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== Solar Winds ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Winds Solar Winds] is a neat game by Stone Interactive. Some hackery:

=== Random Findings ===

* The EXE contains some of the same informatiom as other files. For example. BH_CONV (conversations) and BH_START (scans).
* The Palette (in BH_PAL.DAT) is in full 888 (8 bits per channel) format, despite this being a VGA mode 13h game (Mode 13h is 666, 6 bits per channel format). The game converts the palette on loading.
* The bh_muNN.dat files are in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Music_File CMF (Creative Music File) format] but [http://adplug.github.io/ AdPlay] doesn't play them back 100% correctly.

=== RLE Compression ===

Many of the files are RLE compressed. The format is:

{| class="wikitable"
!Byte
!Format
!Size
!Meaning
|-
|style="text-align:center;" | 0-254
|style="text-align:center;" | [Byte]
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|Literal byte
|-
|style="text-align:center;" | 255
|style="text-align:center;" | [255][Length][Value]
|style="text-align:center;" | 3
|Length copies of Value (byte)
|}

=== Save Format ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Offset
!Bytes
!Name
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x34EE
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|style="text-align:right;" |Dumb Missiles
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x34F4
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|style="text-align:right;" |Smart Missiles
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BAF
|style="text-align:center;" | 2
|style="text-align:right;" |Reactor Power
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BB1
|style="text-align:center;" | 2
|style="text-align:right;" |Weapon power
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BB3
|style="text-align:center;" | 2
|style="text-align:right;" |Life support power
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BB5
|style="text-align:center;" | 2
|style="text-align:right;" |Engine power
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BB7
|style="text-align:center;" | 2
|style="text-align:right;" |Sensor power
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BB9
|style="text-align:center;" | 2
|style="text-align:right;" |Fore shields
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BBB
|style="text-align:center;" | 2
|style="text-align:right;" |Aft shields
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BBD
|style="text-align:center;" | 2
|style="text-align:right;" |Left shields
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BBF
|style="text-align:center;" | 2
|style="text-align:right;" |Right shields
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BED
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|style="text-align:right;" |Hyperdrive Power
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3A31
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|style="text-align:right;" |Configuration (0=Normal, 1=Combat)
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |0x3BE5
|style="text-align:center;" | 1
|style="text-align:right;" |Rotation (0=East, 8=N, 10=W, 18=S)

|}

=== See Also ===

* [http://www.shikadi.net/moddingwiki/Solar_Winds ModdingWiki's page on Solar Winds]

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