Case study

Novluno: parsing Redmoon Online data for a modern client

Novluno investigates Redmoon Online data files and builds a Rust client that reads the original files. Its core_compat crate parses LST lists, RLE sprites, RMD data, RMM maps and RMI information files; format notes trace references between map, data, list and sprite files.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 20
Last commit: 2024-04-07
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): Unlicense

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

Copy as Markdown View JSON Cite

Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Original Redmoon Online data files are required in ./data; the parsers are based on version 3.9.
Testing evidence: The data files are currently required for tests; some filenames may need case normalization.
Limits: RMS sound files and MIDI files still need parsers.
License: Released under the Unlicense.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{novluno-case,
  title = {{Novluno: parsing Redmoon Online data for a modern client}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/cjschneider2/novluno}},
  url = {https://github.com/cjschneider2/novluno},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/novluno-case/}}
}

Plain text

Novluno: parsing Redmoon Online data for a modern client. https://github.com/cjschneider2/novluno (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/novluno-case/

Useful? Star Awesome REA on GitHub2.4k

About this entry

The description was reviewed against primary sources.

Report an outdated entry Suggest a translation fix

Primary sources

README.md GitHub · cjschneider2/novluno · Revision 3fca484
doc/formats.md GitHub · cjschneider2/novluno · Revision 3fca484