Formats

Description

Every text file has a specific format which is defined at the first line like this:

{format:ebp}

{dialog 0}
...
{/dialog}

Here is a list of all possible formats, their contents and in which files they are usually used:

Format	Contents	Files
Ebp	Location dialogs.	*.ebp/section_002.bin, *.ebp/section_003.bin
Magic	Equipment, item, loot, etc. texts.	battle_pack.bin/section_061.bin/section_???.bin, ...
St2e	Battle, menu, etc. texts.	listhelp_action.bin, ...
St2e8	Combat log messages.	battle_message.bin
Npc	NPC names.	npcdic.bin
Plnm	Location names.	planmapname.bin
Gmap	Story progress and map texts.	menumap_guide??.bin
Hdat	Clan primer texts.	menuhandbook_monster???.dat
Qstl	Hunt texts.	menuquest.lst

Some formats include additional information in the header of a dialog.

All header options are optional and set to their default value if they aren't present.