ASTORE.DAT - Revision history

Morgan525: added note that TFTD has 100 entries

2016-03-21T14:34:19Z

added note that TFTD has 100 entries

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	== Structure ==		== Structure ==
	ASTORE.DAT has a fixed size of 50 entries of 12 bytes each for a total file size of 600 bytes. Information below is arranged by the byte's hex offset, in bold.		ASTORE.DAT has a fixed size of 50 entries (100 for TFTD) of 12 bytes each for a total file size of 600 bytes. Information below is arranged by the byte's hex offset, in bold.

	<b>00</b>: Alien race:		<b>00</b>: Alien race:

2014-04-27T09:25:41Z

Structure

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	<b>03-0B</b>: It is unclear what, if anything, these values do. <b>0B</b> gets set to 01 when an alien is in transit		<b>03-0B</b>: It is unclear what, if anything, these values do. <b>0B</b> gets set to 01 when an alien is in transit
	(this is in addition to setting the Base byte to FF). Otherwise, these bytes tend to remain 00.		(this is in addition to setting the Base byte to FF). There is an intermediate value of 02 when an alien is selected for transfer but the "TRANSFER" button has not been clicked yet. Otherwise, these bytes tend to remain 00.

	== For TFTD ==		== For TFTD ==

2013-07-23T04:34:06Z

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	[[Category:Game Files]]		[[Category:Game Files]]
	[[Category:Game Files (TFTD)]]		[[Category:Game Files (TFTD)]]
			[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]

2011-08-27T10:27:51Z

Structure

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	<b>00</b>: Alien race:		<b>00</b>: Alien race:
			00 = Unused entry
	01 = Sectoid		01 = Sectoid
	02 = Snakeman		02 = Snakeman
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	0B = Cyberdisk		0B = Cyberdisk

	~~When~~ an alien is researched, its race ~~is set~~ to 00.		Once an alien is researched, its entry is erased by setting its race to 00.

	<b>01</b>: Rank:		<b>01</b>: Rank:

2010-01-15T18:03:52Z

Add category

2009-06-22T00:20:35Z

Structure: Added total file size.

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	== Structure ==		== Structure ==
	ASTORE.DAT has a fixed size of 50 entries of 12 bytes each. Information below is arranged by the byte's hex offset, in bold.		ASTORE.DAT has a fixed size of 50 entries of 12 bytes each for a total file size of 600 bytes. Information below is arranged by the byte's hex offset, in bold.

	<b>00</b>: Alien race:		<b>00</b>: Alien race:
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	<b>03-0B</b>: It is unclear what, if anything, these values do. <b>0B</b> gets set to 01 when an alien is in transit		<b>03-0B</b>: It is unclear what, if anything, these values do. <b>0B</b> gets set to 01 when an alien is in transit
	(this is in addition to setting the Base byte to FF). Otherwise, these bytes tend to remain 00.		(this is in addition to setting the Base byte to FF). Otherwise, these bytes tend to remain 00.


	== For TFTD ==		== For TFTD ==

2008-03-31T23:53:50Z

For TFTD: - typo fix

2008-03-29T17:22:53Z

For TFTD: - fixed bad wording

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	== For TFTD ==		== For TFTD ==

	Note: TFTD v2 expanded ASTORE.DAT to 3600 bytes (300 entries of 12 bytes each), with the same format. Attempting to load a saved game into the v1 version of TFTD will cause it to crash unless this file is truncated back to 600 bytes. Loading a v1 version of this file into a v2 or later version of the game will not cause any problems.		Note: TFTD v2 expanded ASTORE.DAT to 3600 bytes (300 entries of 12 bytes each), with the same format. Attempting to load a v2 or later saved game into the v1 version of TFTD will cause it to crash unless this file is truncated back to 600 bytes. Loading a v1 version of this file into a v2 or later version of the game will not cause any problems.

	ASTORE.DAT		ASTORE.DAT

2008-03-29T17:21:41Z

For TFTD: - updated after further research

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	== For TFTD ==		== For TFTD ==

	Note: ~~Windows versions of the game (Collector's Edition/Steam) have~~ expanded ASTORE.DAT to 3600 bytes (300 entries of 12 bytes each), with the same format. Attempting to load a ~~Windows~~ saved game into ~~a DOS~~ version of TFTD will cause it to crash unless this file is truncated back to 600 bytes. Loading a ~~DOS~~ version of this file into a ~~Windows saved~~ game will not cause any problems.		Note: TFTD v2 expanded ASTORE.DAT to 3600 bytes (300 entries of 12 bytes each), with the same format. Attempting to load a saved game into the v1 version of TFTD will cause it to crash unless this file is truncated back to 600 bytes. Loading a v1 version of this file into a v2 or later version of the game will not cause any problems.

	ASTORE.DAT		ASTORE.DAT

2008-03-24T22:37:01Z

For TFTD

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	== For TFTD ==		== For TFTD ==

			Note: Windows versions of the game (Collector's Edition/Steam) have expanded ASTORE.DAT to 3600 bytes (300 entries of 12 bytes each), with the same format. Attempting to load a Windows saved game into a DOS version of TFTD will cause it to crash unless this file is truncated back to 600 bytes. Loading a DOS version of this file into a Windows saved game will not cause any problems.

	ASTORE.DAT		ASTORE.DAT