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MSBT File Format
This file is identified by the magic number MsgStdBn. It contains text strings that are looked up by label.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LBL1 | Message labels |
| TXT2 | Message strings |
| ATR1 | Attributes |
| TSY1 | Text style |
This block contains labels for the TXT2, ATR1 and TSY1 blocks.
This block contains the actual text strings.
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 4 | Number of messages |
| 0x4 | 4 per message | Offsets to message strings |
| Null-terminated message strings |
A message string may contain control tags, which may for example change the style of the text. A control tag always starts with character 0xE, which is followed by:
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 2 | Tag group |
| 0x2 | 2 | Tag type |
| 0x4 | 2 | Size of parameters |
| 0x6 | Parameters |
Character 0xF marks the end of a region that is affected by a control tag. This character always takes up exactly 6 bytes (including the 0xF character), regardless of the character encoding.
All tags and their parameters are defined in the TGG2 block of the MSBP file.
Tag group 0 (called 'System') contains predefined tags, while all other tag groups are game-specific. The following tags are defined under tag group 0:
| Tag | Name | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ruby | rt |
| 1 | Font | face |
| 2 | Size | percent |
| 3 | Color |
r, g, b and a
|
| 4 | PageBreak | None |
This block contains attributes for each message. The format of the attributes is game-specific. Depending on the game, the attributes may contain offsets to strings that are stored behind the attribute table.
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 4 | Number of attributes |
| 0x4 | 4 | Bytes per attribute |
| 0x8 | Attributes | |
| Strings |
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 4 per message | Style index in MSBP file |