Case study
physics_RT: reconstructing Ballance physics behavior
physics_RT reconstructs Ballance physics behavior as a Win32 Virtools DLL using IVP numerical kernels. It covers collision geometry, force handling and simulation timing, with differential tests against an original DLL and documented runtime comparisons.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C2 code & docs, no demo or download
- Stars
- 1
- Last commit
- 2026-11-04
- Language
- C++
- License (GitHub)
- Apache-2.0
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence
- Observed
- Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
- Checked
- 2026-11-08
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Windows x86 and Virtools SDK 2.1 are required to build the host DLL.
- Prerequisites: Original-image comparisons require the user's original DLL and dependency directory.
- Testing evidence: The author reports 107 original-image comparisons and matching candidate observations across 969684 frames of qualifying runs.
- License: Apache License 2.0.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{physics-rt-ballance-case,
title = {{physics\_RT: reconstructing Ballance physics behavior}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/doyaGu/physics_RT}},
url = {https://github.com/doyaGu/physics_RT},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/physics-rt-ballance-case/}}
}Plain text
physics_RT: reconstructing Ballance physics behavior. https://github.com/doyaGu/physics_RT (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/physics-rt-ballance-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · doyaGu/physics_RT · Revision 81fe77d
- docs/verification.md GitHub · doyaGu/physics_RT · Revision 81fe77d
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