I am an amateur programmer (Python), and I am working on my favorites games revere engineering resource files.
I am quite new to this stuff, and when I documented my findings, I tried several different formatting styles.
here are a few examples:
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File Type .IPD
Byte Order - Little Endian
Byte chunk grouping - 4 Byte
Start of 1st Archive Part
1 chunk
1st byte - unknown, could be file ID or mark beginning of file, always 14
2nd byte - unknown, could be file ID or mark beginning of file, always 00
3rd byte - unknown
4th byte - unknown
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to 2nd Archive Header
all remaining chunks
any byte - Undocumented, there are names of sub-meshes in text form from this file and corresponding global .PLM file. Looks like it has coordinates for sub-meshes
End of 1st Archive Part
Start of 2nd Archive Header (offsets are counted from 2nd Archive Header)
1 chunk
1st byte - unknown, could be file ID or mark beginning of file, always 30
2nd byte - unknown, could be file ID or mark beginning of file, always 06
3rd byte - unknown, could be flag, always 00, changes to 1 when model is loaded into RAM (need more testing)
4th byte - number of textures (textures are stored in external files)
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to textures (textures are stored in external files)
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - number of sub-meshes in this file
OR
1st byte - number of sub-meshes in this file
2nd - 4th byte - empty space with 00
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to sub-mesh list section
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to mesh order list
End of 2nd Archive Header
Start of Directory
6 chunks x (number of textures (textures are stored in external files))
1st - 24th byte - name of textures in text form (textures are stored in external files)
OR
1st - 8th byte - name of textures in text form (textures are stored in external files)
9th - 24th byte - empty space with 00
4 chunks x (number of sub-meshes in this file)
1st - 2nd chunks
1st - 8th byte - name of sub-mesh in text form
3rd chunk
1st - 4th byte - unknown data
4th chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to sub-mesh section
1 byte x (number of sub-meshes in this file) (rounded to fit in chunks)
1st chunk
any byte - filled with 00, could be flags to loaded meshes
1 byte x (number of sub-meshes in this file) (rounded to fit in chunks)
1st chunk
any byte - mesh order counting from 0, unknown purpose, if number of sub-meshes in this file does not divides from 4, then last bytes in chunks are filled with 00 and will be ignored
End of Directory
Start of Sub-Mesh Section x (number of sub-meshes in this file)
Start of Sub-Mesh Header
1 chunk
1st byte - number of polygons in this sub-mesh
2nd byte - number of vertices in this sub-mesh
3rd byte - number of unknown data in section 3 of this sub-mesh
4th byte - number of unknown data in section 4 of this sub-mesh
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to polygons data
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to vertices of XY axis (need to confirm if this is really XY)
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to vertices of Z axis (need to confirm if this is really Z)
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to unknown data in section 3
1 chunk
1st - 4th byte - offset pointer to unknown data in section 4
End of Sub-Mesh Header
Start of Sub-Mesh Data
Polygon section
20 bytes x (number of polygons of this sub-mesh)
1st chunk
1st byte - U1 coordinate
2nd byte - V1 coordinate
3rd byte - unknown, could be palette info
4th byte - unknown, could be palette info
2nd chunk
1st byte - U2 coordinate
2nd byte - V2 coordinate
3rd byte - unknown, could be palette info, almost always 00
4th byte - unknown, could be palette info, almost always 00
3rd chunk
1st byte - U3 coordinate
2nd byte - V3 coordinate
3rd byte - U4 coordinate, exist only if there is F4, otherwise it is 00 and is ignored
4th byte - V4 coordinate, exist only if there is F4, otherwise it is 00 and is ignored
4th chunk
1st byte - F1 face index
2nd byte - F2 face index
3rd byte - F3 face index
4th byte - F4 face index, strip triangle (if exist, uses F2, F3 and F4). If doesn't exist, then it is FF and is ignored
5th chunk
1st - 4th byte - unknown data
XY Vertices section
4 bytes x (number of vertices of this sub-mesh)
1st chunk
1st - 2nd byte - X axis vertex coordinate
3rd - 4th byte - Y axis vertex coordinate
Z Vertices section
2 bytes x (number of vertices of this sub-mesh) (rounded to fit in chunks)
1st chunk
1st - 2nd byte - Z axis vertex coordinate
3rd - 4th byte - Z axis vertex coordinate, if there is odd number of vertices, then it will be 00 00 and will be ignored
Unknown section 3
4 bytes x (number of unknown data in section 3 of this sub-mesh)
1st chunk
1st - 4th byte - unknown data
Unknown section 4
1 byte x (number of unknown data in section 4 of this sub-mesh) (rounded to fit in chunks)
1st chunk
any byte - unknown data, if number of unknown data does not divide from 4, then last bytes will be filled with 00 and will be ignored
End of Sub-Mesh Data
End of Sub-Mesh Section
Start of Footer Section
any chunk
any byte - unused garbage data, usually copy of the beginning of the file
End of Footer Section
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"Silent Hill (1)" proprietary 3D model format file
Suffix: .plm or .ilm
Suffix meaning: unknown
Type: binary
Byte order: little endian
str = String
int = Signed Integer
u_int = Unsigned Integer
float = Floating Point
const = Constant
8 bits = 1 byte
16 bits = 2 bytes
32 bits = 4 bytes
64 bits = 8 bytes
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| Table name : File's header |
| Offset : Relative 0x0 |
| Size : 20 bytes |
