Midnight Club 2 DAT - Revision history

imported>Ikskoks at 16:42, 16 January 2021

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	* [[Game Extractor\|Game Extractor]]<br>		* [[Game Extractor\|Game Extractor]]<br>
	* [http://toca.game-editing.net/files iRipper]		* [http://toca.game-editing.net/files iRipper]


			[[Category:File Format]]

imported>WATTO at 10:48, 28 December 2005

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	=== Notes and Comments ===		=== Notes and Comments ===

	* If the header is DAVE, files can be compressed ~~(same format as used in Midnight Club 1, [[Midtown Madness 2]] and Smuggler's Run).~~<br>		* If the header is DAVE, files can be compressed<br>
	* If the header is Dave, the filenames use 6 bit encoding, and the files can be compressed<br>		* If the header is Dave, the filenames use 6 bit encoding, and the files can be compressed<br>
	* 6 bit encoded strings use this array: <tt>"+ #$()-./?0123456789_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz~"</tt> ('+' == NULL)<br>		* 6 bit encoded strings use this array: <tt>"+ #$()-./?0123456789_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz~"</tt> ('+' == NULL)<br>


			=== Other Games ===
			* Midnight Club 1 *.dat
			* Midnight Club 2 *.dat
			* Midtown Madness 2 *.ar
			* Smugglers Run *.???

	=== Supported Programs ===		=== Supported Programs ===

imported>Alf: /* DAT */ Filenames using 6bit encoded characters

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imported>Alf: /* DAT */ Filenames using 6bit encoded characters

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	=== Notes and Comments ===		=== Notes and Comments ===

	* If the header is DAVE, ~~there is no compression or encryption~~<br>		* If the header is DAVE, files can be compressed (same format as used in Midnight Club 1, [[Midtown Madness 2]] and Smuggler's Run).<br>
	* If the header is Dave, the filenames ~~are encrypted~~, and the files can be compressed<br>		* If the header is Dave, the filenames use 6 bit encoding, and the files can be compressed<br>
	* ~~Unknown encryption and compression types~~<br>		* 6 bit encoded strings use this array: <tt>"+ #$()-./?0123456789_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz~"</tt> ('+' == NULL)<br>

	=== Supported Programs ===		=== Supported Programs ===

	* [[Game Extractor\|Game Extractor]]<br>		* [[Game Extractor\|Game Extractor]]<br>
			* [http://toca.game-editing.net/files iRipper]

imported>WATTO at 09:32, 20 December 2005

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imported>WATTO at 09:32, 20 December 2005

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New page

* [[GRAFs|Return to the list of games]]

Choose archive extension:

== DAT ==

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

=== Format Specifications ===

<tt>
 ''' // ARCHIVE HEADER ''' 
: char {4}     - Header ("Dave" or "DAVE") 
: uint32 {4}   - '' Number Of Files? '' 
: uint32 {4}   - Filename Directory Offset [+2048] (ie relative to the start of the Directory) 
: uint32 {4}   - First File Data Offset [+2048+FilenameDirOffset] (ie relative to the start of the FilenameDir) 
: byte {2032}  - null Padding to offset 2048 
 
 ''' // DIRECTORY ''' 
: ''' // for each file ''' 
:: uint32 {4}   - Filename Offset (relative to the start of the filename directory) 
:: uint32 {4}   - File Offset 
:: uint32 {4}   - Decompressed File Length 
:: uint32 {4}   - Compressed File Length 
 
: byte {0-2047}      - null Padding to a multiple of 2048 bytes 
 
 ''' // FILENAME DIRECTORY ''' 
: ''' // for each file ''' 
:: char {X}     - Filename 
:: byte {1}     - null Filename Terminator 
 
 ''' // FILE DATA ''' 
: ''' // for each file ''' 
:: byte {X}     - File Data 
:: byte {0-2047}      - null Padding to a multiple of 2048 bytes 
</tt>

=== MultiEx BMS ===

Not written yet 

=== Notes and Comments ===

* If the header is DAVE, there is no compression or encryption 
* If the header is Dave, the filenames are encrypted, and the files can be compressed 
* Unknown encryption and compression types 

=== Supported Programs ===

* [[Game Extractor|Game Extractor]]