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2025
## January 2025
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/118s ISO40
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/670s ISO40
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/684s ISO40
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/646s ISO40
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/2.020s ISO40
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/253s ISO40
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/1.924s ISO40
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1/604s ISO25
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1/91s ISO25
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/410s ISO40
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/359s ISO40
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1/104s ISO25
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7
26/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/400s ISO40
21/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/8.896s ISO40
19/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/100s ISO64
19/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/51s ISO40
13/01/2025 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/526s ISO40
## February 2025
26/02/2025 Ca... -
2024
## January 2024
07/02/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/1.152s ISO40
## March 2024
20/03/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/514s ISO40
20/03/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/1.104s ISO40
17/03/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/202s ISO40
17/03/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/223s ISO40
## April 2024
18/04/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/2.752s ISO40
11/04/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/149s ISO40
11/04/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/181s ISO40
09/04/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO64
## June 2024
23/06/2024 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1/100s ISO32
23/06/2024 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1/159s ISO25
16/06/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/1.764s ISO40
16/06/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/437s ISO40
16/06/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/590s ISO40
16/06/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/134s ISO40
16/06/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/1.392s ISO40
16/06/2024 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/4.072s ISO40
16/06/2024 s... -
2023
## January 2023
03/01/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO250
03/01/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO320
03/01/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/16s ISO200
03/01/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/100s ISO320
03/01/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/100s ISO100
03/01/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO50
03/01/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO50
## March 2023
18/03/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO80
18/03/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO100
18/03/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/984s ISO40
13/03/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/100s ISO200
13/03/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/100s ISO64
08/03/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/432s ISO40
## April 2023
09/04/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/1.696s ISO40
## May 2023
24/05/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/666s ISO40
## June 2023
08/06/2023 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1/33s ISO32
## July 2023
30/07/2023 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/... -
2022
## January 2022
25/01/2022 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1/30s ISO64
25/01/2022 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1/53s ISO25
25/01/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO50
25/01/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/138s ISO40
15/01/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/185s ISO40
14/01/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO640
13/01/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/2.656s ISO40
## February 2022
17/02/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/5.760s ISO40
17/02/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/1.792s ISO40
09/02/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/76s ISO40
## March 2022
29/03/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO50
29/03/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO80
23/03/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/568s ISO40
23/03/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/568s ISO40
17/03/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/47s ISO160
17/03/2022 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1/30s ISO64
17/03/2022 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/50s ISO250
17/03/2022 samsung SM-N950F 6mm f/2,4 1... -
2021
## January 2021
24/01/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/347s ISO40
24/01/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/582s ISO40
24/01/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/558s ISO40
24/01/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/396s ISO40
24/01/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/343s ISO40
## February 2021
26/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/6s ISO800
26/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO800
26/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/60s ISO800
26/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/6s ISO800
26/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 2,0000s ISO100
23/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/33s ISO200
17/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/1.304s ISO40
17/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7
17/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7
09/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/734s ISO40
08/02/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7
## March 2021
30/03/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/2s ISO500
30/03/2021 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/1s ISO500
30/03/2021 samsung SM-N9... -
2020
## January 2020
30/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/33s ISO250
11/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO1250
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/9s ISO1600
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO320
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO400
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO400
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/20s ISO1000
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO800
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/4s ISO400
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/4s ISO400
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO640
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO400
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/4s ISO400
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/4s ISO400
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/5s ISO1250
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO1000
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/10s ISO1250
07/01/2020 samsung SM-N950F 4mm f/1,7 1/6s ISO1250
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2019
## February 2019
24/02/2019 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/8s ISO500
24/02/2019 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/8s ISO500
24/02/2019 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/10s ISO400
07/02/2019 Canon EOS 400D 300mm f/8,0 1/800s ISO200
07/02/2019 Canon EOS 400D 300mm f/8,0 1/800s ISO200
## March 2019
26/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/500s ISO100
26/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/1.250s ISO100
26/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/3.200s ISO100
26/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/5,6 1/200s ISO100
26/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/4,5 1/4.000s ISO100
26/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/4,0 1/4.000s ISO100
Canon EOS 400D 50mm
26/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/3,5 1/4.000s ISO100
25/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/2,8 1/250s ISO100
25/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/2,8 1/125s ISO100
25/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/3.200s ISO100
12/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/250s ISO100
12/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/500s ISO100
12/03/2019 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,... -
2018
In 2018, I "arrived" in Wuppertal and began to explore the city.
This provided an excellent foundation for photo walks.
I was also drawn to the surrounding area - starting with the Parkleuchten in Gruga Park in February 2018.
