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| − | This file is present in any save. | + | This file is present in any save. |
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There are 8 values. 7 of these are made of 2 bytes each, and the<br> | There are 8 values. 7 of these are made of 2 bytes each, and the<br> | ||
other is a string value made up of 26 bytes. Total of 40 bytes.<br> | other is a string value made up of 26 bytes. Total of 40 bytes.<br> | ||
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| − | + | == Structure == | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| − | to see which save | + | |- |
| − | < | + | !Offset<br>(Decimal) |
| − | + | !Offset<br>(Hex) | |
| − | This | + | !Usage |
| − | the save file. The name may be 25 characters long; | + | |
| − | the final byte is always of value 0. A 0 also marks | + | |- valign="top" |
| − | the end of the save name, should it not use all 25< | + | !<span id="0-1"></span>0-1 |
| − | + | !<span id="0x00-0x01"></span>0x00-0x01 | |
| − | < | + | |Ignore this if the file is not in the missdat folder. If 0, then this is a savegame made on the beginning of a new battlescape game. If 1, then check [[DIRECT.DAT]] to see where which save slot to load from. |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | |- valign="top" | |
| − | + | !<span id="2-27"></span>2-27 | |
| − | + | !<span id="0x02-0x1D"></span>0x02-0x1D | |
| − | + | |This a 26 byte null terminated string, which details the name of the save file. The name may be 25 characters long; the final byte is always of value 0. A 0 also marks the end of the save name, should it not use all 25 characters. | |
| − | + | ||
| + | |- valign="top" | ||
| + | !<span id="28-29"></span>28-29 | ||
| + | !<span id="0x1C-0x1D"></span>0x1C-0x1D | ||
| + | |The current year. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |- valign="top" | ||
| + | !<span id="30-31"></span>30-31 | ||
| + | !<span id="0x1E-0x1F"></span>0x1E-0x1F | ||
| + | |The current month. Note that 0 is January. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |- valign="top" | ||
| + | !<span id="32-33"></span>32-33 | ||
| + | !<span id="0x20-0x21"></span>0x20-0x21 | ||
| + | |The current day of the month. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |- valign="top" | ||
| + | !<span id="34-35"></span>34-35 | ||
| + | !<span id="0x22-0x23"></span>0x22-0x23 | ||
| + | |The current hour (24 hour time). | ||
| + | |||
| + | |- valign="top" | ||
| + | !<span id="36-37"></span>36-37 | ||
| + | !<span id="0x24-0x25"></span>0x24-0x25 | ||
| + | |The current minute. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |- valign="top" | ||
| + | !<span id="38-39"></span>38-39 | ||
| + | !<span id="0x26-0x27"></span>0x26-0x27 | ||
| + | |0 for geoscape save, 1 for tactical save. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Saved Game Files]] | * [[Saved Game Files]] | ||
* [[Saved_Game_Files#Geoscape_Files|Geoscape Files]] | * [[Saved_Game_Files#Geoscape_Files|Geoscape Files]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Game Files]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:31, 22 July 2019
This file is present in any save.
There are 8 values. 7 of these are made of 2 bytes each, and the
other is a string value made up of 26 bytes. Total of 40 bytes.
Structure
| Offset (Decimal) |
Offset (Hex) |
Usage |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 0x00-0x01 | Ignore this if the file is not in the missdat folder. If 0, then this is a savegame made on the beginning of a new battlescape game. If 1, then check DIRECT.DAT to see where which save slot to load from. |
| 2-27 | 0x02-0x1D | This a 26 byte null terminated string, which details the name of the save file. The name may be 25 characters long; the final byte is always of value 0. A 0 also marks the end of the save name, should it not use all 25 characters. |
| 28-29 | 0x1C-0x1D | The current year. |
| 30-31 | 0x1E-0x1F | The current month. Note that 0 is January. |
| 32-33 | 0x20-0x21 | The current day of the month. |
| 34-35 | 0x22-0x23 | The current hour (24 hour time). |
| 36-37 | 0x24-0x25 | The current minute. |
| 38-39 | 0x26-0x27 | 0 for geoscape save, 1 for tactical save. |