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DAT

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  

Format Specifications (Kill Switch DAT)

// Kill Switch 
// DAT file format

// header chunk
4 bytes (uint32) - chunk type  // 0x19 0x07 0x00 0x00 - RW DAT archive type?
4 bytes (uint32) - chunk size  // 12
4 bytes (uint32) - RW version ID // 0xFF 0xFF 0x00 0x14 - RW v3.5.0.0
12 bytes (char) - some string  // "StopSystem.X"

// start chunk
// Note: This chunk is some kind of data start marker
4 bytes (uint32) - chunk type  // 0x06 0x07 0x00 0x00 - data start marker
4 bytes (uint32) - chunk size  // 0
4 bytes (uint32) - RW version ID // 0xFF 0xFF 0x00 0x14 - RW v3.5.0.0

// data chunks
num_of_data_chunks *
{

   // container chunk
   4 bytes (uint32) - chunk type  // 0x16 0x07 0x00 0x00 - container for assets
   4 bytes (uint32) - chunk size
   4 bytes (uint32) - RW version ID
   4 bytes (uint32) - GUID + path length
   x bytes (char) - GUID + path string
   4 bytes (uint32) - chunk size?
   
   x bytes - data chunk // See "Related structures" section
                        // for more information
}


// end chunk
// Note: This chunk is some kind of data end marker
4 bytes (uint32) - chunk type  // 0x06 0x07 0x00 0x00 - data end marker
4 bytes (uint32) - chunk size  // 0
4 bytes (uint32) - RW version ID // 0xFF 0xFF 0x00 0x14 - RW v3.5.0.0
   

Format Specifications (Gaelic Games Football 2 PS2 DAT)

// Gaelic Games Football 2 (PS2)
// DAT file format

// header
4 bytes - signature // 0x95 0x97 0x9E 0x91
4 bytes (uint32) - unknown1 // 6
4 bytes (uint32) - unknown2 // 0
4 bytes (uint32) - unknown3 // 1
4 bytes (uint32) - info array offset

// data
num_of_files *
{
   4 bytes (uint32) - compressed file size
   x bytes - file data
}

// info array
4 bytes (uint32) - number of files
num_of_files *
{
   4 bytes (uint32) - filename length
   x bytes (char) - filename
   4 bytes (uint32) - file offset
   4 bytes (uint32) - f_unknown1
   4 bytes (uint32) - f_unknown2  // 1
   4 bytes (uint32) - f_unknown3
}

Related Structures
Following data chunks can be found inside container chunks:




Chunk type
Extension
Description


rwID_CLUMP
.dff
3D Models / Atomics / Lights / Cameras


rwID_HANIMANIMATION
.anm
Animation


rwID_TEXTFILE
.txt
Text file


rwID_TEXDICTIONARY
.txd
Texture


NAMCO_LEVEL
.level
Level data


rwaID_WAVEDICT
.rws
Audio




MultiEx BMS Script
Not written yet.

QuickBMS Script
* gaelic_games_football_2_DAT_script.bms

Notes and Comments
* This file format occurs in games made with RenderWare engine.

Games
List of games using this file format:
* Killswitch / kill.switch / Kill Switch (*.DAT)
* Gaelic Games Football 2 (PS2) [RW 3.7.0.2 Build A] (*.DAT)

Compatible Programs
* RW Analyze
* Kill_Switch_DAT_Tool.py

See Also
* RenderWare3Docs
* RenderWare versioning
* List of RW section IDs
* Texture archive
* TXD file format
* RenderWare binary stream file
* List of RenderWare games
* TXD file format for Burnout PSP games
* RWS Audio file format
* RenderWare TXD