk-sdl/blob/1094e273b33c3bae6a06c5b04d0381ebc5f143c3/docs/formats.md>

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