Case study

OpenTIE: reimplementing Star Wars: TIE Fighter

OpenTIE reimplements Star Wars: TIE Fighter for Windows, macOS and Linux using data from the original 1995 Collector's CD-ROM or 1998 Windows release. Its engine supports each edition and can combine the 1995 menus, cutscenes and iMUSE music with the 1998 flight simulation and assets.

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

Stars: 359
Last commit: 2026-10-04
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Code, documentation, download and demo observed; a full-reconstruction candidate for manual Class 0 review.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Complete installation of the 1995 Collector's CD-ROM or 1998 Windows release.
Prerequisites: A 64-bit system with a modern GPU; macOS requires version 13 or later and Linux requires glibc 2.35 or later.
Limits: Bugs and differences from the original releases remain possible.
License: GPL-3.0 License.

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BibTeX

@misc{opentie-case,
  title = {{OpenTIE: reimplementing Star Wars: TIE Fighter}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/elyosh/OpenTIE}},
  url = {https://github.com/elyosh/OpenTIE},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opentie-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenTIE: reimplementing Star Wars: TIE Fighter. https://github.com/elyosh/OpenTIE (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opentie-case/

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README.md GitHub · elyosh/OpenTIE · Revision 8b24fb9