CRAFT.DAT (TFTD)

This file contains information specific to the crafts in the game. Both X-COM and Alien crafts (including hidden ones) are in this file, though the values for the alien craft are still shrouded in mystery.

Note that UFO:EU uses a different version of this file. Compared to the previous game, the TFTD copy is jumbled; presumably this was to prevent players "importing" their "uber craft" from their previous save-games.

TFTD Structure

There are 50 records each having 110 bytes long for a file size of 5,500 bytes. 2-byte values are signed little-endian integers.

Offset (Decimal)	Offset (Hex)	Usage
0	0x00	Craft type, possible values are the same as GEODATA.DAT: *HUMAN* *ALIEN* 0 - Triton 5 - Survey Ship 255 - Entry Not Used 1 - Hammerhead 6 - Escort 2 - Leviathan 7 - Cruiser 3 - Barracuda 8 - Heavy Cruiser 4 - Manta 9 - Hunter 10 - Battleship 11 - Dreadnought 12 - Fleet Supply Cruiser
Offsets 1 and 5 refer to the weapon placed in the left and right slots respectively. (The Hammerhead does not have a center weapon type, only a left). Their possible values are listed here: 0 - Ajax Launcher 1 - D.U.P. Head Launcher 2 - Craft Gas Cannon 3 - P.W.T. Cannon 4 - Gauss Cannon 5 - Sonic Oscillator FF - No Weapon
1	0x01	Left weapon type.
2-3	0x02-0x03	Left ammo quantity (NOTE: Ammo values normally do not exceed 100, but since the variable is stored as 2 bytes you can crank the total up to 32,767).
4	0x04	Indicates what a craft is doing. 0 - At base 1 - Moving 2 - USOs often get this value, no idea what it represents.
5	0x05	Right weapon type.
The following values, 6-60 (0x06-0x3C), keep track of how many of item X is stored on the craft.
6	0x06	Coelacanth/G. Cannon
7	0x07	Coelacanth/Aqua Jet
8	0x08	Coelacanth/Gauss
9	0x09	Displacer /Sonic
10	0x0A	Displacer /P.W.T.
11	0x0B	Dart Gun
12	0x0C	Dart Clip
13	0x0D	Jet Harpoon
14	0x0E	Harpoon Clip
15	0x0F	Gas Cannon
16	0x10	GC-AP Bolts
17	0x11	GC-HE Bolts
18	0x12	GC-Phosphorous Bolts
19	0x13	Hydro-Jet Cannon
20	0x14	HJ-AP Ammo
21	0x15	HJ-HE Ammo
22	0x16	HJ-P Ammo
23	0x17	Torpedo Launcher
24	0x18	Small Torpedo
25	0x19	Large Torpedo
26	0x1A	Phosphor Torpedo
27	0x1B	Gauss Pistol
28	0x1C	Gauss Rifle
29	0x1D	Heavy Gauss
30	0x1E	Magna-Blast Grenade
31	0x1F	Dye Grenade
32	0x20	Particle Disturbance Grenade
33	0x21	Magna-Pack Explosive
34	0x22	Particle Disturbance Sensor
35	0x23	Medi-Kit
36	0x24	M.C. Disruptor
37	0x25	Thermal Tazer
38	0x26	Chemical Flare
39	0x27	Vibro Blade
40	0x28	Thermic Lance
41	0x29	Heavy Thermic Lance
42	0x2A	(Unused)
43	0x2B	(Unused)
44	0x2C	(Unused)
45	0x2D	Sonic Cannon
46	0x2E	Cannon Power Clip
47	0x2F	Sonic-Blasta Rifle
48	0x30	Blasta Power Clip
49	0x31	Sonic Pistol
50	0x32	Pistol Power Clip
51	0x33	Disruptor Pulse Launcher
52	0x34	Disruptor Ammo
53	0x35	Thermal Shok Launcher
54	0x36	Thermal Shok Bomb
55	0x37	Sonic Pulser
56	0x38	(Unused)
57	0x39	M.C. Reader
58	0x3A	Gauss Pistol Clip
59	0x3B	Gauss Rifle Clip
60	0x3C	Heavy Gauss Clip
61	0x3D	Unknown use.
62-63	0x3E-0x3F	Right ammo quantity (NOTE: Ammo values normally do not exceed 100, but since the variable is stored as 2 bytes you can crank the total up to 32,767).
64-65	0x40-0x41	(Unused)
66-67	0x42-0x43	Damage, that is the amount it currently has taken. This value divided by the craft's damage capacity gives the percentage shown in-game.
68-69	0x44-0x45	Depth of craft. 0 - Touched Down * 1 - Shallow 2 - Normal 3 - Deep 4 - Very Deep (*NOTE: If craft is moving and you change it to this value the depth will correct itself automatically. Speed must also be edited to 0 for the change in depth to hold.)
70-71	0x46-0x47	Speed of craft.
72-73	0x48-0x49	Index into LOC.DAT referencing the destination - for example, waypoints for X-COM craft, or X-COM bases for alien craft.
74-75	0x4A-0x4B	Unknown - goes to 0 when tracking a target but not attacking. -1 means the ship is airborne despite the value of byte 0x44
76-77	0x4C-0x4D	Destination coordinates, horizontal (longitude).
78-79	0x4E-0x4F	Destination coordinates, vertical (latitude).
80-81	0x50-0x51	Fuel, amount remaining. This value divided by the crafts total fuel capacity gives the percentage shown in-game.
82-83	0x52-0x53	Base reference as an index to LOC.DAT.
84-85	0x54-0x55	Mission type craft is on. 0 - Alien Probe Mission 1 - Alien Interdiction 2 - Alien Resource Raid 3 - Alien Infiltration 4 - Alien Colony Expansion 5 - Alien Surface Attacks 6 - Floating Base Attack 7 - Colony Supply Missions
86-87	0x56-0x57	Zone where mission is being carried out. 0 - North Atlantic 1 - South Atlantic 2 - North Pacific 3 - South Pacific 4 - Mediterranean 5 - South China Sea 6 - Indian Ocean 7 - Sea of Japan 8 - North Sea 9 - Caribbean A - Antarctic B - Arctic C - Eurasia D - North America E - Africa
88-89	0x58-0x59	Unknown use.
90-91	0x5A-0x5B	Unknown use.
92-93	0x5C-0x5D	Primary alien race found on craft. 0 - Aquatoid 1 - Gill Man 2 - Lobster Man 3 - Tasoth 4 - Mixed Tasoth based 5 - Mixed Lobster Man based
94-95	0x5E-0x5F	USO attack timer.
96-97	0x60-0x61	USO escape maneuver timer.
98-99	0x62-0x63	Craft status. 0 - Ready 1 - Out 2 - Repairs 3 - Refueling 4 - Re-arming
100-103	0x64-0x67	Bit Flags. 40 - Show full Transmission Resolver data
104-105	0x68-0x69	Touchdown depth (see entry at [68-69] for possible values).
106	0x6A	Used to determine if Xcraft are able to intercept.
107	0x6B	Used to determine if Xcraft are able to intercept.
108	0x6C	Used to determine if Xcraft are able to intercept.
109	0x6D	Unknown.

See Also

• CRAFT.DAT
• Saved Game Files