eu2 » TBL Files

These are the results of my hacking into the TBL files. The TBL files are different from the other files used by the EU2 engine, since they are binary and the other files are text files. The fact that these files are binary makes them much more difficult to figure out. It took me a lot of hours to find bits and pieces of information with small amounts at a time.

Currently, I have most files figured out, only the lightmap files remain a partial mistery.

You can also check out the thread about this issue on the EU2 forums.

File formats

To check out the various file formats, select the file you'd like to examine:

boundbox.tbl
id.tbl
idgrid.tbl
adjacent.tbl
incgrid.tbl (partially done)
lightmap(1-2-3).tbl new!
incognita.tbl (obsolete)

The files without links are not yet finished, check back later for updates!

General stuff

This information is valid for EU2 patch 1.05.

All the files are little-endian. For an explanation on little-endian, check out big-endian on webopedia.com, or the Jargon Dictionary. Another good explanation can be found at www.noveltheory.com.