Case study

OpenDeathValley: Desperados file readers and script disassembly

OpenDeathValley develops an engine for Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive around readers for the game's resource files. Its C code parses DVD, DVF, DVM, SCB and other formats, can extract selected images as BMP files, and includes an SCB script disassembler with named game functions.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C3 notes only

Stars: 37
Last commit: 2022-12-10
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code observed; no usable documentation found.
Scope: Notes
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

License: GPL-3.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{opendeathvalley-case,
  title = {{OpenDeathValley: Desperados file readers and script disassembly}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/OpenDeathValley/OpenDeathValley}},
  url = {https://github.com/OpenDeathValley/OpenDeathValley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendeathvalley-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenDeathValley: Desperados file readers and script disassembly. https://github.com/OpenDeathValley/OpenDeathValley (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opendeathvalley-case/

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Primary sources

apps/files_test/odv_files_test.c GitHub · OpenDeathValley/OpenDeathValley · Revision 4397a0f
README.md GitHub · OpenDeathValley/OpenDeathValley · Revision 4397a0f
components/files/odv_scb_disassembler.c GitHub · OpenDeathValley/OpenDeathValley · Revision 4397a0f