TRANSFER.DAT

This file contains the information about items in transit. Each record is 8 bytes long and is fixed at 100 entries thus a fixed size of 800. Each record contains a 'line' of the transfer screen, hence the 100 line limit as described in known bugs.

Structure

• Offset 0 (1 Byte) - Base the item is coming from (as indexed in LOC.DAT). 255 if the item is purchased and thus no base of origin

• Offset 1 (1 Byte) - Base the item is going to (again from LOC.DAT). 255 should not be used here

• Offset 2 (1 Byte) - Hours left in transit. NOTE: Setting this to 0 will make the game think it has been completed already

• Offset 3 (1 Byte) - Item Type. This also affects what can be used in the next offset. Possible/observed values:
  • 0 - Item (such as Laser Rifle or even craft weapons like Laser Cannon)
  • 1 - Craft
  • 2 - Soldier
  • 3 - Scientists
  • 4 - Engineers
  • 5 - Alien (those in containment)

• Offset 4 (1 Byte) - Reference number. The meaning of this value depends on the above Item Type value.
  • Type 0 - Item Index to the item as listed in BASE.DAT (Excluding Scientists and Engineers) (See Below)
  • Type 1 - Craft Index to the craft type as used in GEODATA.DAT, that is 0:Skyranger, 1:Lightning, etc. (See Below)
  • Type 2 - Soldier Index to SOLDIER.DAT
  • Type 3 - Scientist Always 0, presumed ignored
  • Type 4 - Engineers Always 0, presumed ignored
  • Type 5 - Alien Reference to ASTORE.DAT (whose entry will have the base set to 255)

• Offset 6 (1 Byte) - Quantity. Also the entry is ignored if this value is 0, thus there can be invalid data in the other entries but they will always have this byte set to 0.

Offset 5 is always 0, though Hatfarm has tried setting it to 1, but with weird results. Possible that it is the high byte for the reference at offset 4.

Item List

Possible values if offset 3 (type) is 0. In exactly the same order as BASE.DAT.

0 - Stingray Launcher	28 - Small Rocket	56 - Sectoid Corpse
1 - Avalanche Launcher	29 - Large Rocket	57 - Snakeman Corpse
2 - Cannon	30 - Incendiary Rocket	58 - Ethereal Corpse
3 - Fusion Ball Launcher	31 - Laser Pistol	59 - Muton Corpse
4 - Laser Cannon	32 - Laser Rifle	60 - Floater Corpse
5 - Plasma Beam	33 - Heavy Laser	61 - Celatid Corpse
6 - Stingray Missile	34 - Grenade	62 - Silacoid Corpse
7 - Avalanche Missile	35 - Smoke Grenade	63 - Chryssalid Corpse
8 - Cannon Rounds	36 - Proximity Grenade	64 - Reaper Corpse
9 - Fusion Balls	37 - High Explosive	65 - Sectopod Corpse
10 - Tank/Cannon	38 - Motion Scanner	66 - Cyberdisc Corpse
11 - Tank/Rocket Launcher	39 - Medi-Kit	67 - UFO Power Source
12 - Tank/Laser Cannon	40 - Psi-Amp	68 - UFO Navigation
13 - Hovertank/Plasma	41 - Stun Rod	69 - UFO Construction
14 - Hovertank/Launcher	42 - Electro Flare	70 - Alien Food
15 - Pistol	43 - Heavy Plasma	71 - Alien Reproduction
16 - Pistol Clip	44 - Heavy Plasma Clip	72 - Alien Entertainment
17 - Rifle	45 - Plasma Rifle	73 - Alien Surgery
18 - Rifle Clip	46 - Plasma Rifle Clip	74 - Examination Room
19 - Heavy Cannon	47 - Plasma Pistol	75 - Alien Alloys
20 - HC-AP Ammo	48 - Plasma Pistol Clip	76 - Alien Habitat
21 - HC-HE Ammo	49 - Blaster Launcher	77 - Personal Armour
22 - HC-IN Ammo	50 - Blaster Bomb	78 - Power Suit
23 - Auto Cannon	51 - Small Launcher	79 - Flying Suit
24 - AC-AP Ammo	52 - Stun Bomb	80 - HWP Cannon Shell
25 - AC-HE Ammo	53 - Alien Grenade	81 - HWP Rockets
26 - AC-IN Ammo	54 - Elerium-115	82 - HWP Fusion Bomb
27 - Rocket Launcher	55 - Mind Probe

Ship List

Same numbers that are used to identify the ship used in combat in GEODATA.DAT. For use in craft transfers use only human crafts. Otherwise the game will crash if you try to 'launch' an alien ship.

HUMAN
0 - Skyranger
1 - Lightning
2 - Avenger
3 - Interceptor
4 - Firestorm

ALIEN
5 - Small Scout
6 - Medium Scout
7 - Large Scout
8 - Harvestor
9 - Abductor
10 - Terror Ship
11 - Battleship
12 - Supply Ship