TERRAIN (TFTD)

This folder contains the information used for tiles in TFTD's battlescape view, both statistical and graphical.

These are divided up into "sets" made of three files: An MCD file, which defines the tiles for that set, and a PCK file accompanied by a TAB file, which together define the image data that represents said tiles on-screen (note that PCK files always have the same amount of records as their respective TAB files, though MCD files may have a different figure (as some tiles animate and hence use multiple sprites, and some tiles use the same sprites as others but at a different height offset)).

Each "set" stored here will be part of an even larger "terrain set", which will have corresponding files in both the MAPS folder and the ROUTES folder.

The maximum amount of MCD records allowed in any given fully-built map is 256, while the maximum amount of PCK records allowed is as yet unknown.

Contents

The size of an MCD file is equal to the amount of records it holds times 62 bytes.

The size of a TAB file is equal to the amount of images it indexes times 2 bytes.

PCK files contain RLE-compressed image data and are of unpredictable sizes.

Ships

X-COM Craft

Set Number	Set Name	MCD Records	Image Count	MCD Filesize	PCK Filesize	TAB Filesize	Overview
0	TRITON	46	70	2,852b	34,211b	140b	Triton
1	HAMMER	44	55	2,728b	26,143b	110b	Hammerhead
2	LEVIATH	47	50	2,914b	26,071b	100b	Leviathan
3	BARRACUD	46	70	2,852b	34,211b	140b	Barracuda
4	MANTA	44	55	2,728b	26,143b	110b	Manta

Note: The Barracuda and Manta are available only via XcomUtil, and use the same tiles/images as the Triton and Hammerhead respectively.

Alien Craft

Set	MCD Records	Image Count	MCD Filesize	PCK Filesize	TAB Filesize	Overview
UEXT2	9	66	558b	28,501b	132b	USO ceilings and exterior walls/doors.
UEXT3	25	25	1,550b	11,859b	50b	Additional hull/ceiling tiles.
UINT1	41	46	496b	18,486b	92b	Internal walls, stairs and flooring. Contains a cloning unit.
UINT2	11	44	682b	22,193b	88b	An implanter, cyro unit, magnetic navigation, ion beam accelerator, learning array, a "target object" and a re-animation tank.
UINT3	14	33	868b	9,812b	66b	Another implanter, internal doors.
Totals	100	214	90,851b	48,744b	428b

Terrain

More info to come...

See Also

• Game Files
• Field Manual: Terrain
• UFO:EU Terrain folder