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AntonZab, posted Sat Oct 10, 2015 7:46 pm (8325)

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prehistorik VGA and CUR files


Samples


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0oEDr ... sp=sharing

AntonZab, posted Sun Oct 11, 2015 12:46 pm (8345)

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No ideas?

aluigi, posted Sun Oct 11, 2015 12:51 pm (8346)

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When you see no replies from me it usually means "no idea", yeah

AntonZab, posted Sun Oct 11, 2015 12:55 pm (8348)

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Sorry

einstein95, posted Sun Oct 11, 2015 1:51 pm (8354)

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Code:

# Uses info from Malvineous
# http://www.shikadi.net/moddingwiki/CUR_Format
get OFF short
for
   get SIZE long
   if SIZE = 0
      break
   endif
   get NAME string
   log NAME OFF SIZE
   math OFF   SIZE
next

Some of the files are compressed as noted on the wiki page:

Quote:

Those files that are compressed start with a UINT32BE value storing the uncompressed size (in bytes), followed by the compressed data. The compression algorithm is LZSS with a length field of 2 bits, a distance field of 8 bits and a code field of 0=escape, 1=length/distance pair. The length-distance pair stores the length field first, followed by the distance field. Like the field storing the uncompressed size, all bits are decoded in big-endian order.

As far as is known, the .mat, .mdi and .pc1 files are always compressed, and all other files are uncompressed.

If aluigi wants to implement this into the script, then that's all the better.

aluigi, posted Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:27 am (8375)

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I have some problems to build the list of parameters for comtype lzss using these information.
By default lzss uses "12 4 2 2": EI, EJ, P and rless (the names of the first 3 come from the original implementation).
I tried some values but don't get any good result.
Maybe it's not that lzss?