Talk:Game Files - Revision history

Hobbes at 21:37, 15 March 2012

2012-03-15T21:37:58Z

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	What file contains the zone your base is located in?		What file contains the zone your base is located in?
	- [[User:Pjlasl\|pjlasl]] August 24, 2011		- [[User:Pjlasl\|pjlasl]] August 24, 2011

			==Laser Squad decoded==
			I've just discovered a guy who seems to have completely figured out the code of Laser Squad, the predecessor made by the Gollops before Enemy Unknown. He has created a scenario editor and I'm looking at the manual right now and recognizing a TON of things from Enemy Unknown (how to edit AI routes and nodes, terrain, etc.). The site is [http://lasersquad.org here] [[User:Hobbes\|Hobbes]] 17:37, 15 March 2012 (EDT)

Pjlasl at 14:13, 24 August 2011

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	What file contains the zone your base is located in?		What file contains the zone your base is located in?
	- [[User:Pjlasl\|pjlasl]] ~~21:27~~, ~~18 December 2007 (PST)~~		- [[User:Pjlasl\|pjlasl]] August 24, 2011

Pjlasl at 22:05, 26 July 2011

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	: I have never seen the game complain after wiping any of the saves. It may crash if the save directory doesn't exist - so you only want to be deleting the contents. - [[User:NKF\|NKF]] 02:09, 11 October 2009 (EDT)		: I have never seen the game complain after wiping any of the saves. It may crash if the save directory doesn't exist - so you only want to be deleting the contents. - [[User:NKF\|NKF]] 02:09, 11 October 2009 (EDT)

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			What file contains the zone your base is located in?
			- [[User:Pjlasl\|pjlasl]] 21:27, 18 December 2007 (PST)

NKF at 06:09, 11 October 2009

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	Did anyone else notice there is no way to delete existing saves, only by overwriting them? Deleting the folder's content from Windows will make the game complain about not finding the save.--[[User:Amitakartok\|amitakartok]] 16:55, 10 October 2009 (EDT)		Did anyone else notice there is no way to delete existing saves, only by overwriting them? Deleting the folder's content from Windows will make the game complain about not finding the save.--[[User:Amitakartok\|amitakartok]] 16:55, 10 October 2009 (EDT)

			: I have never seen the game complain after wiping any of the saves. It may crash if the save directory doesn't exist - so you only want to be deleting the contents. - [[User:NKF\|NKF]] 02:09, 11 October 2009 (EDT)

Amitakartok at 20:55, 10 October 2009

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	:Thanks BB. [[BGLOB.DAT]] is one of those files where it can't be broken down into records so I switched that as well. --[[User:Zombie\|Zombie]] 23:03, 13 February 2008 (PST)		:Thanks BB. [[BGLOB.DAT]] is one of those files where it can't be broken down into records so I switched that as well. --[[User:Zombie\|Zombie]] 23:03, 13 February 2008 (PST)


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			Did anyone else notice there is no way to delete existing saves, only by overwriting them? Deleting the folder's content from Windows will make the game complain about not finding the save.--[[User:Amitakartok\|amitakartok]] 16:55, 10 October 2009 (EDT)

Zombie: /* Data Files Summary */ Reply to BB.

2008-02-14T07:03:38Z

Data Files Summary: Reply to BB.

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	<tr><td align="left">[[ASTORE.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>12</td><td>600</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[ASTORE.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>12</td><td>600</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[BASE.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>292</td><td>2336</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[BASE.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>292</td><td>2336</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[BGLOB.DAT]]</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[BGLOB.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>2</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[BPROD.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>350</td><td>2800</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[BPROD.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>350</td><td>2800</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[CRAFT.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>104</td><td>5200</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[CRAFT.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>104</td><td>5200</td></tr>
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	- [[User:Bomb Bloke\|Bomb Bloke]] 20:46, 12 February 2008 (PST)		- [[User:Bomb Bloke\|Bomb Bloke]] 20:46, 12 February 2008 (PST)

			:Thanks BB. [[BGLOB.DAT]] is one of those files where it can't be broken down into records so I switched that as well. --[[User:Zombie\|Zombie]] 23:03, 13 February 2008 (PST)

