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    {{Original research|author=[[User:DansFriend|Dan's Friend]] and [[User:Lazlo52|Lazlo52]]}}
    A '''saved game''' is a piece of digitally stored information about the progress of a player in a video game.
    This page documents ''[[MediEvil]]'' '''saved game data''' formats.
    ==''MediEvil'' (1998 original)==
    A PlayStation Memory Card data block consists of 64 frames. Each frame is 128 bytes long.
    ===Frame 0===
    This frame is the header for a block of PS1 saved data.
    {| class="wikitable"
    ! Name
    ! Offset
    ! Length
    ! Value
    ! Meaning
    |-
    | '''Magic'''
    | 0x0
    | 2
    | SC
    | Signature for all PS1 saved game data.
    |-
    | '''Icon flag'''
    | 0x2
    | 1
    | 11
    | This means the icon for the saved game consists of a single image.
    |-
    | '''Number of blocks'''
    | 0x3
    | 1
    | 1
    | How many blocks the save will take up on a memory card.
    |-
    | '''Title'''
    | 0x4
    | 64
    | ＭｅｄｉＥｖｉｌ　　　　　
    | Name of the saved game in Shift JIS format.
    |-
    | '''Icon colour palette'''
    | 0x96
    | 32
    | [[File:MediEvil1998-MemoryCardIconPalette.png]]
    | Saved game icon colour palette.
    |}


    ===Frame 1===
    The following pages document ''[[MediEvil]]'' '''saved game data''' formats:
    This frame is used to store a PS1 saved game icon: [[File:MediEvil-Memory-Card.png|16px]]
    *[[Saved game data in MediEvil (1998)|Saved game data in ''MediEvil'' (1998)]]
    ===Frames 2-3===
    *[[Saved game data in MediEvil 2)|Saved game data in ''MediEvil 2'']]
    These frames are reserved for additional images in case the icon is meant to be animated, but are unused by ''MediEvil''.
    *[[Saved game data in MediEvil: Resurrection|Saved game data in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'']]
    ===Frames 4-34===
    *[[Saved game data in MediEvil (2019)|Saved game data in ''MediEvil'' (2019)]]
    These frames contain the actual ''MediEvil'' saved game data.
    {{disambig}}
    ====File header====
    __DISAMBIG__
    The header is 12 bytes long.
    {| class="wikitable"
    ! Name
    ! Offset
    ! Length
    ! Value
    ! Meaning
    |-
    |'''Magic'''
    |0x0
    |4
    |60SM
    |Signature for ''MediEvil'' saved game data.
    |-
    |'''Saved games'''
    |0x4
    |1
    |0-2
    |The number of saved games.
    |}
     
    ====Saved games====
    The file can hold a maximum of three saved games. Each saved game is 1360 bytes long.
    =====Saved game=====
    {| class="wikitable"
    ! colspan="5" | General
    |-
    ! Name
    ! Offset
    ! Length
    ! Value
    ! Meaning
    |-
    |'''Checksum'''
    | 0x0
    | 4
    | Number
    | Used to verify save game integrity. Uses the Checksum-16 algorithm.
    |-
    |'''Save game count'''
    |0x6
    |1
    |Number
    |Number of times the game has been saved.
    |-
    |'''Time played'''
    |0x1C
    |4
    |Number
    |Time the player has played the game for. Displayed on the tombstones in the main menu and on the save game screen.
    |-
    |'''Current weapon'''
    |0x2C
    |1
    |{{CollapsibleContent|show=see more|hide=see less|width=12.75em|00 - Small Sword|01 - Broad Sword<br>02 - Magic Sword<br>03 - Throwing Daggers<br>04 - Axe<br>05 - Club<br>06 - Crossbow<br>07 - Chicken Drumsticks<br>08 - Arm<br>09 - Lightning<br>0A - Longbow<br>0B - Spear<br>0C - Hammer<br>0D Flaming Longbow<br>0E - Magic Longbow<br>0F - Good Lightning<br>10 - Dragon Armour<br>11 - Chaos Rune<br>12 - None}}
    |The weapon Dan is currently wielding.
    |-
    |'''Current shield'''
    |0x30
    |1
    |{{CollapsibleContent|show=see more|hide=see less|width=12.75em|00 - None|01 - Copper Shield<br>02 - Silver Shield<br>03 - Gold Shield}}
    |The shield Dan is currently wielding. If set without having set its durability in the inventory, it will immediately break.
    |-
    ! colspan="5" | Inventory
    |-
    ! Name
    ! Offset
    ! Length
    ! Value
    ! Meaning
    |-
    |'''Small Sword'''
    |0xA0
    |4
    |<code>FF FF 00 00</code>
    |The default value is <code>FF FF 00 00</code>, which means Dan doesn't have the Small Sword in his inventory. It is set to <code>00 00 00 00</code> when Dan obtains it.
    |-
    |'''Copper Shield'''
    |0x128
    |4
    |<code>FF FF 00 00</code>
    |The default value is <code>FF FF 00 00</code>, which means Dan doesn't have the Copper Shield in his inventory. It is set to <code>96 00 00 00</code> (150) when Dan obtains it, which is the durability of the shield.
    |-
    ! colspan="5" | Level Changes
    |-
    ! Name
    ! Offset
    ! Length
    ! Value
    ! Meaning
    |-
    | '''Length of array'''
    | 0x14C
    | 4
    | 0
    | Length of the "level changes" array. The array grows each time something happens that should change a level permanently on replays.
    |-
    | '''Start of array'''
    | 0x150
    | Length of array * 4
    | <code>00 00 00 00</code>
    |This is where the "level changes" array begins.
    |}
     
    ===Frames 35 to 63===
    These are unused.
     
    ==Navigation==
    {{Empty section|Navigation}}
    [[Category:Files in MediEvil]]

    Latest revision as of 02:16, 24 November 2024

    A saved game is a piece of digitally stored information about the progress of a player in a video game.

    The following pages document MediEvil saved game data formats:

    This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saved game data.
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