diablo-file-formats

Handles parsing of binary files found within Diablo 1 MPQ archives, and the creation of convenient run-time data structures.

Currently supported file formats:

• .cel
• .cl2 (partial)
• .pal
• .dun
• .til
• .min
• .sol

Installation

npm install diablo-file-formats

Usage

// 1). Require the package.
var DFormats = require('diablo-file-formats');
 
// 2). Read the file.
var path = 'levels/towndata/town.pal';
fs.readFile(path, function read(err, buffer) {
    // 3). Parse the file.
    var palFile = DFormats.Pal.load(buffer, path);
    
    // 4). Do something with the file.
    for (var i = 0; i < palFile.colors; i++) {
        console.log(palFile.colors[i]);
    }
});
 

Protip

Use along with MPQ readers like mech-mpq or mpq-server to dynamically extract and parse the MPQ archive (without having to pre-extract the contents).

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to @mewmew for the blizzconv project, which served as an invaluable reference.