Lego Island World Database - Revision history

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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Game data files
|extensions={{ext|wdb}}
|released=1997
}}

The '''Lego Island World Database''' format is for a particular file in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindscape Mindscape] game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Island Lego Island]. This file stores all of the models and textures used in the game.

==Format==
<pre>
// Documentation info
// struct groups[x] -> A data structure called groups that is repeated x number of times.
// uint32 -> An unsigned integer that is 32 bits in size.
// float32 -> a floating point number that is 32 bits in size.
// char[x] -> A string of characters that is x characters long.
// if (INDEX) == 1 -> If the index of the current data structure is 1 execute the following indented.
// SEEK 10 -> Seek to byte 10 in the binary file.
// SEEKREL -1 -> Seek 1 byte backwards in the binary file.
// MARKER HELLO -> A marker definition that can be accessed with GOTO HELLO.
// GOTO HELLO -> Go to the marker HELLO.

uint32 number_of_groups

struct groups[number_of_groups]
uint32 size_of_group_title
char[size_of_group_title] group_title

struct subgroups[2]
uint32 num_sub_items
struct sub_items[num_sub_items]
uint32 size_of_sub_item_title
char[size_of_sub_item_title] sub_item_title
uint32 size_of_item
uint32 item_offset

if (INDEX/subgroups) == 1
size_of_presenter_title I
presenter_title s size_of_presenter_title
byte[37] unknown

uint32 gif_chunk_size
byte[gif_chunk_size] unknown
uint32 model_chunk_size

//gifchunk
uint32 num_images
struct images[num_images]
uint32 size_of_string
char[size_of_string] gif_name
uint32 width
uint32 height
uint32 num_colors

struct colors[num_colors]
uint8 r
uint8 g
uint8 b

struct rows[height]
struct pixels[width]
uint8 color_index

//modelchunk
uint32 size_of_chunk
uint32 num_bins
struct bins[num_bins]
uint32 size_of_string
char[size_of_string] bin_name
uint32 num_models
uint32 end_bin_offset
SEEK end_bin_offset

//model
uint32 magic_number
uint32 bytes_left_in_subgroup
uint32 version
byte[8] unknown
uint32 size_of_file_name
char[size_of_file_name] file_name

uint32 u1

struct unknowns1[u1]
float32 some_float1
float32 some_float2
float32 some_float3
float32 some_float4

uint32 u2

struct unknowns2[u2]
uint32 some_int1
uint32 some_int2
uint32 some_int3
uint32 some_int4

uint32 number_of_components

struct component_header[number_of_components]
uint32 size_of_string
char[size_of_string] component_header_name

uint16 num_things
struct things[num_things]
uint16 unknown1
uint16 unknown2
float32 ufloat1
float32 ufloat2
float32 ufloat3

uint16 num_things2
struct things2[num_things2]
uint16 unknown1
uint16 unknown2
float32 ufloat1
float32 ufloat2
float32 ufloat3
float32 ufloat4

uint16 num_things3
uint16 num_things4

uint32 some_int

//components
struct components[number_of_components+1]
uint32 size_of_string
char[size_of_string] component_name

struct random_floats2[10]
float32 random_float2

byte[4] unknown
uint8 defined_elsewhere
if (defined_elsewhere) == 1
byte[4] unknown
GOTO ENDCOMP

//number of lod models in this component
uint32 number_of_models

if (number_of_models) == 0
GOTO SKIPCOMPOFFSET

uint32 end_component_offset
MARKER SKIPCOMPOFFSET

//this means lod, all models in a chunk are the same, just different poly
struct models[number_of_models]
byte[4] unknown
uint16 number_of_parts
byte[2] unknown
uint16 number_of_verts
uint16 number_of_normals
uint16 number_of_coordinates
byte[2] unknown

struct vertices[number_of_verts]
float32 x
float32 y
float32 z

struct normals[number_of_normals/2]
float32 x
float32 y
float32 z

struct coordinates[number_of_coordinates]
float32 u
float32 v

struct parts[number_of_parts]
uint16 num_tris
uint16 num_index_definitions

struct indices[num_tris]
struct axis[3]
uint16 first
uint16 second

uint32 num_coordinate_indices

struct coordinate_indices[num_coordinate_indices/3]
struct axis[3]
uint32 coordinate_index

uint8 part_color_red
uint8 part_color_green
uint8 part_color_blue
byte[8] unknown
uint32 size_of_texture_name
char[size_of_texture_name] texture_name
uint32 size_of_material_name
char[size_of_material_name] material_name

byte[4] unknown
MARKER ENDCOMP

//modelgifs
uint32 num_images
byte[4] unknown
struct images[num_images]
uint32 size_of_string
//store gif_char for later use, then go back and read entire gif_name
uint8 gif_char
SEEKREL -1
char[size_of_string] gif_name

uint32 width
uint32 height
uint32 num_colors

struct colors[num_colors]
uint8 r
uint8 g
uint8 b

struct rows[height]
struct pixels[width]
uint8 color_index

//for special textures beggining with "^"
if (gif_char) == 94
struct extra_images[1]
uint32 width
uint32 height
uint32 num_colors

struct colors[num_colors]
uint8 r
uint8 g
uint8 b

struct rows[height]
struct pixels[width]
uint8 color_index
</pre>

==External links==
*[https://github.com/LiamBrandt/WDBRipper Tool to extract wdb files]
*[http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/6458-lego-island-wdb-extractor/ RRU thread on wdb format]

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 }}
-The '''Lego Island World Database''' format is for a particular file in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindscape Mindscape] game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Island Lego Island]. This file stores all of the models and textures used in the game.
+The '''Lego Island World Database''' format is for a particular file in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindscape Mindscape] game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Island Lego Island]. This file stores all of the models and textures used in the game. The path to the file from the Lego Island installation directory is <code>"LEGO Island\lego\data\WORLD.WDB"</code>.
 ==Format==
 <pre>
 // Documentation info
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      float32 ufloat1
      float32 ufloat2
-	float32 ufloat3
+    float32 ufloat3
    uint16 num_things2
@@ Line 119: / Line 120: @@
      float32 ufloat1
      float32 ufloat2
-	float32 ufloat3
+    float32 ufloat3
-	float32 ufloat4
+    float32 ufloat4
    uint16 num_things3
@@ Line 163: / Line 164: @@
        float32 x
        float32 y
-	  float32 z
+      float32 z
      struct normals[number_of_normals/2]
        float32 x
        float32 y
-	  float32 z
+      float32 z
      struct coordinates[number_of_coordinates]
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          uint8 r
          uint8 g
-		uint8 b
+	uint8 b
        struct rows[height]

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 // float32 -> a floating point number that is 32 bits in size.
 // char[x] -> A string of characters that is x characters long.
-// if (INDEX) == 1 -> If the index of the current data structure is 1 execute the following indented.
+// if (INDEX/subgroups) == 1 -> If the index of the subgroups data structure is 1 execute the following indented.
 // SEEK 10 -> Seek to byte 10 in the binary file.
 // SEEKREL -1 -> Seek 1 byte backwards in the binary file.