| Repeats by : Doesn't repeat |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| 1 byte | 0x30 | File format ID |
| 1 byte | 6 | Version (only 6 is known) |
| 1 byte | boolean | File flag |
| | | (always 0, crashes when set to 1) |
| 1 byte | u_int | Number of textures |
| 4 bytes | u_int | Relative pointer to textures list |
| 4 bytes | u_int | Number of objects |
| 4 bytes | u_int | Relative pointer to objects list |
| 4 bytes | u_int | Relative pointer to object order |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| Table name : Textures list |
| Offset : Relative pointer to textures list |
| Size : 24 bytes |
| Repeats by : Number of textures |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| 8 bytes | str | Texture name |
| 4 bytes | unknown | Undocumented texture properties |
| | | (looks like always 0) |
| 4 bytes | unknown | Undocumented texture properties |
| | | (looks like always 0) |
| 4 bytes | unknown | Undocumented texture properties |
| | | (looks like always 0) |
| 4 bytes | unknown | Undocumented texture properties |
| | | (looks like always 0) |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| Table name : Objects list |
| Offset : Relative pointer to objects list |
| Size : 16 bytes |
| Repeats by : Number of objects |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| 8 bytes | str | Object name |
| 1 byte | u_int | Number of meshes |
| 1 byte | u_int | Vertex shift |
| 1 byte | u_int | Normals shift |
|---------+---------+--------------------------------------|
| 1 bit | boolean | Shading rendering mode |
| 1 bit | boolean | Unknown object render properties |
| 1 bit | boolean | Unknown object render properties |
| 1 bit | boolean | Unknown object render properties |
| 1 bit | boolean | Unknown object render properties |
| 1 bit | boolean | Transparency rendering mode |
| 1 bit | boolean | Unknown object render properties |
| 1 bit | boolean | Unknown object render properties |
|---------+---------+--------------------------------------|
| 4 bytes | u_int | Relative pointer to object data |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| Table name : Object order |
| Offset : Relative pointer to object order |
| Size : 1 byte |
| Repeats by : Number of objects |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| 1 byte | u_int | Object number (starting from 0) |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Table name : Objects data |
| Offset : Relative pointer to object data |
| Size : Variable |
| Repeats by : Number of objects |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| +----------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | Table name : Object's mesh header | |
| | Offset : Relative pointer to object data | |
| | Size : 24 bytes | |
| | Repeats by : Number of meshes | |
| +----------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | 1 byte | u_int | Number of primitives | |
| | 1 byte | u_int | Number of vertices | |
| | 1 byte | u_int | Number of normals | |
| | 1 byte | u_int | Number of unknown | |
| | 4 bytes | u_int | Relative pointer to primitives | |
| | 4 bytes | u_int | Relative pointer to XY vertices | |
| | 4 bytes | u_int | Relative pointer to Z vertices | |
| | 4 bytes | u_int | Relative pointer to normals | |
| | 4 bytes | u_int | Relative pointer to unknown | |
| +----------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | Table name : Object's mesh data | |
| | Offset : Relative pointer to primitives | |
| | Size : Variable | |
| | Repeats by : Number of meshes | |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | Table name : Object's mesh's primitives | | |
| | | Offset : Relative pointer to primitives | | |
| | | Size : 20 bytes | | |
| | | Repeats by : Number of primitives | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Texture's U1 coordinate | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Texture's V1 coordinate | | |
| | |---------+---------+--------------------------------------| | |
| | | 6 bits | u_int | X coordinate of CLUT in VRAM? | | |
| | | 9 bits | u_int | Y coordinate of CLUT in VRAM? | | |
| | | 1 bit | unknown | Unknown | | |
| | |---------+---------+--------------------------------------| | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Texture's U2 coordinate | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Texture's V2 coordinate | | |
| | | 1 byte | unknown | Unknown | | |
| | |---------+---------+--------------------------------------| | |
| | | 7 bits | u_int | Used texture number (starting from 0)| | |
| | | 1 bit | boolean | Texture's semi-transparency mode | | |
| | |---------+---------+--------------------------------------| | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Texture's U3 coordinate | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Texture's V3 coordinate | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Texture's U4 coordinate | | |
| | | | | (only in strips, otherwise 0) | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Texture's V4 coordinate | | |
| | | | | (only in strips, otherwise 0) | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Face's 1st index | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Face's 2nd index | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Face's 3rd index | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Face's 4th index | | |
| | | | | (only in strips, otherwise 0) | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Unknown index | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Unknown index | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Unknown index | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Unknown index | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | Table name : Object's mesh's XY vertices | | |
| | | Offset : Relative pointer to XY vertices | | |
