Native Windows guide

Status: in progress

There is no supported native Windows release asset yet. Do not download the Linux package for Windows, and do not treat the current development executable as a redistributable build.

The intended Windows product will run directly on Windows without Wine and will accept an arbitrary original-data directory containing th08.dat and thbgm.dat. Current source can produce a 32-bit MinGW bring-up executable, but native startup and redistributable D3DX replacement work remain incomplete.

Developers can follow the current build state in Playable reconstruction ports. A public Windows download and player-facing installation commands will be added here only after the native executable and package have passed real Windows testing.

Release requirements include:

• reliable native window creation and gameplay on supported Windows hosts;
• no dependency on the non-redistributable DirectX SDK debug DLL;
• a portable package with a data-directory launcher;
• end-to-end stage, dialogue, audio, input, and ending validation.