Updated Ranking
| Engine | Code Viability | Conceptual Fit | What to Steal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wargame Engine | Alive (2024) | Node-tree matches graph | Rendering code, GUI, scene system |
| Fabula | Dead (2012) | Client-server matches exactly | Architecture pattern, event protocol design |
| Sequtus | Dead (2012) | Low | RTS patterns (selection, orders) |
| OpenRTS | Dead (2006) | Low | Isometric tile concepts |
| Godot | Alive | Wrong runtime (GDScript, not Python) | — |
| Panda3D | Alive | Wrong domain (3D) | — |
| OpenRA | Alive (C#) | Wrong runtime, design patterns borrowable | Trait system mental model, map format concepts |