MOB File Format Breakdown Thread

Here's what you have to do, step by step:

1. Unzip toeeextract.exe to the Temple of Elemental Evil\modules subdirectory.
2. Drag & Drop ToEE.dat onto toeeextract.exe. A DOS window should now appear while the files in ToEE.dat are being extracted.
3. When the DOS window disappears, open the folder ToEE. You should now see lots of map subdirectories, some of which have .mob files in them. Use the "Search" option and search for files with the extension *.mob. If it doesn't find any, you made a mistake somewhere, and you'll have to start again with step 1.
4. Use Agetian's Mod Studio to analyse the mob files. I haven't tried this myself yet, so I can't help you with that!

 

ahhhhhhhhh i see i misunderstood how to use the toee extractor. thanks, got it running right now gettting those files. as soon as its done ill start running analysis on them for the mob files.

 

ok this may be nothing but each time im analyizing the files im getting an odd error

an unhandled exception

System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array.
at mobedit.Form1.button3_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll
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mobedit
Assembly Version: 1.0.1702.16857
Win32 Version: 1.0.1702.16857
CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Graywolfe/My%20Documents/ToEEModstudio/toee_studio.exe
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System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll
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System
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
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System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll

now im going to keep checking in case this has nothing to do with the mob files im looking for but it does make me wonder why its popping up

 

1) go to the "Mob analysis" tab in the toee mod studio;
2) click on "...", go to one of the folders that contains mob files (for example, "modules/ToEE/maps/Map-2-Hommlet-Exterior" and click on any file you want (not necessarily a mob file).
3) click "analyze".

right thats what im doing with each file in the folders under maps. im getting the error each time i check a file and when i open the mod studio. it gives you the option to quit or to continue. i checked the config of the studio and it looks right according to the readme file that was included and i imported the files again from toee. im not sure what else to do with it......its probally why i havent found any mob files yet since one of the first lines deals with mobedit

 

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thanks hopfully this will work and ill have better luck tracking down those mob. files for you

 

yeah i got it and its working fine thanks.....ive already found several mob files that are under 499. course most are animals like sheep and dogs but all the prisoners on the 1st floor of the Temple are under 499. how would you like me to list out the files for you, do you want the whole path and file name or just the folders they are in.

 

ok well here are a couple to get you started.

map12-temple-dungeon-level-1 G_0D5D67F8_45B5_4A6D_97D1_201FE6B210D5

lot of the prisoners there are under 500 and some will join the party i think.

map16-air-node G_0BADDF14_F60F_4FF3_9CE6_7B416235637B

Demo-Hommlet G_0A2BB21F_C1A3_4E3F_A16F_5A1A36A493EC


these two have monsters and regular animals in them but they fit your criteria

 

I would like to help to, can you resume in short what the mob files are for.

Thanks.

 

hmmmm was just noticing that there the long file names starting with G under the folders, which are the ones ive been giving you, and then the files inside of those also are long names starting with G. did you want the actual line name for each individual npc? if then i have about 20 for you now will just take some time to write down those long names.

this is the line from a npc under the temple file i listed before

G_0F3637BC_7104_4E29_BF12_F929ADE01B2E.mob