PALETTES.DAT - Revision history

SupSuper at 16:11, 25 October 2013

2013-10-25T16:11:29Z

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	There are a total of five "complete" palettes for UFO and three for TFTD, each for a different situation. Each is made up of the standard 256 colors stored as three byte RGB records (A value for Red, a value for Green, and a value for Blue). This makes a total of 768 bytes per palette.<br>		There are a total of five "complete" palettes for UFO and three for TFTD, each for a different situation. Each is made up of the standard 256 colors stored as three byte RGB records (A value for Red, a value for Green, and a value for Blue). This makes a total of 768 bytes per palette.<br>
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	Each RGB value has a maximum intensity of 63/x3F (making a total of 262,144 shades available, which seems to be [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Mode_13h standard for VGA]), as opposed to 255/xFF (which would have provided 16,777,216). If you want to use the 64 intensity values in a 256 intensity world, just multiply each value by 4 and you'll achieve the correct strength (or near enough - at least, this is how the CE versions of the game deal with the issue). Each palette has a six byte 'buffer' following it. While their meanings are unknown, they are:		Each RGB value has a maximum intensity of 63/x3F (making a total of 262,144 shades available, which seems to be [[Wikipedia:Mode_13h\|standard for VGA]]), as opposed to 255/xFF (which would have provided 16,777,216). If you want to use the 64 intensity values in a 256 intensity world, just multiply each value by 4 and you'll achieve the correct strength (or near enough - at least, this is how the CE versions of the game deal with the issue). Each palette has a six byte 'buffer' following it. While their meanings are unknown, they are:

	UFO: TFTD:		UFO: TFTD:

Hobbes at 04:43, 23 July 2013

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

Warboy1982: /* TFTD */

2013-07-05T04:16:51Z

TFTD

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	==TFTD==		==TFTD==

	[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World ~~View~~.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World Palette.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. ~~Base~~/~~UFOpaedia Views~~.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. BaseScape/Research Palette.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. ~~Graph Views~~.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. Graphs Palette.]]

	=TFTD Tactical Palettes=		=TFTD Tactical Palettes=

Warboy1982: /* UFO */

2013-07-05T04:16:24Z

UFO

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	==UFO==		==UFO==

	[[image:1_GeoScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape ~~World View~~.]]		[[image:1_GeoScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape Palette.]]
	[[image:2_UnknownPal.Png\|center\|frame\|2. ~~Base View~~.]]		[[image:2_UnknownPal.Png\|center\|frame\|2. BaseScape Palette.]]
	[[image:3_GraphPal.Png\|center\|frame\|3. ~~Graph Views~~.]]		[[image:3_GraphPal.Png\|center\|frame\|3. Graphs Palette.]]
	[[image:4_ResearchPal.Png\|center\|frame\|4. Research ~~Displays~~.]]		[[image:4_ResearchPal.Png\|center\|frame\|4. Research Palette.]]
	[[image:5_BattleScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|5. Tactical Palette.]]		[[image:5_BattleScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|5. Tactical Palette.]]

Warboy1982: /* UFO */

2013-07-05T04:15:10Z

UFO

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	[[image:1_GeoScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]		[[image:1_GeoScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]
	[[image:2_UnknownPal.Png\|center\|frame\|2. Base ~~Palette~~.]]		[[image:2_UnknownPal.Png\|center\|frame\|2. Base View.]]
	[[image:3_GraphPal.Png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]		[[image:3_GraphPal.Png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]
	[[image:4_ResearchPal.Png\|center\|frame\|4. Research Displays.]]		[[image:4_ResearchPal.Png\|center\|frame\|4. Research Displays.]]
	[[image:5_BattleScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|5. Tactical Palette.]]		[[image:5_BattleScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|5. Tactical Palette.]]

