Case study

OpenE2140: Earth 2140 gameplay reimplemented in C++

OpenE2140 is a C++ reimplementation of Earth 2140 gameplay that loads the original game's WD archives for sprites, effects and levels. It includes map drawing, basic entities and unit statistics; orders, weapons, audio, AI and multiplayer remain on its roadmap.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Original Earth 2140 MIX.WD, PIRO.WD and LEVEL.WD files, or their extracted directories, are required in the assets folder.
Prerequisites: Building requires Meson, a C++17 compiler, SDL 2.0, GLEW and glm.
Limits: Gameplay is under heavy development; mobile units and order processing remain unfinished.
License: No licence stated on the project page.

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BibTeX

@misc{opene2140-cpp-case,
  title = {{OpenE2140: Earth 2140 gameplay reimplemented in C++}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://gitlab.com/opene2140/opene2140}},
  url = {https://gitlab.com/opene2140/opene2140},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opene2140-cpp-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenE2140: Earth 2140 gameplay reimplemented in C++. https://gitlab.com/opene2140/opene2140 (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opene2140-cpp-case/

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https://gitlab.com/opene2140/opene2140/-/blob/620470263dcc9b81e36d042f86081a607df42788/README.md