HINT (File Format) - Revision history

Antidote at 11:45, 25 May 2017

2017-05-25T11:45:57Z

Antidote: /* Hint */

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‎Hint

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Aruki: /* Hint */

2015-01-27T14:55:04Z

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Aruki: /* Hint */

2015-01-27T14:54:23Z

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Antidote at 21:14, 26 January 2015

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Aruki at 16:08, 26 January 2015

2015-01-26T16:08:50Z

Aruki: Created page with "The '''HINT format''' is used to manage the hint system, controlling what hints pop up, what they say, and where they point to. {{researchminor|reason=There are a couple unkn..."

2015-01-26T16:01:15Z

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The '''HINT format''' is used to manage the hint system, controlling what hints pop up, what they say, and where they point to.

{{researchminor|reason=There are a couple unknown fields.}}
{{todo|Document Metroid Prime 3's HINT format.}}

__TOC__

== Format ==

=== Header ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Offset
! Size
! Description
|-
| 0x0
| 4
| '''Magic'''; always 0x00BADBAD
|-
| 0x4
| 4
| '''Version'''; 1 in Prime/Echoes, 3 in Corruption
|-
| 0x8
| 4
| '''Hint count'''
|-
| 0xC
| colspan=2 {{unknown|Hint entries start}}
|}

=== Hint ===

{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Count
! Description
|-
| string
| 1
| '''Hint name'''
|-
| float
| 1
| {{unknown|'''Unknown'''}}
|-
| float
| 1
| '''Appear time'''; the amount of time that passes from when the hint is activated to when it appears on the HUD
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Pop-up text STRG ID'''
|-
| u32
| 1
| {{unknown|'''Unknown'''}}
|-
| u32
| 1
| {{unknown|'''Unknown'''}}
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Target world MLVL ID'''
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Target room MREA ID'''
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Target room index''' (position in MLVL file)
|-
| u32
| 1
| '''Map text STRG ID'''
|-
| colspan=3 {{unknown|End of entry}}
|}

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 | '''Location Count'''
 |-
-| [[#SHintLocation|SHintLocation]]
+| [[#HintLocation|HintLocation]]
 | locationCount
 | '''Hint Locations'''; Areas where this hint appears.
 |}
-===SHintLocation===
+===HintLocation===
 {| class="wikitable"

@@ Line 77: / Line 77: @@
 | u32
 | 1
-| '''Target world MLVL ID'''; ''Note: Not in Metroid Prime 3''
+| '''Target world MLVL ID'''
 | {{check}}
 | {{nocheck}}
@@ Line 83: / Line 83: @@
 | u32
 | 1
-| '''Target room MREA ID'''; ''Note: Not In Metroid Prime 3''
+| '''Target room MREA ID'''
 | {{check}}
 | {{nocheck}}
@@ Line 89: / Line 89: @@
 | u32
 | 1
-| '''Target room index'''; (position in MLVL file) ''Note: Not In Metroid Prime 3''
+| '''Target room index'''
 | {{check}}
 | {{nocheck}}
@@ Line 95: / Line 95: @@
 | u32
 | 1
-| '''Map text STRG ID'''; ''Note: Not In Metroid Prime 3''
+| '''Map text STRG ID'''
 | {{check}}
 | {{nocheck}}

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	\| colspan=3 {{unknown\|End of entry}}		\| colspan=3 {{unknown\|End of entry}}
	\|}		\|}
		+
		+	[[Category:File Formats]]
		+	[[Category:Metroid Prime]]
		+	[[Category:Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]
		+	[[Category:Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]

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 ! Count
 ! Description
 |-
 | string
 | 1
 | '''Hint name'''
 |-
 | float
 | 1
-| {{unknown|'''Unknown'''}}
+| '''Immediate Time'''
-| {{check}}
-| {{check}}
 |-
 | float
 | 1
-| '''Appear time'''; the amount of time that passes from when the hint is activated to when it appears on the HUD
+| '''Normal time'''; the amount of time that passes from when the hint is activated to when it appears on the HUD
-| {{check}}
-| {{check}}
 |-
 | u32/u64
 | 1
 | '''Pop-up text STRG ID'''; u32 in Metroid Prime 1/2, u64 in Metroid Prime 3
 |-
-| u32
+| float
 | 1
-| {{unknown|'''Unknown'''}}
+| '''Text Time'''
-| {{check}}
-| {{check}}
 |-
 | u32
 | 1
-| {{unknown|'''Unknown'''}}
+| '''Location Count'''
-| {{check}}
+|-
-| {{check}}
+| [[#SHintLocation|SHintLocation]]
 |-
 | u32
 | 1
 | '''Target world MLVL ID'''
 |-
 | u32
 | 1
 | '''Target room MREA ID'''
 |-
 | u32
 | 1
 | '''Target room index'''
 |-
 | u32
 | 1
 | '''Map text STRG ID'''
 |-
 | colspan=5 {{unknown|End of entry}}
 |}
 [[Category:File Formats]]

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 The '''HINT format''' is used to manage the hint system, controlling what hints pop up, what they say, and where they point to.
-{{researchminor|reason=There are a couple unknown fields.}}
+{{research|1|There are a couple unknown fields.}}
 __TOC__

@@ Line 51: / Line 51: @@
 | u32/u64
 | 1
-| '''Pop-up text STRG ID''' u32 in Metroid Prime 1/2, u64 in Metroid Prime 3
+| '''Pop-up text STRG ID'''; u32 in Metroid Prime 1/2, u64 in Metroid Prime 3
 |-
 | u32
@@ Line 63: / Line 63: @@
 | u32
 | 1
-| '''Target world MLVL ID''' ''Note: Not in Metroid Prime 3''
+| '''Target world MLVL ID'''; ''Note: Not in Metroid Prime 3''
 |-
 | u32
 | 1
-| '''Target room MREA ID''' ''Note: Not In Metroid Prime 3''
+| '''Target room MREA ID'''; ''Note: Not In Metroid Prime 3''
 |-
 | u32
 | 1
-| '''Target room index''' (position in MLVL file) ''Note: Not In Metroid Prime 3''
+| '''Target room index'''; (position in MLVL file) ''Note: Not In Metroid Prime 3''
 |-
 | u32
 | 1
-| '''Map text STRG ID''' ''Note: Not In Metroid Prime 3''
+| '''Map text STRG ID'''; ''Note: Not In Metroid Prime 3''
 |-
 | colspan=3 {{unknown|End of entry}}