Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood DIC BKS

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DIC, BKS

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  
• Signature : 96 B6 9B 01 / C9 EB 03 00
  

Format Specifications

// DIC file format


// header
4 bytes (uint32) - signature   // 96 B6 9B 01  - DEMO
                               // C9 EB 03 00  - FULL GAME
2 bytes (uint16) - number of structs


// directory
num_of_structs *
{
   2 bytes (uint16) - number of entries  // e.g. 4096
                                         // data_size = num_of_entries * 8
   x bytes - directory data  // encrypted
}


// details
4 bytes (uint32) - number of files
num_of_files *
{
   2 bytes (uint16) - image width
   2 bytes (uint16) - image height
   4 bytes (uint32) - file offset
   4 bytes (uint32) - file size
   2 bytes (uint16) - directory number?
}

// BKS file format

num_of_files *
{
   x bytes - image data
}

Notes and Comments

• File formats for dealing with sprites. DIC is a dictionary file (sprite index) and BKS file (sprite bank) contains all the data.
• Directory data seems to be encrypted with unknown algorithm.

Games

List of games using this file format:

• Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (PC) (*.DIC / *.BKS)

QuickBMS Script

Not written yet.

Compatible Programs

• Game Extractor (limited support, only reading)

See Also

• DIC format description (watto.org)
• Plugin_BKS.java (from Game Extractor source code)