DIV Games Studio
From Just Solve the File Format Problem
DIV Games Studio is a video game creation application originally developed by Hammer Technologies. It has a number of native data file formats.
It was originally for DOS. Later versions support other platforms.
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Formats
Some native formats that all have a similar signature style are listed below. "ID" refers to the bytes at the start of the file.
| ID | Fmt. type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
map |
single image | |
fpg |
image archive | |
f16 |
image archive | 16 bits/pixel variant of FPG. Possibly a third-party extension. |
fnt |
font | |
pal |
color palette | |
dtf |
? | |
dcb |
Fenix bytecode (?) | Third-party extension. |
Identification
Most of the formats start with three lowercase ASCII characters, usually reflecting the filename extension. Refer to the table above.
In most cases, at offset 3 are bytes 1a 0d 0a 00, then a one-byte version number that's often 00.
Exception: For DCB format, the bytes at offset 3 start with 0d 0a 1f.
Specifications
- https://github.com/vii1/DIV/wiki/Formatos-de-archivo (in Spanish)
Software
DIV Games Studio:
- DIV Games Studio, at WinWorld
- Joystick 123 → joycd123_2.iso → Data/sharewares/Utilitaires/div_trial.zip
Other:
Sample files
- ART1.MAP
- INSTALL.FPG (fpg)
- powerups.fpg (f16)
- DIV.PAL
- INSTALL1.FNT
- SESSION.DTF
- battlecity.dcb
- dexvert samples — archive/divGamesStudioGraphicsLibrary
- dexvert samples — image/divGamesStudioMap
