MAP File

MAP File

Description

MAP files store worlds saved by the world editor of the sequel of deadlock.
The known instances are not compressed.

Endianness

Every known MAP file is little endian.

Structure

Header

Header contains a magic number which is the same as Deadlock II save games.

Offset (hex)	Size (bytes)	Type	Name	Constant Value
0	10	Constant Length ANSI String	magic number	"Deadlock 2"

Following the magic number, there is a copyright notice.
The header also contains the following attributes:

Offset (hex)	Size (bytes)	Type	Name
30x0C	1	Integer	Number of Territories
30x0E	1	Integer	World Width
30x0F	1	Integer	World Height
31x00	1	Enumeration	World Type

World Type Enumeration

Code (integer)	Name
00	Earth-like
01	Tropical
02	Martian
03	Icy
04	Dry
05	Volcanic
06	Alien

Territory Data

Territory data begins 8 bytes after world type value, number of
territories equal to value in 30x0C.

Size (bytes)	Type	Name
25	Null Terminated String	Territory Name
1	Enumeration	Territory Type
4 * 36	Structure	Tile Data

Territory name is first 25 bytes null terminated string, which is followed by garbage
Following the territory name, the next byte stores the territory type.

Territory Type Enumeration

Code (integer)	Name
00	Ocean
01	Plains
02	Forest
03	Swamp
04	Mountains
05	Wasteland

Tile Data Structure

The territory type is followed by 4-byte data on the 36 grid tiles, one
after the other. The tiles start from top-left and are laid sequentially until bottom right, row by row.

Size (bytes)	Type	Name
1	Enumeration	Tile Type
1	Padding	Not Important
1	Enumeration	Bonus Type
1	Padding	Not Important

Tile Type Enumeration

Code (integer)	Name
00	Clear
01	Rough
02	Lightly Wooded
03	Densely Wooded
04	Rocky
05	Worthless
0F	Wet

Tile Type Enumeration

Code (integer)	Name
00	No Bonus
01	Food
02	Energy
03	Wood
04	Iron
05	Steel
06	Green Ore
07	Yellow Alloy
08	Electronic Parts
09	Anti-Matter Pod

Map Data Structure

Right after the territory data, the map block data is stored. Each block in the game world is represented by a 10 byte set.

Size (bytes)	Type	Name
1	Integer	X-Position in world
1	Integer	Y-Position in world
1	Integer	Territory ID
7	Padding	Not Important or unknown

The ID of the territory to whom the tile belongs (starts from 1 for the first territory whose data is stored in the map file and so on).

The next seven bytes are unknown, but when replaced with NULLs have no ill
effect, so they can be considered unimportant, at least for now.

Notes:

• We have not found values that goes beyond half of its max value, therefore, they could be signed but it was irrelevant;
• It is unclear about the padding, the first byte of padding after territory ID for Map block structure could be part of the ID itself (it is usually null);

Trivia

• The header contains "Pre-release version" in it despite appearing on updated final version;
• The bonus type enumeration has elements that are not valid for natural resources, such as "Steel".