UP.DAT - Revision history

Hobbes at 04:37, 23 July 2013

2013-07-23T04:37:00Z

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Sfnhltb: link

2007-03-06T17:16:40Z

link

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	UP.DAT is used by the geoscape for information in the UFOpaedia. Each record is 12 bytes long with 116 records making it a fixed size of 1392 bytes.		UP.DAT is used by the geoscape for information in the [[UFOpaedia]]. Each record is 12 bytes long with 116 records making it a fixed size of 1392 bytes.

	There seems to really only be 4 'fields' used in each record. All other bytes are all 0.		There seems to really only be 4 'fields' used in each record. All other bytes are all 0.

Pi Masta: /* See Also */ added category

2007-02-07T23:40:41Z

Pi Masta: clarified beginning note, added see also section

2007-02-06T23:07:52Z

clarified beginning note, added see also section

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	There seems to really only be 4 'fields' used in each record. All other bytes are all 0.		There seems to really only be 4 'fields' used in each record. All other bytes are all 0.

	'''NOTE: This structure was gleaned from looking at the values and finding a correlation in other files. I have not actually tried editing most of these values, however [http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html Hatfarm] has made entries available by editing UP[8]'''		'''NOTE: This structure was gleaned from looking at the values and finding a correlation in other files. I have not actually tried editing most of these values, however [http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html Hatfarm] has made entries available by editing UP[8]''' -[[User:Pi Masta\|Pi Masta]] 15:07, 6 February 2007 (PST)

	==Structure==		==Structure==
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	** Battleship		** Battleship
	** Supply Ship		** Supply Ship

			==See Also==
			* [[OBDATA.DAT]] - Statistics on items that are used in the entries and in the game
			* [[PROJECT.DAT]] - Information on current research
			* [[RESEARCH.DAT]] - Information on time taken and points recieved on reasearch
			* [[Saved Game Files]]

Pi Masta: fixed links to hatfarm's website

2007-01-28T23:16:55Z

fixed links to hatfarm's website

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	There seems to really only be 4 'fields' used in each record. All other bytes are all 0.		There seems to really only be 4 'fields' used in each record. All other bytes are all 0.

	'''NOTE: This structure was gleaned from looking at the values and finding a correlation in other files. I have not actually tried editing most of these values, however [http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html~~\| Hat Farm~~] has made entries available by editing UP[8]'''		'''NOTE: This structure was gleaned from looking at the values and finding a correlation in other files. I have not actually tried editing most of these values, however [http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html Hatfarm] has made entries available by editing UP[8]'''

	==Structure==		==Structure==
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	==List of Records==		==List of Records==
	Ripped from [http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html~~\| Hat Farm~~'s] excellent page, and without it I would probably still be cracking this file.		Ripped from [http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html Hatfarm's] excellent page, and without it I would probably still be cracking this file.

	Listed as appeared in the file.		Listed as appeared in the file.

Pi Masta: /* Structure */ spelling

2007-01-28T05:05:26Z

Structure: spelling

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	2 - Researched		2 - Researched
	3 - Available from begining of the game		3 - Available from begining of the game
	[http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html\| Hat Farm] has mentioned that editing values that are 3 to 1 will remove them, so ~~purhaps~~ they are only shown if this value is > 1. As to why there is a distinction between researched and always available is unknown.		[http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html\| Hat Farm] has mentioned that editing values that are 3 to 1 will remove them, so perhaps they are only shown if this value is > 1. As to why there is a distinction between researched and always available is unknown.

	==List of Records==		==List of Records==

Pi Masta: Initial Draft

2007-01-27T22:18:18Z

Initial Draft

New page

UP.DAT is used by the geoscape for information in the UFOpaedia. Each record is 12 bytes long with 116 records making it a fixed size of 1392 bytes.

There seems to really only be 4 'fields' used in each record. All other bytes are all 0.

'''NOTE: This structure was gleaned from looking at the values and finding a correlation in other files. I have not actually tried editing most of these values, however [http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html| Hat Farm] has made entries available by editing UP[8]'''

==Structure==
* Offset '''0 (1 Byte)''' - Category Index. They go in order from 0 to 8 in the file. Unsure if this is a requirement however.
Possible values and their meanings:
0 - Craft and Armament
1 - Heavy Weapons Platforms
2 - Weapons and Equipment
3 - Alien Artifacts
4 - Base Facilities
5 - Alien Life Forms
6 - Alien Research
7 - UFO Components
8 - UFOs

* Offset '''2 (1 byte)''' - Sub-index. These values increment inside each category and reset to 0 on each new one, with 2 exceptions: Weapons and Equipment, and Alien Artifacts. Instead the subindex references the index in [[OBDATA.DAT]] (0 based as well) for both of these. They are entered in increasing order inside of these categories. However, there is an exception to this, the Personal/Powered/Flying Armours are listed before all other items in the category (as well as in the file) and have values of 100-102 respectively.
<small>no ammo for normal weapons is referenced, yet the UFOpaedia displays them on the weapon at hand, unsure if it simply reads the next 3 or so ammo entries after this or actually looks up the references for ammo in OBDATA[26-28]. Clips for alien items are referenced in here.</small>

