MAP.DAT: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 02:09, 16 November 2008

This file is only used by tactical saves.

Length of wglob[2]*wglob[3]*wglob[4]*4 bytes.

The first 3 bytes indicate the width, length and height of the map module. After that, the actual cell data starts with each record containing 4 bytes. Each byte points to a different object in the MCD array summarized below.

The first byte is the ground.
The second is the west wall.
The third is the north wall.
The forth is the contents (not usable objects - dirt and stuff).

Tiles are stored in order of left to right, top to bottom, top floor to bottom floor.

Note: When opening map files with MS-EDIT, open it in 4-column widths, but remember that the ground tile of the cell will be found at the last byte in the row above.

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 Length of wglob[2]*wglob[3]*wglob[4]*4 bytes.
-Stores the map, in bitmap style. Each tile of
+The first 3 bytes indicate the width, length and height of the map module. After that, the actual cell data starts with each record containing 4 bytes. Each byte points to a different object in the MCD array summarized below.
-the map is stored as four bytes. Each of these
-bytes maps to a different object in the MCD array.
+*The first byte is the ground.
-The first byte is the ground.
+*The second is the west wall.
-The second is the west wall.
+*The third is the north wall.
-The third is the north wall.
+*The forth is the contents (not usable objects - dirt and stuff).
-The forth is the contents (not usable objects - dirt and stuff).
-Tiles are stored in order of left to right,
+Tiles are stored in order of left to right, top to bottom, top floor to bottom floor.
-top to bottom, top floor to bottom floor.
+<b>Note:</b> When opening map files with MS-EDIT, open it in 4-column widths, but remember that the ground tile of the cell will be found at the last byte in the row <b>above</b>.
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