Case study

OpenXvT: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter reimplementation

OpenXvT reimplements Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and its Balance of Power expansion for Windows, macOS and Linux using the player's original game data. Its source includes flight, asset, audio and rendering systems, with classic and enhanced graphics modes and cross-platform multiplayer.

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

Stars: 65
Last commit: 2026-10-10
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: Provide a complete installation of X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter with Balance of Power.
Prerequisites: Requires a 64-bit system with a modern GPU; Linux requires glibc 2.35 or later and system libcurl.
Limits: The project remains under active development and may differ from the original game.
License: GPL-3.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{openxvt-case,
  title = {{OpenXvT: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter reimplementation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/elyosh/OpenXvT}},
  url = {https://github.com/elyosh/OpenXvT},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/openxvt-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenXvT: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter reimplementation. https://github.com/elyosh/OpenXvT (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/openxvt-case/

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README.md GitHub · elyosh/OpenXvT · Revision ed6e2c4