User:Garrett/Research

OS-specific

Moved to Troubleshooting guide.

Game-specific

• Completed
• In progress
• On hold

General

• Videos
• DRM
• GameSpy
• PunkBuster

Stores

• Games removed from GOG.com
• Games removed from Steam
• The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam
• The Big List of DRM-Free Games on Steam
• List of Origin-redeemable games

Useful programs/links

Videos

• The RAD Video Tools - generate blank Bink, Smacker and AVI videos (Bink 2 requires SDK license)

Monitoring/comparison

• Process Explorer - useful for investigating the DLLs and launch parameters a process is currently using.
• Process Monitor - useful for investigating the files and registry keys called by a process.
• Regshot - track registry changes made by a game or its installer.
• WinMerge - compare file/folder differences.

Compatibility

• Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (via Windows ADK) - advanced compatibility tweaking (see the TechNet article for detail on each mode).
• _inmm.dll - used to replace CD music playback with MP3s etc.

Wrappers

• BoxedWine - Wine on Windows
• dgVoodoo2
• DDrawCompat
• DxWrapper
• nGlide - 3dfx wrapper. Works with almost all known games (see compatibility list).
• DXGL - OpenGL wrapper for DirectDraw/Direct3D version 1-7. Currently in alpha.
• LegacyD3DResolutionHack
• SwiftShader
• ENBSeries DX8 to DX9 Convertor
• WineD3D For Windows
• The Wrapper Collection Project

Screenshots

• MSI Afterburner - highly compatible screenshot feature (works for games Fraps can't capture from).

Extraction

• QuickBMS - extraction for many formats
• Universal Extractor - extract most installer formats
• Resource Hacker - view/extract data and images inside Windows executables and resource files.
• "Smart Install Maker" unpacker - extract Smart Install Maker installers

Formats

• DOS Game Modding Wiki - details on file formats (DOS only)
• REWiki - A centralized reverse-engineering documentation project - details on file formats
• Xentax Game File Format Central - details on file formats
• Video Game Modding Wiki - formats, middleware, etc.
• MultimediaWiki - video/audio formats

Other sources

• Eli's Software Encyclopedia - cover scans and release details
• Luigi Auriemma - Research - advanced details on multiplayer behaviour, file formats, etc.
• philscomputerlab
• Nohud Wiki