About
OpenHexplore is a decompilation project of the 1998 video game Hexplore with the goal to modernize and improve it.
How it works
Decompilation itself is being done step by step using Hexrays IDA Pro and transforming / renaming the code to make it more readable as well as stripping / fixing code along the way.
The OpenHexplore.exe is a modified version of the original Hexplore.exe that has an import to openhexplore.dll injected into the IAT. It also contains an X86 jmp expression as first statement in WinMain which jumps directly to the memory address of the StartHexplore() function in main.cpp .
To jump back into the original games code, global_fns.h contains definitions for all currently needed original functions.
Current State
Currently only the sequence up until (including) the loading screen has been decompiled.
Plans for the future
- Finish the decompilation
- Port the code base to Vulkan (and make it use 3D graphics)
- Support modern resolutions as well as Window mode
- improved pathfinding
- improved controls
- Options for hotkey rebinding, language, etc
- Mod support
- Map editor
- Online multiplayer
- Bug fixes
Notes
For running and development, DxWnd is strongly recommended