Rage Wars Recompiled - v0.5.0-beta.1

Rage Wars Recompiled — Beta 0.5.0 (v0.5.0-beta.1)

Windows x64 desktop and experimental PC VR by XR64 Studios.

What's new

• Local multiplayer input assignment: keyboard/mouse, gamepads and VR can be assigned to individual player ports. Keyboard/mouse plus a gamepad has been owner-confirmed in multiplayer.
• Expanded original-ROM coverage: 756 additional recovered functions, 19 generator helpers and 3 cache shims bring the guest definition count from 3,759 to 4,537; 53 switch tables accompany the recovery.
• Native first-person view and movement, animation blending, higher-refresh presentation, captured-model filtering, broader material colour support and corrected HUD text.
• Revised VR HUD, laser, weapon tracking, locomotion and turning, plus separate PC/VR settings and expanded controller bindings.
• Accepted presentation features are enabled by default, including the 80 ms body presentation delay. Existing preferences remain in the user's profile.

Install or update

Close the game and back up your whole profile. Extract the complete Windows ZIP into a fresh program folder; keep every included DLL with RageWarsRecompiled.exe. Select your own supported US v1.0 ROM and choose PC or VR. Press Escape at the start screen.

Profiles remain at %LOCALAPPDATA%\XR64\RageWars, or your XR64_PROFILE_DIR override. No populated profile, Controller Pak, ROM or extracted model asset is bundled. Keep your previous program folder and profile backup. See Setup for multiplayer and current VR-menu instructions.

Downloads and matching source

• RageWarsRecompiled-v0.5.0-beta.1-windows-x64.zip: complete portable program, DLLs, setup and notices.
• RageWarsRecompiled-v0.5.0-beta.1-source.zip: matching public snapshot, including source/ and BYO-ROM reconstruction instructions.
• SHA256SUMS.txt: SHA-256 hashes of both ZIPs.

Executable SHA-256: 7E5E22ABBEDFC8B2B3E1B8C5404B5CB2D8E78A1908FE6C0F158C61C779B1E0A2. It is the exact selected TESTING program; packaging changes its filename and documentation, not its executable bytes.

Fresh source-built generators reproduced all 60 pinned guest/audio inputs and 4,537 guest definitions. The reconstructed kit built successfully and passed 38 selected build/fixture checks. The selected build passed 47 applicable contracts, production filtering, compiler-input closure, and package/privacy checks. These results and their scope are detailed on the linked Known Issues page.

Known issues and verification limits contains unresolved damage behavior, untested scenarios and device coverage. Use the issue tracker for reproducible reports.

Beta 0.2.1, Beta 0.2.0 and Beta 0.1.0 remain available. Original copyrights and licenses are preserved in both downloads. No ROM/proprietary asset download is provided.

Rage Wars Recompiled - v0.2.1-beta.1

Rage Wars Recompiled - Beta 0.2.1 (v0.2.1-beta.1)

Windows x64 desktop and experimental PC VR by XR64 Studios. VR requires alternate weapon models and motion controls to be enabled. See SETUP.md for the complete VR guide.

Focused crash repairs

• Repaired a narrow resource-decoder dispatch path associated with the reported crash as match results would open. The three callbacks already existed in the build; this caller now invokes those original-ROM bodies directly instead of relying on their availability in the active guest lookup map. Other indirect calls retain normal lookup.
• Included the earlier Save-path repair: nine original fixed calls now invoke five existing compiled guest bodies directly. This addresses the separately reported missing-callable path near saving.
• Preserved the 0.2.0 pickup clock correction, Syra and specifically reported Warclubs fixes, post-mission Quit, black splash transitions, normal controls/audio, VR instructions, and production crash reports.

The intermittent gameplay failure could not be reliably reproduced. Builds and targeted automated checks passed, but player confirmation is pending. This release does not claim that all intermittent crashes are fixed, and the underlying overlay/code-residency cause remains unproven.

Installation and safe update

Close the game and back up the whole existing profile. Extract the complete Windows ZIP into a fresh program folder; keep the executable and every included DLL together. Update your shortcut and continue using the existing profile. Do not delete or replace your saves/settings. Keep the 0.2.0 program folder and profile backup as a fallback.

Default profile: %LOCALAPPDATA%\XR64\RageWars; optional whole-profile override: XR64_PROFILE_DIR. No profile, Controller Pak, save, ROM, or extracted model asset is bundled. There is no automatic updater or save migration. Launch RageWarsRecompiled.exe, select your own supported US v1.0 ROM, and choose PC or VR. Press Escape at the start screen.

