# Return To The Roots: rewriting The Settlers 2 for modern systems

> Return To The Roots rewrites The Settlers 2 for modern operating systems while using graphics and sounds from the player's original Gold Edition copy. The C++ project aims to add internet multiplayer and other changes, and provides build instructions for Linux, macOS and Windows.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Return-To-The-Roots/s25client>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Return-To-The-Roots/s25client/blob/ef9709b6dfa38d7f250e566be8ce8d6db3b4fc15/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/return-to-the-roots-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/return-to-the-roots-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/return-to-the-roots-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An original The Settlers 2 Gold Edition copy is required; copy its DATA and GFX folders into the installation.
- **Prerequisites:** Building requires CMake, a C++14 compiler and platform-specific libraries listed in the README.
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Return-To-The-Roots/s25client/blob/ef9709b6dfa38d7f250e566be8ce8d6db3b4fc15/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Return-To-The-Roots/s25client/blob/ef9709b6dfa38d7f250e566be8ce8d6db3b4fc15/LICENSE>

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