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  "added_at": "2026-11-08",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/sp00nznet/simcity4/blob/dcdd0fed35dc5c15f8a58f635975fb7ba2623f24/docs/RECON.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "SimCity 4 Deluxe statically recompiles the user's Steam game executable into locally generated C with pcrecomp and runs it in a native32 host. The repository supplies setup, lift and runtime code while excluding generated game source and assets. The author reports that scripted runs load a region and city, simulate a month and save data the original game can load.",
  "description_zh": "SimCity 4 Deluxe 使用 pcrecomp 将用户自有的 Steam 游戏可执行文件静态重编译为本地生成的 C 代码，并在 native32 运行时上运行。仓库提供设置、代码转换和运行时代码，不分发生成的游戏源码和资源。作者报告脚本运行可载入区域与城市、模拟一个月，并生成原版游戏可读取的存档。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/simcity-4-static-recompilation-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/simcity-4-static-recompilation-case/",
  "evidence_class": 1,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/sp00nznet/simcity4/blob/dcdd0fed35dc5c15f8a58f635975fb7ba2623f24/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "simcity-4-static-recompilation-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/simcity-4-static-recompilation-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/simcity-4-static-recompilation-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/simcity-4-static-recompilation-case/index.md",
  "name": "SimCity 4 Deluxe: static recompilation from the Steam executable",
  "name_zh": "SimCity 4 Deluxe：基于 Steam 可执行文件的静态重编译",
  "preview_kind": "image",
  "preview_url": "https://awesomerea.org/previews/simcity-4-static-recompilation-case.png",
  "reconstruction_method": "static-recompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A personal Steam installation of SimCity 4 Deluxe, Windows 10/11, Visual Studio 2022 C++ tools and about 3 GB free space are required.",
    "pcrecomp is required beside the repository; setup can obtain it.",
    "A full manual play session and DirectX 7 renderer remain untested.",
    "MIT license for the host and scripts."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要用户自有的 Steam 版 SimCity 4 Deluxe、Windows 10/11、Visual Studio 2022 C++ 工具及约 3 GB 可用空间。",
    "需要在仓库旁准备 pcrecomp；安装脚本可获取它。",
    "尚未测试完整手动游戏流程和 DirectX 7 渲染器。",
    "宿主程序和脚本采用 MIT 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "partial",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/sp00nznet/simcity4",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}