diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/other/vvvvvv/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/other/vvvvvv/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92f51c390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/other/vvvvvv/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/xTibor/VVVVVV"
+upstream = "https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV"
+branch = "redox"
+script = "COOKBOOK_SOURCE=${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/desktop_version"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DSDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS=${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include/SDL2",
+    "-DSDL2_LIBRARIES="-lSDL2main -lSDL2_mixer -lSDL2 $(${TARGET}-pkg-config --libs glu) -lorbital -lz -lvorbisfile -lvorbis -logg" .",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl2-image",
+    "sdl2-mixer",
+    "sdl2",
+    "liborbital",
+    "llvm18",
+    "mesa",
+    "mesa-glu",
+    "zlib",
+    "libogg",
+    "libvorbis",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/other/wesnoth/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/other/wesnoth/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..890ee7ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/other/wesnoth/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth"
+branch = "1.14.6"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DCMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE=DYNAMIC_LIBRARY",
+    "-DENABLE_SERVER=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_TESTS=OFF"
+    "-DCRYPTO_LIBRARY=openssl",
+    "-DSDL2_LIBRARY=sdl2",
+    "-DSDL2_IMAGE_LIBRARY=SDL2_image",
+    "-DSDL2_MIXER_LIBRARY=SDL2_mixer",
+    "-DSDL2_TTF_LIBRARY=SDL2_ttf",
+    "-DVORBISFILE_INCLUDE_DIR=${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include",
+    "-DVORBISFILE_LIBRARY=vorbisfile ..",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "cairo",
+    "freetype2",
+    "glib",
+    "libjpeg",
+    "liborbital",
+    "libpng",
+    "libvorbis",
+    "llvm18",
+    "mesa",
+    "mesa-glu",
+    "pcre",
+    "pixman",
+    "sdl2",
+    "sdl2-image",
+    "sdl2-mixer",
+    "sdl2-ttf",
+    "zlib",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/vvvvvv/recipe.sh b/recipes/wip/games/vvvvvv/recipe.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 7964cafb3..000000000
--- a/recipes/wip/games/vvvvvv/recipe.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-VERSION=2.0
-GIT=https://github.com/xTibor/VVVVVV
-BRANCH=redox
-GIT_UPSTREAM=https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV
-BUILD_DEPENDS=(sdl2-image sdl2-mixer sdl2 liborbital llvm18 mesa mesa-glu zlib libogg libvorbis)
-
-function recipe_version {
-    printf "1.0.0"
-    skip=1
-}
-
-function recipe_build {
-    sysroot="$(realpath ../sysroot)"
-    cd desktop_version
-
-    cmake \
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/ \
-        -DBUILD_STATIC=ON \
-        -DBUILD_SHARED=OFF \
-        -DSDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS="$sysroot/include/SDL2" \
-        -DSDL2_LIBRARIES="-static -lSDL2main -lSDL2_mixer -lSDL2 $("${PKG_CONFIG}" --libs glu) -lorbital -lz -lvorbisfile -lvorbis -logg" \
-        .
-
-    "$REDOX_MAKE" -j"$($NPROC)"
-    skip=1
-}
-
-function recipe_clean {
-    echo "skipping clean"
-    skip=1
-}
-
-function recipe_stage {
-    dest="$(realpath $1)"
-    mkdir -pv "$1/usr/games/vvvvvv"
-    cp ./desktop_version/VVVVVV "$1/usr/games/vvvvvv"
-    skip=1
-}
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/wesnoth/recipe.sh b/recipes/wip/games/wesnoth/recipe.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 26fc0739a..000000000
--- a/recipes/wip/games/wesnoth/recipe.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-VERSION=1.14.6
-GIT=https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth.git
-BRANCH=$VERSION
-BUILD_DEPENDS=(
-    cairo
-    freetype2
-    glib
-    libjpeg
-    liborbital
-    libpng
-    libvorbis
-    llvm18
-    mesa mesa-glu
-    pcre
-    pixman
-    sdl2 sdl2-image sdl2-mixer sdl2-ttf
-    zlib
-)
-
-function recipe_version {
-    printf "$VERSION"
-    skip=1
-}
-
-function recipe_build {
-    sysroot="$(realpath ../sysroot)"
-    export CFLAGS="-I$sysroot/include"
-    export LDFLAGS="-L$sysroot/lib"
-
-    rm -rf build
-    mkdir -p build
-    cd build
-    set -x
-    cmake \
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/ \
-        -DCMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE=STATIC_LIBRARY \
-        -DENABLE_SERVER=OFF \
-        -DENABLE_TESTS=OFF \
-        -DCRYPTO_LIBRARY=openssl \
-        -DSDL2_LIBRARY=sdl2 \
-        -DSDL2_IMAGE_LIBRARY=SDL2_image \
-        -DSDL2_MIXER_LIBRARY=SDL2_mixer \
-        -DSDL2_TTF_LIBRARY=SDL2_ttf \
-        -DVORBISFILE_INCLUDE_DIR="${sysroot}/include" \
-        -DVORBISFILE_LIBRARY=vorbisfile \
-        ..
