Starbreeze Studios XCD XWC XTC

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XWC, XTC, XCD

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  
• Signature : MOS DATAFILE2.0
  

Format Specifications

char {16}    - Header (MOS DATAFILE2.0 + null)
uint64 {8}   - null
uint32 {4}   - Unknown
byte {20}    - null

// OPTIONAL PADDING
// Read the first few bytes - if it doesn't match the padding then
// the padding doesn't exist and you just move on to the loop following
byte {X}     - Padding to offset 2048 (padded using repeats of 1234567890123456)

// for each file

uint32 {4}   - Unknown (768)

uint32 {4}   - Unknown (36864)

uint32 {4}   - Length (excluding all header data - ie the length of the file data only)

uint32 {4}   - Unknown (1)

uint32 {4}   - Unknown

uint32 {4}   - Unknown (36864)

uint32 {4}   - null

byte {X}     - File Data

Notes and Comments

• This file format occurs in games made by Starbreeze Studios.

Games

List of games using this file format:

• Enclave (*.XWC / *.XTC)
• Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade
• Syndicate (X360 / PC) (*.XWC)
• The Darkness (*.XWC / *.XCD)
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (*.XWC / *.XCD)
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (*.XWC / *.XTC)

QuickBMS Script

• darkness_xcd.bms
• Syndicate script

Compatible Programs

• Dragon UnPACKer
• Game Extractor
  
• The Chronicles of Riddick XWC Unpacker

See Also

• XWC MOS File format description (watto.org)