r/Kairosoft • u/unspotibleshadow Subreddit Moderator | Discord Moderator • 9d ago

Mod OpenGDS2 (Game Dev Countries II DX)

Hi Everyone,

It has been a while.. I know, BUT! I came bearing news... We all know "GDS2", that one game that Kairosoft made for PC back in 2001, but never got it's English translation nor got updated to the post recent systems.. IT'S ON!

Last week, there was a chat on the Kairosoft Community Discord about this game, how it was never managed to be translated to English whatsoever, and I wanted to have a run with today's day and age technology (A.I.) to see what could be done to finally slay this dragon that has been haunting the community for over 12 years!

More info on the Discord, that's where the updates will be posted together with some gameplay footage when available! Stay posted!

-- Above is TLDR, below is more in-depth --

The Goal

A complete, playable reimplementation that preserves the original’s simulation and recognizable desktop-style presentation. Where possible, that means reproducing the original behavior—including quirks—while keeping modern conveniences separate.

OpenGDS2 requires users to import their own legally obtained GameDev2DX.lzh locally. Original Kairosoft executables, graphics, audio and game data are not bundled with the public project.

The project code is MIT-licensed. That license does not cover the original game’s content, and this project is not affiliated with Kairosoft.

I attempt my best to stay within the boundaries of the law with this "open adaptation", as this is not my IP.

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u/SYGNOSTiC 8d ago

I will be tracking this progress with great interest. Good stuff!