How to play in VR

VR requires alternate weapon models and motion controls to be enabled.

Connect the PC headset and make its OpenXR runtime active, then launch the normal executable and select VR in setup. This ZIP is a Windows PC VR program, not a standalone Quest application.

In Options > PC OPTIONS (during play: Pause > Options > PC OPTIONS), select MODELS: CALIBRATED for the required alternate weapon models. Supply your own .rwpm, .placement, .muzzle, and calibration files; extraction is not automatic. Under PC OPTIONS > VR enable MOTION CONTROLS: ON. Use ENTER VR from desktop and RETURN TO PC to leave VR. For Touch use Auto input selection.

Face forward and press F12 on the PC keyboard to recenter. Default Touch gameplay controls: left stick moves, right stick turns, right trigger fires, A jumps, right grip/B secondary-fire, X/Y cycle weapons and Menu pauses. In menus: left stick navigates, A confirms, B goes back, Menu sends Start. Press Escape on the PC keyboard at the start screen. Bindings are under VR > MORE VR OPTIONS > VR CONTROLLER BINDINGS. If detection fails, check the connection and active runtime and retry ENTER VR. Desktop play remains available without a headset. See SETUP.md for the full guide.

Validation and limits

Final executable SHA-256: A56AB4AF91A6CCECA5F9505DA474DD84E18A9A7A4ADD06F617F1EBAB0BA043DF.

• The final matching source kit reconstructs all 60 guest/audio inputs from a user-supplied ROM, retaining 3,751 function definitions and 545 verified recovery records.
• The versioned Release build, nine release contracts, compiler-input closure audit, production filtering, package/notice checks, and exact ZIP/privacy validation passed.
• 48 native decoder RAM/register comparisons passed with synthetic streams and unavailable callable lookup; the earlier 16 Save-path fixture comparisons passed again. The final regenerated guest files exactly match their tested inputs. These checks do not simulate a complete match.
• A disposable-profile Setup startup and normal close were checked; no live match-end, save/close/relaunch, or headset acceptance is claimed for these final bytes.

Earlier owner gameplay/VR observations remain attributed to their earlier builds. Live results/Continue, persistence, broader campaign/maps, all previous-fix regressions, and Quest 3 through Virtual Desktop need player confirmation. Independent-machine/donor-denying OS validation remains unperformed. See known issues.

Downloads and matching source

• RageWarsRecompiled-v0.2.1-beta.1-windows-x64.zip: complete portable program, DLLs, instructions, and licenses.
• RageWarsRecompiled-v0.2.1-beta.1-source.zip: matching public repository snapshot, including source/ and BYO-ROM reconstruction instructions.
• SHA256SUMS.txt: SHA-256 for both ZIPs.

Beta 0.2.0 and its original assets are retained as a fallback. Original rights remain with their respective holders. No ROM/proprietary asset download is provided.

Rage Wars Recompiled - v0.2.0-beta.1

Rage Wars Recompiled — Beta 0.2.0 (v0.2.0-beta.1)

Windows x64 desktop and experimental PC VR by XR64 Studios. VR requires alternate weapon models and motion controls to be enabled. See SETUP.md for the complete VR guide.

Fixes

• Fixed a timer-wrap bug that could make rotating pickups disappear. Ammo and health pickup visibility was confirmed in two desktop matches on the earlier 0.2.0 clock-corrected candidate; this newly built executable has not received that gameplay check. Power-ups and all items/maps are not claimed verified.
• Carried forward the accepted fixes for Syra defeat, the specifically reported Warclubs path, and choosing Quit instead of Save or Continue after a mission. This is not an all-bodyguards fix.
• Carried forward black transitions between splash cards for both desktop and VR rendering.
• Preserved the accepted desktop controls/audio behavior. These were already included in the initial beta; they are not presented as new controls/audio repairs in this release.
• Removed candidate tracing/developer launch options from the consumer runtime and preserved F12 VR recentering. Normal settings, fullscreen, gameplay controls and bounded versioned error reports remain available.

The pickup correction returns the existing native timer owner's full monotonic counter through the guest 64-bit return ABI. The native VI adapter leaves the original VI manager dormant; using only 32-bit Count could create an invalid unsigned frame interval at wrap. The source recipe reproduces the corrected generated function from the user's ROM. Original item transforms and trigonometry are unchanged.

