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| − | + | The [[TLK]] file is a [[GFF]] formatted file used to contain strings. They can be opened in the Toolset or the GFF Editor. | |
Keep in mind that all numbers are in little-endian format if you are looking at the raw file. | Keep in mind that all numbers are in little-endian format if you are looking at the raw file. | ||
This may be incomplete, as I believe previous TLK files had timing info, etc as well. | This may be incomplete, as I believe previous TLK files had timing info, etc as well. | ||
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| + | == Structure == | ||
A cursory glance at the file leads me to believe it's formatted something like this: | A cursory glance at the file leads me to believe it's formatted something like this: | ||
| − | + | <pre> | |
| + | Header | ||
| + | String ID Section | ||
| + | String Data Section | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| − | + | === Header === | |
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*104 bytes | *104 bytes | ||
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**4 bytes - number of entries in the table | **4 bytes - number of entries in the table | ||
| − | + | === String ID Section === | |
| − | Tightly packed | + | Tightly packed. |
*4 bytes | *4 bytes | ||
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**unsigned 32 bit integer - offset to string (appears to be an offset from 0x60) | **unsigned 32 bit integer - offset to string (appears to be an offset from 0x60) | ||
| − | + | === String Data Section === | |
*4 bytes | *4 bytes | ||
| − | ** | + | ** Unsigned 32 bit integer, little endian - number of characters in string. |
| − | *String in | + | ** The toolset seems to ignore this. |
| + | *String in UTF-16, little endian. | ||
| + | ** Terminated by a NUL character (0x00) (twice, since it is UTF-16LE) and filled up (with 0xff) to be a multiple of 4 bytes. | ||
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| + | == See also== | ||
| + | * [[TLK (DA2)]] for information of the TLK format used in Dragon Age 2 | ||
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| + | [[Category:File types]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:14, 31 March 2015
The TLK file is a GFF formatted file used to contain strings. They can be opened in the Toolset or the GFF Editor.
Keep in mind that all numbers are in little-endian format if you are looking at the raw file.
This may be incomplete, as I believe previous TLK files had timing info, etc as well.
Structure
A cursory glance at the file leads me to believe it's formatted something like this:
Header String ID Section String Data Section
Header
- 104 bytes
- 20 byte string describing the file, watch the 2 spaces between PC and TLK
GFF V4.0PC TLK V0.2
- 80 bytes of other info I haven't figured out yet. May include info about the table, offsets
- 4 bytes - number of entries in the table
- 20 byte string describing the file, watch the 2 spaces between PC and TLK
String ID Section
Tightly packed.
- 4 bytes
- unsigned 32 bit integer - TALK_STRING_ID
- 4 bytes
- unsigned 32 bit integer - offset to string (appears to be an offset from 0x60)
String Data Section
- 4 bytes
- Unsigned 32 bit integer, little endian - number of characters in string.
- The toolset seems to ignore this.
- String in UTF-16, little endian.
- Terminated by a NUL character (0x00) (twice, since it is UTF-16LE) and filled up (with 0xff) to be a multiple of 4 bytes.
See also
- TLK (DA2) for information of the TLK format used in Dragon Age 2
