# NightDive-Studio/shockmac

System Shock (PowerMac version / Official GPL Release)

Repository: https://github.com/NightDive-Studio/shockmac
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shockmac
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2018-08-03T04:44:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3072, "days_push": 2952, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1467, forks 184 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:48.772731+00:00)

## What it is
The officially GPL-released source code of the PowerMac (Mac OS 9) port of the 1994 game System Shock, published by Night Dive Studios. It contains game, Mac platform, and shared Looking Glass library code, buildable with Metrowerks CodeWarrior on PowerPC hardware or emulators like SheepShaver.

## Use cases
- port System Shock to modern platforms
- study classic Looking Studios game engine source code
- build the original Mac System Shock on SheepShaver
- preserve retro game source code
- mod System Shock's game logic
- research 1990s Mac game development

## When to choose
- you want to port or mod the original System Shock
- you study retro game engine architecture
- you want to build the classic Mac version on PowerPC or an emulator

## When to avoid
- you want a ready-to-play modern System Shock (use the Enhanced Edition instead)
- you need game data or assets (not included, still under EULA)
- you cannot work with classic Mac OS toolchains like CodeWarrior

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, graphics, audio-processing
- domain: gaming-tools
- platform: cpp, c
- tags: system-shock, source-release, powerpc, classic-mac-os, retro-gaming, gpl-release, game-development, retro-computing, macos

## Member repositories
- NightDive-Studio/shockmac (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.772731+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:58.151771+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/NightDive-Studio/shockmac (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.772731+00:00, sha 91cfcd0e5a33)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.