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45 lines
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# sots-re
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Reverse-engineering worklog for **Sword of the Stars (2006, SOTS1)** — the 32-bit DX9
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original + expansions. The nitty-gritty: static/dynamic analysis notes, Ghidra & ReVa
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scripts, function/struct maps, D3D9 call traces, decomp progress, findings.
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## Where this runs
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Analysis lab on **spicy** (PVE, 192.168.3.201):
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- **CT111 `sots-re`** — Linux workspace: Ghidra + headless ReVa server, radare2/rizin/cutter,
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binwalk. Hosts the Samba share and this repo's working tree at `/srv/re-lab/notes`.
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- **VM140 `sots-re-win10`** — Win10 runtime + dynamic analysis (x64dbg, Cheat Engine,
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RenderDoc/apitrace, DXVK→CPU-Vulkan for GPU-less rendering).
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Infra (guests, storage, network, share, ReVa endpoint) is documented from the
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system-maintainer POV in **trikilli** → `services/re-lab.md`. This repo is everything else.
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## Layout
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- `findings/` — the running findings log (append-only), one file per subsystem.
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- `ghidra/` — exported scripts, data-type archives, struct definitions.
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- `traces/` — D3D9 / Win32 API call captures + analysis.
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- `scripts/` — helper tooling (loaders, extractors, parsers).
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- `notes/` — session notes, scratch, hypotheses.
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## Ownership / legality
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Game binaries come from the owner's own GOG/Steam copy. RE is for personal
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interoperability, bug-fixing, and preservation. Binaries themselves are **not** committed
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here (see `.gitignore`) — they live on the lab's Samba share `/srv/re-lab/samples`.
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## Campaign (how this repo is run)
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A 4-agent crew (defined in `~/.claude/agents/re-*.md`) runs the exploration:
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**re-quartermaster** (backlog + board) → **re-analyst** (maps via ReVa) →
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**re-verifier** (proves vs real data; old-vs-new differential once reimpl starts) →
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**re-scribe** (files the note, links it, commits).
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- `campaign/board.md` — live status board (start here).
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- `campaign/backlog.md` — prioritized target queue.
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- `campaign/open-questions.md` — unresolved threads.
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- `findings/_template.md` — the record format every finding follows.
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- `findings/{objects,control-flow,subsystems}/` — the growing engine map.
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- `verify/{parsers,traces,harness,results}/` — validation: struct parsers now, golden-trace
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replay + shim compare-mode for reimplementation.
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- `ghidra/` — exported scripts + datatype archives.
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Approach & north star: `findings/00-strategy.md`. Binary facts: `findings/01-fingerprint.md`.
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