war3map.doo Doodads
The file contains the definitions for all doodads including destructables.
Here is the file format:
char[4] magic_number
int32 format_version
int32 format_subversion?
int32 doodads_count
And then doodads_count doodad structures of variable length (usually 50 bytes).
char[4] doodad_id
uint32 variation
float x_position
float y_position
float z_position
float rotation_angle
float x_scale
float y_scale
float z_scale
if (game_version >= 1.32) {
char[4] skin_id
}
uint8 flags
uint8 life
uint32 item_table_pointer
uint32 item_sets_count
ItemSet[] item_sets
uint32 world_editor_id
The above structure is variable in length due to the ItemSets which are repeated item_sets_count and look like this:
uint32 sets_count
char[4] item_id
uint32 item_chance
Where item_id and chance are repeated sets_count times.
Anything to do with item sets is not present in file version 7
After the last normal doodad definitions there are terrain doodads (those which can't be edited once they are placed). This includes anything from the Cliff/Terrain tab in the doodads palette.
uint32 terrain_format_version
uint32 terrain_doodads_count
Then terrain_doodads_count times a special doodad structure:
char[4] terrain_doodad_id
uint32 terrain_variation
uint32 terrain_x_position
uint32 terrain_y_position
char[4] magic_number
The constant string "W3do" at the start of the war3map.doo used to identify it.
int32 format_version
The version where 8 or higher signals that it is the TFT format.
int32 format_subversion?
Unknown, seems to be "0B 00 00 00".
int32 doodads_count
The amount of doodads.
char[4] doodad_id
The id of the doodad. Look in "Units\DestructableData.slk" and "Doodads/Doodads.slk" for their specific info like what model to load.
uint32 variation
The variation of the model. Append this to the model name you extract with the doodad_id.
float x_position
float y_position
float z_position
The position in game coordinated. (Relative to horizontal_offset and vertical_offset from war3map.w3e)
float angle
The rotation of the doodad in radians.
float x_scale
float y_scale
float z_scale
The amount the model needs to be scaled by.
uint8 flags
The flags keep some info on how the tree will behave. You can for instance have visible trees that you are able to walk through.
0 = Invisible and non-solid tree
1 = Visible but non-solid tree
2 = Normal tree (visible and solid)
uint8 life
The percentual life of the doodad.
uint32 item_table_pointer
If this value is -1 then it doesn't point to anything. Otherwise >= 0 then items from the item table with this number are dropped on death. These item tables are defined in defined in war3map.w3i.
uint32 item_sets_count
The amount of custom item sets. This value should only be nonzero if item_table_pointer is -1. If nonzero then item_sets_count amount of ItemSet structures follow.
ItemSet item_sets
The item sets from which the doodad can drop items when it dies.
uint32 world_editor_id
Unique doodad id used by the World Editor.
uint32 sets_count
Amount of items in this item set. Following this are sets_count amount of item_id and item_chance. When the doodad dies one item from each item set is chosen to possibly drop.
char[4] item_id
The id of the item which you can use to find more information in "Units/ItemData.slk".
uint32 item_chance
The percentual chance of this item being picked in the item set.
uint32 terrain_format_version
Seems to always be 0.
uint32 terrain_doodads_count
Amount of special doodad structures each one measuring 16 bytes.
char[4] terrain_doodad_id
The id used to look up more doodad details in the slk files.
uint32 terrain_variation
Seems to be an unused variation parameter. Always 0?
uint32 terrain_x_position
uint32 terrain_y_position
The position of the doodad relative to the bottom left corner. This value is in whole grid cells.