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Geometry Layouts

These scripts load display lists within the model file, with certain aspects, properties, and checks applied. They are found at the end of a model file.

0x01: SORT

Runs one or both child geometry layouts, sorting based on positions. If vectors are u and v, run first child first if (v-u).u >= 0. Used to depth sort translucent geometry. Usage:

Value/Syntax Description
[00 00 00 01] Sort Command ID
[00 00 aa aa] Continue*
[xx xx xx xx] first child x (float)
[yy yy yy yy] first child y (float)
[zz zz zz zz] first child z (float)
[xx xx xx xx] second child x (float)
[yy yy yy yy] second child y (float)
[zz zz zz zz] second child z (float)
[00 bb cc cc] if bb&1, draw only nearer child; cc cc=first child offset
[00 00 dd dd] second child offset

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0x02: BONE

Loads a display list from the DL segment and attaches it to the current group of bones with ID. Usage:

Value/Syntax Description
[00 00 00 02] Bone Command ID
[00 00 aa aa] Load DL - DL Segment Address/8 (Example: 0x1C = 0xE0)
[bb cc dd dd] bb=Continue*, cc=Bone ID, dddd=??
[00 00 00 00] If bb=10, these four bytes are written before the next command.

*Continue: If 00, GeoLayout stops after command. If 0x10, GeoLayout continues.

0x03: LOAD DL

Loads a display list from offset of F3DEX segment Usage:

Value/Syntax Description
[00 00 00 03] Load DL Command ID
[00 00 00 aa] 00 to end GeoLayout after command, 0x10 to continue
[bb bb cc cc] bbbb=Offset in DL Segment/0x08, cccc=Tri Count
[00 00 00 00] If aa=10, these four bytes are written before the next command.

*Continue: If 00, GeoLayout stops after command. If 0x10, GeoLayout continues. Example: 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 2D 00 10

Addr= 0x2D*0x08 offset from F3DEX Segment Start, 0x168 0x10= 16 triangles in DL

0x05: SKINNING

Draw triangles across bones. Usage:

Value/Syntax Description
[00 00 00 05] Skinning Command ID
[00 00 aa aa] Continue*
[bb bb cc cc] bb bb=DL segment offset, sets up vertics on previous bone
[dd dd ee ee] cc cc, dd dd, ee ee, …=zero-terminated list of DL offsets for current bone, using setup vertices

0x08: ??????

Usage currently unknown.

0x0D: DRAW DISTANCE

Applies draw distance to descending geometry Usage:

Value/Syntax Description
[00 00 00 0D] Command
[00 00 00 aa] 00 for final instance, 28 otherwise
[XX XX YY YY ZZ ZZ] Draw distance: Negative Coords
[XX XX YY YY ZZ ZZ] Draw distance: Positive Coords
[bb bb cc cc] bbbb= ?? Usually 0018, cccc= ?????
banjo_kazooie/geometry_layouts.1576176725.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/12/12 18:52 by pfedak

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