Tropico 2 Texts File

[dijotp]

Hi everyone.

I would like to translate Tropico 2 but I can not edit the texts.

I have been analyzing the file with a hex editor, but I could not understand much.

I would appreciate if you could help me.

The only thing I noticed was:

• Header contains 16 bytes.
• First 4 bytes is the file ID (75 B1 C0 BA).
• Third 4 bytes is pointer with data in file.
• Fourth 4 bytes is size file.

RAR file with file in multiple languages: https://mega.co.nz/#!44YXHCQZ!B0_iW7ID_ ... KqLbqWnZe4

[WRS]

hello

i have spent time looking at this format. i can parse the entire thing but haven't finished writing up the code for unpacking to a format you could edit for translations.

overview;

• 16 byte header (magic, unknown, footer block, size)
• backwards recursive resource structures - starting from the footer block) - offsets are signed
• strings are stored in 2 ways; the blob after the header, and inlined (if < 4 characters)
• also this format includes more than 1 language for special "nati" entries

pm me if you want to continue my work (c# source)

edit

i've dumped the languages here:
https://mega.co.nz/#!F9Yn0ACB!kglwD7jev ... qhqTX5WILQ

beware the encoding of the output and string data is different (utf8)

[michalss]

hmm i was thinking abut there is something allrady.... Just cannot remeber where i have seen it