# BlindMindStudios/StarRuler2-Source

4X Space Strategy game Star Ruler 2's open source distribution.

Repository: https://github.com/BlindMindStudios/StarRuler2-Source
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/starruler2-source
Homepage: http://starruler2.com
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: engine, engine3d, cpp, c-plus-plus, star-ruler-2, game, game-engine
Last push: 2023-11-18T12:54:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2969, "days_push": 1019, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1528, forks 266 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:58.492419+00:00)

## What it is
The complete open-source distribution of Star Ruler 2, a massive-scale 4X/RTS space strategy game originally developed by Blind Mind Studios, including the full C++ 3D engine source, scripts, data files, and assets. It is released so that anyone can build the game from source, study its engine, and tinker with or mod it, since the original studio is no longer active.

## Use cases
- play a massive-scale 4x space strategy game
- build star ruler 2 from source on windows or linux
- study how a commercial 3d game engine is implemented
- mod star ruler 2 or create custom races and ships
- port the game to a new platform or replace steam integration
- set up multiplayer games between open-source and commercial versions

## When to choose
- you want to build, modify, or extend Star Ruler 2 yourself
- you want to learn from the source of a full-featured 3D game engine
- you want a moddable, freely buildable version of the game without Steam or GOG dependencies

## When to avoid
- you expect an actively maintained game with updates and developer support
- you need the commercial release's music or Steam/GOG platform features
- you want a ready-to-run binary and simple installation rather than compiling from source

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game, game-engine, graphics
- domain: gaming-tools, entertainment
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp
- tags: 4x-strategy, rts, space-game, source-release, moddable, opengl, multiplayer, engine3d, open-source-game, game-development, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- BlindMindStudios/StarRuler2-Source (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.492419+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 2026-08-30T04:31:29.427319+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/BlindMindStudios/StarRuler2-Source (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.492419+00:00, sha ec053b0985ba)
  - homepage: http://starruler2.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:33:53.646499+00:00, sha aa80c214758c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.