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== Structure ==
 
== Structure ==
  
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<b>0</b> - 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.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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!Offset<br>(Decimal)
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!Offset<br>(Hex)
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!Usage
  
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<b>1</b> - 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.
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|- valign="top"
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!<span id="0-1"></span>0-1
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<b>2</b> - The current year.
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!<span id="0x00-0x01"></span>0x00-0x01
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|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.
  
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<b>3</b> - The current month. Note that 0 is January.
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|- valign="top"
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!<span id="2-27"></span>2-27
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!<span id="0x02-0x1D"></span>0x02-0x1D
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|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.
  
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<b>4</b> - The current day of the month.
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|- valign="top"
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!<span id="28-29"></span>28-29
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!<span id="0x1C-0x1D"></span>0x1C-0x1D
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|The current year.
  
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<b>5</b> - The current hour (24 hour time).
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|- valign="top"
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!<span id="30-31"></span>30-31
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!<span id="0x1E-0x1F"></span>0x1E-0x1F
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|The current month. Note that 0 is January.
  
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<b>6</b> - The current minute.
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|- valign="top"
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!<span id="32-33"></span>32-33
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!<span id="0x20-0x21"></span>0x20-0x21
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|The current day of the month.
  
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<b>7</b> - 0 for geoscape save, 1 for tactical save.
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|- valign="top"
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!<span id="34-35"></span>34-35
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!<span id="0x22-0x23"></span>0x22-0x23
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|The current hour (24 hour time).
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|- valign="top"
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!<span id="36-37"></span>36-37
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!<span id="0x24-0x25"></span>0x24-0x25
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|The current minute.
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|- valign="top"
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!<span id="38-39"></span>38-39
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!<span id="0x26-0x27"></span>0x26-0x27
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|0 for geoscape save, 1 for tactical save.
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|-
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|}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
* [[Saved Game Files]]
 
* [[Saved Game Files]]
 
* [[Saved_Game_Files#Geoscape_Files|Geoscape Files]]
 
* [[Saved_Game_Files#Geoscape_Files|Geoscape Files]]
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[[Category:Game Files]]
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[[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.

See Also

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