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Public releases of the Companions of Xanth port happen at milestones. Between milestones the port is developed privately; the decompilation itself stays public in this repository. Every release ships the Linux x86_64 package only. You supply your own game files; no game data, saves, artwork or fonts are ever included.
- The port runs the retail
XANTH.EXEunder its own 16-bit CPU and DOS/BIOS layer. There is no reimplemented game logic. - A scripted, verified walkthrough plays the Mundania opening, the Xanth cavern, Isthmus Village and Fairy Nuff's recipe, the Void, the Earth barrow and dungeon, and reaches the Region of Fire up to the charcoal.
- The game is not completable yet: the rest of the Region of Fire, the Gap and the 1,000-point ending are unverified.
- Keyboard, mouse and controller input, saving and restoring, and the dev menu's warps and finish-step entries are covered by automated release gates.
- Linux only so far (system SDL2, glibc 2.34 or newer). No Windows package has been published.
| Date | Release | What it reached |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | v0.1.0-alpha.5 | First binaries-only milestone. Finish Current Step keeps working when steps are missing from a local checkpoint list; route points that start from the game's own recorded saves are warp spots only. The checkpoint builder lists 23 warp spots and 18 finish-step entries reaching the Region of Fire, each offered only after your own local build and verification. |
| 2026-09-30 | v0.1.0-alpha.4 | Dev menu on by default (F12 or Back+Start) with 8 verified warps and 7 finish-step entries built locally from your data; controller, cursor and mouse fixes from alpha.3. |
| 2026-09-30 | v0.1.0-alpha.3 | Boot, cursor, mouse and controller fixes; packaged startup and click gates. |
| 2026-09-30 | v0.1.0-alpha.2 | Quick mouse taps preserved; automatic controller input. |
| 2026-09-30 | v0.1.0-alpha.1 | First packaged Linux preview of the native port. |
v0.2.0: Xanth completable end to end. The published walkthrough plays from the Mundania opening to the 1,000-point ending inside the port, every recorded route segment passes as a release gate, and saving, restoring and controller play are verified along the way, with defaults identical to the retail game.
This proposal awaits the owner's confirmation. A nearer step under discussion is "Mundania, Xanth and Earth fully playable", covering the route through the Ironwood Tree into the Region of Fire as one gated release.
- 2026-09-30: Page created. v0.1.0-alpha.5 published as the first binaries-only milestone release; alpha.1 through alpha.4 listed as reached. Next milestone proposed (v0.2.0, completable end to end).