ResoddedFramework

ResoddedFramework is an open-source modding base for the game Plants vs. Zombies.

It was based on version 0.9.9.1029 however features from future versions such as GOTY (EA Store) have been backported.

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How To Use

1. Download CMake, Git, vcpkg and Visual Studio 2026 (or other version, 2019 work) or Clang
2. git clone repo* (*url to my fork or original)
3. Compile
   • For VS.
   • For clang:

cd ResoddedFramework
cmake --preset windows-x64-debug-clang
cmake --build --preset windows-x64-debug-clang

What I want to do in my fork:

• Change OpenAL to SDL_mixer.
• Change libvorbis to stb_vorbis.
• Change FreeType to stb_truetype.
• Change Bass.dll to libopenmpt (for Linux, MacOS, BSD-like etc.).
• Add support for other OSes (Linux, MacOS, BSD-like etc.)

Roadmap original repo

High Priority

• Reworked Rendering - 100%
• JSON Settings, replacing the registry - 100%
• ResourceGen V2 (In Development)
• Documentation - 1%
• Window Resizing - 100%
• Advanced Options - 100%
• UTF-8 Support - 100%
• MP3/OGG/FLAC Lawn Music - 100%
• Controller Support - 80% (Board Only)

Low Priority

• Multi-platform support - 15%
• Separate mod resources (.pak + folders) - 100%
• Update Checker - 100%

Credits

Main

• Electr0Gunner -> Creator, Lead Programmer
• IsraelProyects -> Secondary Programmer, Fixes & Improvements
• ThePixelMoon -> Project Setup + Structure

Special Thanks

• niqkidd -> Name of the project
• InLiothixie -> Zombatar Reverse Enginnering + Bug Fixes
• Patoke -> Creator of re-plants-vs-zombies, a huge source of reference for reversed engineered code
• spaghetto207 -> LawnScrollbar implementation
• The original team behind the 0.9.9 decompilation

Acknowledgements

• PopCap -> Franchise and Open-Source Engine
• Teams behind SDL, OpenAL-soft, Freetype, BASS, and other dependencies.