## February 2018
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/4,5 5,0000s ISO100
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/8,0 1,6000s ISO100
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/8,0 5,0000s ISO100
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/8,0 15,0000s ISO100
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/8,0 30,0000s ISO100
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/5,0 10,0000s ISO100
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/80s ISO200
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/2,8 1/2s ISO200
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 28mm f/4,0 1/1s ISO200
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/2,8 1/20s ISO400
17/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/2,8 1/8s ISO400
16/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/8,0 20,0000s ISO100
16/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/8,0 20,0000s ISO100
16/02/2018 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/8,0 2,5000s ISO100
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2017
The year 2017 brought a significant change for me - the move to Wuppertal in August 2017.
However, prior to that, I had the opportunity to explore the northern part of Hesse - in April I visited the Wilhelm Tower in Dillenburg.
## April 2017
22/04/2017 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/500s ISO40
22/04/2017 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/250s ISO40
20/04/2017 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/400s ISO40
20/04/2017 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/1.000s ISO40
10/04/2017 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/32s ISO80
10/04/2017 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/125s ISO50
15/04/2017 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/2,5 1/800s ISO200
15/04/2017 Canon EOS 400D 18mm f/5,0 1/50s ISO800
15/04/2017 Canon EOS 400D 18mm f/5,6 1/1.250s ISO400
15/04/2017 Canon EOS 400D 18mm f/4,5 1/13s ISO800
15/04/2017 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/4,5 1/10s ISO800
15/04/2017 Canon EOS 400D 18mm f/5,0 1/3s ISO800
15/04/2017 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/5,0 1/4.000s ISO400
15/04/2017 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/3,2 1/3.200s ISO400
15/04/2017 Canon EOS 4... -
2016
In 2016, I was somewhat on a journey of self-discovery; I didn't know where my life was heading.
As a result, there were fewer opportunities for photography. I also didn't carry my camera with me as often anymore.
## January 2016
31/01/2016 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/32s ISO50
## February 2016
12/02/2016 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/400s ISO40
12/02/2016 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/500s ISO40
12/02/2016 Sony Xperia Z 4mm f/2,4 1/10s ISO400
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/8,0 1/160s ISO200
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/8,0 1/1.000s ISO200
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 18mm f/8,0 1/100s ISO200
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 18mm f/8,0 1/80s ISO200
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 12mm f/8,0 1/160s ISO200
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 15mm f/8,0 1/640s ISO200
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/8,0 1/160s ISO200
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/8,0 1/100s ISO200
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 18mm f/8,0 1/800s ISO200
27/02/2016 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/8,0 1/1.000s ISO200
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2015
In 2015, I had already had a bit of fun.
Moreover, for the first time in my life, after having heard a lot about it, I travelled to NRW. It left a very formative and ultimately lasting impression.
## May 2015
29/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/4,5 1/400s ISO100
29/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 18mm f/5,6 1/3.200s ISO100
29/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/4,5 1/1.600s ISO100
28/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/1.250s ISO100
28/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/1.000s ISO100
28/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 13mm f/5,0 1/320s ISO100
28/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/4,5 1/250s ISO100
28/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 12mm f/5,0 1/250s ISO100
28/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/4,5 1/250s ISO100
28/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 10mm f/4,5 1/400s ISO100
16/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/3,5 1/60s ISO100
16/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/200s ISO100
16/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/1.000s ISO100
16/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/4,5 1/80s ISO100
16/05/2015 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/... -
2014
In 2014, I acquired the majority of my camera equipment - and then promptly tried it out.
## January 2014
31/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 800mm f/8,0 1/100s ISO1600
20/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 70mm f/4,0 1/30s ISO1600
18/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 108mm f/4,0 1/1.600s ISO1600
18/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 300mm f/5,6 1/160s ISO1600
18/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 70mm f/4,0 1/200s ISO100
18/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 133mm f/4,5 1/250s ISO100
18/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 1/125s ISO400
18/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 1/125s ISO400
18/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 1/125s ISO400
18/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/125s ISO1600
18/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/40s ISO1600
17/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/60s ISO200
17/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 50mm f/1,8 1/500s ISO200
15/01/2014 Canon EOS 400D 300mm f/5,6 1/1.000s ISO1600
## February 2014
22/02/2014 Canon EOS 400D 70mm f/4,0 1/1.000s ISO400
22/02/2014 Canon EOS 400D 70mm f/4,0 1/500s ISO400
22/02/2014 Canon EOS 400D 70mm f... -
2013
After completing my training, I had many wonderful opportunities to step off the beaten track in Bavaria. This allowed me to better evaluate whether I wanted to live there.
## Nuremberg Zoo
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 31mm f/5,1 1/150s ISO800
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 75mm f/5,4 1/150s ISO800
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 75mm f/5,4 1/240s ISO800
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 49mm f/5,4 1/420s ISO800
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 75mm f/5,4 1/250s ISO200
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 58mm f/5,4 1/320s ISO200
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 30mm f/5,1 1/75s ISO800
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 41mm f/5,4 1/125s ISO800
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 17mm f/4,6 1/110s ISO400
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 7mm f/3,7 1/70s ISO800
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 52mm f/5,4 1/300s ISO100
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 27mm f/5,0 1/160s ISO200
06/03/2013 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 24mm f/4,9 1/1... -
2012
In 2012, towards the end of my training, I had more opportunities to go for walks - and take photos.
