COMDAT samba
(COMBO DATA)
Reverse engineering the "DEAD OR ALIVE" COMDAT File Format (character.bin)
Something I've been dancing with for a while (hence the "samba")
Header data
DOA2 arcade file headers have 33 pointers;
DOA2 console ports added an extra section (0x84) for simplified reversal inputs for a total of 34 pointers - (this pointer is nulled out in DOA4).
| Offset | Address | Length | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0x00 | 0x04 | MOVE-DEFINITIONS |
| 2 | 0x04 | 0x04 | INPUT-DEFINITONS OFFSET TABLE |
| 3 | 0x08 | 0x04 | MOVE PROPERTIES (NORMAL, COUNTER, GUARD, CROUCHING, AIR, DAMAGE, FRAME DATA, OPEN-CLOSED STANCE) |
| 4 | 0x0c | 0x04 | HOLDS DEFINITIONS (WHICH MOVE-DEF SLOT TO USE FOR EACH HOLD) |
| 5 | 0x10 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 6 | 0x14 | 0x04 | THROWS?? |
| 7 | 0x18 | 0x04 | THROW POSITIONING / DAMAGE POINTERS |
| 8 | 0x1c | 0x04 | HOLD POSITIONING / DAMAGE POINTERS |
| 9 | 0x20 | 0x04 | CHARACTER-SPECIFIC PROPERTY DEFINITIONS |
| 10 | 0x24 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 11 | 0x28 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 12 | 0x2c | 0x04 | ?? |
| 13 | 0x30 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 14 | 0x34 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 15 | 0x38 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 16 | 0x3c | 0x04 | ?? |
| 17 | 0x40 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 18 | 0x44 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 19 | 0x48 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 20 | 0x4c | 0x04 | HITBOX DATA |
| 21 | 0x50 | 0x04 | FRAME DATA?? |
| 22 | 0x54 | 0x04 | ANIM-DEF POINTER TABLE |
| 23 | 0x58 | 0x04 | PADDING |
| 24 | 0x5c | 0x04 | ?? |
| 25 | 0x60 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 26 | 0x64 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 27 | 0x68 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 28 | 0x6c | 0x04 | ?? |
| 29 | 0x70 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 30 | 0x74 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 31 | 0x78 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 32 | 0x7c | 0x04 | ?? |
| 33 | 0x80 | 0x04 | ?? |
| 34 | 0x84 | 0x04 | CONSOLE HOLDS?? |
Buttons
| BUTTON | DOA2 Arcade + DC | DOA3 HEX | DOA2U HEX |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEFT | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| RIGHT | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| DOWN | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| UP | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 1 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| 7 | A0 | A0 | A0 |
| 3 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| 9 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| PUNCH | 8A 00 | 85 00 | |
| 3P | 8B 00 | 86 00 | |
| 2P | 8C 00 | 87 00 | |
| KICK | 8D 00 | 88 00 | |
| 3K | 8E 00 | 89 00 | |
| 2K | 8F 00 | 8A 00 | |
| BACK-TURNED PUNCH | 90 00 | 8B 00 | |
| BT 2P | 91 00 | 8C 00 | |
| BT LONG 2P | 92 00 | 8D 00 | |
| BACK-TURNED KICK | 93 00 | 8E 00 | |
| BT 2K | 94 00 | 8F 00 | |
| BT LONG 2K | 95 00 | 90 00 |
CREDITS AND THANKS
Very little of the knowledge here is my own, I'm consolidating and building on top of the works of others and I am very grateful for everything they've shared.
Shoutouts to
DEE4DOA
https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/dead-or-alive-3-custom-skins-costumes-thread.4698/post-366800
USAGIZ
https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/#post-136173
0x00 - "Offset 1 MOVE-DEF" https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/post-255778
0x04 - "Offset 2 INPUT-DEF" https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/page-9#post-255873
0x08 - "Offset 3 PROPERTY TABLE" https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/post-255778
0x20 - "Offset 9 PROPERTY-DEF" https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/post-255778
0x4c - "Offset 20 HITBOX DATA" https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/post-367447
0x54 - "Animation-Definitions Offset Table" https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/page-9#post-256764
Further Explanation of the Input-Def data chunk https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/page-9#post-255873
GULTIGARGAR
https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/post-174567
https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa2-moveset-editing-project.3700/post-174567
https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/gultigargar-hacked-tengu-to-be-more-playable.7045/