SAV Format (Hocus Pocus)
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Information from the shareware episode:
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File format
The file HOCUS.SAV:
Save Game part
| Offset | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x1E | SINT16LE valid[9] | field indicating whether the each savegame can be loaded. -1 = no 0 = yes |
| 0x30 | INT16LE level[9] | saved level of each savegame. 0 = first level. 1 = second level etc. |
| 0x42 | INT16LE difficulty[9] | difficulty of each savegame 0 = easy, 1 = moderate, 2 = hard |
| 0x54 | ASCIZ [9][26] | name of each savegame with trailing zero. (maximum 25 characters + trailing zero) |
| ? | ?? | some rubbish 9 times 1 and 1 time zero. Episode number ? |
| 0x148 | INT32LE score[9] | score of each savegame. |
Example
Small sample program(C++) to show information about the savegames: (start like this: app HOCUS.SAV) int assumed to be 32 bit, short to be 16 bit. Only for little endian machines.
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
if(argc != 2) return 1;
ifstream input(argv[1]);
input.seekg(0x1E,ios::beg);
short signed int valid[9];
input.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&valid),2*9);
short level[9];
input.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&level),2*9);
short difficulty[9];
input.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&difficulty),2*9);
char name[9][26];
input.read(&name[0][0],9*26);
input.seekg(0x148,ios::beg);
int score[9];
input.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&score),4*9);
for(int i = 0;i < 9;i++) {
cout << "save " << i+1 << " valid " << valid[i]
<< " level " << level[i] << " difficulty " << difficulty[i]
<< " name: "<< name[i] << " score " << score[i] << endl;
}
return 0;
}
Highscore part
| Offset | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x16C | ASCIZ Name1[5][26] | Names of the people with highscores for episode 1 |
| 0x1EE | ASCIZ Name2[5][26] | Names of the people with highscores for episode 2 |
| 0x270 | ASCIZ Name3[5][26] | Names of the people with highscores for episode 3 |
| 0x2F2 | ASCIZ Name4[5][26] | Names of the people with highscores for episode 4 |
| 0x374 | INT32LE Score[4][5] | Highscores themselves. Listed by episode. |
Sound Configuration
Stored at the bottom of the file. (less interesting as setup.exe can change those)
