
[Q] What's the format of the objects.dat file?

[A] The first line of this file is the starting hex, and this is
re-written every time you leave the map, so that when you come back
in, you will return to exactly where you left off. For example:

n001e000-1580-starthex

...indicating that when you go into the map, you start at
North-001, East-000, Hex #1580.

The rest of the lines in the objects file are, surprisingly enough,
objects. An example:

n000e000-0259-1-Dude:dude.txt

Indicating that in North-000, East-000 at Hex #259 there is an
object called "Dude" written in the small font, and there is a
file attached to this object called dude.txt. If you don't want an
attachment, just kill off the colon and the filename following it:

n000e000-0259-1-Dude

The best way to figure all of this stuff out is to simply create a
bunch of locations and objects, then look at the data files, see
what the program did, and see if it makes any sense. If you have
any questions, feel free to write...

jimv@empirenet.com, jimvassila@aol.com

