User:Pi Masta - Revision history

Iperez: Undo revision 15710 by Iperez (Talk)

2008-06-26T22:11:26Z

Undo revision 15710 by Iperez (Talk)

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	Hi Pi Masta, my name is Ian Perez and I've been working on a PSP port of X-COM for a little while. I was hoping I could contact you somehow (e-mail or IM) regarding some problems that I have run into. [[User:Iperez\|Iperez]] 15:10, 26 June 2008 (PDT)

	Alright I finally created this page. Tired of seeing so much red on the Recent Changes page.		Alright I finally created this page. Tired of seeing so much red on the Recent Changes page.

Iperez at 22:10, 26 June 2008

2008-06-26T22:10:04Z

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			Hi Pi Masta, my name is Ian Perez and I've been working on a PSP port of X-COM for a little while. I was hoping I could contact you somehow (e-mail or IM) regarding some problems that I have run into. [[User:Iperez\|Iperez]] 15:10, 26 June 2008 (PDT)

	Alright I finally created this page. Tired of seeing so much red on the Recent Changes page.		Alright I finally created this page. Tired of seeing so much red on the Recent Changes page.

Darkfred: /* Files to be Decoded */

2007-07-12T21:09:04Z

Files to be Decoded

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	:::: My Guess, current position and zoom of the geoscape map ball. I remember testing this a while back and bytes 12-13 seemed to control zoom, but only if set to specific values. 120, 720 etc. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)		:::: My Guess, current position and zoom of the geoscape map ball. I remember testing this a while back and bytes 12-13 seemed to control zoom, but only if set to specific values. 120, 720 etc. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)
	::::: Well that explains why the file seemed to change when a UFO was detected as I always centered on it and usually moved the globe to track it while it was flying around, lol. Still leaves many bytes unknown though... Thanks a lot for your help Darkfred! [[User:Pi Masta\|Pi Masta]] 11:54, 9 July 2007 (PDT)		::::: Well that explains why the file seemed to change when a UFO was detected as I always centered on it and usually moved the globe to track it while it was flying around, lol. Still leaves many bytes unknown though... Thanks a lot for your help Darkfred! [[User:Pi Masta\|Pi Masta]] 11:54, 9 July 2007 (PDT)
			:::::: I have got this pretty much completely decoded now. Check out [[LEASE.DAT]], which has the preliminary results. I will update it will the full info soon. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 14:09, 12 July 2007 (PDT)

Pi Masta: /* Files to be Decoded */ xbases.dat and retaliations..?

2007-07-10T00:09:02Z

Files to be Decoded: xbases.dat and retaliations..?

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	* [[LOC.DAT]] - Some unknown values		* [[LOC.DAT]] - Some unknown values
	* '''Little to nothing known'''		* '''Little to nothing known'''
	** [[XBASES.DAT]] - ~~Alien~~ Base ~~Info? - Initial tests suggest not, maybe~~ a ~~constant file? Never changed upon~~ a ~~new Alien base being made~~.		** [[XBASES.DAT]] - XCOM Base(s) targeted for retaliation possibly. On saves just before a base defense mission a single byte was set to 1, all other saves have nothing but 0's in them.
	:::: Each entry is 4 bytes long, and consists of 2 seperate 2 byte values. What do they do, no idea. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)		:::: Each entry is 4 bytes long, and consists of 2 seperate 2 byte values. What do they do, no idea. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)
	** [[INTER.DAT]] - Stores info on interceptions? - Pretty sure on this		** [[INTER.DAT]] - Stores info on interceptions? - Pretty sure on this

Pi Masta: /* Files to be Decoded */ responses

2007-07-09T18:54:19Z

Files to be Decoded: responses

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	** [[LEASE.DAT]]		** [[LEASE.DAT]]
	:::: My Guess, current position and zoom of the geoscape map ball. I remember testing this a while back and bytes 12-13 seemed to control zoom, but only if set to specific values. 120, 720 etc. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)		:::: My Guess, current position and zoom of the geoscape map ball. I remember testing this a while back and bytes 12-13 seemed to control zoom, but only if set to specific values. 120, 720 etc. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)
			::::: Well that explains why the file seemed to change when a UFO was detected as I always centered on it and usually moved the globe to track it while it was flying around, lol. Still leaves many bytes unknown though... Thanks a lot for your help Darkfred! [[User:Pi Masta\|Pi Masta]] 11:54, 9 July 2007 (PDT)

Darkfred: /* Files to be Decoded */ added some guesses as to missing files

2007-06-11T15:23:24Z

Files to be Decoded: added some guesses as to missing files

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	* [[LOC.DAT]] - Some unknown values		* [[LOC.DAT]] - Some unknown values
	* '''Little to nothing known'''		* '''Little to nothing known'''
	** [[XBASES.DAT]] - Alien Base Info? - Initial tests suggest not, maybe a constant file? Never changed upon a new Alien base being made		** [[XBASES.DAT]] - Alien Base Info? - Initial tests suggest not, maybe a constant file? Never changed upon a new Alien base being made.
			:::: Each entry is 4 bytes long, and consists of 2 seperate 2 byte values. What do they do, no idea. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)
	** [[INTER.DAT]] - Stores info on interceptions? - Pretty sure on this		** [[INTER.DAT]] - Stores info on interceptions? - Pretty sure on this
			:::: 4 entries each 142 bytes. I think byte 0 of each is a boolean that closes the intercept window, need to test. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)
	** [[AKNOW.DAT]] - Perhaps what the Aliens Know, as in which bases for retals		** [[AKNOW.DAT]] - Perhaps what the Aliens Know, as in which bases for retals
	** [[LEASE.DAT]]		** [[LEASE.DAT]]
			:::: My Guess, current position and zoom of the geoscape map ball. I remember testing this a while back and bytes 12-13 seemed to control zoom, but only if set to specific values. 120, 720 etc. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)

