BIN (2007)

20070319 .bin format was created on 19th March 2007 by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio for the first PS3 game in the series - Ryu ga Gotoku: Kenzan! and the date 2007.03.19 is used in header to differentiate these .bin files from others.

Overview

This file is used for storing parameters and strings in pre-Dragon Engine games .

Technical Information

0x00 - 4 bytes - Magic (0x20, 0x07, 0x03, 0x19)

0x04 - int32 - Amount of parameters for every entry

0x08 - int32 - Amount of entries in the file

0x10 - start of parameter declaration chunk (size = parameter count * 0x40) For every parameter declaration:

0x00 - Name of the parameter

0x30 - Parameter type (see list later)

0x34 - Amount of strings or other entries in the parameter if it fits the type

0x38 - Size in bytes this parameter chunk uses up 

0x10 + parameter count * 0x40 (After parameter declaration) - Values chunk

For every parameter, in same order as declaration, file lists every value for every entry, according to the type formatting. If there is a “table after last 0x00”, it means there’s a row of bytes (same amount as entries) that sets IDs of lines that appear in every entry.

Types:

• 'String',
  • Byte value: 00: Strings, separated with 0x00;
• 'String_tbl',
  • Byte value: 01: Strings, separated with 0x00 with table after last 0x00;
• 'String_idx',
  • Byte value: 02: Strings, 2 bytes for ID it's used from, then the value and 0x00;
• 'Value',
  • Byte value: 03: Integers as text like 00;
• 'Value_tbl',
  • Byte value: 04: Integers as text. Same as 01 - table after 0x00;
• 'Value_idx',
  • Byte value: 05: Integers as text. Same as 02;
• 'Special_scenariocategory',
  • Byte value: 06: 4 byte hex values, not separated, 0xFFFFFFFF is "empty";
• 'Special_scenariostatus',
  • Byte value: 07: or sometimes special_scenariocompare; 4 Byte hex values, separated by 0xFFFFFFFF;
• 'Stageid',
  • Byte value: 08: Strings, separated with 0x00;
• 'Special_scenariocompare',
  • Byte value: 09: 4 byte hex values, not separated, 0xFFFFFFFF is "empty";
• 'Special_value',
  • Byte value: 0A: 4 byte int values, go one after another;
• 'Itemid',
  • Byte value: 0B: 4 byte int values, go one after another;
• 'Comment',
  • Byte value: 0C: Never encountered in game files, so not implemented;
• 'BGM_ID',
  • Byte value: 0D: 4 byte values, not separated, 0xFFFFFFFF is "empty";
• 'Unknown',
  • Byte value: 0E: Never encountered in game files, so not implemented;
• 'USE_COUNTER',
  • Byte value: 0F: 4 byte int values, go one after another;
• 'ENTITY_UID'
  • Byte value: 10: 4 byte values, not separated, 0xFFFFFFFF is "empty";