# TheForceEngine/TheForceEngine

Modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods, and in the future Outlaws.

Repository: https://github.com/TheForceEngine/TheForceEngine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/theforceengine
Homepage: https://TheForceEngine.github.io
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: dark-forces, outlaws, force-engine, jedi-engine
Last push: 2026-09-02T14:23:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 47, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2382, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 358, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1157, forks 88 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:08.386496+00:00)

## What it is
The Force Engine is a modern, reverse-engineered replacement for the Jedi Engine that runs STAR WARS: Dark Forces natively on modern systems, with Outlaws support planned. It adds high resolutions, widescreen, mouselook, controller support, and a mod loader while requiring an original purchased copy of the game.

## Use cases
- play dark forces on modern systems
- run dark forces mods with widescreen and high resolution
- play dark forces with mouselook and controller support
- source port for star wars dark forces
- load community mods for dark forces
- reverse engineered jedi engine replacement

## When to choose
- you own Dark Forces and want to play it on modern hardware with quality-of-life improvements
- you want to run community mods with extended engine limits and widescreen support
- you want an authentic engine reimplementation rather than a remaster

## When to avoid
- you don't own an original copy of the game - TFE does not provide game assets
- you want to play Outlaws today - support is not yet available
- you need a remaster with new art or content

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, graphics, simulation, reverse-engineering
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: source-port, dark-forces, outlaws, jedi-engine, retro-gaming, modding, star-wars, level-editor, software-renderer, gpu-renderer, game-development, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- TheForceEngine/TheForceEngine (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:08.386496+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 2026-08-30T06:32:11.364542+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TheForceEngine/TheForceEngine (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:08.386496+00:00, sha b5e2abab1db6)
  - homepage: https://TheForceEngine.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:37:21.436020+00:00, sha 63ad39a007b9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.