CHR.BIN

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Table of Contents

• CHR.BIN Specifics
• Determining Pointer Tables
• Table Slot Assignments

CHR.BIN Specifics

• Lookups
  • Offset has to be shifted to the left by 11 (or multiply by 0x800)
  • Size has to be shifted left by 2 (or multiplied by 4)
• These are continuous files. Between them are 00 patches only [Could be used to map out the rest of CHR.BIN if consistent]
• The value of the offset is the address stored.
  • If you ever have to edit those files (I think they are mostly textures) you would have to edit the overlay (i.e. slot 020) at those addresses.

Determining Pointer Tables - CHR.BIN

We believe it could be:

• Following the same pattern as OVR.BIN as it:
  • follows the mentioned pattern
  • Count checks out
  • table pattern visibly stops after selected area
  • columns only contain increasing values in an unbroken pattern
• The offset should only be shifted by 2, the size also shifted by 2.
• This one may not be the table for the whole BIN file, but maybe just one blob of many.
• Shifting the offset here doesn't make much sense beyond 2, and never coincides with clear 00 patches.

Table Slot Assignments

Base Adresses for overlays:

Type	Address
ProgOverlay	0x80153eb0
BaseOverlay	0x80158138
CnstOverlay	0x8015f328
SubOverlay	0x80156CA4

All entries are base 0.
LoadOverlay calls at addresses:

Type	Address
Slot 000	"DEMO PLAY" Overlay
Slot 002	"DEMO PLAY" Overlay
Slot 020	Intro text crawl