diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/pc/darling/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/pc/darling/recipe.toml
index c6f74ba58..328476067 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/pc/darling/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/pc/darling/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://docs.darlinghq.org/build-instructions.html#building-and-installing
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://docs.darlinghq.org/build-instructions.html#building-and-installing
 #TODO require Git LFS installed on host
-#TODO port to orbital?
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/darlinghq/darling"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DTARGET_i386=OFF"
+]
 dependencies = [
     "libfuse3",
     "libevdev",
@@ -20,21 +23,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "openssl1",
     "libxkbfile",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
-    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-    -DTARGET_i386=OFF
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/finance/monero/xmrig/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/finance/monero/xmrig/recipe.toml
index 5c62f1846..991da573c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/finance/monero/xmrig/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/finance/monero/xmrig/recipe.toml
@@ -1,27 +1,15 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/build/ubuntu
-#TODO customization - https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/cmake-options
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/build/ubuntu
+# customization - https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/cmake-options
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig"
 rev = "8084ff37a5c8935c649a2e362da0fe570c79a2c2"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
+#cmakeflags = [
+#    "-DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}" # test if the program need this
+#]
 dependencies = [
     "openssl1",
     "libuv",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-    -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/fuse/cvmfs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/fuse/cvmfs/recipe.toml
index 4c35fa3b3..3a6813bb8 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/fuse/cvmfs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/fuse/cvmfs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://cvmfs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/cpt-quickstart.html#building-from-source
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://cvmfs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/cpt-quickstart.html#building-from-source
 [source]
 tar = "https://ecsft.cern.ch/dist/cvmfs/cvmfs-2.11.2/source.tar.gz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "libfuse3",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/fuse/dwarfs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/fuse/dwarfs/recipe.toml
index a97778b2a..dd3623952 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/fuse/dwarfs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/fuse/dwarfs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs#building
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs#building
 #TODO missing dependencies, see https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs#dependencies
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs/releases/download/v0.7.2/dwarfs-0.7.2.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "libfuse3",
     "boost",
-    "brotli",
+    "libbrotli",
     "libevent",
     "openssl1",
     "lz4",
@@ -15,18 +16,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "libunwind",
     "libfmt",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/action/opentomb/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/action/opentomb/recipe.toml
index e71bedeb7..da9618736 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/action/opentomb/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/action/opentomb/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/opentomb/OpenTomb#compiling
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/opentomb/OpenTomb#compiling
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/opentomb/OpenTomb"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "sdl2",
     "libpng",
@@ -10,18 +11,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "openal",
     "mesa",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/betterspades/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/betterspades/recipe.toml
index 1e223a364..d7ed6d1c0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/betterspades/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/betterspades/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 #TODO probably missing dependencies, see https://github.com/xtreme8000/BetterSpades#build-requirements
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/xtreme8000/BetterSpades#linux
+# build instructions: https://github.com/xtreme8000/BetterSpades#linux
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/xtreme8000/BetterSpades"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "glfw3",
     "openal",
@@ -12,18 +13,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "glew",
     "mesa",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/et-legacy/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/et-legacy/recipe.toml
index 80089128f..bff1a0201 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/et-legacy/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/et-legacy/recipe.toml
@@ -1,28 +1,12 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/etlegacy/etlegacy#compile-and-install
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/etlegacy/etlegacy#compile-and-install
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/etlegacy/etlegacy"
 rev = "956269f4c13ebe31ba2a0f0b805588383209bd5b"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "sdl2",
     "openssl1",
     "mesa",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
-    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/gzdoom/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/gzdoom/recipe.toml
index bca60685c..bbb08c2b3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/gzdoom/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/gzdoom/recipe.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 git = "https://github.com/ZDoom/gzdoom"
 rev = "6ce809efe2902e43ceaa7031b875225d3a0367de"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "sdl2",
     "mesa",
@@ -11,20 +11,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "openal",
     "zmusic",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
-    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/openspades-free/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/openspades-free/recipe.toml
index e87b01482..2c85ccf5a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/openspades-free/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/openspades-free/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/yvt/openspades#on-unixes-from-source
-#TODO port GLEW to Orbital
-#TODO add the FOSS assets on the script, see https://github.com/DeathByDenim/openspades-free-pak
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/yvt/openspades#on-unixes-from-source
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/yvt/openspades"
 [build]
@@ -16,21 +15,16 @@ dependencies = [
 	"opusfile",
 	"libjpeg",
 	"openal",
+    "curl",
+    "libxinerama",
+    "libxft",
 ]
 script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
-    COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-    COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
-    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
+COOKBOOK_CMAKE_FLAGS+=(
+    -DOPENSPADES_NONFREE_RESOURCES=OFF
 )
-cookbook_configure
+cookbook_cmake
+wget https://github.com/DeathByDenim/openspades-free-pak/releases/download/latest/pak001-Free.pak \
+"${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"/usr/share/openspades/Resources
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/zerospades-free/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/zerospades-free/recipe.toml
index 5e3505b02..401f8af61 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/zerospades-free/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/zerospades-free/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/yvt/openspades#on-unixes-from-source
-#TODO port GLEW to Orbital
-#TODO add the FOSS assets on the script, see https://github.com/DeathByDenim/openspades-free-pak
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/yvt/openspades#on-unixes-from-source
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/siecvi/zerospades"
 [build]
@@ -16,21 +15,16 @@ dependencies = [
 	"opusfile",
 	"libjpeg",
 	"openal",
+    "curl",
+    "libxinerama",
+    "libxft",
 ]
 script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
-    COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-    COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
-    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
+COOKBOOK_CMAKE_FLAGS+=(
+    -DOPENSPADES_NONFREE_RESOURCES=OFF
 )
-cookbook_configure
+cookbook_cmake
+wget https://github.com/DeathByDenim/openspades-free-pak/releases/download/latest/pak001-Free.pak \
+"${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"/usr/share/openspades/Resources
 """