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TitoDalCanton: Protected "Other Games" ([edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite))

2011-11-19T20:51:23Z

Protected "Other Games" ([edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite))

2009-09-10T20:38:26Z

‎ASET: typo

2009-09-10T18:03:05Z

Add notes about old mohawk resource-based games and their resources (though, they usually contain the same as newer Mohawk ones).

2009-08-17T20:52:29Z

‎tPAL: complete the tPAL specification

2009-08-17T20:50:34Z

‎tBMH: Mohawk Bitmap here too :P

2009-08-17T20:49:28Z

‎tBMP: tBMP's contain a Mohawk Bitmap

2009-05-30T18:19:43Z

Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego also uses Mohawk

2009-04-25T13:08:45Z

‎Common Resources: updates on tBMP/tBMH/tPAL in other games

2009-01-23T22:11:25Z

basic outline of the QUES format (missing a lot of fields, however)

2009-01-22T23:02:20Z

QSET is a question set

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 === Resources ===
 ==== ASET ====
-Unknown. Stands for asset (they are found in ASEETLI1.MHK and ASSETLI2.MHK).
+Unknown. Stands for asset (they are found in ASSETLI1.MHK and ASSETLI2.MHK).
 ==== ANSW ====

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 Myst and Riven aren't the only games to use the [[Mohawk archive format|Mohawk format]]. In fact, many Broderbund based games use it. Here is a (partial) list of games known to use it:
 * In the 1st Degree
 * James Discovers Math
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 * Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?
 * Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (Windows/Mac version)
 = Video =
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 ==== SYSX ====
-This appears to be a list of Adlib MIDI commands. There are only two resources in Zoombini (which are found in MIDIMAP.DAT) and are 1 or 0xFFFF. They are identical. In the 1st Degree has several more in MIDIMAP.DAT.
+This appears to be a list of MIDI Sysex's. There are only two resources in Zoombini (which are found in MIDIMAP.DAT) and are 1 or 0xFFFF. They are identical. In the 1st Degree has several more in MIDIMAP.DAT.

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 ==== tPAL ====
-This is a palette. Here's what I've worked out so far. It's tied together with tBMP and tBMH.
+This is a palette. It is used outside of tBMP resources as a way to share palette information.
 (Big Endian Order)
 {| class="structure"
-|unsigned short||u0
+|unsigned short||color_start
 |-
 |unsigned short||color_count
 |}
-Following that is ''color_count'' RGBA quads.
+Following that is ''color_count'' RGBA quads. ''color_start'' is the index at which the RGBA quads start.
 This is found in ''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'', ''Where in America is Carmen Sandiego? (The Great Amtrak Train Adventure)'', ''Green Eggs and Ham'', ''In the 1st Degree'', and ''The Treehouse''.

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 ==== tBMH ====
-This appears to be identical to the tBMP resources.
+These appear to also contain a [[Mohawk Bitmaps|Mohawk Bitmap]].
 This is found in ''Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?'', ''Where in America is Carmen Sandiego? (The Great Amtrak Train Adventure)'', ''Green Eggs and Ham'', and ''The Treehouse''.

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 ==== tBMP ====
-Game bitmaps. However, they are not the same as [[Riven tBMP resources|Riven tBMP's]]! Here's what I figured out so far:
+All tBMP resources contain a [[Mohawk Bitmaps|Mohawk Bitmap]].
-−
-(Big Endian Order)
-−
-{| class="structure"
-|unsigned long||u0
-|-
-|unsigned long||u1
-|-
-|unsigned long||uncompressed_size
-|-
-|unsigned long||compressed_size
-|-
-|unsigned short||buffer_size
-|}
-−
-Following this is ''compressed_size'' bytes. These bytes are LZSS compressed data using a buffer size of ''buffer_size'', perhaps similar to the encoding in [[Myst WDIB resources]]. ''uncompressed_size'' seems to chop off extra bytes left over from decoding. ''u0'' and ''u1'' must have something to do with width/height, though I've not figured it out yet. Perhaps an xor encryption to mask its true purpose. ''buffer_size'' also seems to always be 0x400.
-−
-The one thing still unknown is the "key" used for decoding. Myst uses the 0x42 key to add to its offsets. I think each game may use a different key. I am still looking into this.
-−
-The palette for the image is stored in a tPAL resource.
-−
-This is the same in all non-Riven (and non-Myst) games.
 ==== tWAV ====

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 * The Treehouse
 * Where in America is Carmen Sandiego? (The Great Amtrak Train Adventure)
 * Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (Windows/Mac version)

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 ==== QUES ====
-Question?
+This is a question. It appears to hold data for the text as well as the sound clip associated with it.
 ==== TAPE ====

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 ==== MITM ====
 ==== QSET ====
-Question set?
+This is a question set. This links questions together into sort of like a dialogue tree.
 ==== QUES ====