	==TFTD==		==TFTD==

Warboy1982: /* TFTD */

2013-07-05T04:14:44Z

TFTD

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	[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. Base ~~View~~.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. Base/UFOpaedia Views.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]

Warboy1982: /* TFTD */

2013-07-05T04:12:08Z

TFTD

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	[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. ~~Unknown~~.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. Base View.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]

Kyrub: /* TFTD Tactical Palettes */

2011-12-19T21:55:23Z

TFTD Tactical Palettes

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	=TFTD Tactical Palettes=		=TFTD Tactical Palettes=

	Like UFO, TFTD has a basic set of sprites for use in the battlescape which it shades according to the time of day. Unlike the original however TFTD has underwater missions of three different depths, as well as land missions - For each depth level a different palette is used ~~(though none of these~~ are stored in ~~PALETTES~~.~~DAT)~~.<br>		Like UFO, TFTD has a basic set of sprites for use in the battlescape which it shades according to the time of day. Unlike the original however TFTD has underwater missions of three different depths, as well as land missions - For each depth level a different palette is used. The tactical palettes are stored in D0...D3.LBM files.<br>
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	[[image:TFTD_Tact1.png\|center\|frame\|1. Land & Inventory Displays.]]		[[image:TFTD_Tact1.png\|center\|frame\|1. Land & Inventory Displays.]]

SupSuper: /* Usage */

2010-11-01T19:47:39Z

Usage

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	[[Image:5_BattleScapePal2.Png\|right\|frame]]		[[Image:5_BattleScapePal2.Png\|right\|frame]]
	The exception to this is the Tactical palette, where the 16 colors are replaced by a greyscale set stored in neither of the palette files (pictured right; presumably they are hard coded into the [[TACTICAL.EXE\|executable]] instead). These colors can be used by objects or terrain, etc, but are not loaded for the UFOpedia display.<br>		The exception to this is the Tactical palette, where the final 16 colors are replaced by a greyscale set stored in neither of the palette files (pictured right; presumably they are hard coded into the [[TACTICAL.EXE\|executable]] instead). These colors can be used by objects or terrain, etc, but are not loaded for the UFOpedia display.<br>
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	Because of this there are two different sets of item images, each bearing the title "[[BIGOBS.PCK\|BigObs]]": Those used in the UFOpedia (a collection of 57 PCK files in the [[UFOGRAPH]] folder), and those used in Tactical mode (a single PCK archive in the [[UNITS]] folder).<br>		Because of this there are two different sets of item images, each bearing the title "[[BIGOBS.PCK\|BigObs]]": Those used in the UFOpedia (a collection of 57 PCK files in the [[UFOGRAPH]] folder), and those used in Tactical mode (a single PCK archive in the [[UNITS]] folder).<br>

SupSuper: Fixed information relating to BACKPALS.DAT

2010-09-08T17:01:51Z

Fixed information relating to BACKPALS.DAT

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	The UFOpedia uses the first, second, fourth or fifth palettes, depending on the requirements of the entry being displayed.<br>		The UFOpedia uses the first, second, fourth or fifth palettes, depending on the requirements of the entry being displayed.<br>
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	The final 16 colors of each palette are reserved. These are replaced in-game by the colors from the appropriate [[PALETTES.DAT#BACKPALS.DAT\|BACKPALS.DAT]] palette, and used to draw the backgrounds of the bordered windows; where there are no background images they are unused.<br>		The second-to-final 16 colors of each palette are reserved. These are replaced in-game by the colors from the appropriate [[PALETTES.DAT#BACKPALS.DAT\|BACKPALS.DAT]] palette, and used to draw the backgrounds of the bordered windows; where there are no background images they are unused.<br>
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	[[Image:5_BattleScapePal2.Png\|right\|frame]]		[[Image:5_BattleScapePal2.Png\|right\|frame]]
	The exception to this is the Tactical palette, where the ~~final~~ 16 colors are replaced by a greyscale set stored in neither of the palette files (pictured right; presumably they are hard coded into the [[TACTICAL.EXE\|executable]] instead). These colors can be used by objects or terrain, etc, but are not loaded for the UFOpedia display.<br>		The exception to this is the Tactical palette, where the 16 colors are replaced by a greyscale set stored in neither of the palette files (pictured right; presumably they are hard coded into the [[TACTICAL.EXE\|executable]] instead). These colors can be used by objects or terrain, etc, but are not loaded for the UFOpedia display.<br>
	<br>		<br>
	Because of this there are two different sets of item images, each bearing the title "[[BIGOBS.PCK\|BigObs]]": Those used in the UFOpedia (a collection of 57 PCK files in the [[UFOGRAPH]] folder), and those used in Tactical mode (a single PCK archive in the [[UNITS]] folder).<br>		Because of this there are two different sets of item images, each bearing the title "[[BIGOBS.PCK\|BigObs]]": Those used in the UFOpedia (a collection of 57 PCK files in the [[UFOGRAPH]] folder), and those used in Tactical mode (a single PCK archive in the [[UNITS]] folder).<br>
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	=BACKPALS.DAT=		=BACKPALS.DAT=

