ELINK > Sound Links
This page describes version 0x45 of the file format. Everything is encoded in big-endian byte order.
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 4 | Magic number (SLNK) |
| 0x4 | 4 | File size |
| 0x8 | 4 | Version number |
| 0xC | 4 | Number of resources (N) |
| 0x10 | 4 * N | Offsets to resources |
| String table | ||
| Resources |
The string table contains null-terminated strings. In official files, the strings are sorted alphabetically. The empty string is the first string in the table. Unused strings have been found in official files as well.
When a field is marked as 'reserved', its value does not matter. These fields are overwritten at runtime. Unless indicated otherwise, reserved fields are set to 0 in official files.
Resource
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 4 | Always 1 |
| 0x4 | 4 | Resource size |
| 0x8 | 4 | Name (offset into string table) |
| 0xC | 4 | Number of sound call tables (P) |
| 0x10 | 4 | Number of action call tables (Q) |
| 0x14 | 4 | Number of sounds (R) |
| 0x18 | 4 | Number of actions (S) |
| 0x1C | 4 | Reserved for string table pointer Set to resource size - 4 in official files |
| 0x20 | 4 | Unknown (float) |
| 0x24 | 4 | Unknown (float) |
| 0x28 | 4 | Unknown (float) |
| 0x2C | 4 | Unknown (float) |
| 0x30 | 20 * P | Sound call tables |
| 20 * Q | Action call tables | |
| 92 * R | Sounds | |
| 76 * S | Actions | |
| 4 | Always 0 |
Call Table
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 4 | Name (offset into string table) |
| 0x4 | 4 | Reserved for name pointer |
| 0x8 | 4 | Reserved for name hash |
| 0xC | 1 | Unknown |
| 0xD | 1 | Select by properties |
| 0xE | 1 | Select randomly |
| 0xF | 1 | Unknown |
| 0x10 | 2 | First index |
| 0x12 | 2 | Last index |
Sound
Every sound is referenced by exactly one call table.
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 4 | Index |
| 0x4 | 4 | Reserved for call table pointer |
| 0x8 | 4 | Property name 1 (offset into string table) |
| 0xC | 4 | Property id 1 |
| 0x10 | 4 | Property name 2 (offset into string table) |
| 0x14 | 4 | Property id 2 |
| 0x18 | 4 | Sound name in BFSAR (offset into string table) |
| 0x1C | 4 | Reserved for item id |
| 0x20 | 4 | Filename (offset into string table) |
| 0x24 | 4 | Reserved for filename pointer |
| 0x28 | 4 | Minimum volume (float) |
| 0x2C | 4 | Maximum volume (float) |
| 0x30 | 4 | Minimum pitch (float) |
| 0x34 | 4 | Maximum pitch (float) |
| 0x38 | 4 | Minimum lpf (float) |
| 0x3C | 4 | Maximum lpf (float) |
| 0x40 | 4 | Minimum pan (float) |
| 0x44 | 4 | Maximum pan (float) |
| 0x48 | 4 | Minimum surround pan (float) |
| 0x4C | 4 | Maximum surround pan (float) |
| 0x50 | 2 | Minimum delay |
| 0x52 | 2 | Maximum delay |
| 0x54 | 4 | Name of bone to follow (offset into string table) |
| 0x58 | 1 | Is hold |
| 0x59 | 1 | Is follow |
| 0x5A | 1 | Use property id instead of name |
| 0x5B | 1 | Unknown |
Action
Every action is referenced by exactly one call table.
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 4 | Index |
| 0x4 | 4 | Reserved for action call table pointer |
| 0x8 | 4 | Sound call table index |
| 0xC | 4 | Reserved for sound call table pointer |
| 0x10 | 8 | Unknown |
| 0x18 | 2 | Flags: 4 = is follow 8 = is hold |
| 0x1A | 2 | Unknown |
| 0x1C | 4 | Minimum volume (float) |
| 0x20 | 4 | Maximum volume (float) |
| 0x24 | 4 | Minimum pitch (float) |
| 0x28 | 4 | Maximum pitch (float) |
| 0x2C | 4 | Minimum lpf (float) |
| 0x30 | 4 | Maximum lpf (float) |
| 0x34 | 4 | Minimum pan (float) |
| 0x38 | 4 | Maximum pan (float) |
| 0x3C | 4 | Minimum surround pan (float) |
| 0x40 | 4 | Maximum surround pan (float) |
| 0x44 | 2 | Minimum delay |
| 0x46 | 2 | Maximum delay |
| 0x48 | 4 | Unknown |