SCUMM/Technical Reference/Charset resources
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Introduction
Character sets define the fonts used by SCUMM to draw text, such as dialogue, on the screen.
V2 charset format
TODO
V3 charset format
TODO
V4 charset format
TODO
V5/V6 charset format
Like all other resources in V5 and later, the charset data is stored in a chunk, in this case a 'CHAR' chunk.
| Size | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | chunk tag | CHAR chunk tag |
| 4 | int (LE) | unknown, looks like a size field (value is slightly less than the chunk size) |
| 2 | unknown | |
| 15 | bytes | colour map |
| 1 | byte | number of bits per pixel |
| 3 | unknown | |
| 1024 | 256*quad LE | character data offsets |
The format is otherwise virtually identical to the V4 format, so look at the previous section for further details.
NUT (V7 & V8) charset format
TODO