Case study

RTWDecomp: matching decompilation of Rome: Total War Gold

RTWDecomp reconstructs source for the Steam release of Rome: Total War Gold from its Windows x86 RomeTW.exe. It splits the PE into translation units, uses Visual C++ 6.0 SP6 and objdiff to compare compiled functions, and publishes findings on command-line options, console commands and gameplay mechanics.

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

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Windows, Python 3.11+ and Ninja are required for the documented build.
Prerequisites: A user-owned Steam RomeTW.exe is required; Visual C++ 6.0 SP6 is needed to compile reconstructed units.
Limits: The decompilation is in progress, and data is not yet split per unit.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{rtwdecomp-rome-total-war-case,
  title = {{RTWDecomp: matching decompilation of Rome: Total War Gold}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/YunataSavior/RTWDecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/YunataSavior/RTWDecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/rtwdecomp-rome-total-war-case/}}
}

Plain text

RTWDecomp: matching decompilation of Rome: Total War Gold. https://github.com/YunataSavior/RTWDecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/rtwdecomp-rome-total-war-case/

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README.md GitHub · YunataSavior/RTWDecomp · Revision 0d8f8d1
findings/README.md GitHub · YunataSavior/RTWDecomp · Revision 0d8f8d1