Installation and safe update

Close the game and back up the whole existing profile. Extract the complete Windows ZIP into a fresh program folder; keep the executable and every required DLL together. Continue using the existing profile rather than replacing it with defaults. Update your shortcut and keep the old program folder plus backup as a fallback.

Default profile: %LOCALAPPDATA%\XR64\RageWars. Optional whole-profile override: XR64_PROFILE_DIR. Game data resides under user-data. No profile, Controller Pak, save, ROM or extracted model asset is bundled. There is no automatic updater or save migration. Launch RageWarsRecompiled.exe, select your own supported US v1.0 ROM and choose PC or VR. At the start screen press Escape; Enter and Space do not advance it.

How to play in VR

VR requires alternate weapon models and motion controls to be enabled.

Connect the PC headset and make its OpenXR runtime active, then launch the normal executable and select VR in setup. This ZIP is a Windows PC VR program, not a standalone Quest application.

In Options → PC OPTIONS (during play: Pause → Options → PC OPTIONS), select MODELS: CALIBRATED for the required alternate weapon models. Supply your own .rwpm, .placement, .muzzle, and calibration files; extraction is not automatic. Under PC OPTIONS → VR enable MOTION CONTROLS: ON. Use ENTER VR from desktop and RETURN TO PC to leave VR. For Touch use Auto input selection.

Face forward and press F12 on the PC keyboard to recenter. Default Touch gameplay controls: left stick moves, right stick turns, right trigger fires, A jumps, right grip/B secondary-fire, X/Y cycle weapons and Menu pauses. In menus: left stick navigates, A confirms, B goes back, Menu sends Start. Press Escape on the PC keyboard at the start screen. Bindings are under VR → MORE VR OPTIONS → VR CONTROLLER BINDINGS. If detection fails, check the connection and active runtime and retry ENTER VR. Desktop play remains available without a headset. See SETUP.md for the full guide.

Evidence and beta limits

This exact release executable: SHA-256 A40C5E5403BFC0AE8EF5337791DA2C19FDED92F32DB5EBFFC2582CC9B3524C9C. It differs from the earlier owner-tested candidate because consumer cleanup and recentering were rebuilt.

• The exact extracted Windows ZIP launched a responsive normal setup window and closed with exit code 0 using a fresh disposable profile and twice using a disposable older-profile copy. These are launcher checks, not an in-game save/upgrade round trip. The copied Pak remained byte-identical.
• All nine release contracts passed: clock wrap/o32 return, XR controls/camera, decoded frame ownership, audio output, weapon calibration, modern controls, package safety and CLI help.
• Existing settings write/read and legacy migration contracts passed. Existing reconstruction/dependency/package tests and the consumer-transformed synthetic startup/Pak contract passed; the latter uses a dialog stub.
• Source-built generators reproduced all 60 guest/audio inputs, including the corrected clock body. The final host was built from the matching source kit. Compiler-input closure, all 133 consumer-transformed sources, 3,751 guest definitions, GUI/no-CodeView checks, executable privacy filtering, required DLL/notice identities and ZIP contents passed.
• The public source, source ZIP and Windows ZIP were recursively checked: zero Controller Pak files, zero populated profile/user-data directories, zero save files and zero files copied from the owner's profile/backups. The four generic path-detector/test-string scan hits were reviewed; no actual personal path or credential was present. These technical checks are not legal clearance.

Earlier owner acceptance: preceding 0.2.0 candidates passed Syra, the reported Warclubs path, post-mission Quit, controls/audio, and black splash transitions on desktop and Quest 3 through Virtual Desktop. The clock-corrected candidate passed reported ammo/health visibility in two desktop matches. An earlier consumer candidate retained new saved progress after close/relaunch. Those outcomes are carried forward as earlier evidence, not relabeled as tests on this executable.

Not tested on these final bytes: live gameplay/physical controls/audio, ammo/health or power-up visibility, all items/maps, individual prior-fix regressions, in-game save/close/relaunch, a complete copied Beta 0.1 save upgrade round trip, VR startup/head/controller tracking and Quest 3 through Virtual Desktop. Interactive automation was unavailable in the release environment; no headset execution is claimed. Synthetic clock/audio/controls tests do not substitute for those checks.

Broader campaign/menu, eight dynamic destinations, worker PI-register support, VR weapon attachment/near-wall/shot accuracy and audio-device recovery coverage remain beta limitations. Independent-machine and donor-denying OS validation remain unperformed. No complete playthrough or blanket PCVR compatibility is claimed. See KNOWN_ISSUES.md.

