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0.27.176.38c[edit]
Dwarf Fortress .DAT files for this version are basically blocks of zlib compressed data. long + data... repeated throughout the file. The long represents the size of compressed data.
Structures[edit]
Basic Types[edit]
String[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | short | Length | |
| x | char | String data of length size. |
String List[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | Count | |
| (2 + length) * count | strings | Strings |
Byte List[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | Count | |
| 1 * count | bytes | Bytes |
Short List[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | Count | |
| 2 * count | shorts | Shorts |
Long List[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | Count | |
| 4 * count | longs | Longs |
Game Structures[edit]
Info Structure[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| variable | string | ||
| variable | string | ||
| 28 | |||
| 14 | |||
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short |
Unk89 Structure[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | short | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short |
Unk96 Structure[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | short | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| 4 | long | unk4 count | |
| variable | unk4 structure * unk4 count |
Unk96 Unk4 Structure[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | byte | ||
| 1 | byte | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short |
Civilization Structure[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | short | Probably race? | |
| 4 | long | Civilization index? | |
| variable | string | Entity type name | |
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| variable | longlist | ||
| 1 | byte | Info present | Following struct is only present if this value is non-zero. |
| variable | info | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| Some more data might be possible here depending, havn't investigated yet (00510074 in .32a). | |||
| variable | bytelist | ||
| variable | bytelist | ||
| variable | bytelist | ||
| variable | bytelist | ||
| variable | bytelist | ||
| 4 | long | unk86 count | |
| Some more data might be present here if unk86 is non-zero. | |||
| 4 | long | unk87 count | |
| Some more data might be present here if unk87 is non-zero. | |||
| 4 | long | unk88 count | |
| Some more data might be present here if unk88 is non-zero. | |||
| 4 | long | unk89 count | |
| variable | unk89 struct * unk89 count | ||
| 4 | long | unk90 count | |
| variable | unk89 struct * unk90 count | ||
| variable | longlist | ||
| variable | longlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| variable | longlist | ||
| variable | shortlist | ||
| 4 | long | unk96 count | |
| variable | unk96 struct * unk96 count | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| variable | longlist | ||
| 4 | long | unk105 size | |
| variable | char * unk105 size |
Region Information[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | byte | Following data for this block is not present if this is 0. | |
| variable | string | ||
| variable | string | ||
| 28 | |||
| 14 | |||
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short |
Region Information Container[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | ||
| variable | Region Information | Region Information | |
| 4 | long |
Region Map[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | follow buffer size | |
| variable | byte * previous long | ||
| 48 | |||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short |
Region Geology Subdata[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| variable | bytearray | ||
| variable | bytearray | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short |
Region Geology[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 2 | short | Count of following subitems | |
| variable | array of Region Geology Subdata | array of Region Geology Subdata |
Region Subregion[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | ||
| variable | Region Information | region information | |
| 2 | short | ||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 204 | |||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| variable | shortarray | ||
| 1 | byte | ||
| 1 | byte | ||
| 1 | byte | ||
| 1 | byte | ||
| incomplete... |
Files[edit]
world.dat[edit]
Version Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | Version? | Currently 0x4B5 (1205). |
| 2 | short |
Header (1) Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | Number of historical figures? | |
| 4 | long | Number of historical events | |
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 1 | byte | Following block is not present if this is 0. |
Optional Header Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 + length | string | ||
| 2 + length | string | ||
| 28 | struct? | ||
| 14 | struct? | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short |
Header (2) Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | struct? | ||
| 2 + length | string | World name |
Data Blocks[edit]
IDs Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| variable | stringlist | Wood Matgloss IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Stone Matgloss IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Metal Matgloss IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Plant Matgloss IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Creature Body IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Creature Body Gloss IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Creature IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Item IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Entity IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Word IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Symbol IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Language IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Color IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Shape IDs | |
| variable | stringlist | Reaction IDs |
Civilization Data Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | long | If this is a non-zero value some data follows, not sure of format yet. | |
| 4 | long | If this is a non-zero value some data follows, not sure of format yet. | |
| variable | longlist | Civilization IDs? | |
| variable | longlist | Unit IDs? | |
| variable | longlist | ||
| variable | longlist | ||
| variable | longlist | ||
| variable | civ struct * civ count | Civilization data |
Region Information Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| variable | string | *START REGION SAVE* | |
| 15 | |||
| variable | Region Information |
Region Dimensions Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| variable | string | *START REGION DIM SAVE* | |
| 2 | short | Width | |
| 2 | short | Height | |
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short | ||
| 4 | long | ||
| 2 | short | Depth? (as in z-layers) |
Region Map Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| variable | string | *START REGION MAP SAVE* | ||
| 1 | byte | Has region maps | Following region map array not present if this is 0. | |
| variable | Array of Region Map | Region Maps | Count = Width * Height | |
| 1 | byte | Has world map? | Following world map not present if this is 0. | |
| variable | World Map? | size is ((width + 15) >> 4) * ((height + 15) >> 4) * 4 (16 bytes for 17x17 world) | ||
| 4 | long | |||
| 4 | long | |||
| 4 | long | Count of following region information container array | ||
| variable | Region Information Container | Array of Region Information Container |
Region Geology Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| variable | string | *START REGION GEOLOGY SAVE* | |
| 4 | long | Count of geology information | |
| variable | array of Region Gelogy | Array of geology information, by previous count |
Region Subregion Block[edit]
| Size | Type | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| variable | string | *START REGION SUBREGION SAVE* | |
| 4 | long | Count of subregion information | |
| variable | array of Region Subregion | Array of subregion information, by previous count |