Column (.clm) Files

Size: 49160
Required?: Yes.
Compressed?: Sometimes (22/58).
Description:Along with the .dat file, this determines the graphics for the level. Each entry gives the data for a subtile.
Format:
- 8 bytes: Number of 24 byte entries (always 2048).
- Each entry:
  - 24 bytes:
  - 0-1: Use (unknown)
  - 2: Byte with bitfields:
    - Bit 0: Permanent (unknown)
    - Bits 1-3: Lintel (unknown)
    - Bits 4-7: Height (unknown)
  - 3-4: Solidmask - appears to be a bitmask for which of the cubes are non-zero, with the lowest cube being represented by the least significant bit.
  - 5-6: Baseblock - determines the very lowest level (below the lowest cube). I think the block numbers here are different to the ones used by the cubes, but I'm not sure yet. This entry is mostly useful for water, lava, and hatcheries.
  - 7: Orientation (always 0)
  - 8-23: Cubes - there are 8 cubes, each having a 2 byte entry. The first cube usually forms the floor, etc, up to the ceiling.
Notes: .dat entries are pointers into this file. In the original levels (and Unded ones, IIRC), only used subtiles have non-zero .clm entries. Adikted generates a standard .clm file, as this is much easier and has very few drawbacks as far as I can see. The table below gives (most of!) the values I know about. I haven't been particularly rigorous generating this table, but I'll add to it when I find some time. I've taken this entirely from my own source code (which in turn took most values from observations of original DK levels). Some cubes are used in several places; I've usually only put one use below. In the future, I hope to be able to show a picture of what each cube looks like (only one face is used, it's just rotated). This is a start though :)
Adikted support: .clm and .dat files are now auto-generated, nearly perfectly as far as I can see. Later I shall add an "expert" mode where they are not autogenerated except where the user specifies.

Cube values

Number (hex)	Description
1-3	Earth
4	Unknown
5	Earth
6-c	Unknown
d-f	Pillar for portal
10-17	Lair wall bits (main+corner)
18	Earth torch plate
19	Wall bottom section
1a	Path
1e-25	Lair border floor
26-2a	Unknown
2b	Rock
2c	Rock
2d	Rock
2e-30	Unknown
31	Gold
32	Gold
33	Gold
34-38	Unknown
39-3a	Treasure room pillar
3b-3d	Unknown
3e	Treasure room pillar
3f-40	Unknown
41	Treasure room pillar
42	Unknown
43-47	Wall centres (players 0-4)
48	Wall torch plate
49-4a	Dungeon heart pedestal pillar
4b-4c	Unknown
4d-4e	Top of blank wall
4f-50	Stone wall bits
51	Training wall main (bottom right)
52	Brick
53	Training wall main (bottom left)
54-5f	Woman wall (4 layers)
60-68	Twin wall (top 3 layers)
69-74	Shagging wall (4 layers)
75-76	Unknown
77	Torch plate
78-7f	Unknown
80	Claimed non-centre
81-88	Unknown
89-91	Round portal centre
95-98	Wall corner
99-9e	Treasure wall main
9f	Treasure room floor
a0-a2	Drapes (player 0)
a3	Unknown
a4	Dungeon heart pedestal edge
a5-a7	Unknown
a8-ad	Library wall main (2 layers)
ae	Library floor
af	Library floor (why two different?)
b0-b5	Library bookcase
b6-bb	Unknown
bc-bd	Prison wall corner centre
be-bf	Unknown
c0	Claimed player 0 centre
c1	Claimed player 1 centre
c2	Claimed player 2 centre
c3	Claimed player 3 centre
c7	Claimed player 4 centre
c8-d0	Prison floor/borders
d1-db	Unknown
dc	Dungeon heart pedestal centre
dd-e0	Unknown
e1-e6	Prison wall main (2 layers)
e8-f0	Torture wall main (2 layers)
f2-f7	Training wall main (top 2 layers)
f8	Unknown
f9-fa	Training wall pillar
fb	Training wall main (bottom middle)
fc	Training wall pillar
fd	Unknown
fe	Training border
ff-104	Workshop wall main (2 layers)
105-106	Unknown
107-109	Workshop non-centre
10a-10b	Unknown
10c-10e	Workshop wall corner centre
10f-114	Scavenger wall main (2 layers)
115	Unknown
116-118	Scavenger wall corner
119-11d	Unknown
11e	Temple wall corner
11f	Unknown
120	Temple wall corner
121	Dungeon heart part
122	Temple wall corner
123	Temple pool
124-125	Unknown
126-12e	Temple pool/magic door
12f-13a	Temple wall main
14b-14e	Library bookcase (ends)
14f-156	Hatchery wall main
157	Unknown
158	Hatchery wall corner centre
159	Hatchery pillar
15a	Hatchery border
15b	Hatchery wall corner centre
15c-162	Unknown
163-16b	Wooden door
16c-174	Braced door
175-17d	Iron door
17e-18d	Unknown
185-18d	Barracks main wall
18e-18f	Axe for barracks pillar
190	Centre of barracks corner column
191-1a8	Unknown
1a9	Centre of portal
1aa-1b1	Unknown
1b2	Graveyard wall right/left (middle layer)
1b3	Graveyard wall right/left (bottom layer)
1b4-1b8	Unknown
1b9	Gems
1ba	Gems
1bb	Gems
1bc	Gems
195-197	Twin wall (bottom layer of picture)
19a-1a5	Drapes (players 1-4)

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