BMP2MP and similar utils

[Neil]

I have downloaded bmp2mp, and it will help me a bit, but I would like to write a script that generates a starting map automatically (with resources, and start positions). It will probably be written in VBA (Excel) or VC++.


To do this I need to know the basic file format for saved games. Is this available? If not, how did the author of bmp2mp (GigantiByte!) write his utility? I would ask directly, but the web link mentioned in the readme file is no longer active.

[Mercator]

bmp2mp generates maps (.MP) not save games (.SAV), and there is a big difference.
I know the format of the map files, and some parts of the savegame format. I am also a programmer myself (just learning VB, but experience with C), so I could help you.