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Dune (1)Gotrek06:53 23-04-2002
Re: Dune (1)Olaf van der Spek15:31 23-04-2002
Re: Dune (1)Gotrek06:50 24-04-2002
Re: Dune (1)Olaf van der Spek15:31 24-04-2002
Re: Dune (1)Gotrek05:48 25-04-2002
Re: Dune (1)Olaf van der Spek19:08 25-04-2002
Re: Dune (1)Gotrek06:20 26-04-2002
Re: Dune (1)Olaf van der Spek17:27 26-04-2002

> > > > > > > Olaf, I was wondering whether you might make XCC able to read the .DAT file for Dune 1? (and I mean Dune 1, the pre-westwood game!)

> > > > > > No, probably not. I don't have Dune 1 and I don't have time to decode the file format myself.

> > > > > Shame. :(

> > > > You could always decode it yourself.

> > > Could I? How?

> > Learn how to use a hex editor and look at the files. Try to define the format.

> Well I have Hex Workshop, and I know basically what hex is, but what exactly am I looking for?

The purpose of each byte in the file. So also the ............. between filenames.

> The file (around 400mb, so takes about 5mins to load) begins with what are clearly file names, eg:

> =.TABLAT.BIN...............DNCHAR.BIN.......... ....DNCHAR2.BIN......... ....DIALOGUE.HSQ....D... ....COMMAND1.HSQ........p&...COMMAND2.HSQ

> And this continues for quite a bit, and then the rest of the data presumably is the actual file info that the names refer to, in a massive chunk going right the way to the end of the document.
> You probably know this anyway without even looking at the file, but I thought I'd show you anyway.

> This .dat file contains ALL game files, which don't appear to be extracted onto the HD when the game is running.


Re: Dune (1)Gotrek06:47 28-04-200211
    Re: Dune (1)Olaf van der Spek18:47 28-04-2002
        Re: Dune (1)Gotrek00:08 29-04-2002
            Re: Dune (1)Olaf van der Spek03:31 29-04-2002
                Re: Dune (1)Gotrek06:38 30-04-2002
                    Re: Dune (1)ViPr07:23 30-04-2002
                        Re: Dune (1)Gotrek07:43 01-05-2002
                            Re: Dune (1)Koen van de Sande03:20 02-05-2002
                                Re: Dune (1)Gotrek06:05 02-05-2002
                                    Re: Dune (1)Koen van de Sande02:07 03-05-2002
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