The fmeta format [LEGACY]

[Zatarita 426]

I honestly don't feel this needs to be made; however, for sake of completeness:

The fmeta format:

The fmeta file format simply links dependent files together. It is as follows:

    4 bytes : child count

    4 byte : padding

    string (256 bytes) : name

    4 bytes : padding

    4 bytes : type (0 for s3dpak, 1 for .map)

    8 bytes : decompressed size (if file is a .map)

 

the decompressed size is -1 (ffff ffff) if it's a s3dpak

I guess I should also point out it's a fixed size file coming in at a whopping 18 kb

IT SHOULD BE NOTED
As of season 6 it appears as though the fmeta is no longer utilized by the engine to determine file dependencies.
 

In 2 years we'll look back at this and go "oh yea, that was a thing."
Time is fickle

Edited July 6, 2021 by Zatarita