Map Technical Specs

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I don't</div> <div> really know why you'd want to see it, but since I figured I mainly wrote this</div> <div> out for myself so I'd know exactly what I needed. :)</div> <bR> <div> Offset    | Length      | Desc</div> <div> ==========================================================================</div> <div> 0         | byte (1)    | Version number. Should be 3.</div> <div> 1         | 13          | VSP filename (8+4+null)</div> <div> 14        | 13          | Music filename (should be all caps)</div> <div> 27        | byte (1)    | Parallaxing controls. Legend:</div> <div>           |             | 0: No parallax. Characters drawn inbetween layers.</div> <div>           |             | 1: No parallax. Characters drawn ontop of all layers.</div> <div>           |             | 2: Parallax. Characters drawn ontop of all layers.</div> <div>           |             | 3: Parallax. Characters drawn inbetween layers.</div> <div> 28        | byte (1)    | Parallax multiplier</div> <div> 29        | byte (1)    | Parallax divisor</div> <div> 30        | 30          | Map name (29+null).</div> <div> 60        | byte (1)    | Show mapname on map start. 0=No/1=Yes</div> <div> 61        | byte (1)    | Able to save in this map. 0=No/1=Yes</div> <div> 62        | word (2)    | X coordinate starting position.</div> <div> 64        | word (2)    | Y coordinate starting position.</div> <div> 66        | byte (1)    | Able to Hide in this map. 0=No/1=Yes</div> <div> 67        | byte (1)    | Map is Warpable. 0=No/1=Yes</div> <div> 68        | word (2)    | Width of map (X)</div> <div> 70        | word (2)    | Height of map (Y)</div> <div> 72        | byte (1)    | Compression (Should always be 0 for now)</div> <div> 73        | 27          | Unused (buffer for upward compatiblity)</div> <div> ==========|=============|=================================================</div> <div> 100       | X*Y*2       | Background layer</div> <div>           | X*Y*2       | Foreground layer</div> <div>           | X*Y         | Obstruction / Zone info:</div> <div>           |             | Bit 1 is simply on/off for obstruction</div> <div>           |             | Bits 2 through 8 are zone indexes 0 thru 127</div> <div> ==========|=============|=================================================</div> <div>           | 52*128      | 128 52-byte Zone Data records. Format of rec:</div> <div>           |             | {  char zonename[15];</div> <div>           |             |    unsigned short int callevent;</div> <div>           |             |    unsigned char percent;</div> <div>           |             |    unsigned char delay;</div> <div>           |             |    unsigned char aaa;</div> <div>           |             |    char savedesc[30];   }</div> <div> ==========|=============|=================================================</div> <div>           | word (2)    | Number of events</div> <bR> <div> The rest of the format is too unstable to describe. I would venture that</div> <div> even parts of this are at risk, but this format would be easier to write</div> <div> a conversion program for than the previous format. :)</div> <bR> <div> Here is the technical specification for the new VSP format:</div> <bR> <div> Offset    | Length      | Desc</div> <div> ==========================================================================</div> <div> 0         | word (2)    | Version number. Should be 2.</div> <div> 2         | 768         | Palette data. Values should range 0-63 (r,g,b)</div> <div> 770       | word (2)    | Number of tiles in this VSP</div> <div> 772       | Numtiles*256| Tile data</div> <div> ==========|=============|=================================================</div> <div>           | 8 * 10      | Tile animation data. Format of this record is:</div> <div>           |         (2) | Start tile index</div> <div>           |         (2) | End tile index</div> <div>           |         (4) | Delay</div> <bR> <div> Pretty simple, eh?</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>