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# Ordoor
Ordoor is an **unofficial** [game engine recreation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine_recreation)
of the classic game from 1998, [Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Chaos_Gate)
of the Random Games, Inc., [Strategy Engine](https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/game-engine-random-games-1996-2000-strategy-engine),
which was in use from 1996 - 2000.
**You must have a copy of the original game data to use this project**. GOG is
the current publisher of this game; [you can purchase it here](https://www.gog.com/game/warhammer_40000_chaos_gate).
Four games are known to have been published for this engine:
"Warhammer 40,000" is a trademark of Games Workshop, and the game data used by
Ordoor contains Games Workshop intellectual property. I am confident that this
project uses all those things in accordance with the
[Intellectual Property Policy](https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Intellectual-Property-Policy)
and the license granted when purchasing a copy of the game in question. Do let
me know if you see or suspect any violation, and I'll address it immediately.
* [Wages of War: The Business of Battle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wages_of_War) (1996)
* [Soldiers At War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldiers_at_War) (1998)
* [Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Chaos_Gate) (1998) [GOG](https://www.gog.com/game/warhammer_40000_chaos_gate)
* [Avalon Hill's Squad Leader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_Hill%27s_Squad_Leader) (2000)
The aim of Ordoor is to be a complete reimplementation that allows all four
of these games to be played on modern hardware. It should also permit new games
of the same style to be built.
For each of the games above, **You must have a copy of the original game data to play**.
Links are provided above if we're aware of an active publisher; otherwise, check
your back catalogue, or perhaps a local charity shop.
Trademarks and intellectual property are the property of their respective
owners, and the games mentioned above (including the game data) are protected by
copyright. As a mere game engine recreation, we're confident that this project
operates legally, and that its goal is a noble one. Do get in touch if you
believe otherwise!
Ordoor is a portmanteau of Order Door, which is, of course, the opposite of a
Chaos Gate.
Chaos Gate. The project began with a Chaos Gate recreation, then more games were
discovered, so scope expanded. A rename and/or rewrite may be on the cards as a
result.
## Current status
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seems to use the same engine. Maybe at some point Ordoor will be able to play
both. Will that need a rename? Hmm. Watch this space.
## Long-term goals
Once full playthrough of the official single-player campaign for all four games
has been achieved, thoughts turn to other things we could do. Here are some
ideas, mostly at random.
Multi-player support.
Graphics enhancements - 3D models instead of sprites, high-resolution tile sets,
32-bit colour, etc. Hopefully we'd be able to drop these in one at a time.
Vastly improved AI.
Mash-ups? How do mercenaries fare against cultists fare against Nazis? Only one
way to find out!
New campaigns with existing assets. Tell new stories, or elaborate on / modify
existing ones.
Completely new fantasy game using the same engine.
## Building from source
I'm writing code in Go at the moment, so you'll need to have a Go runtime
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As with video playback, the ambition is to *eventually* remove this dependency
and operate on the unmodified files instead.
## Miscellany
"Mission Setup" includes information about available squad types
From EquipDef.cpp Dumo: CEquipment we learn the following object types:
0. DELETED
1. WEAPON
2. GRENADE
3. MEDIPACK
4. SCANNER
5. GENESEED
6. CLIP
7. DOOR KEY
8. DOOR KEY
9. DOOR KEY
10. DOOR KEY
And we learn they can be "on"....
0. CHARACTER
1. VEHICLE
2. CANISTER
I'm starting to see some parallels with [this](https://github.com/shlainn/game-file-formats/wiki/)
in the data formats, and the timeline (1997) seems about right. Worth keeping an
eye on!