Descent Freespace VP

VP

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  

Format Specifications

char {4}     - Header (VPVP)
uint32 {4}   - Version (2)
uint32 {4}   - Directory Offset
uint32 {4}   - Number Of Files

byte {X}     - File Data

// Directory

// for each file

uint32 {4}   - File Offset

uint32 {4}   - File Length (0=directory, #=file)

char {32}    - Filename (null)

uint32 {4}   - Type Code? (0=directory)

MultiEx BMS Script

IDString 0 VPVP ;
Get DUMMYL Long 0 ;
Get TAILOFF Long 0 ;
Get FILECNTL Long 0 ;
SavePos FILESTART 0 ;
GoTo TAILOFF 0 ;
Do ;
Get D Long 0 ;
Get FILESIZE Long 0 ;
Get FILENAME String 0 ;
Set FILEOFF Long FILESTART ;
Math TAILOFF += 44 ;
GoTo TAILOFF 0 ;
Math FILESTART += FILESIZE ;
Log FILENAME FILEOFF FILESIZE 0 0 ;
Math EXTRCNT += 1 ;
While EXTRCNT <> FILECNTL ;

Notes and Comments

• Directories are stored as file entries with a length of 0. Directory names will always build up like as normal file tree. For example, if the directory name is valid, it is assumed that the directory is inside the current directory, but a directory with name ".." means go back up to a previous directory. Using this method, the files and their directories can be built up level by level.
  
  

Compatible Programs

• Dragon UnPACKer
• Game Extractor
• MultiEx Commander

Other Games

These games also use this file format

• Conflict Freespace *.vp
• Descent Freespace: The Great War *.vp
• Freespace 2 *.vp