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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 tags, which contain control information about the text. A tag is indicated by character 0xE or 0xF.
Character 0xE is always followed by the following data:
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 2 | Command type |
| 0x2 | 2 | Subcommand type |
| 0x4 | 2 | Size of parameters |
| 0x6 | Parameters |
Note that the size of this tag depends on both the message encoding (which defines the size of the 0xE character) and on the size of the parameters.
Character 0xF is a bit different, as it always has a fixed size. The command type is stored right after the 0xF character. Then it is padded until the whole tag (including the 0xF character) takes up exactly 6 bytes. Note that it's not possible for this tag to have additional parameters besides the command type.
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 |