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OMF 2097 Files
List of the type of files the game uses, and which ones are known to do something and what.
Example .PSM is music files, add more information on those.
Filelist
.AF
The .AF files are the actual robot files, one for each robot. More information about .AF format in the AF-DeCompilers, or on the File Formats page.
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| fightr0.af | Jaguar |
| fightr1.af | Shadow |
| fightr2.af | Thorn |
| fightr3.af | Pyros |
| fightr4.af | Electra |
| fightr5.af | Katana |
| fightr6.af | Shredder |
| fightr7.af | Flail |
| fightr8.af | Gargoyle |
| fightr9.af | Chronoss |
| fightr10.af | Nova |
Div 1
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| netepic.bbs | |
| omf-end.bin | |
| omf_end.bin |
.BK
The .BK files are general purpose animation sequences taking the roles of in-game movie sequences or equivalent. Examples of these are the ending scenes when you win a tournament, or the ending scenes after completing one player.
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| arena0.bk | Stadium Arena |
| arena1.bk | Danger Room Arena |
| arena2.bk | Power Plant Arena |
| arena3.bk | Fire Pit Arena |
| arena4.bk | Desert Arena |
| credits.bk | End credit rolls |
| end.bk | One Player Ending part 1 ? |
| end1.bk | One Player Ending part 2 ? |
| end2.bk | One Player Ending part 3 ? |
| intro.bk | Opening intro with flashing lightning and thunder and the OMF logo |
| katushai.bk | Katushai Challenge Tournament Ending (Power Plant Victory Pose) |
| main.bk | Main menus |
| mechlab.bk | Tournament Mode main menu |
| melee.bk | One/Two Player selection screen |
| newsroom.bk | News reporter from after the fights |
| north_am.bk | North American Open Tournament Ending (Hangar) |
| vs.bk | The Repair screen after a game in Tournament Mode, and the Trash-talk screens before combat |
| war.bk | War Invitational Tournament Ending (Flag) |
| world.bk | World Championship Tournament Ending (Statue) |
Div 2
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| setup.box | |
| setup.cfg | Config file for Setup.exe |
| *.chr | All your characters in Tournament Mode gets saved as CHARNAME.CHR files, example a character named “raptor” would be named “RAPTOR.CHR” |
.DAT
The .DAT files are generic data files, and contains a good amount of different types of information.
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| sounds.dat | All the sounds in the entire game are inside this file. The file is a slightly compressed .wav file, and can be played in several players which will play every sound after each-other in one long list |
| random.dat | Seeds for random number generation |
| charsmal.dat | Small font |
| scores.dat | High scores |
| master.dat | This file contains more or less the entire game itself, the FILE0001.EXE files loads this file with DOS4GW.EXE |
| graphchr.dat | Large font |
| english.dat | Every single piece of text in the game in English |
| german.dat | Every single piece of text in the game in German |
| altpals.dat | Alternative color palettes |
.DOC
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| order.doc | |
| order_uk.doc | |
| order_de.doc | |
| license.doc | |
| manual.doc | |
| helpme.doc |
.EXE
The .EXE files are the Executable files, aka the ones that actually runs and starts programs.
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| setup.exe | Setup lets you change sound options and language, etc |
| omf.exe | This is the main startup file, that opens up a menu |
| netarena.exe | Guess: This is the Arena program to challenge different players in multiplayer, after connected. |
| order.exe | Displays Ordering Information on how to buy things from Epic MegaGames etc |
| dos4gw.exe | This file is used by OMF to handle memory, never used by players |
| helpme.exe | Opens up a Help-Me screen that lets you read on stuff |
| file0001.exe | This is the actual program for OMF, and the one that starts the game |
| netterm.exe | Guess: Program to connect to another computer with either Serial link or BBS? |
| netipx.exe | Guess: Program to connect to another computer with IPX. |
| netmodem.exe | Guess: Program to connect to another computer with Modem |
Div 3
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| omf.ico | Windows Icon |
| soundcrd.inf | Tells OMF which sound driver to load |
| mdrv000r.mus | Line Processing Routines (Unknown purpose) |
| mdrv001r.mus | NoSound driver, mostly placeholder |
| mdrv003r.mus | Gravis Ultrasound driver |
| mdrv004r.mus | Soundblaster driver. Setup will alter this driver to match the bitrate and model you select |
| mdrv005r.mus | Pro Audio Spectrum driver |
| setup.ini | |
| setup.int | Language file for the SETUP program |
| netterm.int | Language file for the NETTERM program |
| netepic.pcx | Image file used for NetArena |
| netfont1.pcx | Image file used for NetArena |
| netfont2.pcx | Image file used for NetArena |
| netset.pcx | Image file used for NetArena |
| netarena.pcx | Image file used for NetArena |
| netmega.pcx | Image file used for NetArena |
.PIC
The .PIC files are specific lists of image files with some extra data on each. This is used for tournaments and player pictures.
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| katushai.pic | Portrait Pictures for Tournament Katushai Challenge |
| north_am.pic | Portrait Pictures for Tournament North American Open |
| players.pic | Contains the Portrait Pictures available for selection when making new character in Tournament Mode |
| war.pic | Portrait Pictures for Tournament WAR Invitational |
| world.pic | Portrait Pictures for Tournament World Championship |
.PSM
The .PSM format is music files. They where created in Scream Tracker, and are essentially slightly modified .S3M files for those familiar with Module Trackers and formats. Some players like ModPlug Player can play these files, and there was an old converter program that could convert a couple of Module formats including S3M into PSM, but not back.
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| arena0.psm | Stadium |
| arena1.psm | Danger Room |
| arena2.psm | Power Plant |
| arena3.psm | Fire Pit |
| arena4.psm | Desert |
| end.psm | End |
| menu.psm | Title |
Div 4
The .REC format are recordings made by the game (by use of command line parameters to activate), that records one fight in its entirety for later replaying.
The .TRN format is the Tournament files proper, they contain the opponents, requirements, AI adjustments, and all other things related to the tournament with the exception of what is included in the .PIC files (picture and gender).
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| last.rec | Default name for last recording |
| katushai.trn | Katushai Challenge Tournament |
| north_am.trn | North American Open Tournament |
| war.trn | WAR Invitational Tournament |
| world.trn | World Championship Tournament |
| modems.txt | Various information on setting up modem strins for Modem-to-Modem play. Vintage |
