EvilEngine/TEXT

TEXT
Text
Type	Binary
Games used	Night of 100 Frights Battle for Bikini Bottom The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie The Incredibles Rise of the Underminer Ratatouille Prototype
Source code	xTextAsset.h

TEXT assets contain text that is used ingame in message boxes and other places.

Format

Offset	Type	Description
0x00	int	Character count
0x04	char[charCount]	Text (zero-terminated; the terminator is not included in charCount)
charCount + 0x04	byte[]	Padding (0x00 until the data is aligned to 0x04)

Text Formatting

The text can be formatted by introducing tags. The tags are usually in the format:

{<variable><value>}
{<variable>:<value>}
{<variable>=<value>}
{<variable>}

They usually either affect the text coming immediately after it, or insert something in the text (such as an image or variable).

Tag List (incomplete)

The tags and variables placed in [brackets] are optional. Vectors are represented by comma-separated values.

Tag Format	Value	Description
{~:<value>} {reset:<value>}	Tag name	Resets a previously changed tag to default. Possible tags: auto-wait color, c tex
{color=<value>} {c=<value>}	Hex Color (4 bytes, AARRGGBB)	Customizes the text color.
{red:<value>} {r=<value>}	Float (range: 0 to 1)	Customizes the red component of the text color.
{green=<value>} {g=<value>}	Float (range: 0 to 1)	Customizes the green component of the text color.
{blue=<value>} {b=<value>}	Float (range: 0 to 1)	Customizes the blue component of the text color.
{alpha=<value>} {a=<value}	Float (range: 0 to 1)	Customizes the alpha component of the text color.
{auto_wait=off}	None	?
{font=<value>} {f=<value>}	Integer	Changes the font used.
{height=<value>} {h=<value>}	Float	?
{insert:<value>} {i:<value>}	TEXT Asset Name	Inserts text in the specified asset. {i:keyword}, for example, inserts the keyword text (which is an asset in boot.HIP).
{tex:<value1>[;scale=<value2>;dst=<value3>;off=<value4>]}	RWTX Asset Name; Unknown; Vector4 (Unknown); Vector2 (Unknown)	Places a texture in the text (such as an image of a button).
{nbsp}	None	Inserts the non-breaking space character
{newline} {n}	None	Inserts new line character
{page_break} {pb}	None	Inserts page break character
{prompt}	None	?
{pulse=<value1>;x=<value2>;y=<value3>}	Vector2, Vector3, Vector3	?
{racetimer:<value>}	DYNA Asset Name (game_object:RaceTimer)	Specifies the countdown timer DYNA (e.g. Floating Block, Driving and Sliding Time Challenges)
{signal:<value>[;need])	Integer	Sends one of the Signal events to the textbox using this text
{sound:<value1>[;speaker=<value2>]}	SNDS Asset Name; VIL/DYNA Asset Name	Defines sound (usually a voice line) to play when this line is reached.
{salpha:<value>} {sa=<value>}	Float (range: 0 to 1)	Customizes the alpha component of the text's shadow.
{sred:<value>} {sr=<value>}	Float (range: 0 to 1)	Customizes the red component of the text's shadow color.
{sgreen:<value>} {sg=<value>}	Float (range: 0 to 1)	Customizes the green component of the text's shadow color.
{sblue:<value>} {sb=<value>}	Float (range: 0 to 1)	Customizes the blue component of the text's shadow color.
{teleport}	None	Teleports the player at this point in the text.
{turn on <value>}	?	?
{timer:<value>}	TIMR Asset Name	Inserts the timer's current time.
{counter:<value>}	CNTR Asset name	Inserts the counter's current count.
{var:<value>}	Variable	Inserts one of the following possible variables: ActivePad BadCard BadCardAvailable BadCardNeeded CorruptFileName CurrentArea CurrentDate CurrentLevelCollectable CurrentLevelPatsSocks CurrentScene CurrentTime GameSlot0 GameSlot1 GameSlot2 GameSlot3 GameSlot4 GameSlot5 GameSlot6 GameSlot7 MCAccessType MCAutoSaveCard MCName MCPS2MaxSpace MCPS2MinSpace MCSelectedCard MCSelectedGame PlayerHeShe PlayerName PlayerPosition SelectedArea ShinyCount ShinyCountText SoundFXVolume SoundMusicVolume SpaceAvailable SpaceAvailableString SpaceNeeded TotalPatsSocks
{width=<value>} {w=<value>}	Float	?
{wait[:<value>];prompt[=yesno]}	Float	Tells game to wait <value> seconds before continuing the dialog; sets the prompt after the wait
{xjustify=<value>} {xj=<value>}	Text alignment (left/center/right)?	X-axis text alignment?
{xspace=<value>} {xs=<value>}	Float	Adjusts the spacing (tracking) between characters.
{yjustify=<value>} {yj=<value>}	Text alignment (top/center/bottom)?	Y-axis text alignment?
{yspace=<value>} {ys=<value>}	?	?