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Offline SynthMetalGarrison

Map file format?
« on: December 05, 2017, 05:03:30 am »
Hi,

Has anyone reversed engineered the map file format -- e.g. the files in the maps/ directory?

Thanks!

Offline scient

Re: Map file format?
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2017, 02:54:21 pm »
I came across this analysis many years ago, not sure who the original source of the research was. I added the line about locating the map struct in memory (or at least pretty sure I did). I haven't gone through and validated how much of this is accurate or if there are any mistakes. However, at a quick glance I know some things are accurate like the MapData flags.

I'm planning on releasing an updated version of my IDA analysis on the SMACX binary soon. It will contain a more comprehensive break down of pretty much all the internal classes and structures, including ones such as MapWin. So, hopefully this will aid in any kind of research. :)


Offline SynthMetalGarrison

Re: Map file format?
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2017, 02:51:09 am »
Thanks, that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for!

 

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