CNCSA

CNCSA is a Engine developed by Europress Software in 1996, its currently only known that these Games are used for Adi 4's Game Box. The name CNCSA stands for Click & Create - Stand alone applicationApplication.

Used Games by the Engine

• Break Time
• Jet Fighter
• Jupiter
• Des dalles
• Stockar

Versions

• 1.03
• 1.4.1.34
• 1.1.1.24 (CNCS32.DLL)

Components

• WinG is kind of a hub that is for make a connection between Direct Draw & Direct Sound.
• Direct Draw used by DirectX.
• Direct Sound used by DirectX.
• CNCS32.DLL (Graphics Library)

CCA File Format

• CCA contains all the important data like Images, Sprites, Audio, Fonts
• it is packed with PAME (always listed in the first 4 bytes of the CCA File)
• after PAME in the game specfic CCA File is also the name of the Game listed.
• then the Name of the Game Author. (not for all games)

File Structure

• CNCS32.DLL (Graphics Library)
• GAME.CCA (contains all needed files for the Game)
• GAME.DAT (Configuration file for the Game)
• GAME.EXE (main Executable for the Game)
• GAMEFR.HLP (French manual)
• GAMEGE.HLP (German manual)
• GAMEIT.HLP (Italian manual)
• GAMESP.HLP (Spain manual)
• GAMEUK.HLP (English manual)

HLP Files

• HLP contains the the Manual, that gets opened if the Player click on Help
• HLP files get opened over ADIHELP.EXE as a Parameter like ADIHELP.EXE EXAMPLE.HLP

File Formats that contains the CCA files

• HLP (Manual for the Game)
• COX (is containg some Sprites)

CNCS32.DLL

• CNCS32.DLL is the Graphics Library of the Engine.
• it controls different things like Direct Sound, Direct Draw, WinG.
• The Library searches for different File Formats: .bmp .dib .rle .pcx .gif .lbm *.iff

Graphics

• all games run in True / High color mode (if 256 color is used it can result lower loading times)
• Sprites are known as fs64-@:Sprite (example: gamename:fs64-@:Sprite)
• Buttons are known as fs64-@:Button (example: buttonname:fs64-@:Button)
• Counters are known as fs64-@:Counter (example:countername:fs64-@:Counter)