30/03/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/3,5 1/4s ISO800 Regensburg Cathedral
12/05/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/3,5 1/320s ISO100 Regensburg Danube Bank
12/05/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/7,0 1/320s ISO100 Regensburg Danube Bank
12/05/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/7,0 1/350s ISO100 Regensburg Danube Bank
12/05/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/7,0 1/320s ISO100 Regensburg Danube Bank
12/05/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/7,0 1/105s ISO100 Regensburg Danube Bank
30/03/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/3,5 1/4s ISO800 Regensburg Danube Bank
30/03/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/3,5 1/4s ISO800 Regensburg Danube Bank
30/03/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/3,5 1/4s ISO800 Regensburg Danube Bank
30/03/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/3,5 1/4s ISO800 Regensburg Danube Bank
24/03/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/3,5 1/300s ISO1... -
2011
In 2011, I moved away from my previously used budget Aiptek DSC 4400 webcam-"digital camera" combination and began taking my first shots with a second-hand Fujifilm Finepix S2000HD bridge camera.
Thus it happened that during my walks through Regensburg, I occasionally took snapshots.
01/01/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 7mm f/3,8 3,0000s ISO200 Regensburg Cathedral and Danube Riverbank
01/01/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/7,0 2,0000s ISO100
01/01/2012 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/7,0 2,0000s ISO100
23/10/2011 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 7mm f/3,7 3,0000s ISO200 Regensburg Cathedral and Danube Riverbank
09/08/2011 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 14mm f/4,4 1/45s ISO800
03/08/2011 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 62mm f/5,4 1/250s ISO800
02/08/2011 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 12mm f/8,4 1/170s ISO100 Cornfield near Neutraubling
02/08/2011 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 5mm f/7,0 1/210s ISO100 Cornfield near Neutraubling
02/08/2011 FUJIFILM FinePix S2000HD 49mm f/10,8 1/420s ISO400 Papa... -
User Interface
Now, what remains is the user interface of the game, which features a brushed metal look.
However, it is also evident that Dynamix did not need to reinvent the wheel; they are simply utilising the User32 and GDI32 APIs provided by Windows—particularly, they are employing the resource management capabilities of User32.
These can be extracted, for example, using programs such as Resource Hacker, developed as freeware by Angus Johnson, or - if one is hesitant to use Wine on Linux / Mac OS - with the wrestool included in icoutils.
Filename Contents
Outpost2.exe Contains only the game's icon, which depicts the space station in front of New Terra
op2shres.dll Includes graphics for UI elements such as borders, buttons, radio buttons, and checkboxes, as well as dialogue backgrounds, accompanying images for the story mission texts, and the main menu background graphic
out2res.dll Contains the in-game window decorations, icons for regular and special metal, the loading screen, grap... -
Animations
The file formats described on this page are based on the technical analysis of intellectual property by Dynamix, Inc. and Sierra Entertainment.
The intellectual property is now part of the Activision Publishing, Inc. / Activision Blizzard, Inc. estate and is currently owned by Microsoft Corp..
The information has been gathered through Reverse Engineering and Data Analysis for the purposes of archiving and interoperability with historical data.
No proprietary or confidential specifications were used.
The game is currently available for purchase as a download at gog.com.
Now we come to the pinnacle of the disciplines within the Outpost 2 data formats:
The animations.
The animation lists begin with a global header, primarily serving data verification. Following this are the specific animation definitions, which are divided into three levels:
- Animation
An animation is the highest instance; it represents the animation of a unit, a building, or a 'particle animation' (m... -
Bitmaps
The file formats described on this page are based on the technical analysis of intellectual property by Dynamix, Inc. and Sierra Entertainment.
The intellectual property is now part of the Activision Publishing, Inc. / Activision Blizzard, Inc. estate and is currently owned by Microsoft Corp..
The information has been gathered through Reverse Engineering and Data Analysis for the purposes of archiving and interoperability with historical data.
No proprietary or confidential specifications were used.
The game is currently available for purchase as a download at gog.com.
Addr x0 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 xA xB xC xD xE xF char
0x0000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0x0010 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Offset Data type Designation Explanation
0x0000 uint(32) Aligned width Indicates the width of the pixel data rows in bytes - as these are aligned to 4-byte boundaries.
... -
Palettes
The file formats described on this page are based on the technical analysis of intellectual property by Dynamix, Inc. and Sierra Entertainment.
