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The BMD format contains text for Persona 3/4. The format is in Big Endian.
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The BMD format contains text for Persona 3/4. The format is in little endian.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Description
! Description
|-
|-
| 0x00
| <font color="blue">0x00</font>
| Char
| 1 byte
| Probably an identifier, always 0x7
| Chunk ID
|-
|-
| 0x04
| <font color="blue">0x04</font>
| Word
| 2 bytes
| Size of the file
| Size of the file
|-
|-
| 0x08
| <font color="blue">0x08</font>
| Dword
| 4 bytes
| MSG1 Magic Identifier
| MSG1 Magic Identifier
|-
|-
| 0x18
| <font color="blue">0x0c</font>
| Char
| 4 bytes
| Null
|-
| <font color="blue">0x10</font>
| 2 bytes
| End of text table
|-
| <font color="blue">0x14</font>
| 2 bytes
| Amount of offsets in offset table
|-
| <font color="blue">0x18</font>
| 1 byte
| Amount of entries
| Amount of entries
|-
| <font color="blue">0x1c</font>
| 4 bytes
| 20000
|}
|}


After the header, there is a table with each entry being 2 bytes.
After the header, there is a table with each entry being 2 bytes.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Offset
! Size
! Description
|-
| <font color="blue">0x20</font>
| 4 bytes
| Null
|-
| <font color="blue">0x24</font>
| 2 bytes
| Text offset relative from offset 20
|}


First byte is the size of the text and last byte is the identifier.
After the table, the text entries begin.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Offset
! Size
! Description
|-
| <font color="blue">0x00; but can be up to 0x18</font>
| 18 bytes at most
| Identifier of the text
|-
| <font color="blue">0x18</font>
| 2 bytes
| Probably an identifier or maybe unused
|-
| <font color="blue">0x20</font>
| 2 bytes
| Most likely unused
|}

Latest revision as of 14:59, 24 January 2024

This is a sub-page of Persona 3 and 4.

The BMD format contains text for Persona 3/4. The format is in little endian.

Offset Size Description
0x00 1 byte Chunk ID
0x04 2 bytes Size of the file
0x08 4 bytes MSG1 Magic Identifier
0x0c 4 bytes Null
0x10 2 bytes End of text table
0x14 2 bytes Amount of offsets in offset table
0x18 1 byte Amount of entries
0x1c 4 bytes 20000

After the header, there is a table with each entry being 2 bytes.

Offset Size Description
0x20 4 bytes Null
0x24 2 bytes Text offset relative from offset 20

After the table, the text entries begin.

Offset Size Description
0x00; but can be up to 0x18 18 bytes at most Identifier of the text
0x18 2 bytes Probably an identifier or maybe unused
0x20 2 bytes Most likely unused
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