Difference between revisions of "Talk:MAP.DAT"

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Just recalling years ago when I was exploring the map files to see how they were put together, I seem to recall that there were a few extra bytes beyond the end of the map data. Does anyone what these were for or were they just extraneous bytes that never got used? -[[User:NKF|NKF]] 03:53, 19 May 2009 (EDT)
 
Just recalling years ago when I was exploring the map files to see how they were put together, I seem to recall that there were a few extra bytes beyond the end of the map data. Does anyone what these were for or were they just extraneous bytes that never got used? -[[User:NKF|NKF]] 03:53, 19 May 2009 (EDT)
  
The description of this file makes it really hard to understand.  Is it really just a bitmap of the layoutI find that difficult to believe since the game doesn't use raw bitmaps anywhere else. If this is not the case, what does each byte point to thenI'm trying to decipher this myself, any help would be appreciated. [[User:Hatfarm|Hatfarm]] 13:19, 26 June 2010 (EDT)
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The description of this file makes it really hard to understand.  How does it know which MCD file to link to?  Where is that information storedIs that just from GEODATA.DATWhat about when there are multiple MCD's used? [[User:Hatfarm|Hatfarm]] 13:19, 26 June 2010 (EDT)

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Just recalling years ago when I was exploring the map files to see how they were put together, I seem to recall that there were a few extra bytes beyond the end of the map data. Does anyone what these were for or were they just extraneous bytes that never got used? -NKF 03:53, 19 May 2009 (EDT)

The description of this file makes it really hard to understand. How does it know which MCD file to link to? Where is that information stored? Is that just from GEODATA.DAT? What about when there are multiple MCD's used? Hatfarm 13:19, 26 June 2010 (EDT)