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  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/TheForceEngine/TheForceEngine/blob/b9c3ad5a0573968a53bc8b8b1d91e854668c9204/ProjectStructure.md"
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  "description_en": "The Force Engine rebuilds the Jedi Engine to run Star Wars: Dark Forces on modern systems using the user's original game copy. Its source includes game and engine code derived from analysis of the original executables, alongside a software renderer, GPU renderer, mod loader, and level editor. Outlaws support is planned but is not yet playable.",
  "description_zh": "The Force Engine 重建 Jedi Engine，利用用户的原版游戏在现代系统上运行《Star Wars: Dark Forces》。项目包含从原始可执行文件逆向得到的游戏与引擎代码，并提供软件及 GPU 渲染器、模组加载器和关卡编辑器。《Outlaws》支持仍在开发，尚不能游玩。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-force-engine-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/the-force-engine-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/TheForceEngine/TheForceEngine/blob/b9c3ad5a0573968a53bc8b8b1d91e854668c9204/README.md",
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  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-force-engine-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/the-force-engine-case/index.md",
  "name": "The Force Engine: rebuilding the Jedi Engine for Dark Forces",
  "name_zh": "The Force Engine：为《Dark Forces》重建 Jedi Engine",
  "reconstruction_method": "engine-reimplementation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
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    "prerequisites",
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    "license"
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  "requirements": [
    "Requires a purchased copy of the original game; game data is not provided.",
    "Requires Windows 7 64-bit, a modern Linux distribution, or macOS, plus OpenGL 3.3.",
    "Outlaws is not yet playable.",
    "GPL-2.0."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要购买原版游戏；项目不提供游戏数据。",
    "需要 64 位 Windows 7、现代 Linux 发行版或 macOS，以及 OpenGL 3.3。",
    "《Outlaws》目前尚不能游玩。",
    "采用 GPL-2.0 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/TheForceEngine/TheForceEngine",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}