* Offset '''5 (1 byte)''' - SPK file number. A vast majority of entries are 0, but for items like the Skyranger and Alien Alloys they refer to GEOGRAPH\UP0##.spk where ## is the number in this file (prepend a 0 as necessary).
<small>I don't believe what SPK/SCR is shown for weapons and other entries are in this file, they could quite possibly be in the executable, and are based on the category value.</small>

* Offset '''6 (2 Bytes, low then high)''' - English.dat (or French/German.dat as appropriate) string index. Note that this is 2 bytes long as some of the indexes are well over 255. The array values here are '''NOT 0-Based''', thus an index of 1 in the file is the first string in English.dat (not 0 as would normally be expected). Also the strings are sometimes ignored. For instance the text for craft weapons like the laser cannon aren't displayed, yet they are indexed correctly.

* Offset '''8 (1 Byte)''' - Research Flag. Possible Values and their meaning:
0 - Not yet researched
2 - Researched
3 - Available from begining of the game
[http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html| Hat Farm] has mentioned that editing values that are 3 to 1 will remove them, so purhaps they are only shown if this value is > 1. As to why there is a distinction between researched and always available is unknown.

==List of Records==
Ripped from [http://www.stonepool.com/xcom/hacking/up.html| Hat Farm's] excellent page, and without it I would probably still be cracking this file.

Listed as appeared in the file.

* Category 0 - Craft and Armament
** Skyranger
** Lightning
** Avenger
** Interceptor
** Firestorm
** Stingray Launcher
** Avalanche Launcher
** Cannon
** Fusion Ball Launcher
** Laser Cannon
** Plasma Beam

* Category 1 - Heavy Weapons Platforms
** Tank/Cannon
** Tank/Rocket Launcher
** Tank/Laser Cannon
** Hovertank/Plasma
** Hovertank/Launcher

* Category 2 - Weapons and Equipment
** Personal Armour
** Power Suit
** Flying Suit
** Pistol
** Rifle
** Heavy Cannon
** Auto-Cannon
** Rocket Launcher
** Laser Pistol
** Laser Rifle
** Heavy Laser
** Grenade
** Smoke Grenade
** Proximity Grenade
** High Explosive
** Motion Scanner
** Medi-kit
** Psi-Amp
** Stun Rod
** Electro-flare

* Category 3 - Alien Artifacts
** Heavy Plasma
** Heavy Plasma Clip
** Plasma Rifle
** Plasma Rifle Clip
** Plasma Pistol
** Plasma Pistol Clip
** Blaster Launcher
** Blaster Bomb
** Small Launcher
** Stun Bomb
** Alien Grenade
** Elerium-115
** Mind Probe

* Category 4 - Base Facilities
** Access Lift
** Living Quarters
** Laboratory
** Workshop
** Small Radar System
** Large Radar System
** Missile Defense
** General Stores
** Alien Containment
** Laser Defense
** Plasma Defense
** Fusion Ball Defense
** Grav Shield
** Mind Shield
** Psionic Laboratory
** Hyper-wave Decoder
** Hangar

* Category 5 - Alien Life Forms
** Sectoid
** Sectoid Corpse
** Snakeman
** Snakeman Corpse
** Ethereal
** Ethereal Corpse
** Muton
** Muton Corpse
** Floater
** Floater Corpse
** Celatid
** Celatid Corpse
** Silacoid
** Silacoid Corpse
** Chryssalid
** Chryssalid Corpse
** Reaper
** Reaper Corpse
** Sectopod
** Sectopod Corpse
** Cyberdisc
** Cyberdisc Corpse

* Category 6 - Alien Research
** Alien Origins
** Martian Solution
** Cydonia or Bust
** Alien Research
** Alien Harvest
** Alien Abduction
** Alien Infiltration
** Alien Base
** Alien Terror
** Alien Retailiation
** Alien Supply

* Category 7 - UFO Components
** UFO Power Source
** UFO Navigation
** UFO Construction
** Alien Food
** Alien Reproduction
** Alien Entertainment
** Alien Surgery
** Examination Room
** Alien Alloys

* Category 8 - UFOs
** Small Scout
** Medium Scout
** Large Scout
** Harvester
** Abductor
** Terror Ship
** Battleship
** Supply Ship

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	* [[RESEARCH.DAT]] - Information on time taken and points recieved on reasearch		* [[RESEARCH.DAT]] - Information on time taken and points recieved on reasearch
	* [[Saved Game Files]]		* [[Saved Game Files]]
			[[Category:Game Files]]