EA Games LOC

LOC

• Format Type : Text File
  
• Endian Order : Big Endian
  
• Signature : LOCH
  

Format Specifications

// Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PS2)
// strings.loc file format



//HEADER
4 bytes - signature // "LOCH"
8 bytes - header size (LOCH block size)
4 bytes - number of LOCH entries + 1
4 bytes - LOCH size

//LOCL BLOCK
4 bytes - signature // "LOCL"
8 bytes - LOCL block size
4 bytes - number of LOCL entries + 1
4 bytes - data start offset


//LOCL offset table
number_of_LOCL_entries *
{
   4 bytes - text offset
}

//TEXT DATA
number_of_LOCL_entries *
{
  x bytes - string
}

Games

List of games using this format:

• FIFA 2000 (PS1) (*.LOC)
• FIFA Street (PS2) (*.LOC)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PS2) (*.LOC)
• Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City (*.LOC)
• Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (*.LOC)
• SSX Tricky (*.LOC)

Notes and Comments

• File format used for storing localization data in some older EA games.

QuickBMS Script

None.

Compatible Programs

• Harry Potter ChofS PS2 strings.loc Tool
• NFS Own The City Tools (by Luke/rabatini)
• SSX-Collection-Multitool