Bomb Bloke: /* Data Files Summary */

2008-02-13T04:46:14Z

Data Files Summary

Zaimoni at 17:13, 19 December 2007

2007-12-19T17:13:15Z

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	<tr><td align="left">[[MAP.DAT]]</td><td>Varies</td><td>4</td><td>Varies</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[MAP.DAT]]</td><td>Varies</td><td>4</td><td>Varies</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[MISDATA.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>170</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[MISDATA.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>170</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[MISSIONS.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>672</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[MISSIONS.DAT]]</td><td>84</td><td>8</td><td>672</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[OBPOS.DAT]]</td><td>170</td><td>16</td><td>2720</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[OBPOS.DAT]]</td><td>170</td><td>16</td><td>2720</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[PRODUCT.DAT]]</td><td>35</td><td>18</td><td>630</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[PRODUCT.DAT]]</td><td>35</td><td>18</td><td>630</td></tr>

Zombie: /* Data Files Summary */ Couple more switches, hope I didn't make too many more mistakes.

2007-12-19T06:00:07Z

Data Files Summary: Couple more switches, hope I didn't make too many more mistakes.

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	<tr><td align="left">[[ASTORE.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>12</td><td>600</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[ASTORE.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>12</td><td>600</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[BASE.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>292</td><td>2336</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[BASE.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>292</td><td>2336</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[BGLOB.DAT]]</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[BGLOB.DAT]]</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[BPROD.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>350</td><td>2800</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[BPROD.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>350</td><td>2800</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[CRAFT.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>104</td><td>5200</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[CRAFT.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>104</td><td>5200</td></tr>
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	<tr><td align="left">[[UNITREF.DAT]]</td><td>80</td><td>124</td><td>9920</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UNITREF.DAT]]</td><td>80</td><td>124</td><td>9920</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[UP.DAT]]</td><td>116</td><td>12</td><td>1392</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UP.DAT]]</td><td>116</td><td>12</td><td>1392</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[WGLOB.DAT]]</td><td>22</td><td>2</td><td>44</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[WGLOB.DAT]]</td><td>1</td><td>44</td><td>44</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[XBASES.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>48</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[XBASES.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>48</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[XCOM.DAT]]</td><td>12</td><td>124</td><td>1488</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[XCOM.DAT]]</td><td>12</td><td>124</td><td>1488</td></tr>

Zombie: /* Data Files Summary */ Fixed transposed numbers.

2007-12-19T05:35:06Z

Data Files Summary: Fixed transposed numbers.

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	<tr><td align="left">[[UIGLOB.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>48</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UIGLOB.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>48</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[UNITPOS.DAT]]</td><td>80</td><td>14</td><td>1120</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UNITPOS.DAT]]</td><td>80</td><td>14</td><td>1120</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[UNITREF.DAT]]</td><td>~~124~~</td><td>80</td><td>9920</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UNITREF.DAT]]</td><td>80</td><td>124</td><td>9920</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[UP.DAT]]</td><td>116</td><td>12</td><td>1392</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UP.DAT]]</td><td>116</td><td>12</td><td>1392</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[WGLOB.DAT]]</td><td>22</td><td>2</td><td>44</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[WGLOB.DAT]]</td><td>22</td><td>2</td><td>44</td></tr>

