Category:DBC

The DBC (DataBaseClient) files are clientside databases containing data about Items, NPC's, Enviroment, World etc.

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Structure

struct dbc_header
{
  uint32_t magic; // always 'WDBC'
  uint32_t record_count; // records per file
  uint32_t field_count; // fields per record
  uint32_t record_size; // sum (sizeof (field_type_i)) | 0 <= i < field_count. field_type_i is NOT defined in the files.
  uint32_t string_block_size;
};
template<typename record_type>
struct dbc_file
{
  dbc_header header;
  // static_assert (header.record_size == sizeof (record_type));
  record_type records[header.record_count];
  char string_block[header.string_block_size];
};

String Block

Unlike the cache files, string data is stored in a block after the records. String data in records contain an offset to the string, starting from the string block. For example: If the address of the string block was 500, and the string value was 50, the address of the string would be at 550. The string block starts with a null character, and all strings are null-terminated.

Notes

• When encountering a string field in a dbc file, it usually consists of an english name field as well as 7 additional fields for different localizations. Following the 8 String* fields is a bitmask field.
  • see Localization.

• 2.1.1 changes the additional fields to 15.
• Always add the fucking revision infomation about the datas!