SpaceCadetPinball/README.md

# SpaceCadetPinball
**Summary:** Reverse engineering of `3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet`, a game bundled with Windows.

**How to play:** Place compiled executable into a folder containing original game resources (not included).\
Supports data files from Windows and Full Tilt versions of the game.

**Known source ports:**
| Platform | Author | URL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PS Vita | Axiom | <https://github.com/suicvne/SpaceCadetPinball_Vita> |

Platforms covered by this project: desktop Windows and Linux.
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**Source:**
 * `pinball.exe` from `Windows XP` (SHA-1 `2A5B525E0F631BB6107639E2A69DF15986FB0D05`) and its public PDB
 * `CADET.EXE` 32bit version from `Full Tilt! Pinball` (SHA-1 `3F7B5699074B83FD713657CD94671F2156DBEDC4`)

**Tools used:** `Ghidra`, `Ida`, `Visual Studio`

**What was done:**
 * All structures were populated, globals and locals named.
 * All subs were decompiled, C pseudo code was converted to compilable C++. Loose (namespace?) subs were assigned to classes.

**Compiling:**\
Project uses `C++11` and depends on `SDL2` libs.\
On Windows:\
Download and unpack devel packages for `SDL2` and `SDL2_mixer`.\
Set paths to them in CMakeLists.txt, see suggested placement in /Libs.\
Compile with Visual Studio; tested with 2019. 

On Linux:\
Install devel packages for `SDL2` and `SDL2_mixer`.\
Compile with CMake; tested with GCC 10, Clang 11. 

**Plans:**
 * ~~Decompile original game~~
 * ~~Resizable window, scaled graphics~~
 * ~~Loader for high-res sprites from CADET.DAT~~
 * Misc features of Full Tilt: 3 music tracs, multiball, centered textboxes, etc.
 * Cross-platform port
   * Using SDL2, SDL2_mixer, ImGui
   * Maybe: Android port
 * Maybe x2: support for other two tables 
   * Table specific BL (control interactions and missions) is hardcoded, othere parts might be also patched

**On 64-bit bug that killed the game:**\
I did not find it, decompiled game worked in x64 mode on the first try.\
It was either lost in decompilation or introduced in x64 port/not present in x86 build.\
Based on public description of the bug (no ball collision), I guess that the bug was in `TEdgeManager::TestGridBox`
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											2021-01-29 16:34:45 +00:00
+								# SpaceCadetPinball
 								**Summary:** Reverse engineering of `3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet`, a game bundled with Windows.
-												Made it compile with GCC on Linux.
Fixed GCC warnings and Windows specifics.
Restored C++11, switch to 14 was not supposed to happen.
Not 100% sure about my Find* module section.

											
										
										
											2021-09-09 08:40:54 +00:00
+								**How to play:** Place compiled executable into a folder containing original game resources (not included).\
-												Updated readme.

											
										
										
											2021-02-20 12:58:16 +00:00
+								Supports data files from Windows and Full Tilt versions of the game.
-												Added linear filter option for vScreen texture.
Rollback blit to backing storage – its persistence is not guaranteed.
Added project URL to About dialog.
Added source ports table to readme.

											
										
										
											2021-09-23 09:16:58 +00:00
 								**Known source ports:**
 								| Platform | Author | URL |
 								| --- | --- | --- |
 								| PS Vita | Axiom | <https://github.com/suicvne/SpaceCadetPinball_Vita> |
-												Fixed md error in readme.

What is GFM? We just don't know.
											
										
										
											2021-09-23 09:21:18 +00:00
-												Added linear filter option for vScreen texture.
Rollback blit to backing storage – its persistence is not guaranteed.
Added project URL to About dialog.
Added source ports table to readme.

											
										
										
											2021-09-23 09:16:58 +00:00
+								Platforms covered by this project: desktop Windows and Linux.
-												Added Readme.md
											
										
										
											2021-01-29 16:34:45 +00:00
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-												Updated readme.

											
										
										
											2021-02-20 12:58:16 +00:00
+								**Source:**
 								 * `pinball.exe` from `Windows XP` (SHA-1 `2A5B525E0F631BB6107639E2A69DF15986FB0D05`) and its public PDB
 								 * `CADET.EXE` 32bit version from `Full Tilt! Pinball` (SHA-1 `3F7B5699074B83FD713657CD94671F2156DBEDC4`)
-												Added Readme.md
											
										
										
											2021-01-29 16:34:45 +00:00
 								**Tools used:** `Ghidra`, `Ida`, `Visual Studio`
 								**What was done:**
 								 * All structures were populated, globals and locals named.
-												Updated readme.

											
										
										
											2021-02-20 12:58:16 +00:00
+								 * All subs were decompiled, C pseudo code was converted to compilable C++. Loose (namespace?) subs were assigned to classes.
-												Added Readme.md
											
										
										
											2021-01-29 16:34:45 +00:00
 								**Compiling:**\
-												Made it compile with GCC on Linux.
Fixed GCC warnings and Windows specifics.
Restored C++11, switch to 14 was not supposed to happen.
Not 100% sure about my Find* module section.

											
										
										
											2021-09-09 08:40:54 +00:00
+								Project uses `C++11` and depends on `SDL2` libs.\
 								On Windows:\
 								Download and unpack devel packages for `SDL2` and `SDL2_mixer`.\
 								Set paths to them in CMakeLists.txt, see suggested placement in /Libs.\
 								Compile with Visual Studio; tested with 2019.
 								On Linux:\
 								Install devel packages for `SDL2` and `SDL2_mixer`.\
-												Fixed some of the memory leaks and Clang warnings.
DrMemory and Valgrind work with regular debug builds.

											
										
										
											2021-09-14 12:33:18 +00:00
+								Compile with CMake; tested with GCC 10, Clang 11.
-												Added Readme.md
											
										
										
											2021-01-29 16:34:45 +00:00
 								**Plans:**
 								 * ~~Decompile original game~~
-												Updated readme.

											
										
										
											2021-02-20 12:58:16 +00:00
+								 * ~~Resizable window, scaled graphics~~
 								 * ~~Loader for high-res sprites from CADET.DAT~~
 								 * Misc features of Full Tilt: 3 music tracs, multiball, centered textboxes, etc.
-												SDL port v1, Windows only for now.
Working: graphics, sound, music (3dpb only).
Not working: GUI, user settings.

											
										
										
											2021-08-27 10:29:41 +00:00
+								 * Cross-platform port
 								   * Using SDL2, SDL2_mixer, ImGui
 								   * Maybe: Android port
-												Added Readme.md
											
										
										
											2021-01-29 16:34:45 +00:00
+								 * Maybe x2: support for other two tables
 								   * Table specific BL (control interactions and missions) is hardcoded, othere parts might be also patched
 								**On 64-bit bug that killed the game:**\
 								I did not find it, decompiled game worked in x64 mode on the first try.\
 								It was either lost in decompilation or introduced in x64 port/not present in x86 build.\
 								Based on public description of the bug (no ball collision), I guess that the bug was in `TEdgeManager::TestGridBox`