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	<tr><td align="left">[[LOC.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>20</td><td>1000</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[LOC.DAT]]</td><td>50</td><td>20</td><td>1000</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[MAP.DAT]]</td><td>Varies</td><td>4</td><td>Varies</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[MAP.DAT]]</td><td>Varies</td><td>4</td><td>Varies</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[MISDATA.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>170</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[MISDATA.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>170<br>172 for TFTD</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[MISSIONS.DAT]]</td><td>84</td><td>8</td><td>672</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[MISSIONS.DAT]]</td><td>84</td><td>8</td><td>672</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[OBPOS.DAT]]</td><td>170</td><td>16</td><td>2720</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[OBPOS.DAT]]</td><td>170<br>200 for TFTD</td><td>16</td><td>2720<br>3200 for TFTD</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[PRODUCT.DAT]]</td><td>35</td><td>18</td><td>630</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[PRODUCT.DAT]]</td><td>35</td><td>18</td><td>630</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[PROJECT.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>288</td><td>2304</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[PROJECT.DAT]]</td><td>8</td><td>288</td><td>2304</td></tr>
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	<tr><td align="left">[[SAVEINFO.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>40</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[SAVEINFO.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>40</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[SEEMAP.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>Varies</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[SEEMAP.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>Varies</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[SMOKBIT.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>~~1250~~</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[SMOKBIT.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>Varies</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[SMOKREF.DAT]]</td><td>400</td><td>9</td><td>3600</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[SMOKREF.DAT]]</td><td>400</td><td>9</td><td>3600</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[SOLDIER.DAT]]</td><td>250</td><td>68</td><td>17000</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[SOLDIER.DAT]]</td><td>250</td><td>68</td><td>17000</td></tr>
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	<tr><td align="left">[[UIGLOB.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>48</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UIGLOB.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>48</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[UNITPOS.DAT]]</td><td>80</td><td>14</td><td>1120</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UNITPOS.DAT]]</td><td>80</td><td>14</td><td>1120</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[UNITREF.DAT]]</td><td>80</td><td>124</td><td>9920</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UNITREF.DAT]]</td><td>80</td><td>124<br>132 for TFTD</td><td>9920<br>10560 for TFTD</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[UP.DAT]]</td><td>116</td><td>12</td><td>1392</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[UP.DAT]]</td><td>116</td><td>12</td><td>1392</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[WGLOB.DAT]]</td><td>1</td><td>44</td><td>44</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[WGLOB.DAT]]</td><td>22</td><td>2</td><td>44</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[XBASES.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>48</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[XBASES.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>48</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[XCOM.DAT]]</td><td>12</td><td>124</td><td>1488</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[XCOM.DAT]]</td><td>12</td><td>124</td><td>1488</td></tr>
	<tr><td align="left">[[ZONAL.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>12</td></tr>		<tr><td align="left">[[ZONAL.DAT]]</td><td></td><td></td><td>12</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>
	As you can see, it makes a handy reference for the most edited mission files. (The file size cells with "Varies" in it depend on map/ufo size or modules spawned which I have but didn't include here for the moment). There are still a few files which I can't figure out if there is a correct record size or length. If everyone could please look at the table and fill in the blanks it would be much appreciated. Obviously, those fields don't apply to some files so those can be filled in with DNA or something. Before doing this though if we can fill in what we know for a fact, it will save others (like myself) from reinventing the wheel every time something needs to be edited for testing. Some of the data file pages are worded so cryptically that it makes it impossible to understand for a layperson. Why is that? Obviously, some files are harder to understand due to the subject, but the structure shouldn't one of them in my opinion. --[[User:Zombie\|Zombie]] 21:27, 18 December 2007 (PST)
			As you can see, it makes a handy reference for the most edited mission files. (The file size cells with "Varies" in it depend on map/ufo size or modules spawned which I have but didn't include here for the moment). There are still a few files which I can't figure out if there is a correct record size or length. If everyone could please look at the table and fill in the blanks it would be much appreciated. Obviously, those fields don't apply to some files so those can be filled in with DNA or something. Before doing this though if we can fill in what we know for a fact, it will save others (like myself) from reinventing the wheel every time something needs to be edited for testing.

			Some of the data file pages are worded so cryptically that it makes it impossible to understand for a layperson. Why is that? Obviously, some files are harder to understand due to the subject, but the structure shouldn't one of them in my opinion.

			- [[User:Zombie\|Zombie]] 21:27, 18 December 2007 (PST)

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			Never spotted this before...

			I've made some tweaks to the table, I believe it should now be completely accurate as far as battlescape save files are concerned. Those files where the record tallies/sizes have been left blank use either single byte values or multiple types listed randomly (ei. They can't be summarised).

			- [[User:Bomb Bloke\|Bomb Bloke]] 20:46, 12 February 2008 (PST)