Case study

The Peacock Project: HITMAN trilogy server replacement

The Peacock Project reconstructs online server functions for the HITMAN World of Assassination trilogy. Its TypeScript server handles game content and features, with documented challenge, progression and XP processing; the authors say it was rewritten after beginning as a LocalGhost fork.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 710
Last commit: 2026-11-07
Language: TypeScript
License (GitHub): AGPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Development setup uses Node.js 22.9.0 or the latest version, plus Yarn.
Scope: The repository describes server replacement for the HITMAN World of Assassination trilogy.
License: Licensed under AGPL-3.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{peacock-hitman-server-case,
  title = {{The Peacock Project: HITMAN trilogy server replacement}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/thepeacockproject/Peacock}},
  url = {https://github.com/thepeacockproject/Peacock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/peacock-hitman-server-case/}}
}

Plain text

The Peacock Project: HITMAN trilogy server replacement. https://github.com/thepeacockproject/Peacock (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/peacock-hitman-server-case/

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readme.md GitHub · thepeacockproject/Peacock · Revision b64a71a
components/candle/README.md GitHub · thepeacockproject/Peacock · Revision b64a71a