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1 Map size: 2 digit number, first digit X, 2nd digit Y, as multiplier of 32.; Example: 44 = 4*32 x 4*32 = 128x128
2 Unknown
3 Game Speed: 0x00: Slowest; 0x01: Slower; 0x02: Slow; 0x03: Normal; Blank: Fast; 0x05: Faster; 0x06: Fastest
4 Approval: 0x00: Not Approved; 0x01: Blizzard Approved; 0x02: Ladder Approved; 0x03: PGL Approved; 0x04: KBK Approved; 0x05: CompUSA Approved
5 Game Type: 0x02: Melee; 0x03: FFA; 0x04: 1v1; 0x05: CTF; 0x06: Greed; 0x07: Slaughter; 0x08: Sudden Death; 0x09: Ladder; 0x0A: UMS; 0x0B: Team Melee; 0x0C: Team FFA; 0x0D: Team CTF; 0x0F: TvB
6 Parameter; The value of this parameter depends on the game type.
7 Checksum; This is a checksum of the map file.: The checksum is a DWORD hex string
8 Tileset: Blnk: Badlands; 0x01: Platform; 0x02: Installation; 0x03: Ash; 0x04: Jungle
9 Unknown
10 Creator/Map name: These are separated by a 0x0D byte

Warcraft II:

1 Unknown
2 Unknown
3 Game Speed: 0x00: Slowest; 0x01: Even Slower; 0x02: Slower; 0x03: Slow; 0x04: Normal; 0x05: Fast; 0x06: Faster; 0x07: Even Faster; 0x08: Fastest
4 Approval: 0x00: Not Approved; 0x01: Blizzard Approved; 0x02: Ladder Approved; 0x03: PGL Approved; 0x04: KBK Approved; 0x05: CompUSA Approved
5 Game Type: 0x02: Melee; 0x03: FFA; 0x04: 1v1; 0x09: Ladder; 0x0A: UMS; 0x0F: TvB; 0x10: Iron man ladder
6 Parameter; The value of this parameter depends on the game type.
7 Checksum; This is a checksum of the map file.
8 Starting Resources
9 Creator/Map name: These two values are separated by a 0x0D byte

User Comments

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Jailout2000
Mar 27, 2008
08:30 AM

If the map name has a 0x0D or a 0x0A, then others will not be able to join.
They will receive a "Unable to join game." message from Battle.net and the information screen will be blank.
(Tested on Starcraft Broodwar)

Im going to play safe and assume that this is because Starcraft cannot parse the invalid statstring.

ansichart
Oct 03, 2008
07:29 AM

I have done some packet analyzing and I found out the first unknown value. It is the number of players allowed on the map. If the value is blank, then it is an 8 player map, values 12-17 are 2 player maps - 7 player maps.

And #7 does not seem to be the checksum of the map, since it seems to be the same value for me no matter what map I pick.

The other unknown value is set to 1 for a replay game, and set to blank if not.

Also, there is a parameter that lies before the map size... before the first comma and after the game password. The field contains a DWORD in it only when you host a saved game. I am not sure what this data means.

Jailout2000
Aug 23, 2009
04:51 AM

The statstring format for Starcraft needs to be updated... I made my bot send the SID_STARTADVEX3 following these specifications and it had the blank info come up.

Now, that is not saying I do not have a working statstring, because I do. I may find time later on to update this with my working statstring, and ansichart's findings.

RealityRipple
Apr 09, 2010
02:24 PM

Got this info regarding Starcraft Shareware games. Will be doing the rest of them soon as well:

Game Statstring: ,33,12,6,,2,1,2ac374b3,,RealityRipple(0x0D)Byways(0x0D)
Map Size: 33 3*32,3*32 96x96
Players: 12 2 players
Game Speed: 6 Fastest
Approval: - Not Implemented/No Approval/Unknown
Game Type: 2 Melee
Parameter: 1 See above Parameter
Checksum: 2ac374b3
Tileset: blank Badlands
Creator: RealityRipple
MapName: Byways

As for the checksum, http://forum.valhallalegends.com/index.php?topic=17702.msg182264#msg182264 will explain how it is created.

Jailout2000
Jun 29, 2010
11:07 PM

That looks about right.

Sixen
Sep 02, 2010
03:11 PM

Going to check back on these, it's from old research of mine.
DRTL:
Status: 0
Game Type: 7
Language ID: 67698688
Address Family: 0
Port: 2
Host IP: -1290215401
???: 0
???2: 0
Game Status: 0
Time Elapsed: 101580800
Game Name: asdf
Game Pass:
Game Statstring: 0
Host: UssRustolium16 LTRD 19 0 0 101 16 79 105 19312 0

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