The future you’re writing about has already arrived.
There’s an iw4L project that ported Call of Duty 4 to the Bevy engine using AI agents.
Here’s a video where he talks about the project: https://youtu.be/CSFCKJspVSo?si=Ud1KQpCSvhOIbKms
! I’d like to point out that this is not a restoration of the source code but a port to a new game engine. Essentially, one person in 3 months, using AI agents, made a remaster of Call of Duty 4 on a new game engine.
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What does this mean for FAF? It means there’s a big chance of success right now. The chances are not just to restore the source code and fix bugs, but to make Supreme Commander: Definitive Edition with improved graphics, multithreading support, and improved network code that runs anywhere (Linux, MacOS, Windows).
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If you notice, a week has passed and the iw4L project still hasn’t been shut down/removed. This speaks to the good legal robustness of the solution. The author himself in the video interview talks about using the "clean room" technique. I believe that legal cleanliness will open up new prospects, for example, publishing on Steam.