GTA Series GXT

GXT

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  

Format Specifications (GTA San Andreas)

ARCHIVE HEADER

uint16 {2}   - Unknown (4)

uint16 {2}   - Unknown (8)

char {4}     - Table Header (TABL)

uint32 {4}   - Length Of Table Data

TABLE DATA

// for each group

uint64 {8}   - Group name (null)

uint32 {4}   - Offset to Group TKEY

GROUPS

// for each group

// THIS FIELD IS OPTIONAL

uint64 {8}   - Group Name (Same as in the TABLE DATA)

char {4}     - TKEY Header (TKEY)

uint32 {4}   - Length Of TKEY Data

TKEY DATA

// for each file in this group

uint32 {4}   - File Offset (relative to TDAT DATA)

uint32 {4}   - Hash?

char {4}     - TDAT header (TDAT)

uint32 {4}   - Length of TDAT Data

TDAT DATA

// for each file

char {X}     - File Data (a null-terminated string)

Format Specifications (GTA 2)

//header
4 bytes (char) - signature //e.g. "GBLE" - English
                                  "GBLF" - French
                                  "GBLG" - German
                                  "GBLI" - Italian
                                  "GBLS" - Spanish
                                  "GBLJ" - Japanese
2 bytes (uint16) - version  // always 100

// TKEY block
4 bytes (char) - signature // "TKEY"


// TODO

MultiEx BMS

Not written yet

Notes and Comments

• This format holds the language strings used for mission dialogs, place names, etc. Each file is thus a null-terminated string
• Note that the order of the files in the TKEY directories is different to the order of the files in the related TDAT section

Games

List of games using this format:

• GTA 2 (*.GXT) (PC)
• GTA San Andreas

Supported Programs

• Game Extractor
  

See Also

• GXT file format (GTA wiki)