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	** 8003 (1 param): Appends an unidentified string from the param index to the text.		** 8003 (1 param): Appends an unidentified string from the param index to the text.

	The text engine ~~use~~ a hash table corresponding to symbols and allow to color the textures or use vars like player name. This hashtable is also used in the dol data sections for instance to encode texts.		The text engine uses a hash table corresponding to symbols and allow to color the textures or use vars like player name. This hashtable is also used in the dol data sections for instance to encode texts.

	Each paragraph ~~begin~~ with:		Each paragraph begins with:
	* 2 bytes - total_paragraph_len - starting after the paragraph header and uint16 count		* 2 bytes - total_paragraph_len - starting after the paragraph header and uint16 count
	* 2 bytes - total_lines_count		* 2 bytes - total_lines_count

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	data_block contains int16 indexes relative to the tpl symbol list. First symbol in the tpl has number 0 then horizontally symbol 1, 2 ... So data block(s) contains texts.		data_block contains int16 indexes relative to the tpl symbol list. First symbol in the tpl has number 0 then horizontally symbol 1, 2 ... So data block(s) contains texts.
	* FFyy: <- each negative value ~~describe~~ something not present in the tpl		* FFyy: <- each negative value describes something not present in the tpl
	** FFFE: Appends a whitespace character to the text.		** FFFE: Appends a whitespace character to the text.
	** FFFD: Appends a small whitespace character to the text.		** FFFD: Appends a small whitespace character to the text.

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	=== data_block 0: ===		=== data_block 0: ===
	* 2 bytes - signed int16 list <- paragraph_offsets_block 0 describe where each paragraph ~~begin~~.		* 2 bytes - signed int16 list <- paragraph_offsets_block 0 describe where each paragraph begins.
	paragraph_offsets_block 1: ...		paragraph_offsets_block 1: ...
	data_block 1: ...		data_block 1: ...

	=== align: ===		=== align: ===
	The header length is aligned to 32 bytes and if there is no pad we add 32 bytes of pad. paragraphs_offsets_block are aligned to 16 bytes. Each paragraph is aligned to 32 bytes.		The header length is aligned to 32 bytes and if there is no pad we add 32 bytes of pad. paragraphs_offsets_block are aligned to 16 bytes. Each paragraph is aligned to 32 bytes.

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	=== paragraph_offsets_block 0: ===		=== paragraph_offsets_block 0: ===
	# first paragraph_offsets_block describing all paragraph offsets in the data block 0		# first paragraph_offsets_block describing all paragraph offsets in the data block 0
	* 4 bytes - int32 array of absolute offsets which point on pragraphs in the data block terminated by -1 (FF FF FF FF). The first offset is the data block offset.		* 4 bytes - int32 array of absolute offsets which point to pragraphs in the data block terminated by -1 (FF FF FF FF). The first offset is the data block offset.

	=== data_block 0: ===		=== data_block 0: ===

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	=== paragraph_offsets_block 0: ===		=== paragraph_offsets_block 0: ===
	# first paragraph_offsets_block describing all paragraph offsets in the data block 0		# first paragraph_offsets_block describing all paragraph offsets in the data block 0
	* 4 bytes - int32 array of absolute offsets which point to pragraphs in the data block terminated by -1 (FF FF FF FF). The first offset is the data block offset.		* 4 bytes - int32 array of absolute offsets which point on pragraphs in the data block terminated by -1 (FF FF FF FF). The first offset is the data block offset.

	=== data_block 0: ===		=== data_block 0: ===
	* 2 bytes - signed int16 list <- paragraph_offsets_block 0 describe where each paragraph begin.		* 2 bytes - signed int16 list <- paragraph_offsets_block 0 describe where each paragraph begin.

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	* 4 bytes - paragraph_offsets_blocks_list offset		* 4 bytes - paragraph_offsets_blocks_list offset
	* 4 bytes - symbols_count # number of symbols contained in the tpl		* 4 bytes - symbols_count # number of symbols contained in the tpl
	* 2 bytes - universal symbols ID shared between all .mdt and ~~positionnal~~ from tpl file		* 2 bytes - universal symbols ID shared between all .mdt and positional from tpl file

	=== paragraph_offsets_blocks_list: ===		=== paragraph_offsets_blocks_list: ===
	* 4 bytes - uint32 absolute offsets - array of paragraph_offsets_block terminated by -1 (FF FF FF FF)		* 4 bytes - uint32 absolute offsets - array of paragraph_offsets_block terminated by -1 (FF FF FF FF)

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	[[Gotcha Force \| ← Gotcha Force]]		[[Gotcha Force \| ← Gotcha Force]]

	''This article is about Gotcha Force MDT file format and ongoing ~~researchs~~ on it.''		''This article is about Gotcha Force MDT file format and ongoing researches on it.''

	{{Research \| 2\| Researches on headers / bodies structures are partially achieved. }}		{{Research \| 2\| Researches on headers / bodies structures are partially achieved. }}

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	''This article is about Gotcha Force MDT file format and ongoing researchs on it.''		''This article is about Gotcha Force MDT file format and ongoing researchs on it.''

	~~<div style="text-align: center;">~~		{{Research \| 2\| Researches on headers / bodies structures are partially achieved. }}
	~~<div style="color: rgb(241, 196, 15);">This section is currently being written.<~~/~~div>~~
	~~<div style="color: rgb(241, 196, 15); text-align: center;">More research is needed and some paragraphs may be wrong~~.~~</div>~~
	~~</div>~~
	== mdt files: ==		== mdt files: ==
	MDT files are same than [[PZZ (Gotcha Force)\|pzz]] but packing only uncompressed files.		MDT files are same than [[PZZ (Gotcha Force)\|pzz]] but packing only uncompressed files.

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	Virtual World RE has developed the python script [https://github.com/Virtual-World-RE/NeoGF/tree/main/~~pzztool pzztool~~.py] to manipulate MDT files and their internal files allowing to unpack / pack mdt files.		Virtual World RE has developed the python script [https://github.com/Virtual-World-RE/NeoGF/tree/main/mdttool mdttool.py] to manipulate MDT files and their internal files allowing to unpack / pack mdt files.


	[[Category:File format]]		[[Category:File format]]
	[[Category:Gotcha Force]]		[[Category:Gotcha Force]]

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	* 10yy:		* 10yy:
	** 1000: Appends a newline character to the text.		** 1000: Appends a newline character to the text.
	** 1001: Marks the end of the text. ~~Every string~~ must end with this.		** 1001: Marks the end of the text. All text must end with this.
	* 80yy:		* 80yy:
	** 8000: Appends the Player's name to the text.		** 8000: Appends the Player's name to the text.