Case study

War Storm: reconstructing Sudden Strike II 2.2

War Storm reconstructs source for Sudden Strike II 2.2 from the game's original binaries. Its code covers the launcher, three resolution-specific renderer modules, menu, and game components, while the author describes a complete playable implementation and 64-bit support as future goals.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 9
Last commit: 2025-08-26
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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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: The author used GOG's Sudden Strike 2 version 13718 as a reference.
Prerequisites: Building requires Microsoft Visual Studio, Ogg, Vorbis, Yoink, zlib, and Intel JPEG Library.
Limits: A complete playable game and 64-bit compilation remain goals.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{war-storm-case,
  title = {{War Storm: reconstructing Sudden Strike II 2.2}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/americusmaximus/WarStorm}},
  url = {https://github.com/americusmaximus/WarStorm},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/war-storm-case/}}
}

Plain text

War Storm: reconstructing Sudden Strike II 2.2. https://github.com/americusmaximus/WarStorm (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/war-storm-case/

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README.MD GitHub · americusmaximus/WarStorm · Revision 77a4200