The game is ready, but I haven't tested everything - just the speedrun - and that was about three months ago, so things might have changed since then.

Regarding the source code, about half of the modules (not half of the code) are in good shape. All APIs have meaningful names, along with brief documentation, annotations, and explanations (see skill.c and quest.c as examples). The other half may have cryptic names, little to no symbols , and no documentation at all (anim.c is extremely large and hard to understand).

You must own the game to play. Purchase your copy on GOG or Steam.

```
.
├── arcanum1.dat
├── arcanum2.dat
├── arcanum3.dat
├── arcanum4.dat
├── modules
│   ├── Arcanum
│   │   ├── movies
│   │   │   ├── 00069.bik
│   │   │   ├── 01138.bik
│   │   │   ├── 02112.bik
│   │   │   ├── 50000.bik
│   │   │   ├── 51169.bik
│   │   │   ├── 91568.bik
│   │   │   ├── A0021.bik
│   │   │   ├── G0021.bik
│   │   │   └── movies.mes
│   │   └── sound
│   │       └── music
│   │           ├── Arcanum.mp3
│   │           ├── Caladon.mp3
│   │           ├── Caladon_Catacombs.mp3
│   │           ├── Cities.mp3
│   │           ├── Combat 1.mp3
│   │           ├── Combat 2.mp3
│   │           ├── Combat 3.mp3
│   │           ├── Combat 4.mp3
│   │           ├── Combat 5.mp3
│   │           ├── Combat 6.mp3
│   │           ├── CombatMusic.mp3
│   │           ├── Dungeons.mp3
│   │           ├── DwarvenMusic.mp3
│   │           ├── Interlude.mp3
│   │           ├── Isle_of_Despair.mp3
│   │           ├── Kerghan.mp3
│   │           ├── Mines.mp3
│   │           ├── Qintara.mp3
│   │           ├── Tarant.mp3
│   │           ├── Tarant_Sewers.mp3
│   │           ├── Towns.mp3
│   │           ├── Tulla.mp3
│   │           ├── Vendegoth.mp3
│   │           ├── Villages.mp3
│   │           ├── Void.mp3
│   │           └── Wilderness.mp3
│   ├── Arcanum.PATCH0
│   ├── Arcanum.dat
│   └── Vormantown.dat
└── tig.dat
```

Download and copy arcanum-ce.exe to your Arcanum folder. It serves as a drop-in replacement for arcanum.exe.

• Use the Windows installation as a base - it contains the data assets needed to play. Copy the Arcanum folder somewhere, for example /home/john/Desktop/Arcanum.

• Alternatively, you can extract the required files from the GOG installer:

$ sudo apt install innoextract
$ innoextract ~/Downloads/setup_arcanum.exe -I app
$ mv app Arcanum

• Download and copy arcanum-ce to this folder.

• Run ./arcanum-ce.

• Use the Windows installation as a base - it contains the data assets needed to play. Copy the Arcanum folder somewhere, for example /Applications/Arcanum.

• Alternatively, if you have Homebrew installed, you can extract the required files from the GOG installer:

$ brew install innoextract
$ innoextract ~/Downloads/setup_arcanum.exe -I app
$ mv app /Applications/Arcanum

• Download and copy Arcanum Community Edition.app to this folder.

• Run Arcanum Community Edition.app.

These ports are not currently intended for players. Touch controls are not yet implemented, and window management is subpar. No further instructions will be provided until these issues are resolved (but you can easily figure it out, it's not rocket science).

Check ci-build.yml for details on how the project is compiled. Note that SDL3 and SDL3_mixer used in the project point directly to the main branches through TIG and are updated frequently. The project relies on features that have not yet landed in a stable release.

Several configuration options are available as command-line switches (admittedly not very user-friendly):

• -4637: Enable cheat level 3

• -window: Run in windowed mode (default is fullscreen)

• -geometry=1280x720: Set window size (default is 800x600)

Play the game and file bugs if any (there are likely many). Attach a save game for investigation. Suggestions for quality of life improvements are also welcome. The major objective for 25H2 is to clarify remaining functions.

The source code is this repository is available under the Sustainable Use License.