Desert Strike DAT

DAT

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  

Format Specifications

uint64 {8}   - Number Of Files [-1]
byte {16}    - null

// for each file

uint32 {4}   - Offset

uint16 {2}   - File ID?

uint16 {2}   - Unknown

char {8}     - Filename

byte {X}     - File Data

Also consider:

// MexCom - Recreation of D:\Code\All Official MexFormats\Jungle Strike\dat.bms
// THIS IS AN AUTOMATED SPECIFICATION
// READ WITH CARE
// ----------------------------
// LEGEND
// ----------------------------
// ==> (Jump to offset)
// #DECLARE (Set variable to value)
// $$ CALCULATE (Calculate a new value)
// ** (Section that repeats itself on condition)
// // (Comment)
// uint32{4} (Unsigned 32-bit value, 4 bytes)
// uint16{2} (Unsigned 16-bit value, 2 bytes)
// ubyte{1} (Unsigned 8-bit value, 1 byte)
// char{n} (String value, n bytes in length
// ----------------------------


// Format Specification


uint32{4}		FC
#DECLARE CP = CURRENT OFFSET
$$ CALCULATE CP + 12
$$ CALCULATE FC - 1


==>CP


** Start Repeated entry (T) {FC}
#DECLARE FOO = CURRENT OFFSET
char{8}  		Filename of resource (FN)
uint32{4}		Offset of resource (FO)
uint32{4}		DUM
#DECLARE CP = CURRENT OFFSET
char{8}  		FD
uint32{4}		FS
$$ CALCULATE FS - FO


// Resources have a name (FN), are located at FO and have a size of FS


==>CP
** End Repeated entry (T)

==> End of Archive
#DECLARE FS = CURRENT OFFSET


==>CP
char{8}  		Filename of resource (FN)
uint32{4}		Offset of resource (FO)
uint32{4}		DUM
$$ CALCULATE FS - FO


// Resources have a name (FN), are located at FO and have a size of FS
// ----------------------------
// MexCom - Recreation complete 

MultiEx BMS Script

Get FC Long 0 ;
SavePos CP 0 ;
Math CP += 12 ;
Math FC -= 1 ;
GoTo CP 0 ;
For T = 1 To FC ;
SavePos FOO 0 ;
GetDString FN 8 0 ;
Get FO Long 0 ;
Get DUM Long 0 ;
SavePos CP 0 ;
GetDString FD 8 0 ;
Get FS Long 0 ;
Math FS -= FO ;
Log FN FO FS FOO 0 ;
GoTo CP 0 ;
Next T ;
GoTo EOF 0 ;
SavePos FS 0 ;
GoTo CP 0 ;
GetDString FN 8 0 ;
Get FO Long 0 ;
Get DUM Long 0 ;
Math FS -= FO ;
Log FN FO FS FOO 0 ;

Compatible Programs

• MultiEx Commander
• Game Extractor
  

Other Games

These games also use this file format

• Desert Strike *.dat
• Jungle Strike *.dat