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**Beammeuppy** · November 5, 2001, 19:55

Right now I am thinking of some sort of csv format with multiple headers. That is the best way I can think of to handle both the various types of info required for each section and the multiple entries required sometimes required for a section, i.e. cities and leaders. It also allows for binary settings and it is something that can be handled from a spreadsheet type of app., i.e. to make it accesible for most Civ geeks.

**MustPost** · November 5, 2001, 21:09

I know you guys have answered this before on other threads, but I can't seem to find them.
What hex-editors do you use?

**Nero Would** · November 5, 2001, 23:08

Originally posted by MustPost
I know you guys have answered this before on other threads, but I can't seem to find them.
What hex-editors do you use?

I have used Free Hex Editor for quite a while (as it's name suggests - it's freeware). Just recently, I saw someone mention Hex Workshop in this forum and I'm currently trying it out (it's $50 shareware with a 30 day free trial). So far, I like it a lot. It combines file compares with hex editing which is very useful for this kind of work.

**Mercator** · November 6, 2001, 09:33

I used to use A.X.E. (a free hex editor which seemed to have disappeared from the face of the Earth) but I´m now all for Hex Workshop (and if you type in 90401-426325-78F0 for the registration code, something tells me it might be cheaper than $50... Not that I support such illegal activities in any way, of course).

**Gramphos** · November 6, 2001, 12:08

Beammeuppy,
I have started a thread about other formats then the BIC.

It can be found here.

I've already implemented that format in my tool, but if you feel like you want to use another post in that thread, so that I can add support for it to my tool. (But I would like to use my format, as I believe it is good enough)

And the format I use is connected to the BIC-format.

**Karhgath** · November 9, 2001, 10:32

Anyone got any info yet on the WCHR and WMAP sections? I have found some easy info in the WMAP(NB of players, barbarians), but I always hated hacking binary files, heh, so I'll wait until someone find about most of what these sections contain.

**Gramphos** · November 11, 2001, 06:30

I have finished the PRTO-section now.

See my old post. (edited)

**Gramphos** · November 11, 2001, 14:05

I just figured out the perfect answer to this

Originally posted by Mercator

Originally posted by Gramphos
(How can you mix up one thing?)

The thing could be a pair of things.

The right answer is: you could make an anagram

BTW - how is the state of the BICs by now, what sections are left?

**Karhgath** · November 11, 2001, 14:36

WCHR and WMAP, I think they're pretty important, since they are the only sections, with TILE, for maps.

**Gramphos** · November 11, 2001, 15:20

Originally posted by Karhgath
WCHR and WMAP, I think they're pretty important, since they are the only sections, with TILE, for maps.

Are all other sections complete?

**Mercator** · November 12, 2001, 03:23

Originally posted by Gramphos
Are all other sections complete?

Nope, here´s what´s left (if I didn´t miss anything):

- Some mysterious values in the CULT section header,
- Specifics for the GOVT section,
- Several values for the PRTO section,
- The exact mapping of the bits in the RACE section for the "build never" and "build often" values,
- The WCHR and WMAP sections,
- The river data and the final short of the TILE data,
- And finally, the CONT section

**Gramphos** · November 12, 2001, 08:57

Originally posted by Mercator
- Several values for the PRTO section

You missed my post.

**Nero Would** · November 12, 2001, 09:17

Here are the last few fields in the PRTO section with the meanings of the bits.

4 long abilities (binary)

00000000

wheeled .......1

foot soldier ......1.

blitz .....1..

cruise missile ....1...

all terrain as roads ...1....

radar ..1.....

amphibious unit .1......

submarine 1.......

aircraft carrier .......1

draft ......1.

immobile .....1..

sink in sea ....1...

sink in ocean ...1....

mounted ..1.....

carry foot units only .1......

starts golden age 1.......

nuclear weapon .......1

hidden nationality ......1.

army .....1..

leader ....1...

ICBM ...1....

stealth ..1.....

can see submarines .1......

tactical missile 1.......

carry tactical missiles .......1

ranged attack animations ......1.

turn to attack .....1..

4 long AI-strategy (binary)

00000000

offense .......1

defense ......1.

artillery .....1..

explore ....1...

army ...1....

cruise missile ..1.....

air bombard .1......

air defense 1.......

naval power .......1

air transport ......1.

naval transport .....1..

naval carrier ....1...

terraform ...1....

settle ..1.....

leader .1......

tactical nuke 1.......

ICBM .......1

naval missile transport ......1.

4 long available to; binary, the bit corresponding to to the index of the civs set

low order bit is barbarians, next bit is Romans, etc.