| | | Size : 4 bytes | | |
| | | Repeats by : Number of vertices | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | 2 bytes | int | Mesh's vertex X coordinate | | |
| | | 2 bytes | int | Mesh's vertex Y coordinate | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | Table name : Object's mesh's Z vertices | | |
| | | Offset : Relative pointer to Z vertices | | |
| | | Size : 2 bytes | | |
| | | Repeats by : Number of vertices | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | 2 bytes | int | Mesh's vertex Z coordinate | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | Table name : Object's mesh's normals | | |
| | | Offset : Relative pointer to normals | | |
| | | Size : 4 bytes | | |
| | | Repeats by : Number of normals | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | 1 byte | int | Mesh's normal vertex I coordinate | | |
| | | 1 byte | int | Mesh's normal vertex J coordinate | | |
| | | 1 byte | int | Mesh's normal vertex K coordinate | | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int | Number of time used? | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | Table name : Object's mesh's unknown | | |
| | | Offset : Relative pointer to unknown | | |
| | | Size : 1 byte | | |
| | | Repeats by : Number of unknown | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | 1 byte | u_int? | Unknown index? | | |
| | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | |
| | | |
| +------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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{
"metadata": {},
"data": [
{
"type": "header",
"name": "File header",
"size": 20,
"size type": "byte",
"offset": 0,
"repeats": 1,
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "File format ID",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "0x30",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Version",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": 6,
"comment": "only 6 is known"
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "File flag",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": "always 0, crashes when set to 1"
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Number of textures",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Relative pointer to textures list",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Number of objects",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Relative pointer to objects list",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Relative pointer to object order",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
}
]
},
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Textures list",
"size": 24,
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to textures list",
"repeats": "Number of textures",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture name",
"size": 8,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "string",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Undocumented texture properties",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unknown",
"comment": "looks like always 0"
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Undocumented texture properties",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unknown",
"comment": "looks like always 0"
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Undocumented texture properties",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unknown",
"comment": "looks like always 0"
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Undocumented texture properties",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unknown",
"comment": "looks like always 0"
}
]
},
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Objects list",
"size": 16,
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to objects list",
"repeats": "Number of objects",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Object name",
"size": 8,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "string",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Number of meshes",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Vertex shift",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Normals shift",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Shading rendering mode",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown object render properties",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown object render properties",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown object render properties",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown object render properties",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Transparency rendering mode",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown object render properties",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown object render properties",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Relative pointer to object data",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
}
]
},
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Objects order",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to object order",
"repeats": "Number of objects",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Object number",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": "starting from 0"
}
]
},
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Object data",
"size": "unknown",
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to object data",
"repeats": "Number of objects",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Object's mesh header",
"size": "24",
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to object data",