Downloads and matching source

• RageWarsRecompiled-v0.2.0-beta.1-windows-x64.zip: complete portable program, DLLs, instructions and licenses.
• RageWarsRecompiled-v0.2.0-beta.1-source.zip: the matching reviewed public repository snapshot, including source/ and BYO-ROM build instructions.
• SHA256SUMS.txt: SHA-256 for both immutable ZIPs.

Required third-party notices and GPLv3/modification texts are included in both downloads. No ROM/proprietary asset download is provided; original rights remain with their respective holders. The original Beta 0.1 release and assets are preserved.

Rage Wars Recompiled - v0.1.0-beta.1

Rage Wars Recompiled - v0.1.0-beta.1

First public beta — Windows x64 desktop PC and experimental PCVR.
XR64 Studios / non-commercial fan recompilation / build 47385556.

Download and setup

IN VR MODE, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MOTION CONTROLS ENABLED AND ARE USING THE ALTERNATE GUN MODELS. [ NOT CLASSIC]

Download RageWarsRecompiled-v0.1.0-beta.1-windows-x64.zip, extract it and open
RageWarsRecompiled.exe. Select your own supported Turok: Rage Wars US v1.0
ROM and choose PC. Keep every included DLL beside the executable.

At the game's start screen, press Escape. Enter and Space do not advance it.

Setup · Report a bug · Known issues · Discussions

Included changes

• Consistent Rage Wars Recompiled executable, window, setup and download naming.
• Existing PC Options connected to pause and title/lobby Options. Pause Options was owner-confirmed on earlier build 39B82289; title/lobby paths passed native lifecycle tests. Complete live menu coverage and persistence remain open.
• ROM-only source reconstruction with pinned public generator/dependency source and explicit integration patches. Snapshot comparison is optional; audio generation preserves ROM/region/handler checks.
• Preview audio repair, portable allowlisted packaging, corrected complete component notices and matching source alongside the binary.
• Dedicated project page, bug reports, Discussions and release comments.

Tested evidence and limits

On exact executable 47385556, the owner confirmed normal four-player preview
and one-player/three-bot desktop combat rendering, working controls and good audio.
Local empty-output source reconstruction passed exact comparison of all 60
guest/audio inputs, the host build, eight targeted CTest contracts, consumer
production auditing and declared/read input auditing with zero unexpected inputs.
All 3,206 callback definitions were preserved.

The final notice/doc repack retains every tested executable/DLL byte. Package
contracts (10 tests) and reconstruction helper contracts (6 tests) passed.
Both archives passed full manifest hashes, explicit inventories and ZIP CRC/byte
checks, plus bounded privacy checks. Raw local build/runtime evidence stays private.
These checks do not prove every possible privacy issue or independent OS isolation.

Known beta limits: Escape-only start progression; incomplete live menu/persistence
coverage; inherited missing callback 0x00231F4C outside tested scenarios;
broader gameplay/save/device-recovery regressions; unaccepted headset attachment,
recenter, tracking-extension support, near-wall and fallback weapon behavior,
barrel/aim-origin agreement and moving-shot impact/damage. Calibrated models need
your own extracted inputs; automatic extraction is unavailable. No Quest APK.
Independent-machine or donor-denying sandbox validation remains open.
See Known issues.

Matching source, licensing and provenance

Download RageWarsRecompiled-v0.1.0-beta.1-source.zip beside the Windows ZIP.
Its docs/PC_RECONSTRUCTION.md explains the pinned Windows toolchain and ordered
rebuild using your own ROM. It includes reviewed port/runtime/generator sources,
patches, configurations and scripts. GitHub's automatic “Source code” archives
contain this documentation repository only; use the explicitly named source asset.

GNU GPLv3 and dated modification/source-access notices are in COPYING.txt and
MODIFICATIONS.txt. Component licenses and attribution are preserved in both
archives and indexed in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt in the Windows package.
The binary contains translated guest code; source includes ROM-derived
reconstruction edits. No ROM file, extracted assets, saves, profiles, RAM captures
or old Git history are supplied. Original game copyrights remain with their owners.
XR64 Studios has chosen non-commercial fan distribution; this records its decision
and does not claim rights-holder permission, endorsement or a legal finding.

Build identity

Executable SHA-256:
47385556a13586971c341e770d7053b1503b668b5f0748b85fcfe56a27edd659

Version: 0.1.0-beta.1. This is a successor to selected baseline F67637BF.
Download hashes are in SHA256SUMS.txt; per-file hashes are in each archive's
manifest. This is an experimental beta with the acceptance boundaries above.