4 long orders/actions (binary)

00000000

skip .......1

wait ......1.

fortify .....1..

disband ....1...

go to ...1....

load ..1.....

unload .1......

airlift 1.......

pillage .......1

bombard ......1.

airdrop .....1..

build army ....1...

finish improvement ...1....

upgrade ..1.....

build colony .1......

build city 1.......

build road .......1

build railroad ......1.

build fort .....1..

build mine ....1...

irrigate ...1....

clear forest ..1.....

clear jungle .1......

plant forest 1.......

clear pollution .......1

automate ......1.

join city .....1..

4 long air missions (binary)

00000000

bomb .......1

recon ......1.

intercept .....1..

re-base ....1...

precision bomb ...1....

4 long class 0=land, 1=sea, 2=air

Here is what I have been able to make of the Governments section

GOVT SECTION (Governments)

  4	char		"GOVT"

  4	long		number of government types



  For each government type:

    4	long		remaining length of government data

    4   long            default (=1 for Despotism - the default government type)

    4   long            transition (=1 for Anarchy - the transitional government type)

    4   long            maintenance (=1 if maintenance is required)

    4   long            ?? (=0 for Rebublic/Democracy, =1 for rest)

    4   long            standard tile penalty (3rd food/shield/gold is lost)

    4   long            standard trade bonus (+1 gold per tile)

    64  string          name of government

    32  string          government civilopedia entry

    32  string          male ruler title #1

    32  string          female ruler title #1

    32  string          male ruler title #2

    32  string          female ruler title #2

    32  string          male ruler title #3

    32  string          female ruler title #3

    32  string          male ruler title #4

    32  string          female ruler title #4

    4   long            corruption and waste (0 to 5)

    4   long            index # of spy mission this government is immune to

    4   long            experience of diplomats (0=conscript, 3=elite)

    4   long            experience of spies (0=conscript, 3=elite)

    4   long            number of entries in the "versus" table (=6)



    "Versus" table - contains a 12 byte entry for each government type

                        indicates performance of this goverment against each of the others

        4   long            ?? (=0 for Anarchy vs anything else, =1 otherwise)

        4   long            propaganda modifier (chance of success)

        4   long            resistance modifier (chance continuing to resist)



    4   long            hurry (0=cannot hurry, 1=forced labour, 2=paid labour)

    4   long            assimulation (% chance per turn of foreign national assimulating)

    4   long            draft limit

    4   long            military police limit

    4   long            # male/female ruler title pairs used (max is 4)

    4   long            index # of prerequisite tech

    4   long            science rate cap (10 = 100% of gold can go to science)

    4   long            worker rate

    4   long            ?? (=-1 for Despotism/Communism, =0 for Anarchy/Monarchy, 

                            =1 for Republic/Democracy)

    4   long            ?? (=1 for Republic/Democracy, =0 for the rest)

    4   long            free units (no support cost) per civ

    4   long            all units free (-1=yes, 0=no)

    4   long            free units per town

    4   long            free units per city

    4   long            free units per metropolis

    4   long            support cost per unit

    4   long            war weariness (0=none, 1=low, 2=high)

**Gramphos** · November 12, 2001, 09:29

Originally posted by Nero Would
Gramphos: Would you mind double-checking the Prerequisite and UpgradeTo indexes in the PRTO section, I have them in the opposite order to you.

I swapped them last night when working with the rest. If you took them from the first post it was my old values. The reason for the swap was that some units with prerequisite had the other flag. It was late, and I must have miscounted the flags. The original order is the right (I'll edit my post again). I read the indexes one step right in the file, when I thought that it was wrong.

Sorry for that. It is hard to not have the editor.

**Gramphos** · November 12, 2001, 09:48

The RULE -section



bytes	type		value

-------------------------------------------------------

RULE SECTION (General Settings)

 4	char		"RULE"

 4	long		1  (number of rules) 

 for each RULE 

   4	long		Length of RULE-data (not including this value)

   32	long		name of level 1 citysize

   32	long		name of level 2 citysize

   32	long		name of level 3 citysize

   4	long		# of spaceship parts

   for each spaceship part

     4	long		# needed

   4	long		advanced barbarian

   4	long		basic barbarian

   4	long		barbarian sea

   12*4	long		unknown

   4	long		battle created unit

   4	long		army

   2*4	long		unknown

   4	long		default money resource

   13*4	long		unknown

   4	long		citylevel 1 defense bunus

   4	long		citylevel 2 defense bunus

   4	long		citylevel 3 defense bunus

   4	long		citysize level 1

   4	long		citysize level 2

   4	long		unknown

   4	long		number of culture levels

   for each culture level

     64	string		name

   4	long		unknown

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