SW GAME STRUCTURE/REWORK

STRUCTURE OF THE GAME FILES AND REWORKING THEIR FORMAT

This section discusses files from the PC version of Syndicate Wars. Most files can be converted to a format that allows using these files outside of game engine, so descriptions come with conversion tools.

All files from the game are sorted in the following categories:

SMK Smacker Videos
FLI animations
DAT/TAB file pairs
Font DAT/TAB files
RAW bitmap files
ANI files rework
Common data files
WAD/IDX file pairs
PrimVeh OBJ file
Savegame files
Maps files rework
Level files
Executables rework
Text files rework
Sound files
3D models

Note that there are other games based on Syndicate Wars engine - you can try searching for rework information about them if you need further info. Such games are Syndicate, Magic Carpet, Dungeon Keeper, Hi Octane and others.