"repeats": "Number of meshes",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Number of primitives",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Number of vertices",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Number of normals",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Number of unknown",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Relative pointer to primitives",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Relative pointer to XY vertices",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Relative pointer to Z vertices",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Relative pointer to normals",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Relative pointer to unknown",
"size": 4,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
}
]
},
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Object's mesh data",
"size": "unknown",
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to primitives",
"repeats": "Number of meshes",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Object's mesh's primitives",
"size": "20",
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to primitives",
"repeats": "Number of primitives",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture's U1 coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture's V1 coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "X coordinate of CLUT in VRAM?",
"size": 6,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "X coordinate of CLUT in VRAM?",
"size": 9,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture's U2 coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture's V2 coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unknown",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Used texture number",
"size": 7,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": "starting from 0"
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture's semi-transparency mode",
"size": 1,
"size type": "bit",
"value type": "boolean",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture's U3 coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture's V3 coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture's U4 coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": "only in strips, otherwise 0"
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Texture's V4 coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": "only in strips, otherwise 0"
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Face's 1st index",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Face's 2nd index",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Face's 3rd index",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Face's 4th index",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": "only in strips, otherwise 0"
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown index",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown index",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown index",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown index",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
}
]
},
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Object's mesh's XY vertices",
"size": "4",
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to XY vertices",
"repeats": "Number of vertices",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Mesh's vertex X coordinate",
"size": 2,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "signed integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Mesh's vertex Y coordinate",
"size": 2,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "signed integer",
"comment": null
}
]
},
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Object's mesh's Z vertices",
"size": "2",
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to Z vertices",
"repeats": "Number of vertices",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Mesh's vertex Z coordinate",
"size": 2,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "signed integer",
"comment": null
}
]
},
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Object's mesh's normals",
"size": "2",
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to normals",
"repeats": "Number of normals",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Mesh's normal vertex I coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "signed integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Mesh's normal vertex J coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "signed integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Mesh's normal vertex K coordinate",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "signed integer",
"comment": null
},
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Number of time used?",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
}
]
},
{
"type": "header",
"name": "Object's mesh's unknown",
"size": "1",
"size type": "byte",
"offset": "Relative pointer to unknown",
"repeats": "Number of unknown",
"condition": true,
"content": [
{
"type": "data",
"name": "Unknown index?",
"size": 1,
"size type": "byte",
"value type": "unsigned integer",
"comment": null
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}When I searched the internet for example. These are the most common:
http://wiki.xentax.com/index.php/Silent ... mories_ARC
http://wiki.xentax.com/index.php/Silent_Hill_3_ARC
They look simple to write and understand.
Then I found quickBMS and it's a scripting language. These scripts look very easy to write, look compact but hard to read as file documentation because it's not it's purpose.
My question is, do you have any tips for documentation style formatting? I want it to be as universal as possible (maybe there are some standards?), and if possible to look like a programming language, because I would like to parse it to Python for other stuff (like reprinting it for more readable styles).
Thanks for your answers, and sorry, if this question looks dumb - I am quite noob to this stuff.
