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{{OldWikiEntry}} This Page Details the Exemplar and Cohort formats of Simcity 4

Lists of the exemplar/cohort properties can be found here: [[ExemplarPropertiesList]]

Exemplars/Cohorts can be either Text or Binary (Text formats are found exclusively in maxis plugins) and this can be determined by reading the 4th byte in any exemplar or cohort. In text EXMP files this is T and in Binary EXMP files it is B.

Format Spec Follows

Exemplar and Cohort File Format for Simcity4 by EA. Specification by Buggi, Karybdis, Ilive, Tropod
Exemplar/Cohort Binary File Structure
------------------------------

8 BYTES - The file identifier. Can be EQZB1###, EQZT1### for exemplars and CQZB1### or CQZT1### for cohorts. B denotes Binary format. T is text. 1 is version.
DWORD - Parent cohort type id
DWORD - Parent cohort group id
DWORD - Parent cohort instance id
DWORD - Property count. This specifies how many properties are contained in the exemplar or cohort. Critical to reading the file properly.
+24 Repetitions of properties follow. Each property varies in size.

Property structure
-----------------
All properties have the same basic structure. They start at offset 24 in an exemplar or cohort.

DWORD - The properties numerical value. Represented as 0x???????? in Ilives reader and DatGen4.
WORD - The properties ValueType. This defines weather its a uint or a float etc. See table below for possible values.
WORD - The KeyType. The KeyType contains a value of 0x80 if the property has more than or equal to one repetition, and 0x00 if it has 0 repetitions. 80 is the only recorded KeyType
BYTE - Number of values, or value repetitions, if the KeyType is zero. When KeyType is 0x80, this is an unused flag.
DWORD - Number of values, or value repetitions, if the KeyType value is 0x80. A repetition of 1 represents properties capable of more than one repetition but held to 1 rep for the moment.
'' When KeyType is 0x00, this is a single value as defined by ValueType
ARBIT - Value repetitions when KeyType is 0x80. Depending on data type, the length of these repetitions varies. See ValueType below on data types.

ValueType
-----------
Type, Numeric value, Property values length
--------
SInt32, 0x700, 4
Float32, 0x900, 4
UInt32, 0x300, 4
Bool, 0xB00, 1
UInt8, 0x100, 1
SInt64, 0x800, 8
UInt16, 0x200, 2
String, 0xC00, Number of Reps Value is String Length

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+{{OldWikiEntry}}
 Lists of the exemplar/cohort properties can be found here: [[ExemplarPropertiesList]]
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- [[Category:Modding]]
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 Format Spec Follows
-	Exemplar and Cohort File Format for Simcity4 by EA. Specification by Buggi, Karybdis, Ilive, Tropod
+== Exemplar and Cohort File Format for Simcity4 by EA. Specification by Buggi, Karybdis, Ilive, Tropod ==
-	Exemplar/Cohort Binary File Structure
-	------------------------------
-BYTES -   The file identifier. Can be EQZB1###, EQZT1### for exemplars and CQZB1### or CQZT1### for cohorts. B denotes Binary format. T is text. 1 is version.
+BYTES -   The file identifier. Can be EQZB1###, EQZT1### for exemplars
-	DWORD -     Parent cohort type id
+                and CQZB1### or CQZT1### for cohorts. B denotes Binary format.
-	DWORD -    Parent cohort group id
+                T is text. 1 is version.
-	DWORD -    Parent cohort instance id
+    DWORD -     Parent cohort type id
-	DWORD -    Property count. This specifies how many properties are contained in the exemplar or cohort. Critical to reading the file properly.
+    DWORD -     Parent cohort group id
-	+24             Repetitions of properties follow. Each property varies in size.
+    DWORD -     Parent cohort instance id
+    DWORD -     Property count. This specifies how many properties are
+                contained in the exemplar or cohort. Critical to reading the
+                file properly.
-	Property structure
+    +24         Repetitions of properties follow. Each property varies in size.
-	-----------------
-	All properties have the same basic structure. They start at offset 24 in an exemplar or cohort.
+    Property structure
+    -----------------
-	DWORD -    The properties numerical value. Represented as 0x???????? in Ilives reader and DatGen4.
+    All properties have the same basic structure. They start at offset
-	WORD -   The properties ValueType. This defines weather its a uint or a float etc. See table below for possible values.
+in an exemplar or cohort.
-	WORD -    The KeyType. The KeyType contains a value of 0x80 if the property has more than or equal to one repetition, and 0x00 if it has 0 repetitions. 80 is the only recorded KeyType
-	BYTE -    Number of values, or value repetitions, if the KeyType is zero. When KeyType is 0x80, this is an unused flag.
-	DWORD -    Number of values, or value repetitions, if the KeyType value is 0x80. A repetition of 1 represents properties capable of more than one repetition but held to 1 rep for the moment.
+    DWORD -     The properties numerical value. Represented as
-	'' When KeyType is 0x00, this is a single value as defined by ValueType
+x???????? in Ilives reader and DatGen4.
-	ARBIT -    Value repetitions when KeyType is 0x80. Depending on data type, the length of these repetitions varies. See ValueType below on data types.
+    WORD -      The properties ValueType. This defines weather its a
+                uint or a float etc. See table below for possible
+                values.
+    WORD -      The KeyType. The KeyType contains a value of 0x80 if the
-	ValueType
+                property has more than or equal to one repetition, and
-	-----------
+x00 if it has 0 repetitions. 80 is the only recorded
-	Type,        Numeric value,   Property values length
+                KeyType
-	--------
+    BYTE -      Number of values, or value repetitions, if the KeyType
-	SInt32,      0x700,                      4
+                is zero. When KeyType is 0x80, this is an unused flag.
-	Float32,     0x900,                      4
+    DWORD -     Number of values, or value repetitions, if the KeyType
-	UInt32,     0x300,                      4
+                value is 0x80. A repetition of 1 represents properties capable of
-	Bool,        0xB00,                      1
+                more than one repetition but held to 1 rep for the moment.
-	UInt8,       0x100,                      1
-	SInt64,      0x800,                      8
+    '' When KeyType is 0x00, this is a single value as defined by ValueType ''
-	UInt16,	    0x200,		       2
+    ARBIT -     Value repetitions when KeyType is 0x80. Depending on
-	String,      0xC00,           Number of Reps Value is String Length
+                data type, the length of these repetitions varies. See
   [[Category:Modding]]