DAT

DAT is the extension used for the data files of GTA 3D series games. They are textual and have different structures. The following articles describe them.

List of all data files

File	Description	Notes
carcols.dat	Contains information about vehicle colors
fonts.dat	Contains information about the fonts used in the game	The fonts are split up into sprites. Fonts themselfes are located in the `...\models\fonts.txd` texture dictionary.
gta.dat	General map listing file	called `gta-vc.dat` for Vice City
object.dat	Defines additional object information for dynamic objects
timecyc.dat	Controls the weather and the game's appearance
melee.dat
weapon.dat
flight.dat
spath.dat, spath0.dat
cutscenes data
water.dat, water1.dat
default.dat
clothes.dat
furnitur.dat
gridref.dat
gta_quick.dat
numplate.dat
ped.dat
pedgrp.dat
plants.dat
polydensity.dat
popcycle.dat
procobj.dat
shopping.dat
statdisp.dat
surface.dat
surfaud.dat
surfinfo.dat
scenarios.dat