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===Fonts=== | ===Fonts=== | ||
Fonts are loaded from file " | Fonts are loaded from file "TEXTE.DAT". | ||
====TEXTE.DAT file's format==== | |||
<pre> | |||
Byte Meaning | |||
------ ------------------------------------------------------------ | |||
0-1 Entry size (16-bit big endian integer) | |||
2-3 Entry count (16-bit big endian integer) | |||
4-end Font data (4-bit bitplaned data in 16-bit big endian chunks) | |||
------ ------------------------------------------------------------ | |||
</pre> | |||
====78 characters version==== | * Characters are 16x8 in size | ||
* Entry size has been 8 in all observed data | |||
* Entry count divided by entry size gives the number of characters in the font | |||
* Take a look at [http://scummvm.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/scummvm/scummvm/trunk/engines/cine/gfx.cpp?revision=33976&view=markup#l_1669 gfxConvertSpriteToRaw] to see how the font data can be unpacked | |||
====Known different font versions==== | |||
There are 4 known different font versions: | |||
=====78 characters version===== | |||
* Used by most PC, Amiga and Atari ST versions of Future Wars, but also by Operation Stealth's Amiga demo | * Used by most PC, Amiga and Atari ST versions of Future Wars, but also by Operation Stealth's Amiga demo | ||
* [[Image:Cinematique-78_characters_font.png]] | * [[Image:Cinematique-78_characters_font.png]] | ||
====85 characters version==== | =====85 characters version===== | ||
* Used by all observed versions of German Future Wars (Amiga and PC), possibly by Spanish Future Wars too | * Used by all observed versions of German Future Wars (Amiga and PC), possibly by Spanish Future Wars too | ||
* [[Image:Cinematique-85_characters_font.png]] | * [[Image:Cinematique-85_characters_font.png]] | ||
====90 characters version==== | =====90 characters version===== | ||
* Used by most PC, Amiga and Atari ST versions of Operation Stealth | * Used by most PC, Amiga and Atari ST versions of Operation Stealth | ||
* [[Image:Cinematique-90_characters_font.png]] | * [[Image:Cinematique-90_characters_font.png]] | ||
====93 characters version==== | =====93 characters version===== | ||
* Used by all observed versions of German Operation Stealth (Amiga and PC) | * Used by all observed versions of German Operation Stealth (Amiga and PC) | ||
* [[Image:Cinematique-93_characters_font.png]] | * [[Image:Cinematique-93_characters_font.png]] | ||