PAL (Dark Reign)

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A '''.pal''' is a palette format used by the real-time strategy game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Reign:_The_Future_of_War Dark Reign].
 
A '''.pal''' is a palette format used by the real-time strategy game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Reign:_The_Future_of_War Dark Reign].
  
Each of the game's terrains will has an associated '''.pal''' file. Dark Reign comes with the following Terrains:
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Each of the game's terrains has an associated '''.pal''' file. Dark Reign comes with the following Terrains:
  
 
* BARREN
 
* BARREN

Revision as of 18:02, 11 January 2023

A .pal is a palette format used by the real-time strategy game Dark Reign.

Each of the game's terrains has an associated .pal file. Dark Reign comes with the following Terrains:

  • BARREN
  • SNOW
  • JUNGLE
  • ASTEROID1
  • AUSTRALIA1
  • VOLCANIC1
  • ALIEN2
  1. These terrains were add-ons released by the developer, Auran, after the game launch.
  2. This terrain was included in the expansion Dark Reign: Rise of the Shadowhand but also released separately after the game launch.

Structure

Variable Type Notes
Signature "PALS"
Version 0x0102
Palette bytes[768] Stored as RGB planes
Dimmed palette bytes[768] Stored as RGB planes. The purpose of this palette is unknown, but assumed to be the dimmed palette that is used when the game is running but left idle.
Unknown chunks bytes[32768]
Unknown data All remaining bytes up until the shading tables (last 147,456 bytes of the file)
Shading tables bytes[147456]
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