{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/NoahBPeterson/spore-decomp/blob/35666b0d4442aba86bd71df20b4fcb9bc3661be7/CMakeLists.txt"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "spore-decomp reconstructs behaviour from Spore's SporeApp.exe in portable C++17, currently covering DBPF, RefPack and name hashing. It annotates reimplemented functions with original addresses and provides Ghidra scripts plus a Unicorn harness for differential tests against a user's game copy. The source tree also includes matching experiments and progress records.",
  "description_zh": "spore-decomp 以可移植 C++17 重建《Spore》的 SporeApp.exe 行为，目前覆盖 DBPF、RefPack 和名称哈希。重实现函数标注原始地址，并配有 Ghidra 脚本及 Unicorn 框架，用用户自己的游戏副本进行差分测试。源码树还包含匹配实验与进度记录。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/spore-decomp-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/spore-decomp-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/NoahBPeterson/spore-decomp/blob/35666b0d4442aba86bd71df20b4fcb9bc3661be7/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "spore-decomp-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/spore-decomp-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/spore-decomp-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/spore-decomp-case/index.md",
  "name": "spore-decomp: reconstructing SporeApp.exe resource handling",
  "name_zh": "spore-decomp：重建 SporeApp.exe 的资源处理功能",
  "reconstruction_method": "decompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "scope",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A user's own SporeApp.exe is needed for binary analysis and differential tests; installed Data/ files enable corpus tests.",
    "Python dependencies named in the setup instructions, CMake and Ninja are needed for the documented workflow.",
    "The portable src/ reimplementation currently covers resource handling.",
    "GPL-2.0-only license for project-authored code; third-party components retain their own terms."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "二进制分析及差分测试需要用户自己的 SporeApp.exe；语料测试还需已安装的 Data/ 文件。",
    "所述流程需要安装说明列出的 Python 依赖、CMake 和 Ninja。",
    "可移植的 src/ 重实现目前覆盖资源处理。",
    "项目自编代码采用 GPL-2.0-only；第三方组件保留各自许可条款。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "binary",
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/NoahBPeterson/spore-decomp",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}