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falcon4:file_formats:cam_trn_tac:cmp_file [2009/02/14 20:30] – lightningfalcon4:file_formats:cam_trn_tac:cmp_file [2024/07/31 08:35] (current) – links added. snakeman
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-====== .CMP file ======+====== Falcon 4 .CMP file ====== 
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 The .CMP file is one of the files embedded within a .CAM/.TRN/.TAC file.  The CMP file has most of the basic data for the campaign. It is loaded by the campaign engine to show an overview of the file you have selected,  The .CMP file is one of the files embedded within a .CAM/.TRN/.TAC file.  The CMP file has most of the basic data for the campaign. It is loaded by the campaign engine to show an overview of the file you have selected, 
 so contains some information that is more correctly found in other files, but also copied into this file for convenience.  so contains some information that is more correctly found in other files, but also copied into this file for convenience. 
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 ==== Raw format (compressed contents) ==== ==== Raw format (compressed contents) ====
 ^Field^Data Type^Width (in bytes)^Description^ ^Field^Data Type^Width (in bytes)^Description^
-|CompressedSize |DWORD|4|Size, in bytes, of the compressed file to follow (includes 4 bytes for the "Uncompressed Size" field at the start of the data)| +|CompressedSize |signed 32-bit integer|4|Size, in bytes, of the compressed file to follow (includes 4 bytes for the "Uncompressed Size" field at the start of the data)| 
-|UncompressedSize|DWORD|4|Size, in bytes, of the content that follows, when it's uncompressed| +|UncompressedSize|signed 32-bit integer|4|Size, in bytes, of the content that follows, when it's uncompressed| 
-|DATA|byte[]|(CompressedSize-4)|LZSS-compressed binary data.|+|DATA|byte[]|(CompressedSize-4)|[[falcon4:file_formats:cam_trn_tac:lzss_compression|LZSS-compressed]] binary data.|
  
 ==== Uncompressed contents of the DATA field ==== ==== Uncompressed contents of the DATA field ====
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 |BullseyeX|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All| |BullseyeX|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All|
 |BullseyeY|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All| |BullseyeY|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All|
-|TheaterName|TCHAR[40]|40| |All| +|TheaterName|_TCHAR[40]|40| |All| 
-|Scenario|TCHAR[40]|40| |All| +|Scenario|_TCHAR[40]|40| |All| 
-|SaveFile|TCHAR[40]|40| |All| +|SaveFile|_TCHAR[40]|40| |All| 
-|UIName|TCHAR[40]|40| |All|+|UIName|_TCHAR[40]|40| |All|
 |PlayerSquadronID|VU_ID|8| |All| |PlayerSquadronID|VU_ID|8| |All|
 |NumRecentEventEntries|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All| |NumRecentEventEntries|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All|
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 |PriorityEventEntries[]|EventNode[NumPriorityEventEntries]|sizeof(EventNode)*NumPriorityEventEntries| |All| |PriorityEventEntries[]|EventNode[NumPriorityEventEntries]|sizeof(EventNode)*NumPriorityEventEntries| |All|
 |CampMapSize|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All| |CampMapSize|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All|
-|CampMap[]|byte[CampMapSize]|CampMapSize| |All|+|CampMap[]|byte[CampMapSize]|(CampMapSize) bytes| |All|
 |LastIndexNum|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All| |LastIndexNum|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All|
 |NumAvailableSquadrons|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All| |NumAvailableSquadrons|Signed 16-bit integer|2| |All|
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 |teamFlag|byte|1| | |teamFlag|byte|1| |
 |teamColor|byte|1| | |teamColor|byte|1| |
-|teamName|T_CHAR[20]|20| | +|teamName|_TCHAR[20]|20| | 
-|teamMotto|T_CHAR[200]|200| |+|teamMotto|_TCHAR[200]|200| |
  
 ==== VU_ID structure==== ==== VU_ID structure====
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 |currentStrength|byte|1| |All| |currentStrength|byte|1| |All|
 |country|byte|1| |All| |country|byte|1| |All|
-|airbaseName|TCHAR[40]|40| |All| +|airbaseName|_TCHAR[40]|40| |All| 
-|airbaseNameExt|TCHAR[40]|40| |<42| +|airbaseNameExt|_TCHAR[40]|40|additional 40 characters of airbaseName (only supported in earlier versions) |<42| 
-|padding|byte|1| |All|needed for the structure's fields to align on an Int32 boundary+|padding|byte|1|needed for the structure's fields to align on an Int32 boundary|All|
  
 ==== EventNode structure==== ==== EventNode structure====
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 |flags|byte|1| | |flags|byte|1| |
 |Team|byte|1| | |Team|byte|1| |
-|padding|byte|2| |needed for the structure's fields to align on an Int32 boundary +|padding|byte|2|needed for the structure's fields to align on an Int32 boundary | 
-|EventText|Int32 pointer|4| |only useful in-memory +|EventText|Int32 pointer|4|as a pointer, this field is only useful in-memory and is meaningless when restored from disk | 
-|UiEventNode|Int32 pointer|4| |only useful in-memory+|UiEventNode|Int32 pointer|4|as a pointer, this field is only useful in-memory and is meaningless when restored from disk |
 |eventTextSize|unsigned 16-bit integer|2| | |eventTextSize|unsigned 16-bit integer|2| |
-|eventText|TCHAR[eventTextSize]|eventTextSize| |+|eventText|_TCHAR[eventTextSize]|eventTextSize| |
  
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