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# SpaceCadetPinball
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**Summary:** Reverse engineering of `3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet`, a game bundled with Windows.
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2021-09-09 10:40:54 +02:00
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**How to play:** Place compiled executable into a folder containing original game resources (not included).\
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2021-02-20 13:58:16 +01:00
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Supports data files from Windows and Full Tilt versions of the game.
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2021-09-23 11:16:58 +02:00
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**Known source ports:**
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| Platform | Author | URL |
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| PS Vita | Axiom | <https://github.com/suicvne/SpaceCadetPinball_Vita> |
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2021-09-23 11:21:18 +02:00
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2021-09-23 11:16:58 +02:00
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Platforms covered by this project: desktop Windows and Linux.
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**Source:**
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* `pinball.exe` from `Windows XP` (SHA-1 `2A5B525E0F631BB6107639E2A69DF15986FB0D05`) and its public PDB
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* `CADET.EXE` 32bit version from `Full Tilt! Pinball` (SHA-1 `3F7B5699074B83FD713657CD94671F2156DBEDC4`)
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**Tools used:** `Ghidra`, `Ida`, `Visual Studio`
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**What was done:**
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* All structures were populated, globals and locals named.
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* All subs were decompiled, C pseudo code was converted to compilable C++. Loose (namespace?) subs were assigned to classes.
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2021-09-29 03:42:22 +02:00
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**Compiling:**
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Project uses `C++11` and depends on `SDL2` libs.\
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On Windows:\
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Download and unpack devel packages for `SDL2` and `SDL2_mixer`.\
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Set paths to them in CMakeLists.txt, see suggested placement in /Libs.\
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Compile with Visual Studio; tested with 2019.
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On Linux:\
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Install devel packages for `SDL2` and `SDL2_mixer`.\
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2021-09-14 14:33:18 +02:00
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Compile with CMake; tested with GCC 10, Clang 11.
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2021-09-29 03:42:22 +02:00
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On macOS:\
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**Homebrew**: Install the `SDL2`, `SDL2_mixer` homebrew packages.\
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**MacPorts**: Install the `libSDL2`, `libSDL2_mixer` macports packages.\
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Compile with CMake. Ensure that `CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES` variable is set for either `x86_64` Apple Intel or `arm64` for Apple Silicon.\
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Tested with: macOS Big Sur (Intel) with Xcode 13 & macOS Montery Beta (Apple Silicon) with Xcode 13.
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2021-01-29 17:34:45 +01:00
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**Plans:**
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* ~~Decompile original game~~
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* ~~Resizable window, scaled graphics~~
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* ~~Loader for high-res sprites from CADET.DAT~~
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* Misc features of Full Tilt: 3 music tracs, multiball, centered textboxes, etc.
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2021-08-27 12:29:41 +02:00
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* Cross-platform port
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* Using SDL2, SDL2_mixer, ImGui
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* Maybe: Android port
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* Maybe x2: support for other two tables
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* Table specific BL (control interactions and missions) is hardcoded, othere parts might be also patched
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**On 64-bit bug that killed the game:**\
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I did not find it, decompiled game worked in x64 mode on the first try.\
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It was either lost in decompilation or introduced in x64 port/not present in x86 build.\
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Based on public description of the bug (no ball collision), I guess that the bug was in `TEdgeManager::TestGridBox`
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