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	This description was originally written by Peter Ross (suxen_drol at hotmail dot com).		This description was originally written by Peter Ross (suxen_drol at hotmail dot com).


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	Header		Header
	uint16 {2} magic always set to 0x03fc		uint16 {2} magic always set to 0x03fc
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	uint32 {4} file_length length of file (bytes)		uint32 {4} file_length length of file (bytes)
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	Note: the last index entry appears always has the file name set to all zero's, and the preamble_offset set to an invalid file offset. This may be a checksum.		Note: the last index entry appears always has the file name set to all zero's, and the preamble_offset set to an invalid file offset. This may be a checksum.

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== LIB ==

* ''' Format Type ''': Archive
* ''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness Endian Order] ''': Little Endian

=== Format Specifications ===

Header
uint16 {2} magic always set to 0x03fc
uint32 {4} index_offset offset to index table (bytes, relative start of LIB file + 0x6)

Index table, stored at end of LIB file
uint16 {2} index_length length of index table
while not end of file
uint32 {4} preamble_offset offset to preamble (bytes, relative to start of LIB file)
char {13} filename filename (ASCIIZ)

File preamble
uint32 {4} file_length length of file (bytes)
the contents of the file follows the preamble.

Note: the last index entry appears always has the file name set to all zero's, and the preamble_offset set to an invalid file offset. This may be a checksum.

=== MultiEx BMS Script ===

''to be written''

=== Compatible Programs ===

''none yet''

=== Games ===

These American Laser Games titles use the LIB format to pack their data:

* Crime Patrol
* Mad Dog McCree
* Mad Dog McCree II: The Lost Gold

As they belong to the same genre, these ALG games are suspected to also use this LIB format:

* Crime Patrol II: Drug Wars
* Who Shot Johnny Rock
* Space Pirates

=== Credit ===

This description was originally written by Peter Ross (suxen_drol at hotmail dot com).