The intellectual property is now part of the Activision Publishing, Inc. / Activision Blizzard, Inc. estate and is currently owned by Microsoft Corp..
The information has been gathered through Reverse Engineering and Data Analysis for the purposes of archiving and interoperability with historical data.
No proprietary or confidential specifications were used.
The game is currently available for purchase as a download at gog.com.
Addr x0 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 xA xB xC xD xE xF char
0x0000 50 50 41 4c -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P P A L . . . . . . . . . . . .
Offset Data type Designation Explanation
0x0000 uint(32) Magic Bytes
0x0004 uint(24) Pallet length Indicates the number of palettes found in this file, contrary to the normal block format - not the length of the block in bytes.
0x0007 uint(8) Flags Probab... -
PRT
The file formats described on this page are based on the technical analysis of intellectual property by Dynamix, Inc. and Sierra Entertainment.
The intellectual property is now part of the Activision Publishing, Inc. / Activision Blizzard, Inc. estate and is currently owned by Microsoft Corp..
The information has been gathered through Reverse Engineering and Data Analysis for the purposes of archiving and interoperability with historical data.
No proprietary or confidential specifications were used.
The game is currently available for purchase as a download at gog.com.
Addr x0 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 xA xB xC xD xE xF char
0x0000 43 50 41 4c -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C P A L . . . . . . . . . . . .
Offset Data type Designation Explanation
0x0000 uint(32) Magic Bytes
0x0004 uint(24) Pallet length Specifies, contrary to the normal block format, the number of palettes found in this file - not the length of the block in bytes.
0x0007 uint(8) Flags Proba... -
Tiles
The file formats described on this page are based on the technical analysis of intellectual property by Dynamix, Inc. and Sierra Entertainment.
The intellectual property is now part of the Activision Publishing, Inc. / Activision Blizzard, Inc. estate and is currently owned by Microsoft Corp..
The information has been gathered through Reverse Engineering and Data Analysis for the purposes of archiving and interoperability with historical data.
No proprietary or confidential specifications were used.
The game is currently available for purchase as a download at gog.com.
Addr x0 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 xA xB xC xD xE xF char
0x0000 50 42 4d 50 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P B M P . . . . . . . . . . . .
Offset Data type Designation Explanation
0x0000 uint(32) Magic Bytes
0x0004 uint(24) Block length
0x0007 uint(8) Flags
The tiles are a Bitmap graphic format specific to Outpost-2. They span 13 tilesets, referred to as "wells" (well0000.bmp to well0012.bm... -
Volumes
The file formats described on this page are based on the technical analysis of intellectual property by Dynamix, Inc. and Sierra Entertainment.
The intellectual property is now part of the Activision Publishing, Inc. / Activision Blizzard, Inc. estate and is currently owned by Microsoft Corp..
The information has been gathered through Reverse Engineering and Data Analysis for the purposes of archiving and interoperability with historical data.
No proprietary or confidential specifications were used.
The game is currently available for purchase as a download at gog.com.
The volumes are a data container for the game, similar to an archive format like a tarball. At least in Outpost 2, the format recognises only files - no folders. However, these could probably be simulated through appropriate filenames.
A volume consists of the volume header as well as several volume blocks that correspond to the actual files.
"Volumes" are the files with the extension 'vol' in the game d... -
Introduction
The file formats described on this page are based on the technical analysis of intellectual property by Dynamix, Inc. and Sierra Entertainment.
The intellectual property is now part of the Activision Publishing, Inc. / Activision Blizzard, Inc. estate and is currently owned by Microsoft Corp..
The information has been gathered through Reverse Engineering and Data Analysis for the purposes of archiving and interoperability with historical data.
No proprietary or confidential specifications were used.
The game is currently available for purchase as a download at gog.com.
The data formats used by Outpost 2 have a structure reminiscent of JFIF/PNG - each data block always has an 8-byte header. Therefore, I will refrain from documenting the individual headers at the respective specific points and will only document deviations there.
The format is always as follows; the actual payload is then embedded within it:
Addr x0 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 xA xB xC xD xE xF char
0x... -
Outpost 2
The file formats described on this page are based on the technical analysis of intellectual property by Dynamix, Inc. and Sierra Entertainment.
The intellectual property is now part of the Activision Publishing, Inc. / Activision Blizzard, Inc. estate and is currently owned by Microsoft Corp..
The information has been gathered through Reverse Engineering and Data Analysis for the purposes of archiving and interoperability with historical data.
No proprietary or confidential specifications were used.
The game is currently available for purchase as a download at gog.com.
Artwork of the game
The following series of articles documents my findings regarding the data formats in the real-time strategy game "Outpost 2: Divided Destiny", which was released by Sierra in 1997 and developed by Dynamix.
I focused primarily on analysing the game's data - and what to do with it - from around 1st November 2015 to 14th November 2015.
According to the information I have been able to ... -
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