Carmageddon 2, revisited

This project attempts to documents 1998's Carmageddon 2 by replacing binary code in the released binary with C code.

When enough functions have been replaced, it should become possible to not need the retail binary anymore and let the game run on modern non-Windows systems.

Status

• This project is still in its infancy, so nothing major has been achieved yet
• The hook dll works
• The standalone exe does not work, and won't even compile

Requirements

• Carmageddon 2: this project still needs the original game data + executable(s) to function
• Windows

Build requirements

• 32-bit x86 compiler: MinGW and MSVC are supported
• DirectX SDK: we need dinput and dxguid.
  • MinGW provides these libraries out-of-the box
  • MSVC does not ship with a DirectX SDK: this time-period correct version on archive.org works perfect.
• Detours: this library is used to hook functions

Goals

• Hook as much functions as possible until we don't even need the original executable anymore
• Exact same behavior as the original
• Every single commit should compile and work: this enables git-bisect to search for regressions

Credits

• The DethRace project: Carmageddon 2 is a continuation of Carmageddon 1.