-    VERBOSE=1 "$REDOX_MAKE" all -j"$($NPROC)"
-    set +x
-    skip=1
-}
-
-function recipe_clean {
-    rm -rf build
-    skip=1
-}
-
-function recipe_stage {
-    dest="$(realpath $1)"
-    mkdir -pv "$dest/bin"
-    cp "build/wesnoth" "$dest/bin/wesnoth"
-    skip=1
-}
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml
index 45fbd2e25..52b4308c9 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Generic_Distro
-#TODO probably missing dependencies
-#TODO port to Orbital
-#TODO customization - https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Options
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Generic_Distro
+# probably missing dependencies
+# customization - https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Options
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.blender.org/source/blender-3.6.5.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "dbus",
     "libdecor",
@@ -24,20 +24,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "mesa-x11",
     "libxkbcommon",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${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
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender/recipe.toml
index b50d7d6d0..0399b0e69 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender/recipe.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Generic_Distro
-#TODO probably missing dependencies
-#TODO port to Orbital
-#TODO customization - https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Options
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Linux/Generic_Distro
+# probably missing dependencies
+# customization - https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Options
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.blender.org/source/blender-4.1.0.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "dbus",
     "libdecor",
@@ -24,20 +24,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "mesa-x11",
     "libxkbcommon",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${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
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/opentoonz/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/opentoonz/recipe.toml
index 029a3153d..32b9b08bf 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/opentoonz/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/opentoonz/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/blob/master/doc/how_to_build_linux.md
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 #TODO missing dependencies
+# build instructions: https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz/blob/master/doc/how_to_build_linux.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/opentoonz/opentoonz"
 rev = "dd4cb36142ebf65a2aa74ff8575002863d3e17fc"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "boost",
     "qt5-base",
@@ -13,18 +14,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "libmypaint",
     "opencv4",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/other/appleseed/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/other/appleseed/recipe.toml
index 45a947dfb..76def06ba 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/other/appleseed/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/other/appleseed/recipe.toml
@@ -1,26 +1,12 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/appleseedhq/appleseed/wiki/Building-appleseed-on-Linux
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/appleseedhq/appleseed/wiki/Building-appleseed-on-Linux
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/appleseedhq/appleseed"
 rev = "015adb503af58cb80103e0c3ddeefc20d99d204f"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "zlib",
     "qt5-base",
     "libnsl",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/other/cmark/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/other/cmark/recipe.toml
index 0bb76c0b5..8b616f4ac 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/other/cmark/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/other/cmark/recipe.toml
@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/commonmark/cmark#installing
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/commonmark/cmark#installing
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/commonmark/cmark"
 rev = "5ba25ff40eba44c811f79ab6a792baf945b8307c"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/other/darktable/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/other/darktable/recipe.toml
index 9b0f4bbd0..6427794c0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/other/darktable/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/other/darktable/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable?tab=readme-ov-file#linux
-# dependencies - https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable?tab=readme-ov-file#dependencies
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable#linux
+# dependencies: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable#dependencies
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/download/release-4.8.0/darktable-4.8.0.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "gtk3",
     "glib",
@@ -17,18 +18,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "libwebp",
     "libgphoto2",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""