III/VC SCM - Revision history

GTAKid667 at 23:25, 12 January 2021

2021-01-12T23:25:27Z

Wesser: Finalised article information.

2017-01-23T10:44:43Z

Finalised article information.

Wesser: Wesser moved page VC SCM to III/VC SCM: Header specs are mostly equivalent for both III and VC.

2016-12-14T14:18:15Z

Wesser moved page VC SCM to III/VC SCM: Header specs are mostly equivalent for both III and VC.

Wesser: I feel sorriest to remove somebody's else information but better refer to Opcode article from now on.

2016-12-14T14:14:43Z

I feel sorriest to remove somebody's else information but better refer to Opcode article from now on.

Wesser: Fixed the way model names are loaded in VC Mobile by the so-called "official" compiler.

2016-12-12T12:23:12Z

Fixed the way model names are loaded in VC Mobile by the so-called "official" compiler.

Wesser: Added another VC Mobile quirk from War Drum Studios.

2016-12-12T12:09:43Z

Added another VC Mobile quirk from War Drum Studios.

Wesser: Damn copy'n'paste.

2016-12-11T23:11:12Z

Damn copy'n'paste.

Wesser: Added minor clarifications.

2016-12-11T23:05:11Z

Added minor clarifications.

Wesser: Standardized terms based on Mobile symbols.

2016-12-11T22:52:49Z

Standardized terms based on Mobile symbols.

Seemann: /* Overall Format */

2015-06-15T15:42:43Z

‎Overall Format

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:25, 12 January 2021
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	{{note\|*}} Compiler-wise, the model names of level objects are picked directly from [[OBJS]] and [[TOBJ]] sections of the [[IDE]] files whose <code>IDE Filename</code> begins with <code>DATA\</code> in [[Gta.dat\|gta_vc.dat]].		{{note\|*}} Compiler-wise, the model names of level objects are picked directly from [[OBJS]] and [[TOBJ]] sections of the [[IDE]] files whose <code>IDE Filename</code> begins with <code>DATA\</code> in [[Gta.dat\|gta_vc.dat]].

		+	{{N\|VC\|III}}
	[[Category:Mission Script]] [[Category:File Formats]]		[[Category:Mission Script]] [[Category:File Formats]]

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-  (02 00 01)h + 32-bit int       Jump to second segment
+  (02 00 01)h + 32-bit offset    '''GOTO''' next header chunk
-  byte                           Target game ('l' - Liberty for III, 'm' - Miami for VC)
+  byte                           Target game ('l' - Liberty for III, 'm' - Miami for VC, unused at runtime)
 -bit int                   Number of cutscene starts (VC Mobile only, unused at runtime)
-    (Cutscene start array)       32-bit offset (of '''START_CUTSCENE''' command) * 300 (VC Mobile only, unused at runtime)
+    (Cutscene start array)       32-bit offset of '''START_CUTSCENE''' command * 300 (VC Mobile only, unused at runtime)
-    (Globals space)              Space for global variable storage (first global offset is 8, 1212 in VC Mobile)
+    (Global variable space)      Space for global variable storage (first global offset is 8, 1212 in VC Mobile)
-  (02 00 01)h + 32-bit int       Jump to third segment
+  (02 00 01)h + 32-bit offset    '''GOTO''' next header chunk
-  byte                           Align (always 0)
+  byte                           Alignment (always 0, ignored)
--bit int                   Number of used objects (always 1 in VC Mobile{{ref|1}})
+-bit int                   Number of used objects (always 1 in VC Mobile{{ref|*}})
     (Used object array)          24-byte object name * number of used objects (first object name is empty and therefore unused)
-  (02 00 01)h + 32-bit int       Jump to fourth segment
+  (02 00 01)h + 32-bit offset    '''GOTO''' main script space (third header chunk is compiled only in script multifile)
-  byte                           Align (always 0)
+  byte                           Alignment (always 0, ignored)
 -bit int                   Main script size
 -bit int                   Largest mission script size
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     (Multi script array)         32-bit offset * number of mission scripts
   (Main script space)            Space of main script (equal to size defined earlier)
-  (Mission scripts space)        Space of mission scripts (each one is stored at offsets defined earlier)
+  (Mission scripts space)        Space of mission scripts (each one is stored at file offsets defined earlier)
-{{note|1}} The model names of level objects are picked directly from [[OBJS]] and [[TOBJ]] sections of the [[IDE]] files whose <code>IDE Filename</code> begins with <code>DATA\</code> in [[Gta.dat|gta_vc.dat]].
+{{note|*}} Compiler-wise, the model names of level objects are picked directly from [[OBJS]] and [[TOBJ]] sections of the [[IDE]] files whose <code>IDE Filename</code> begins with <code>DATA\</code> in [[Gta.dat|gta_vc.dat]].
 [[Category:Mission Script]] [[Category:File Formats]]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
   (02 00 01)h + 32-bit int       Jump to second segment
   byte                           Target game ('l' - Liberty for III, 'm' - Miami for VC)
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     (Multi script array)         32-bit offset * number of mission scripts
   (Main script space)            Space of main script (equal to size defined earlier)
-  (Mission scripts space)        Space of mission scripts (stored at offsets defined earlier)
+  (Mission scripts space)        Space of mission scripts (each one is stored at offsets defined earlier)
 {{note|1}} The model names of level objects are picked directly from [[OBJS]] and [[TOBJ]] sections of the [[IDE]] files whose <code>IDE Filename</code> begins with <code>DATA\</code> in [[Gta.dat|gta_vc.dat]].
 [[Category:Mission Script]] [[Category:File Formats]]

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   (Mission scripts space)        Space of mission scripts (stored at offsets defined earlier)
-{{note|1}} The model names of level objects are picked directly from [[OBJS]] and [[TOBJ]] sections of the [[IDE]] files located in DATA directory (subfolders are also scanned).
+{{note|1}} The model names of level objects are picked directly from [[OBJS]] and [[TOBJ]] sections of the [[IDE]] files whose <code>IDE Filename</code> begins with <code>DATA\</code> in [[Gta.dat|gta_vc.dat]].
 == Main Section ==

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   (02 00 01)h + 32-bit int       Jump to third segment
   byte                           Align (always 0)
--bit int                   Number of used objects
+-bit int                   Number of used objects (always 1 in VC Mobile{{ref|1}})
     (Used object array)          24-byte object name * number of used objects (first object name is empty and therefore unused)
   (02 00 01)h + 32-bit int       Jump to fourth segment
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   (Main script space)            Space of main script (equal to size defined earlier)
   (Mission scripts space)        Space of mission scripts (stored at offsets defined earlier)
 == Main Section ==

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 -bit int                 Largest mission size
 -bit int                 Number of total missions
--bit int                 Number of exclusive missions
+-bit int                 Number of exclusive missions {{Ref|1}}
     (Mission addresses)        32-bit addresses * number of missions
   (MAIN code)                  MAIN section, equal to size defined earlier
   (Mission code)               The mission data, missions stored at offsets defined earlier
 == Main Section ==