Bomb Bloke: MAP.DAT

2007-06-10T04:22:16Z

MAP.DAT

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	* [[MISDATA.DAT]] (and [[MISSION.DAT]], [[MISSION2.DAT]]) - probably should combine into 1 page with sections detailing what is and is not in each name		* [[MISDATA.DAT]] (and [[MISSION.DAT]], [[MISSION2.DAT]]) - probably should combine into 1 page with sections detailing what is and is not in each name
	* [[GEODATA.DAT]] - 92 Bytes, but we only have about 10 of them decoded. I think this is what is used to generate new battlescapes, but I think it's GEOSCAPE that actually generates the [[MAP.DAT]] file		* [[GEODATA.DAT]] - 92 Bytes, but we only have about 10 of them decoded. I think this is what is used to generate new battlescapes, but I think it's GEOSCAPE that actually generates the [[MAP.DAT]] file - <i>Interestingly, the map only gets saved to disk if you manually save the game. Hence the GeoScape engine never touches it, though it <b>does</b> dictate where your craft ends up. - [[User:Bomb Bloke\|Bomb Bloke]] 21:22, 9 June 2007 (PDT)</i>
	* [[LOC.DAT]] - Some unknown values		* [[LOC.DAT]] - Some unknown values
	* '''Little to nothing known'''		* '''Little to nothing known'''

Pi Masta: /* Files to be Decoded */ XBASES doesn't seem to contain alien base info

2007-04-11T20:29:53Z

Files to be Decoded: XBASES doesn't seem to contain alien base info

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	* [[LOC.DAT]] - Some unknown values		* [[LOC.DAT]] - Some unknown values
	* '''Little to nothing known'''		* '''Little to nothing known'''
	** [[XBASES.DAT]] - Alien Base Info?		** [[XBASES.DAT]] - Alien Base Info? - Initial tests suggest not, maybe a constant file? Never changed upon a new Alien base being made
	** [[INTER.DAT]] - Stores info on interceptions?		** [[INTER.DAT]] - Stores info on interceptions? - Pretty sure on this
	** [[AKNOW.DAT]] - Perhaps what the Aliens Know, as in which bases for retals		** [[AKNOW.DAT]] - Perhaps what the Aliens Know, as in which bases for retals
	** [[LEASE.DAT]]		** [[LEASE.DAT]]

Pi Masta: Files to be Decoded

2007-04-11T02:44:37Z

Files to be Decoded

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	I might have to check this, but I think the maximum number of interceptions you can have minimized is 4, so possibly this file keeps track of each one.		I might have to check this, but I think the maximum number of interceptions you can have minimized is 4, so possibly this file keeps track of each one.
	[[IGLOB.DAT]].		[[IGLOB.DAT]].

			== Files to be Decoded ==
			Here I'm going to list some files that need values to be decoded. Some of them it might not be possible as a lot of the values are set to 0. Namely the MISDATA, MISSION, MISSION2 as they all use the same format but are used at different stages of the game.

			* [[MISDATA.DAT]] (and [[MISSION.DAT]], [[MISSION2.DAT]]) - probably should combine into 1 page with sections detailing what is and is not in each name
			* [[GEODATA.DAT]] - 92 Bytes, but we only have about 10 of them decoded. I think this is what is used to generate new battlescapes, but I think it's GEOSCAPE that actually generates the [[MAP.DAT]] file
			* [[LOC.DAT]] - Some unknown values
			* '''Little to nothing known'''
			** [[XBASES.DAT]] - Alien Base Info?
			** [[INTER.DAT]] - Stores info on interceptions?
			** [[AKNOW.DAT]] - Perhaps what the Aliens Know, as in which bases for retals
			** [[LEASE.DAT]]

Pi Masta: removed long lease.dat table, updated some info

2007-04-07T17:38:00Z

removed long lease.dat table, updated some info

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	:::: My Guess, current position and zoom of the geoscape map ball. I remember testing this a while back and bytes 12-13 seemed to control zoom, but only if set to specific values. 120, 720 etc. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)		:::: My Guess, current position and zoom of the geoscape map ball. I remember testing this a while back and bytes 12-13 seemed to control zoom, but only if set to specific values. 120, 720 etc. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 08:23, 11 June 2007 (PDT)
	::::: Well that explains why the file seemed to change when a UFO was detected as I always centered on it and usually moved the globe to track it while it was flying around, lol. Still leaves many bytes unknown though... Thanks a lot for your help Darkfred! [[User:Pi Masta\|Pi Masta]] 11:54, 9 July 2007 (PDT)		::::: Well that explains why the file seemed to change when a UFO was detected as I always centered on it and usually moved the globe to track it while it was flying around, lol. Still leaves many bytes unknown though... Thanks a lot for your help Darkfred! [[User:Pi Masta\|Pi Masta]] 11:54, 9 July 2007 (PDT)
			:::::: I have got this pretty much completely decoded now. Check out [[LEASE.DAT]], which has the preliminary results. I will update it will the full info soon. --[[User:Darkfred\|Darkfred]] 14:09, 12 July 2007 (PDT)