	This file contains palettes used to draw [[BACK01.SCR-BACK17.SCR\|background images]]. These small 16 color palettes replace the final 16 entries of the primary palettes in game. They are used to display the background images of bordered windows as well as the background of the load game screens, and the terror site announcement window. They are stored using the same 3 byte RGB format as the primary palettes. This file contains eight, 16 color palettes. 128 colors in total. 384 bytes in all.		This file contains palettes used to draw [[BACK01.SCR-BACK17.SCR\|background images]]. These small 16 color palettes replace the second-to-final 16 entries of the primary palettes in game. They are used to display the background images of bordered windows as well as the background of the load game screens, and the terror site announcement window. They are stored using the same 3 byte RGB format as the primary palettes. This file contains eight, 16 color palettes. 128 colors in total. 384 bytes in all.

	[[image:BackPals.Png\|center\|frame\|Palettes used for background images.]]		[[image:BackPals.Png\|center\|frame\|Palettes used for background images.]]

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	==UFO==		==UFO==

	[[image:1_GeoScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape ~~World View~~.]]		[[image:1_GeoScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape Palette.]]
	[[image:2_UnknownPal.Png\|center\|frame\|2. ~~Base View~~.]]		[[image:2_UnknownPal.Png\|center\|frame\|2. BaseScape Palette.]]
	[[image:3_GraphPal.Png\|center\|frame\|3. ~~Graph Views~~.]]		[[image:3_GraphPal.Png\|center\|frame\|3. Graphs Palette.]]
	[[image:4_ResearchPal.Png\|center\|frame\|4. Research ~~Displays~~.]]		[[image:4_ResearchPal.Png\|center\|frame\|4. Research Palette.]]
	[[image:5_BattleScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|5. Tactical Palette.]]		[[image:5_BattleScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|5. Tactical Palette.]]

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	[[image:1_GeoScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]		[[image:1_GeoScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]
	[[image:2_UnknownPal.Png\|center\|frame\|2. Base ~~Palette~~.]]		[[image:2_UnknownPal.Png\|center\|frame\|2. Base View.]]
	[[image:3_GraphPal.Png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]		[[image:3_GraphPal.Png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]
	[[image:4_ResearchPal.Png\|center\|frame\|4. Research Displays.]]		[[image:4_ResearchPal.Png\|center\|frame\|4. Research Displays.]]
	[[image:5_BattleScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|5. Tactical Palette.]]		[[image:5_BattleScapePal.Png\|center\|frame\|5. Tactical Palette.]]

	==TFTD==		==TFTD==

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	[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. Base ~~View~~.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. Base/UFOpaedia Views.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]

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	[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal1.png\|center\|frame\|1. GeoScape World View.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. ~~Unknown~~.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal2.png\|center\|frame\|2. Base View.]]
	[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]		[[image:TFTD_Pal3.png\|center\|frame\|3. Graph Views.]]